Del Valle - 11/24/07 - Slooow

Jfish,

Way to go on "catching" Must have been a kick on the 4wt. I have only got a 5lb'er on mine and it took me 45 minutes. I only had a 2lb leader on it so I had to be real careful.

Isn't it a great site to see all those fish jumping in the evening. I have a sore neck from trying to see where the were. Why is it they are always behind you???

Jason -

 Were you using a clouser minnow?

Scott

i have no idea i picked it up from california fly shop last week

Jfish,

You are in deep poo now.  You’ve got the fly bug.  Now you will have to spend at least a grand just for starters,  for fly tying gear and start tying your own.  Surely you’ll have to get a fly dying desk.  http://www.flytyingdesk.com/rolltop.html

Jason -

Looks like a clouser minnow to me. They work well this time of year. BTW since you are really trout jedi now, why don't you join us for the derby at New Melones?

Scott

Jason -

since you are really trout jedi now, why don't you join us for the derby at New Melones?

Scott

 i wish i could but working retail this time of the year i can't request any days off but if my days off happen to fall on the day of the derby i will be there 

Slooow for some!   BIGTIME PAY-OFF for others!   Jason, i remember your previous posts of smelling DANKY'(skunky) and i told you to prepare for the PAY-OFF, i was just being nice dude, WAY to Get all them "personal bests" recorded in one trip!

I was reading and feeling sorry at first.

An NCKA Fishhunt gone GOOD! and thanks for takin pics  

Slooow for some!   BIGTIME PAY-OFF for others!   Jason, i remember your previous posts of smelling DANKY'(skunky) and i told you to prepare for the PAY-OFF, i was just being nice dude, WAY to Get all them "personal bests" recorded in one trip!

I was reading and feeling sorry at first.

An NCKA Fishhunt gone GOOD! and thanks for takin pics  

thanks bro i was thinkin i was going to get skunked again, then between 5pm and 5.30 the lake turned on BIG TIME!!! there were jumping fish everywhere i might have been able to catch one or two more if the ranger didn't come by and tell me i had 15 minutes to load and get out of the gates!! i still cant believe how it all happened!!

...and then you thanked him for taking a few shots of you and your FISH!  SWEET!

Hot damn!! Wtg jfish!! I was worried you were gonna get skunked too after you had been there for 3 or 4 hours with no fish. I couldn't find you after I stopped for lunch. I figured you may have thrown in the towel. Way to stick it out and land some lunkers.

I only managed one more trout after I saw you. I was heading back in for lunch and right as I was making my turn for the shore, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzz. Turned out to be a couple inches bigger than my first trout and very fat. I'd call it 4-5lbs but I couldn't say for sure. I gotta get a scale again. Don't know what happened to mine 

Hope to see you guys out there next weekend. Looks like the weather should cooperate. I'll probably fish Sunday.

-FF

BTW, some of the PB's were churning up the lake at high speed, kind of like Berryessa in the sommer. 

Scott

yea i had some jerk in a pb going 20mph go about 10 feet behind me while was trolling i thought i was going to get broken off by his prop

Jfish,

GREAT narration, and beautiful fish.  Not a bad day of personal bests!  I put the old fly pole away but I guess it is time to bring it along also.  Were you using a floating or sinking line?  How long was the streamer?  Congratulations, great job!   

i was using 4wt floating line