El Cap 9/9

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El Cap 9/9

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With the Murr closed I decided to go to the captain yesterday after dropping off the kids at school. I didn't get on the water till a little after 9, and caught the very tail end of the morning busters.

I got 1 on a Gunfish early, and then had to move down in the water column. Picked up a few more burning a chatterbait over the outside edge of the grass lines, then switched to my trusty jig for the rest.

Final count was 11, mostly in the 2 pound range with the best going just under 4. It was a little cooler yesterday than it has been, but for once I was grateful for the wind. There were billions of some kind of tiny little green gnats everywhere, and when the air was still they swarmed me. Mouth, eyes, ears, nose, nothing was safe from those pesky things.

Bugs, aside, it was still a pretty fun trip.

Tight lines everyone!
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Re: El Cap 9/9

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Very nice, your Mr. consistent that’s what you are.
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vito1023 wrote: Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:33 am Very nice, your Mr. consistent that’s what you are.
Thanks for the post
If consistent means old, tired, lazy, and liking to float around in my inflatable yacht chair throwing around fishing lures several days per week then yeah GUILTY haha. Catching is just a bonus. I always said that someday I would retire and fish...dreams really do come true.
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Great job Dan I heard Tuesday was last day for boats to launch at cap I will b going on Fri to confirm
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There were boats on the water, but one guy backed his trailer wheels off the end of the ramp and couldn't pull it back out. He ended up swimming and lifting the trailer while his buddy pulled it forward. I suspect that it's going to get increasingly hard to launch there.
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Not sure if sad is the word, maybe infuriating that they have allowed yet another city lake to be effectively taken out of operation for boaters.
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And the recent news on Hodges ain’t great either!

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-new ... -jump/amp/
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Green gnats seem to be a yearly plague at EC!
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It’s official on web site boat ramp closed to boats just checked👋👋👋
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The ramp is closed now. :shock:


https://www.sandiego.gov/reservoirs-lak ... -reservoir

The boat launch ramp at El Capitan Reservoir is closed due to low water levels. Available water activities include shore fishing, canoes, car toppers, kayaks and float tubes.

We got another Lake Hodges type situation on our hands.
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EC closure just shows how little the city cares for the fishermen. It seems like just a few months ago they were letting water run dn the river instead of transferring it to SV. They spent a long time repairing the spillway I guess for not 💩
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I know those annoying gnats. Too bad they don't taste good =D
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Nice work Dan. Way to go and piss them off so they closed the ramp. 8-)
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cool pics
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Re: El Cap 9/9

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Dannicus wrote: Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:26 am
vito1023 wrote: Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:33 am Very nice, your Mr. consistent that’s what you are.
Thanks for the post
If consistent means old, tired, lazy, and liking to float around in my inflatable yacht chair throwing around fishing lures several days per week then yeah GUILTY haha. Catching is just a bonus. I always said that someday I would retire and fish...dreams really do come true.
Retirement is the bomb...I should of done it 50 years ago....
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