1. We fished from 7:30am to 3:00pm and they never stopped biting. We had to take a break, and probably turned back over 70 fish that were keepers.

    1 lb. 10 in. Brown Rockfish with a Squid, Live Surf Perch, and Cut Anchovies

  2. Caught a couple dozen Shiners off the pier, then used as bait on a basic Halibut Rig. Landed a total of 7, Lost 3. This was the only keeper. Also caught several ...more Rock Fish and Mackerel.

    1 lb. 8 oz. 28 in. Pacific Halibut with a Live Ocean Shiners

  3. Caught a good half dozen, all were at or over a pound. Mostly used Power Minnows 3 inch and Gulp Minnows. Also caught on Silver/Gray curl tail jig and paddle tail ...more minnows (chartreuse or white). All were double rigged with a slip sinker.

    1 lb. 8 oz. 12 in. Black Crappie with a Gulp Minnows and Powerbait Minnows

  4. Fished double rigged with a slip sinker. The Bento on the bottom and the Gulp Minnow on top. Caught 6-7 in about 2-hours and all were at or over a pound. Also caught ...more a HUGE Bluegill. Crappie almost always bite here. Fished about 4ft off the bottom in around 18-20fw drifting around slow dipping the pole.

    1 lb. 8 oz. 12 in. Black Crappie with a Bento Minnows and Gulp Alive Minnows

  5. Was getting windy/choppy. Switched to a Yellow Tandem Spinner with a bit of Red mixed in. Silver Blades one Willow, One Regular. Medium retrieve speed. Was a slow ...more bit all day, this one kept me from being skunked.

    2 lb. 14 in. Largemouth Bass with a Yellow/Red Tandam Spinner

  6. Black Crappie

    1 lb. 12 in. Black Crappie with a Gulp Minnow double rigged with slip sinker


About

Love to fish whatever is biting, but lean more to Crappie fishing than anything else. Next in line would be Bass or Striper fishing followed ...more by Cats. Fished the Bay for the first time since moving here this summer, and did well with Mackerel, Rock Fish and Halibut. Born and raised in Louisiana with 20 years spent in the Carolina's after that. Have been in California now for a bit over 7-years, and always learning. Just bought a boat and got back into fishing heavily this year (after about 7-years off). Fish predominantly Lakes and Reservoirs in the Central Valley and Gold Country areas, with a few trips planned further out (Berryessa and Clear Lake are targets).


Fishing Favorites

  • Species Crappie, Bluegill, Bass, Striped Bass, Catfish, Halibut, Rock Fish, Ling Cod
  • Waterway Salt Springs Reservoir, Lake McClure, New Melones, New Hogan, Comanche, Don Pedro, Lake Tulloch, Bay (Capitola/Santa Cruz area)
  • Lure Gulp Minnows, Bento Minnows, Whopper Plopper, Spook, Rapala DT6/DT10, Spinner baits.

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