Lake Mendo 5-26-08

Just purchased my first Kayak 2-weeks ago, but I have been Lurking on this forum for the past 6-months. Have read a lot of good posts and have taken a little bit of knowledge from everyone here. With that said, took the kids out fishing Lake Mendocino last night and again today. Trolled live minnows last night with no success . Returned this morning, kids still aboard, and caught a Large mouth in a cove near the dam (using a Creme worm).

Continued trolling live minnows most of the morning, again without success. Put on a Storm swimbait, shad color, and trolled 20' along the buoy line of the dam and finally hooked up my 1st Stripper! Kids and I were both pretty excited. The LMB was about 12" and the Stripper measured in at 26.5". The experience is something i will never forget. I hope my kids feel the same. Once I got home my wife was just happy to see that I finally caught something, justifying the money recently spent . Will post photos when I figure out how.

Welcome to the boards Brown Trout... Mendo is a great lake to fish. It can be tough though. It took me 5 trips before I hooked into anything there... the 5th trip was a doozie though... I caught LMB, SMB, Stripers and Catfish... been hooking into something here and there ever since. Great lake for the kiddies too...

Tight lines,

Freddie

Good report brown trout, Here is how to post pics - http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?page=26

Great first report, Brown Trout.  Way to come out of the lurker closet.   

Welcome! Glad you got into some fish! Hope to see you more around the boards. What kind of kayak do you own?

Jeff

Bill, thanks for the link. I will work on posting pictures tomorrow.

Jeff, I went with the X-factor. Went with size & stability, over speed. I needed the room that the X-factor afforded because of the two barnicles that refuse to stay home (4 & 8 Yrs).

Nice choice. It's good to have more stability when you are trying to counterbalance other moving weight in the kayak. Don't want to go swimming unwillingly lol.

Jeff

Welcome BrownTrout! I'm pleased to hear of your kayaking excitement  .

Welcome BrownTrout! Nice story, looking forward to seeing the pictures.

John

another converted lurker GONE MAD!.....Welcome.
Getting those first fish on the yak is a feeling of pure EXCITEMENT!
Reads like your gonna be getting a couple of more for the younguns' too.
I'm sure you'll be attending the BIGGEST Yak&Fish campout in the world this fall!
BAMIV= Bendo at Mendo #4

Congrats and welcome to NCKA!!! However, let's not start another fat STRIPPER discussion. 

Scott

I have every intention of attending BAM this year, I really look forward to putting some faces to all these interesting names.

"Going Mad" is a pretty accurate term for I am experiencing. Recently purchased Jellyfish's old Cobra Tourer for my wife. She's not too big on fishing, but she likes the outdoors, sun, and the exercise.

Just in time for Rockfish..Welcome