San Diego & SoCal Fishing Forums

Last time I saw them, they were in Hawaiian shirts, floppy hats and rods from a 1970 garage sale with no line strung through the guides running around in a rental boat

That’s the 55lb bass that used to be mounted on the wall at Barrett junction cafe …RIP

All you can eat cod. Best you could find anywhere. That place was there since the 30’s or 40’s. My dad said it used to be the place to be in the 50’s. They had live music and dancing. I used to try and make it there once a month until they closed. It’s a shame they made it all that time and then ...

Mistakes/failures are just as valuable as success.

My buddy stocks his lake with the tiger bass from alpine fisheries and they are identical to the Loveland bass- Small mouth and tall/short bodies. I heard the guy from alpine fisheries verified it’s definitely his bass and apparently there was a large, private citizen purchase that matches the ...

Pretty awesome for you to see it unfold. 25% contained as of now

We had a lightning strike at the end of our dirt road about 25 years ago that started a fire followed by a giant down pour about 20 minutes later that extinguished the fire.

The best lure to throw there is this one…

When the spawn is on, there is plenty of opportunities to snag big fish in clear waters like Jennings for example. I believe most people just don’t do it for ethical reasons… plus people don’t have much to gain ($$$) by doing it and if they are endorsed, they have so much to loose by getting caught ...

Lake cuyamaca supposedly was stocked with sone but I’ve never caught or seen one caught. Best bet is down in the desert. Lots of water every where you turn and most bass you catch down there are small mouth. A lot of smaller ones but there are some pigs down there.

Don’t forget, Long was a salesman too. He had special privileges at many lakes. He fished Jennings on days the lake was closed. He had access to the gate, launch-the whole lake to himself. That lake is an aquarium. If anyone has spent anytime there, you’ve seen monsters swimming around in that lake ...

Just practice pulling a backlash out every cast and you’ll get bit.

Done

If they were the last fish to make it in the Salton sea, I’d imagine they wouldn’t be too impacted there

Just hard to tell with distance away from the body and angle of pic, those two factors alone can make a small fish look big and a big fish look giant. If you notice, a lot of bill Murphy’s and other’s giants were photographed from ground or low level looking up. Gives a huge perspective of a fish ...

Reminds me of the old credit card commercial…

Broken rod, $100

Blown motor, $2500

Time with grandpa, catching a slew of fish, PRICELESS

What’s it matter? You ain’t bass fishing again? Hahaha

If I had to guess. Probably the cove with the shallow point

I never got to experience it either. There has been a great plan in place to refurbish the sea with a pipeline from Mex. For some reason, our government won’t touch it…if and when it dries up, they say the toxins will wipe the valley out.

IMG_6277.png Google earth. Look for the drops. Fish the white water side. The upper can produce too but the flow stirs up crawdads and bait..plus it’s the “end of the road” when fish swim upstream. Flow is best but not necessary. You may be able to find a time schedule on line.

As far as paddle ...

Slimer!