Mendo Fri-Sat-Sun

Arrived Friday around 3pm, didn't see Mickfish anywhere but saw his yak in camp 81 so I started unloading and rigging up.  Soon Mike returns from his minnow run, and we launched from the north end with things looking overcast but fairly calm.

It got windy and nasty really fast, though... 

Mike managed a few fish despite the conditions, here's one:

Then we headed back to camp, tired wet and hungry.  Mike's a good guy to camp with.  Not only did he bring some pre-split oak firewood and lighter fluid, but he also had two smoked chicken halves...  and some Russian beer I couldn't pronounce... 

Next thing I know it's Saturday AM and I hear Mike heading off to fish...  I slept just a leetle longer and met Sean and Mike already fishing...  Mike already has a couple fish logged, of course...  I didn't do great, but did manage a small smallie and striper, and lost one largemouth at the boat.

Headed in I guess around Noon, wet and tired again...  Sean had gone home, Mike took off, and no sign of Melissa or Freddie on the VHF so I ate a hot meal and took a nap, waiting for the rain to clear.  And it finally DID!  Around 4 I launched and it was calm and flat...  the paddle up the creek channel was beautiful, and the fresh forest and wildflower scent was crazy.

But I didn't catch anything else...  only signs of life were the huge carp that were slupring around the bouy line aling the north shore.

Ate.  Slept.  Sunday slept late and bailed for home.

Thanks for the report Eric it was good fishing with you . Just to show how fast conditions can change when I launched Friday AM north ramp it was beautiful at about 10 I got a call from  Andy who was a the south launch and he told me that it was super windy and they weren't going to launch I said that's wierd cause it BB Flat up here, he said don't worry it will be there in a few 15 mins. later it started blowing by the time I got back to the camp it was like an ocean. 
Picts 1 10am 2 11am 3 4pm

You guys are Real_Troopers!!  after hearing the WX forcast, I tucked-tail and took care of homeland stuff....Nice shots!! it looks like you guys were in the ocean.....too much for me!!
Thanks for making the run to keep us in the Mendo-Know.

It looks like the ocean out there, way to stick it out.
And how right you are about camping with Mike, it does not suck at all, next time I promise to bring a big fat steak.

Thanks for the report and sharing some pictures Eric. Glad to see you
had a wonderful time even with the bad weather condition.

Jedmo

What a difference a day makes. I got skunked on Sunday afternoon, but at least the weather cooperated!