Lake Amador 12/09/09.

Lake Amador... you read my mind, Ben.
Congrats!
I'll get there before the year end...

What a fattie. The trout, too!   

What a fattie. The trout, too!   

dude, that was exactly what i was going to put on my facebook profile, you read my mind!

Very nice haul dude!

What a fattie. The trout, too!   

dude, that was exactly what i was going to put on my facebook profile, you read my mind!

I'm psycho . . .
                     or is it psychic?   

frozen vehicles in the morning are tough. but hookin/hitting that targeted upgrade warms the soul real fast. Congrads on another bump in points.....my spot aint looking too solid right now.

Hey can that guy put anymore stuff on that boat?  It looks like something the Navy developed or what?

Hey can that guy put anymore stuff on that boat? 

Navy?!  I was thinking that the rig was designed by Sanford & Son. 

Ben, those trout be some fatties.  What's with the warts on the tails though?  See any evidence in the guts of something weird going on?  In your experience, does the fishing improve in rising water conditions? Rain, etc? 

Not warts on the tail of the big one. Since they are stocker fish, their tails rub raw in the tanks. That particular fish was growing his tail back that's why it looked so weird.  The smallest one had a small sore on his tail but that is fairly common for stockers due to the crowded conditions they live in.

As for amador the fishing gets better when they stock more fish. That's pretty much the dominating factor. They usually stock more fish when water temps cool down and the water level rises. The thing I like about amador the most is the fish are commonly on top and can be hard fighters.

nice looking fish. MAn that dude had a sick setup!

I understand that the degraded fins are a result of their diet moreso than the cramped conditions inside a cement raceway. Either that or global warming.