Baja Mendo...spring has sprung!

The water warmed back up to the low sixties, the bait was on the beach, the stripers were starting to bust, and I got a sunburn from just wearing SHORTS. 

Fished with Mahi for one decent striper each, we would have done better with shad, but we didn't bring our bait nets. 

Also pulled this goof ball out of a school of shad???

Hey Sean,
I thought about taking a run up there. I take it it's worth it nowa days?... I just tried off San Quinten this morning for nada!!... Only did the Mendo thing once about a decade ago from my aluminum boat. North or south end?
Thanx, Jonesz

Also pulled this goof ball out of a school of shad???

That's a big shad!

  

Nice line side!!!  Do you make your own bait there?  ...........Danglin

Nice and HOT! Now I'm doing yardwork. 

Nice Striper Sean.  Livin the life up there!

Hey Sean,
I thought about taking a run up there. I take it it's worth it nowa days?... I just tried off San Quinten this morning for nada!!... Only did the Mendo thing once about a decade ago from my aluminum boat. North or south end?
Thanx, Jonesz

Was that you getting bait at Western Boat this morning around 7:30?  Cobra yak in the back of a pick up?  If so, I saw you on my way to work.  Where did you launch? 

Do you make your own bait there?

You can when the shad are running.  You need a dipnet thats pretty particular....either a cummings net or Erik said his green Promar worked too.  You also need a bait tank or they die QUICKLY.  Tubes and buckets just don't cut it.

Cobra yak in the back of a pick up?  If so, I saw you on my way to work.

Sounds like Kunz to me!

Ya... that was me.

Looks like I'll have to visit Mendo next weekend. 

Nice job guys thanks for the report and I think a run up there is in order. Need info on where to get the minnows up there and where to launch. Dang that cat looks like it has some nice size to it!

Frank-come on up and we'll show you the ropes.  Minnows are great most of the year, but when they are on the shad, they want shad.

Weekends are best? Or do you take water samples at that Lake during the week like others i've met? :} I'll leave names out just in case they are lurking...

Nice job again, Sean!    What day was it!?  The water was boiling!?
I heard Dave Manning was giving talk in Davis, but we missed it because of the water sampling...

Weekends are best? Or do you take water samples at that Lake during the week like others i've met? :} I'll leave names out just in case they are lurking...

yeah I wanna go up there Frank!  Maybe, this Sunday!?

Uminchu Naoaki,
Hooking up with Scallen this Sunday at San Pablo Reservoir. But I am in soon.