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Testing.... Got this one on a mop fly with silly legs a few weeks back after a slow surf sesh.

Saw a bunch of monster carp in the shallows at San V on Monday cruising the brush! They were back in the old chimney area.

They are in there and I tend to try for them with very light tackle (my sierra trout setup). If you can get away from the turtles you may find some nice ones.

I think this had some goldfish DNA in it. That, or it was a Comet carp.

Don't release your pets into the wild! But if you did, thank you!

Forgot this one....

For scale, the bluegill in the pic was about ten inches long...the bass and goldfish were just following it around after it was hooked.

Forgot this one....

For scale, the bluegill in the pic was about ten inches long...the bass and goldfish were just following it around after it was hooked.

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You and Rodney Marquez have teased me over and over with that fish, but he's never showed ...

This is a mouth breather from Henshaw last year. Caught on a Montana Hybrid fly.

I was fishing for bass and working a senko with 8lb test and I caught this 25lb carp at Lake Poway years ago.
It was a heck of a fight.

Gotfish? wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:42 pm At Henshaw, you might get to see a bald eagle dropping down and pulling a carp out of the water.

Saw a golden and bald eagle there just over a month ago. Couldn't get them to eat a fly in the AM but they turned on after I left and my buddy cleaned up haha.

Morena can be great...if you hike away from the parking lot and campground.

A friend does pretty well with flies...but I do not. However, you might get a decent not-a-carp if you're soaking bait.

9 and 7 pounders. shore fishing south bay. 1/2 bass jig. 8lb test. unibutter.

Not that you are asking but I have the same apron on my tube and you can cut a tiny slit at the corner end in the front part of the apron that’s folded,
Slide a small diameter tube in there, like 1/2” aluminum tube/pipe and your apron stays square. It won’t fall out either. Game changer for those ...

Great to see the site back up again, and that good triumphed over evil in this case (last dig I promise)! I hadn’t been posting much in the months leading up to the original forum’s untimely demise, but thought I’d post a quick report. Cold water has made the corvina fishing tough but some are still ...

First time posting here. Fished Spanish Landing Monday and Wednesday nights. Big school of corvina on Monday, a lot of spotties and one barred sand bass on Wednesday. Fast action from about 8 to 10:15 pm. Success came on kalins solid black 5 inch lunker grubs on 3/8th oz Walmart lead heads for both ...

Vantuna Research Group published their 2022 survey a few months back. You can read the 82-page report here. They conduct this trawl and seine survey twice a year, every few years, so it's interesting to see the seasonal differences within a year, as well as trends over time. Additionally, they ...

Cancelled my freshwater plans after the rain. Slept in all morning. Jumped in the water at 9:45(slack tide) calm and empty. Got bit right off.

I had a 1/4oz jig on 6lb and 1/2oz jig on 8lb. Crawling them deep in the middle of the bay. I got out at 12:30 cause it got crowded and windy.

Ended with ...

Really solid Halibut fishing in the bay the last couple of weeks from skiffs, kayak, and shore. Using sardines, smelt, and double rig with underspin and white gulp swimbaits.

I was fishing South shores. In the morning between 6:30 and 11:30, caught a lot of bass. Over 15 at least lost count. I used z man TRD bugz Texas rigged. And a trolled chartreuse, white spinnerbait.