Team G-Force In Full Effect! - California Fishing

mickeysindahous · 07-02-2009, 01:31 AM

If I were to sum up this report into a few words, they'd be "Epic, WFO and Tiring As Heck!! " That's the concise report.
(Skip to pictures, otherwise continue reading for full report)

So as most of you (may) know I just got my 1st round of Chemo Therapy last Thursday. I was scared as hell that it would knock me down and condemn me to bed rest for the entire time. NOT!!! Turns out I'm feeling quite fine (thank God!). So being on disability and having spent way more time than I'm used to at home I decided to take a nice little trip with the Boyz!

With the help of a Hookup Member, I had a magic spot where Magic Native Rainbow Trout could be found. Thanks Bro! (Feel free to announce yourself, otherwise my lips are sealed)

We drive, we drive, and then drive some more. This place is about 45-60 minutes from Hollywood, longer than I'm used to but worth the drive. We arrive and with fairly good directions we're on foot and en route to the honey hole(s)! I Wasn't given an actual estimate in miles/minutes/hours so it was quite a surprise that we actually made it to the "spot(s)." To my surprise, much further than I'd expected. I offered, but the kids would not give up!

We walked, jogged, hiked, skipped, wiggled and giggled and jiggled our way but it seemed we'd never get there. The boys were phenomenally cooperative all the way to the spot, which took approximately 1.5-2hrs to reach by foot. Ran into a couple different snakes, a rattle snake included. Be careful out there!

Once we found the pools it was EPIC, and WFO!! Actually, we had to work on the WFO cuz these fish are picky! I had to be very careful as to what I'd equip the kids with since I didn't wanna go Treble Hook & Power Bait on the natives as our goal was to Catch & Release EVERY trout we caught.

Native trout don't fall for everything you toss at 'em. Panther Martin's did nothing for these fish.

KM's either. I knew we had to be patient and figure out what they wanted. Tried all the Berkley stuff I had to no avail (power worms, mellows, etc).

The only thing that seemed to get their attention was Salmon Eggs! Cool, we got a piece of the puzzle. But that only lasted so long. Then I realized I had a fresh batch of DementedFish's Fly Jigs! That's when the fun began!!

The bite was crazy. We played with a pool for a couple minutes, gave 'em a break and moved on to the next for about two hours. Each pool had the same results. Each one of us caught & released way over our limit without foul hooking any of them. All caught & released safely. There were more fish caught than were actually photographed/video'd. Sorry, but it was too fun to bother snapping every one of 'em. Most were 6"-8" models but we also caught at least 10 that went an easy 12-16 inches in length.

There was this MONSTER that sat in a lonesome pool that I managed to hit the fly but as soon as it felt tension it went airborne and spit the hook before I knew it. Made its way into vegetation and never came back out. I kid you not, she had to be an easy 18" and must have been at least 2"-3" wide. Tried again on the way back but she never came out. One shot is all I got.

Time flew by and we left them biting. It always hurts to do that but we needed to make it to the top with sunlight. It was 4pm when we began our trek back to the parking lot and arrived at about 6pm. We were hungry as much as we were pooped!

Not a bad way to knock out a spare 6 hours.

Enjoy the pics & vids!

YouTube - 1st trout of th.e day

YouTube - When Trout Fly!

YouTube - Jo Jo's Rainbow

YouTube - Jeff's Wild Rainbow Trout

Badfish2 · 07-02-2009, 01:36 AM

Cool stuff, sometimes those panther martins are just too big for trout in small streams.. That's why they went for those salmon eggs, they are small and not intimidating. Baby nightcrawler on a small hook drifted in with no weights would be murder on a spot like that. Good stuff though, love the cartoon reports.

jg101 · 07-02-2009, 06:07 AM

Awesome, I have to get my boys back out fishign with me. Good job taking the boys in an epic trip that they will always remember!!!

dogtooth_uk · 07-02-2009, 06:11 AM

Nice report. I like the vid of that littlen jumping.

Walt · 07-02-2009, 06:48 AM

Congrats on both the fishing with your son's and the good news in the post the low effect chemo treatment. They have come a long way in that department. Great pics and videos and nice descriptive report. Very enjoyable.

Walt

FishSlayer · 07-02-2009, 07:14 AM

NICE!
jigs are allways the ticket in small streams with shy fish, only thing better than fishing with the kids is being able to PRODUCE with them along.

flyfishingfool · 07-02-2009, 07:48 AM

nice job hooking into those summer trouts. it looks like it was worth the hike in&out.

dodoman · 07-02-2009, 08:33 AM

good job out there with the boys mick.

that one video had me rolling.

BIG*GAME*HUNTER · 07-02-2009, 09:24 AM

cool outing with the kids mn, looked like a blast..i was wondering how you do that comic style pix, is there a program or somthing i can pic up???

HereFishyFishy · 07-02-2009, 09:30 AM

Nice job with the boys Mickey.

mickeysindahous · 07-02-2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badfish2

Cool stuff, sometimes those panther martins are just too big for trout in small streams.. That's why they went for those salmon eggs, they are small and not intimidating. Baby nightcrawler on a small hook drifted in with no weights would be murder on a spot like that. Good stuff though, love the cartoon reports.

Thanks for the nightcrawler/small hook idea. I'll have to try it out next time. Kids aren't willing to go back until at least a month from now. That's how long they said it would take to recover from yesterday's hike.

Props to both my kids though. I wasn't worried about my older one since he competes in sports. It's my 6 yr old I was worried about, but lots of short rests and plenty of water did the job! Oh yeah, that and a visit to Toys R Us.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dodoman

that one video had me rolling.

Which one?? The one where my boy hooked onto your swimbait and he was like, "Who's Louie??" LMAO!! Why spend so much on swimbaits, they're much cheaper live, ask Taco!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIG*GAME*HUNTER

cool outing with the kids mn, looked like a blast..i was wondering how you do that comic style pix, is there a program or somthing i can pic up???

I do it on a Mac (not PC). It requires the use of iPhoto and Comic Life.

It seems as though they're coming up with a version for PC as well. Here's a the link: Comic Life for PC

I don't know how much or how good it is on Windows, but I'm sure you can find an alternate way of doing it. Hell, you may even be able to get away with WORD, if you know how to manipulate it.

Max Estep · 07-02-2009, 09:58 AM

Nice Miguel !

dodoman · 07-02-2009, 10:05 AM

you mean, you havent told your kids about THE INFAMOUS D.V.L., SKINNER, SILVERWOOD DODOMAN? LOL

its an american all time best bed side storys that kids love to here again and again.

YouTube - Jo Jo's Rainbow

fishtaco · 07-02-2009, 10:35 AM

That was a very cool fishing trip Mickey
I enjoyed the report and all the pics
man your kids are becoming better every day
love the bendo pics

very nice

BIG*GAME*HUNTER · 07-02-2009, 10:46 AM

I do it on a Mac (not PC). It requires the use of iPhoto and Comic Life.

It seems as though they're coming up with a version for PC as well. Here's a the link: Comic Life for PC

I don't know how much or how good it is on Windows, but I'm sure you can find an alternate way of doing it. Hell, you may even be able to get away with WORD, if you know how to manipulate it.[/QUOTE] thanx bro, i got my wifes mac since i bought a new sony vaio, go figure huh? thanx anyhow and cool comix strip..lolol