No fishing this weekend. Last Thursday was the latest
fishing trip. I did however scout a new location that I will more than likely
be trying out soon.
So Let me tell you about last Thursday. Sutter Bypass, Yuba
City, CA. I took the hour drive to meet
my new fishing buddy Russell. Russsell is out of Yuba City. He met me out at
the boat launch with his boat in his truck. That’s the first time I have ever
seen somebody with a boat in back of their truck, but I guess if it works, why
not?
Well anyway, first thing is first, we cracked open a beer at
5pm and launched by 520. The area where we were fishing looked very promising; Lots
of vegetation and shade. It was still hot when we hit the water so we immediately
went looking for shade. I started off with the torpedo. I have it in two
different sizes and threw them both out. Not even a strike.
Next I threw a frog for a while, nothing. Then I tried a spinner bait, nothing. Then a
strike king red eye shad, a swim bait, a jig, a torpedo again…. All of that and
only two strikes the entire afternoon. Russell through out pretty much
everything and also taught me how to use a buzz bait, which I didn’t know how
to use before this trip. He says buzz baits usually get them in the bypass but
he let me know that this specific day was a strange one, (Lucky for me!)
everybody we asked was getting skunked.
Well, it wasn’t a total waste. Russell turned out to be
really cool and we had some cold beers on a hot day on the water so I can’t
complain.
We were pretty much finished and on our way back to the ramp
when a lady started talking to us from shore. She asked if we caught any, we said
“none.” She told us she had caught five small catfish. As we cruised by, I saw
a dead bass in the water. I pointed it out to Russell. He was ecstatic and
decided to go back and check it out. Turns out it was alive… barely. Russell
lipped it by hand and after weighing and measuring, it turns out it was an 18”
4.82 lb Largemouth! The Lady sees it and
says, “I told you guys you were in the wrong spot, this is where they are.” We
found it pretty funny because we weren’t far from her at all, she didn’t hear a
struggle or anything and for some reason she thought we caught the fish ourselves.
Russell then lifts it up and asks, “do you want it?” Sure enough the lady says
yes. We stuck around long enough to hear her tell her husband that she caught
it herself and to hear the jealousy in her husband’s voice as he said, “nice
bass… very nice bass.” Sneaky lady!
As for the Torpedo, since we weren’t getting any strikes on anything and
since I still have yet to use it in bass heavy waters, I have to suspend
judgment on it yet again. As soon as I find a good area, I will give it a test
and let you guys know what’s up.
Well anyway, Saturday I went out for a cruise with my wife
and we ended up at a bridge in the outskirts of Wood-town. The bridge runs over
Cache Creek, a small creek that eventually drains into the delta south of
Davis, CA. Well anyway, I went out and stared at the water for a while and I saw
a small fish swimming around. As I stared a bit more intently I noticed another
fish, a bit bigger, and then another, and another. They were pretty far down
but their behavior told me they were largemouth bass. Whenever I would throw a
pebble from up top, they would quickly go investigate like they were hunting
for a meal on top of the water. I also saw a couple of turtles and what
appeared to be a large sunfish. Well anyway, hopefully I will be checking out
that fishing hole later this week and I will let you know what gives. Have a
great week, folks!
