Lake mendo report

On the lake at dawn, very foggy, cool, and a little breeze from the south. No striper sign so I rig up a dropshot rod. Fun! Lots of hits, lots of little bass off of points and rockwalls. Around ten the fog burns off and I'm getting ready to tool towards the ramp when I hear them...
It was a piscatorial melee. Fish hit the bottom of my 'yak, splashed me, and scared me. I didn't even see my plug get hit. It was as if I threw it into a hole comprised of striper maws. There was an actual roar caused by the thrashing of the water.
I had to stop using topwater cuz the birds kept grabbing my plug. Some of you out there know how when a boat takes off, other boats look its' way, knowing it's headed towards a bust. Today, I'd be sitting, and waiting with the birds, and when the birds all took off in one direction it would signal the direction of a bust. Just me and the birds.
I hooked some fish between busts using a Zoom Fluke rigged dropshot. Works great, just drop it to where you see them on the finder.
They busted on and off till noon.
Might fish Clear Lake tonight. Was out 2 days ago in a pb and got many fish on a black 10" worm. I broke a big one off.
Ahh, so many fish...

Mako1 - Had the same event happen to me on the lower SF Bay.  Scared the crap out of me, as I had stopped to rest for a minute.  The 20' boil was so loud to the ear. My first thought was that I  had Kayaked onto a storm sewer or something.  My plug resting in the water inches from my kayak got smacked - - - after lunging for my fleeting rod, I was able to land a really nice fish.  An event I will remember for a long time.

Sounds like great fun!

Jwruck

Wish you guys took pictures of the boil.....I always give Sean / Scwafish a hard time for NOT taking pictures of the Mendo Boils   I've witnessed it the few times when I was at Mendo......and it's just A SIGHT TO SEE  AND REMEMBER = TOTAL CARNAGE

Now that I finally got a camera = I'll be ready to take some shots  

I lost my camera last week, I'll be sure to not see any comparable boils when i get a new camera!

Thanks for the report Juan.  Need to get out and visit the linesides...woohoo!

Now that I finally got a camera = I'll be ready to take some shots  

Dude you see a boil you are going to freak out and start casting, not taking pics  

Joel
Not great shots but here is some pictures of boils
http://www.wayneswords.com/boils.htm