no posts lately, assume not to many people getting out in this heat. cant say i blame ya.
Went to Lafayette Resevoir yesterday AM for a couple of hours. Float tubed around and caught some LGM Bass and Perch. Nothing real large.
Last week I was in PA for a week on vacation. Fished the small lake we were staying on (lots of largemouth/panfish) and also fished a few nice creeks(caught some nice brown trout ).
I'm still fishing...but trying different locations. Putah still produces up near the dam for me right at dark. Mostly native fish on drys 12-15". I've noticed the fish I catch up there seem to have a greenish tint to them.
i didnt think you could use a float tube at laffeytte resavoir...but thats good to know that you can. i have seen alot of pretty big bass in there. caught a 9 lb. planted trout a few years ago in there.
i didnt think you could use a float tube at laffeytte resavoir...but thats good to know that you can. i have seen alot of pretty big bass in there. caught a 9 lb. planted trout a few years ago in there.
That was the first time I launched the float tube there. No one said anything but then again I'm not sure if any of the powers saw me.
I had read somewhere that they were allowed so that's why I did it.
Fishing was slow as you might expect. I talked to a few folks going by in their boats and they weren't doing much. I just needed to get out and get some fishing in.
Bob, unless the rules have changed, it is legal to float Lafayette. However, you are supposed to check in at the headquarters and pay a fee for a permit. Also, you are supposed to stay in the "bay" to the left of the dam as you look out from the parking area. There is a "launch" area to the left of the dam where you are supposed to put in and take out. The people at the headquarters will tell you where this launch area is and they will probably provide you with a map of what the restricted area is. I haven't fished the lake in a couple of years so the rules may have changed.
Bob, unless the rules have changed, it is legal to float Lafayette. However, you are supposed to check in at the headquarters and pay a fee for a permit. Also, you are supposed to stay in the "bay" to the left of the dam as you look out from the parking area. There is a "launch" area to the left of the dam where you are supposed to put in and take out. The people at the headquarters will tell you where this launch area is and they will probably provide you with a map of what the restricted area is. I haven't fished the lake in a couple of years so the rules may have changed.
Nohackle: When I arrived, there was no one at the guard shack. Paid the $6.00 fee in the machine. Also found the launch to the left as you had mentioned. I also fished only to the left of the dam(launch side). Thanks for the heads up on the potential restricted area. Next time I go, I'll check that out.
Probably won't go back for a sometime but I was glad I checked it out.
Does anyone on this site ever float tube Berryessa ?
sure i float tube berryessa quit a bit, alot of boat traffic this time a year on weekends so i mostly do it in the fall and spring, thats when bass fishing is at its best in my opinion. I usaully fish up pope creek (good smallmouth fishing) or theres a good size cove up from pope creek about a mile id say, its the last place to park along the road until u get to the "fill" thats at the very top of the lake. i had a banner day in that cove back in april, several largemouth and smallmouth were spawning in there at that time, made for excellent fishing, this spot has alot of weedbeds and some rocky shoreline. if you use a gps its lattitude 38degrees 40.02' longitude 122degrees 16.34'.
I am very aware at how busy the Lake gets during the summer with all the ski boats/jet ski's. I also agree that spring and fall are the better times to fish up there. I fish the lake periodically out of a boat.
Basically I'm scoping out different things in order to increase my annual fishing outings without having to drive 3+ hours and spend the night(s). I don't have any plans to fish Berryessa in the near future until the water cools down and the boat traffic diminishes.
Driving from Concord dosn't mean you HAVE to spend the night following a 3 hour drive. I can't count the times I've driven to the Pit or lower Sac in the morning and was home by 7 or so that night.
N. Fork Feather, M.F. Feather, Main Fork Feather, Yuba, Truckee, Little Truckee, American, Upper/Lower Sac, Stan, Mok ect ect ect and a million little creeks and streams that dot the Sierra. I've never fished much in lakes short of Berryessa for bass in the spring. A few high mountain lakes and thats about it.
Outside of trout and black bass there is always Stripers. Stripers at O'neil Forebay should be heating up in another month or so. On another note have you ever targeted carp? They are in the shallows this time of the year. Irrigation canals are a good place to look There is a canal behind Dixon/Vacaville that is loaded with 5-20 pounders. Grizzly/Joyce Island have a number of canals as well.
There are more places to fish inside of a 3 hour drive that I have time for.
Robert
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I agree with ya..I could go back in forth in one day and hit some of the spots you mention..I also have one extra hour almost from Concord to Dixon. Also I really don't even mind spending the nights if I have time.
Despite all that, I'm just trying to find some alternative quick hitter trips..
I'm flexible in what I fish for during the course of the year...I sometimes fish the Delta as an alternative.
Thanks for the ideas on some alternative fishing opportunities...
A great place to fish this time of year is in s.f bay, stripers and halibut are pretty hot right now if u have access to a boat. Something else worth trying is striper fishing along pacifica beaches, of course u gonna have to most likely bait fish, but if u can cast far a big streamer would probably work.
A great place to fish this time of year is in s.f bay, stripers and halibut are pretty hot right now if u have access to a boat. Something else worth trying is striper fishing along pacifica beaches, of course u gonna have to most likely bait fish, but if u can cast far a big streamer would probably work.
Thanks Captain...if I were to go for Stripers off of Pacifica, I would probably throw bait or poppers with a spin rod...I don't think I can throw a streamer that far through the wind and surf...
However these ideas are getting me to open up my mind once again to alternative fishing pursuits...I have allowed myself to get closed minded..
When I lived in NJ(23+ years ago), I primarily stream fished for trout, fished lakes for bass and pickerel, and occasionally I would go out surf fishing..
I think surf fishing is way overlooked. Made it down near half moon bay this past weekend and caught 3 good eatin rockcod. Almost nobody does this kinda fishin.
