Lake Berryessa 4-24-10

Yeah, this is why I missed the crab fest. I wanted some redemption to catch
my first kokanee on the yak. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be. But catching a handful of SMB and some spotted bass made up for the lack of
kokes.

I met up with Naoaki just before they closed the gate at Oak Shore Park
last Friday. We fished immediately right after we made camp and off we
went armed with some different sizes of minnows. We worked the coves and
the edges of the lake and caught numerous SMB. After that, we sat inside the cove where we had set camp and fished there for a while but no fish. By
then it was passed midnight and we hadn't had dinner yet. Came back to
the camp to cook dinner. We had rib eye and grilled zucchini and some cold
ones for dinner.

Got up super early Saturday morning before the sun came up to troll for some
kokanee. We fished almost all the way on the other side of the lake with no
bite at all. We were at it till noon and that was that. I said we better get back to have some lunch but keep fishing the edges and use up the minnows.
Caught some more smallies along the way. Naoaki caught a huge largemouth
bass. A big one for that lake anyways but I will let Naoaki tells his story on
that one. On my hail mary run, I caught my last fish thinking that it was going to be another smallie until she showed herself. A nice crappie. My first
ever crappie.

What a fun weekend. Thanks for the hookup Naoaki.

Jedmo

Wow! Camping, fishing and eating great food. I like what you're doing. Nice catch'n also. Very desireable panfish. Thanks for posting. dave...

Thanks, Jed for join me!
It was a last mins camping trip but I had a great time!!!
I was gonna stay one more night, but I hurt my back unloading the ice chest full of water & minnows, so I left with Jed yesterday.
We got bunch of bass.  Jed got nice smallie & I got big LMB.  It might be my Berryessa PB.
We couldn't get the kokes again, but maybe next time...
Here is some pics

AOTY how to

Jed, fish & smile!!!

oh, & it was Greenessa (floating algae)...

thx for the report and pics.  Nice sized crappie!  Camping/fishing is always nice!!  Looks like a GS4 warmup.

Nice little toad there

Nice report guys that sounded fun! That algae still seems to be a problem i see! And finally a crappie caught at berry! thats good to see and makes me wanna try for those next time there!

Congrat on the catches.  Sorry no Kokanee this time but glad you guys catched the Crapie & bass.  Thanks for the reports and pictures guys.

Hey nice job Naoaki and Jed! Congrats on the nice bass and crappie!  Thanks for the report and pics guys.

Nice report guys that sounded fun! That algae still seems to be a problem i see! And finally a crappie caught at berry! thats good to see and makes me wanna try for those next time there!

yeah, can you show us how to catch darn (& tasty) fish...

Way to go, Jed & Naoaki. By the time I get around to saying "let's do Berryessa," you'll probably be all Berryessa'd out. 

going around fishing in the dark, barely making the closed gate, eating dinner at 12midnite, only to awake before sun-up, to target salmon.= pure MADNESS!!   
=I LOVE IT!!!!     thanks for the click&share 

sounds like a blast guys, fishing till midnite then eating a steak dinner, thats hardcore, glad you guys had a great time and got some fish, cameron