Lafayette Res. 8/6(PICS)

Trolled for whatever with a jointed-Trout-pattern/shallow and a deep-runner Shad-rap with a trailling-Nitecrwlr.(about 8" of floro-carb. w/sm.hook.)F.F. batt. ran out of juice,so I had to BLIND PADDLE and in the first 15min.ZZZZZZZZZ went the deepdvr.Large Trout!,is what I was thinking when it jumped way behind me,NOT SO!....19"Florida Large Mouth with a 14"girth!! drop-shotted and tossed crwlrs. for more x-small ones after that.Water is clear and high.Word of Browns and Mt.Lassen planters,but none for me.
 
Side funny:Right after I get both lines out/trolling a couple of inbreeds cross right behind me directly over BOTH lines and don't even have-a clue!So I yell"Hey!I think you crossed my linesesez",as I see both poles bending.He thinks its funny and laughes"Fish-On,ha..ha..)I just looked at him while he untangled the mess and kindly thanked him for the act.15 min. later and now I need someone to take my(our) picture and who do I see across the lake,my new-found BUDDIES!I paddle like a madman(dunking Mr.FLA. on the way) straight-up to them and ask them to take my picture so I can RELEASE this thing.There jaws drop at the sight of it,and they could not believe I was-a-settin-her-free!!!

Lafayette? kool... Do you have to park in the lot with quaters and wheel down, do they charge for the yak, fishing permit ect...ect... I guess what I'm tring to say, is it a better/cheaper experince than that mud hole San PAblo?
 ...You making ELK?....DANGLIN

6$ to get in(machine;dollars and quarters only-NO CHANGE GIVEN and pull your car right down to the water,launch it,then park car up top in the lots.$$ for permit,cartop launch and thats it!No Power boats No Elk for me...will miss the crew-get-together

Nice report Adam. I miss bass fishing.

Don't forget that you launch from a dock so do a NCKA search for the tips on how to get in and out of a kayak from a dock.  Here's the thread from my first trip there:

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/bb/index.php?topic=2792.0  There's a lot of detail about money etc.

On that same trip Adam and I ran into each other on the lake when we were stone newbies.  I bet he was thinking the same thing I was...hey a kayaker maybe he can show me how to catch fish...

Man that was a few trips and a few fish ago...good times huh Adam.

Gary

Whats up Sandman?I heard that place has the FLA.strain-LrgMth.I've been thinking of trying it a couple of years ago in my floattube,but the area is restricted if flt-tubing,also heard the resident bass are"VERY WISE" so I never comitted to BASSIN.Fooled one!Thanks for adding the"dock-launch tips" it can be difficult and you wouldn't want to fall in right there at the docks.
Gary:that day was my second time on my yak and I have had the biggest fish and the best times Hookin'em" since then. I remember seeing your post the following day and said"I saw that guy and spoke to him too!"Ohh what a small world......

  shame your not going to ELK, I was even thinking of "Breaking Ranks" with ya there. Hook up with ya soon to Lafeyet
Late...DANGLIN

Adam do you still see huge goldfisn in there?

Whats up mickfish!?Is that what those are!?I saw a couple and thought to myself "what the #@ll was that?and there HUGE!who did it and why?

I grew up fishing that lake lived in Danville. Met an old fisherman one time with a huge limit of Bass must have gone 50 lbs. He gave us some rigs and his secret bait Goldfish and told us he had been fishing the lake when is was only a creek before they put the dam up. He said all those giant goldfish we saw were his escaped bait. Don't know if that was true or not but his bait worked great.

 

I grew up fishing that lake lived in Danville. Met an old fisherman one time with a huge limit of Bass must have gone 50 lbs. He gave us some rigs and his secret bait Goldfish and told us he had been fishing the lake when is was only a creek before they put the dam up. He said all those giant goldfish we saw were his escaped bait. Don't know if that was true or not but his bait worked great.

thats code for what is about to go down!Thanks mickfish!