Never Guarantee Fish...

I went fishing with a buddy I met on the sniffer named Nathan. Nathan was a pretty nice guy. I met him at his place in Gold River and we hit the south Fork of the American River. It was some gorgeous country but we may have been there too late in the day. It was about 10:30 when we arrived at the fishing hole and the sun was already blazing. 

We hit the American at Chilis Bar. We hit a couple of holes at the actual park but had no luck. Nathan had one strike but he didn’t swallow the fly. We made our way up the bank which was kind of hard for me but I made it. We fished a few other holes but didn’t have a bit of luck. The area was beautiful but we had absolutely no luck there. What’s funny is that Nathan actually “guaranteed” me trout at this spot. When he said it I kind of chuckled. I thought that was a bold claim when he made it but apparently he hadn’t heard that the superstition is real! You can NEVER guarantee a person fish unless they are store-bought and fishermen don’t buy fish! 

By the time we left fishing hole #1 I was spent so we had some in n out and hit fishing hole #2 which was one of Nathans secret fishing holes for bass. He told me that most of the fish at this hole are small but I was just excited at the prospect of caching some bass!  He ended up catching a handful of bass with an extremely fast stripping technique. For some reason, as much as I tried I could not strip my line as fast as he could which resulted in not catching as many fish. He told me that at this pond, that was the technique that caught the most fish.

A bit later I did get into one small (and I do mean small!) largemouth on a foam bee. I had no poppers because I thought we were only fishing for trout but if I did I’m sure I would have caught some more. It definitely made me want to return to that fishing hole with my spin fishing gear and hopefully get into some of the bigger things that pond had to offer. 

Not the best trip, but its always good to fish! 

Total Fish: 1 Largemouth Bass

Winter Bee Hive Action... or Lack There Of!

The bee hive is a spot I found last summer when I noticed an old man fishing on a peak on the other side of the slough. My buddy Luis was with me when we decided to explore and found a spot with a lot of vegetation and even more bees! We had a carton of worms and high hopes for fish and we were not disappointed. In one trip I caught two catfish, one crappie and a striper. The variety was what really excited me but there was also a trend that began to develop from the first time I fished there. I caught at least two fish every time I fished there, in other words, I found my first real honey hole.

Fishing can be a really superstitious sport and I firmly believe in some of these when it comes to fishing. One such superstition is not guaranteeing that a person will catch fish. The first time I guaranteed that my buddy I would get him into his first fish, we both got skunked. And initially I thought it was due to colder temperatures but a week later we went back with lowered expectations and slayed them again! I wondered what the production would be like during winter? Well, Last Saturday I found out and it was exactly what I expected.  

In case you have been living under a rock the past couple of months, it feels like spring right now. I’m not really sure how cold the water temperature is but I figured since its warm outside, the fish might think its spring and get after some bait! I was wrong! The fish still seem to be in Winter mode. I had two bites the entire time and neither of them stuck. 

So I found out that the bee hive sucks during winter. I got skunked but at least I answered a question that would have bugged me for the remainder of winter had a not tried it out. 

Well, I will be fishing tomorrow but I am not sure where yet, definitely for some trout! Also, I only have two more posts and I will have made it to post #100!!

Total Fish : 0