Lake Tahoe Macks and Bows

"Mack Daddy" Freddie went savage on Tahoe mackinaws.  He caught two nice macks around 25" plus a nice rainbow.  Zilla scored a limit of macks and 4 bows.  I was hoping for a mack but was happy to score a scrappy rainbow just shy of 22".  We were drifting live minnows and suckerfish caught with traps.

It was the most gorgeous day on the lake.  No wind, sunny, warm, and the water was soooo clear.  Lots of Tahoe hardbodies all around.  Life is good.

Thanks to Zilla for hooking us up!!!

Wow that looks amazing up there! 

Nice catch, and nice job being in 1st again!

Sweet!  I'm heading up there in a month for the annual family vacay.  Location?  Depth?  Time of day?

Nice Job!!!!! Looks Great up there .......Danglin

Wow, the water looks great, the fish are beautiful....Very nice.

Sorry I missed Zillas' phone call the day before. I think maybe that big mac woulda been mine! 
Looks like I will have to try to duplicate that performance tomorrow. Everything looks too nice not to give it a try.

Nice catch, and nice job being in 1st again!

Thanks Sean... but nothing measures up to your 30" steelie.

Sweet!  I'm heading up there in a month for the annual family vacay.  Location?  Depth?  Time of day?

We launched from the ramp on the north side around 5:30 and fished till noon.  We fished everywhere from 25 to over 200' deep.  Thin spectra helps!

all i gotta say is wow... here's a toast for you guys wish could have been there...

james

I got off to a rocky start but, everything worked out great. Chucke and I got to TallyHo pretty early yesterday. Gave Zilla a 4:30am wake up call and off to unload our stuff. DOH!!! I forgot my paddle in my truck at Auburn. DAMN!!! Zilla to the rescue... since he only lives a couple of minutes away... BAM!!! Back with a spare paddle for me and off we went. YEAH!!! Zilla, thanks again for saving the day. We dropped out traps, BS'd a bit and after about a 10 minute soak... the minnows were ours... Baited up and we were fishing. Fishing was a little slow but, we all mananged to hook up. Zilla was the baby trout slayer of the day... so cool. Chucke pulled a typical "Clutch" manuever by hooking into a nice bow in the bottom of the ninth... again. He caught it as were heading in. I caught a couple of typical macks during the day and pulled in my first Tahoe Bow... the weather was great the company was better... all in all, another awesome day to be on the water.

Can you say, "P T S BABY!!!"...

Zilla- Thanks again bro and sorry for having to skip out on lunch... we'll definitely be hooking up again though. I'll catch up on the rebound. Hang loose...

Freddie

hey guys nice report.  Thinkin I may make a trip up to the lake.  It's been a while.  I lived up there for a couple winters working the ski bumb angle.

jim

Here is a question for all of you that were there. What time was the first fish caught??
It seems that they start biting after 9am. I guess they need their coffee too.

Very nice work fellas. Beautiful scenery, da boyz, and fish bitin'.. great trip, story, and photos! That lake is so beautiful! Nice job on the Macks Freddie and way to dig deep and get that bow Chuck! I'm sure you were thinkin' man I hate getting skunked and them POW!! Changes your whole trip the second you land that fish. And it wasn't a dink either! And Zilla, a limit like it's no big thing.. niiiiice! Good job guys.. you're making me miss home.. 

Z

Here is a question for all of you that were there. What time was the first fish caught??
It seems that they start biting after 9am. I guess they need their coffee too.

Freddie caught his biggest mack and first fish around 6am.  Perhaps, most Tahoe fishermen start fishing after 9am after it warms up. 

I'm sure you were thinkin' man I hate getting skunked and them POW!! Changes your whole trip the second you land that fish. And it wasn't a dink either!

Exactly, I was thinking Tahoe is a long way to drive for a skunk.  Fishing Tahoe for my first time in such conditions would have been worth it even if I got nothing.  It was beautiful.  I was amazed at the clarity of that lake.  I think I spent more time looking down than where I was paddling.

Truly a inspiring day! Ive never trapped suckerfish for bait before.  How big were they?  And how did you hook them?   Thanks for sharing that adventure.