Deep Jig

Have to ask, are these your buddies or employees on the boat or are you guiding?

What reel do you use for the Hudds? I can't decide what to put on my swimbait rod.

Have you have the good luck to befriend this gentleman or, and I am hoping against hope, was Dwight your fishing guide?

What size gloves do you wear, will give a better idea of the fish size because of perspective.

I had been itching to get out to one of my favorite lakes (hike-in only, no boats, no water contact) because it had been raining for weeks. I finally got out Saturday afternoon from 2:45-6:45 after completing a list of honey-do items. In those four hours I landed 13 fish : 1.5lb x 2,3.5lb x 2, 4.5lb x 2, 5lb x 4, 6lb, 6.5 lb, 7.5 lb. Best day of fishing of my life so far and I think I'll have a hard time beating it unless I catch a personal best. Here are a couple of the pics :

I have an odd situation about to happen here in the SF bay area over the next few days. The rain is going to come in for at least a week of non-stop wetness, but the temperature will be going up the whole time. Here's what it's going to look like : Day Low High Precipitation Monday 16th 30 50 None, sunny Tuesday 17th 34 53 None, mostly sunny Wednesday 18th 43 53 None, slightly cloudy Thursday 19th 48 54 Raining . . . . Tuesday 24th 42 59 Raining I don't think I've every encountered a period of time like this. Not sure when I should fish as I have limited time I can take off. Do I go Wednesday and try to hit the pre-frontal bite? Do I go Thursday when the low temp is going to be crazy high at 48? Will the low being so high activate the heck out of the fish? Nutty weather, just not sure how to handle it. These are mountain reservoirs with usually 20ft visibility that go down to about 3-5 ft visibility in the rain because of runoff from muddy hills.

It's my #1 spinning presentation from the bank ( I fish a lot of no water contact reservoirs). I leave about 24" between the hook and weight initially, and I prefer to use Jackall Flick Shake worms above all others, although I will also use baby Rage craws and chigger craws time to time.

In my experience Gulp and Megastrike are the best. Gulp > Megastrike for drawing strikes/bites. Megastrike > Gulp in that it doesn't wear off as fast.

I have more respect for the fishermen who place high in the standings without having Toyota's team of pre-fishermen feeding them the scoop by hiring the best guides available.

Yes, the bluegill pattern bite is on. Caught 15 on that pattern last week.

I think I know the lake, thanks Chris. You ever fished in Marin? J Francho - I wish I could get at lease a float tube on my home waters, they are all no water contact so hiking in/out from shore is the only option.

If you are losing skinny DS weights, take pliers and bend them into a mild banana shape, reduced the snags for me significantly.

Were you fishing a lake close to home or is that a part of the Delta I don't know?

Lipless cranks because I fish from shore and I can very easily control the depth even on short casts.

I've owned a few pair of polarized Oakley sunglasses and while they are extremely pricely ($200), after I started wearing Oakley's for fishing I never turned back. The polarization is baked right into the lens, not a coat, and I can't find a better pair for fishing.