Lake Amador FnC - 11/11/11 - 11/13/11

After hearing about the Donaldson Trout from BMB last year, I've been wanting to catch one.  Only our last trip was completely rained out Sat evening and all day Sunday    Gonna hope the weather is good and plan on hitting it for the weekend.  Any and all are welcome! 

on the calendar. never been there and hoping to make it.

Out of curiosity, is that Friday Veteran's Day?

Wish I could join you but I'll have the little kids in tow and the lake is out of the question.    Look forward to the report though!

For what it's worth, I believe they've only started planting it with smaller fish.  I've heard they wait a little later in the season when the water has cooled down to plant the big boys.  Not to say that there aren't any holdovers, I'm just repeating the scuttlebutt.

i might show up sometime that weekend..we'll see

i dont know how well their hatchery operation has gone so far this year, but they normally start planting in october.

I'm in! And if it rains, Lodi is right there!

 

  Aw C'mon, whats a little rain?  If hurricain winds & rain ain't blowing, it ain't a true "Fish & chill"

No muff too tuff, we dive at five!

Slay the slimy no tail mutants.

Just read today that they will start planting 1,000 pounds of fish for the next 5 days.  Also, they plan on planting twice as many fish this year.

Hey I wanna go! Anybody want to carpool from Monterey/Salinas area? Or...can we fit 3 yaks on your 4Runner (-;

That is 5000 lbs per week. Not just one shot. 1000 per day fives days a week. I guess till they run out. Some dude caught 45 up to 6lbs in one day.

Seasonal weekly trout plants of up to 5000 pounds, averaging 2-6+lbs. each, provide not only fabulous fishing, but also the best catching ratio in the country. Besides trout, Lake Amador held the Largemouth Bass record for Northern California for over 10 years at 17.1 lbs., our bass fishing is simply superb!! Since there is NO WATERSKIING OR JET SKIS ALLOWED, the peaceful adventure on the 400-acre, 13 1/2 miles of beautiful Lake Amador shoreline will keep anglers returning again and again!

YES 

Seasonal weekly trout plants of up to 5000 pounds, averaging 2-6+lbs. each, provide not only fabulous fishing, but also the best catching ratio in the country. Besides trout, Lake Amador held the Largemouth Bass record for Northern California for over 10 years at 17.1 lbs., our bass fishing is simply superb!! Since there is NO WATERSKIING OR JET SKIS ALLOWED, the peaceful adventure on the 400-acre, 13 1/2 miles of beautiful Lake Amador shoreline will keep anglers returning again and again!

YES 

even though there are no jet skis or waterskiers there are still plenty of bass guys and other power boaters blasting around.  remember to make yourself visible with a flag or something. 

Yeah Al, I remember scooting outta there just before the rains started, thinking "I hope they have a good tent"
Seems like it was last year, but I wasn't doing AOTY last year so it must've been early this year...
Why would I even go there if it were not for AOTY!
I'mma try and show up prob on Sat. for the day.
Gotta avenge my lost trout/only bite of the day last time.

Yeah this will be a weather dependent hookup for sure  If it looks iffy we may just head up to Sara's parents cabin in Twain Harte and do some stream fishing.  Will know whats up as we get closer to the date!

From what I recall the ticket for catch them mutants is to use broken back Rapals and troll the damn area. Otherwise inflated night crawlers and power bait it is! Any other advice on this lake is appreciated!  Hoping to find one with "two holes"