Steven's Creek, Cupertino - 11.13.05

Had a great group show up today - Eric/eyeatbay,Greg and his son,Bill, Stuart, his wife Susan and daughter Sydney,Sam/sundowner and his dad.

Eric and I started out fishing the cove across the ramp - fish were still jumping around but it wasn't as active as it was last Thursday. We moved on to the cove right next to the picnic grounds and Eric manages to hook up his very first trout.  I followed his lead minutes after. We were both fan casting with cast masters. Stuart and family then radios in and we met up with them and headed towards the narrows. There, we meet Sam and his father getting a lot of action casting in 2 to 4 ft. of water. The bite got better and better and everyone was getting hits. Bill then radios in and he was on route towards the narrows. By the time he joined us, the action slowed down a bit. But the fish were still cruising around the area. The high light of the day was when Stu hooked on to a fish and he had his daughter Sydney reel in the trout. (he was on a tandem with her). She definitley displayed her game face and got the trout on baord = HU-RAH!!!

We paddled back around 1:30. What a day! Weather and company was awesome!  

Pics to follow!!

Had a great group show up today - Eric/eyeatbay,Greg and his son,Bill, Stuart, his wife Susan and daughter Sydney,Sam/sundowner and his dad.

Eric and I started out fishing the cove across the ramp - fish were still jumping around but it wasn't as active as it was last Thursday. We moved on to the cove right next to the picnic grounds and Eric manages to hook up his very first trout.  I followed his lead minutes after. We were both fan casting with cast masters. Stuart and family then radios in and we met up with them and headed towards the narrows. There, we meet Sam and his father getting a lot of action casting in 2 to 4 ft. of water. The bite got better and better and everyone was getting hits and landing fish. Bill then radios in and he was on route towards the narrows. By the time he joined us, the action slowed down a bit. But the fish were still cruising around the area. The high light of the day was when Stu hooked on to a fish and he had his daughter Sydney reel in the trout. (he was on a tandem with her). She definitely displayed her game face and got the trout on board = HU-RAH!!!

We paddled back around 1:30. What a day! Weather and company was awesome!  

Pics to follow!!

sorry - the post above was mine....

Thanks for letting me mooch tackle and fish off of you Mooch, you have trained me well! Great time on the water even though I was only out for a short time. Joel slayed them again with a limit of trout, one was pretty nice about 16".

That was some good action out there. I love cathing trout on lures. I couldnt pick up my last fish, my dad got his limit and i couldnt get my last one.

nice turnout indeed today.  i caught one early morning trout on a rooster tail and riley decided to fish it from shore for a while.  definately some hot fish action in the shallows around noon.  sorry to bugger out so fast but mr 9 year old needed some lunch.

Thanks for letting me mooch tackle and fish off of you Mooch, you have trained me well!

Joel is a skillful fisherman. That means when you fish around him, he gets fish. Nevertheless, I see his actions and his magic lures, which only work for him though.

Thanks for letting me use your reel, rod and tackle. Good time of kayaking indeed.

Good to meeting Stuart & Bill & everyone.

Eric

thanks for the kind words Eric!

Here are the pics:

Stuart and daughter Sydney.....


Stu's wife Susan....perfecting the "beauty-pageant-wave"....


Team Imokawa...


at the narrows...


"HAPPY HOUR" at Steven's Creek.....


Sam's Dad with a keeper....


Sam / sundownersam sight fishing for trout in 3 ft. of water.....


Sam's stringer....


Eric's very first trout...caught on a cast master by the picnic grounds...


Sydney with a fish on  


Sydney with her first trout  


Father & Daughter with dinner  


Bill on a mission  


joel's stringer - "HULI KA!!"


Stu "banking" it....


Eric's brand new pimp ride side kick....


Bill's new red-neck-monster truck....made in Japan    

Had a great time on Sunday.  My wife and Syd really enjoyed being on the water.  My master plan is slowly falling into place.  First, get the family addicted, then spend more time on the water.
This was my first time on the water at Stevens Creek and it was neat to paddle back into the “narrows” at the other end of the lake.  I’m glad Syd got to land a trout.  Truly made her day.  Other cool things that made the day special were seeing 3 turtles sitting on a log.  My wife also saw an osprey, dip down and catch a fish, then fly off with it.  Sure beats cleaning the garage.

Sam, his dad and Joel were getting quite a few hookups.  A lot didn’t stick, but they were definitely “ON”.  The rest of us pretty much lagged far behind. While on the bank, I could see a lot of fish swimming back and forth.  I think the bite shut down because these fish associated the lure flash with lip pain.  

It was nice to meet all the other anglers on the board too.  Overall, a great day.

Joel,
Thanks for the picts and fish.  Its a sad when I have to "mooch" a few fish off you for a meal.  Oh well, back to casting school I guess.

Stuart

Joel,
Thanks for the picts and fish. Its a sad when I have to "mooch" a few fish off you for a meal. Oh well, back to casting school I guess.

Stuart

no worries stu....consider this payback for those abs that I mooched off you at Still Water North   It was nice to see "family fishing" for a change. Seeing Mother,Father,Daughter,Son enjoying a day out on the water is a beautiful thing   I got so inspired that I will try to convince my niece (a city dweller) to fish with me next time.

Hey Mooch.... great pics as usual!  It looked like a perfect day at the lake.  It's always a fun option when the ocean's blown out.

I'm glad everyone had a blast.

thanks for the kind words Eric!

Here are the pics:

Stuart and daughter Sydney.....(for some bizarre reason, Sydney's hat reminds me of Mol Basser )


Stu's wife Susan....perfecting the "beauty-pageant-wave"....


Team Imokawa...


at the narrows...


"HAPPY HOUR" at Steven's Creek.....


Sam's Dad with a keeper....


Sam / sundownersam sight fishing for trout in 3 ft. of water.....


Sam's stringer....


Eric's very first trout...caught on a cast master by the picnic grounds...


Sydney with a fish on  


Sydney with her first trout  


Father & Daughter with dinner  


Bill on a mission  


joel's stringer - "HULI KA!!"


Stu "banking" it....


Eric's brand new pimp ride side kick....


Bill's new red-neck-monster truck....made in Japan    

Looks like a fun day.  I paddled my kids around in the front of a Pro 2 many times.  Enjoy the trout!