El Cap 3/29 and 3/31
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2026 1:05 pm
Hi all,
Here’s a quick report of 3/29 and 3/31 at Cap:
3/29: I dragged the jig around some rocks first thing in the morning and found a great bite. I managed to start the day off with 5 fish in the first hour with one weighing 4 lbs. even, another weighing 3.75 lbs. and the others weighing around 2 lbs. There were a lot of fish chasing schools of shad in the shallows in the area where I started my day, but I couldn’t get them to take anything. Granted, I didn’t fish for them all that hard, but I was still surprised when they didn’t even sniff a small jerkbait or walking bait. I even saw my first proper school of busters of the year blowing up on shad in open water. The shad they were chasing looked to be about 2-3 inches long. I saw several beach themselves when getting chased close to shore, and even saw an opportunistic crow snatch one out of the water. It was a pretty cool display! I fished the jig hard for the rest of the day targeting fish on rock piles, and dragged a neko-rigged senko parallel to shore when moving between rock piles. No luck on any reaction baits all day. It was an awesome bite up until about 1:00, and then it seemed to slow down significantly until I was off the water at about 3:00. Ended the day with 20 fish in the net with an even split between the jig and neko.
3/31: I started my morning by heading straight to the area I started on the previous day. I made one cast with the neko before arriving at my first destination, and roped in a nice 3 lb. bass to start the day. The jig bite was a bit slower on this particular morning, but I did manage 2 fish in about 20 minutes before the temptation of the busters was too much to resist. I decided to downsize on my topwater bait and tied on a Karashi, and that decision made for a fun bite. I waited to see boils and blow ups close to shore and casted my Karashi right on top of them. I would start my retrieve immediately without letting it sink, and would twitch it fast for a quick, erratic walking action. I managed my first 6 topwater fish of the year, with 2 of them being in the 3.5-4 lb. range. The rest of the day was spent in the same way as the previous day. I managed several fish dragging the jig around rock piles and found a great worm bite for the last couple of hours of the day. Ended the day with another 20 fish in the net.
Tight lines
Brad
Here’s a quick report of 3/29 and 3/31 at Cap:
3/29: I dragged the jig around some rocks first thing in the morning and found a great bite. I managed to start the day off with 5 fish in the first hour with one weighing 4 lbs. even, another weighing 3.75 lbs. and the others weighing around 2 lbs. There were a lot of fish chasing schools of shad in the shallows in the area where I started my day, but I couldn’t get them to take anything. Granted, I didn’t fish for them all that hard, but I was still surprised when they didn’t even sniff a small jerkbait or walking bait. I even saw my first proper school of busters of the year blowing up on shad in open water. The shad they were chasing looked to be about 2-3 inches long. I saw several beach themselves when getting chased close to shore, and even saw an opportunistic crow snatch one out of the water. It was a pretty cool display! I fished the jig hard for the rest of the day targeting fish on rock piles, and dragged a neko-rigged senko parallel to shore when moving between rock piles. No luck on any reaction baits all day. It was an awesome bite up until about 1:00, and then it seemed to slow down significantly until I was off the water at about 3:00. Ended the day with 20 fish in the net with an even split between the jig and neko.
3/31: I started my morning by heading straight to the area I started on the previous day. I made one cast with the neko before arriving at my first destination, and roped in a nice 3 lb. bass to start the day. The jig bite was a bit slower on this particular morning, but I did manage 2 fish in about 20 minutes before the temptation of the busters was too much to resist. I decided to downsize on my topwater bait and tied on a Karashi, and that decision made for a fun bite. I waited to see boils and blow ups close to shore and casted my Karashi right on top of them. I would start my retrieve immediately without letting it sink, and would twitch it fast for a quick, erratic walking action. I managed my first 6 topwater fish of the year, with 2 of them being in the 3.5-4 lb. range. The rest of the day was spent in the same way as the previous day. I managed several fish dragging the jig around rock piles and found a great worm bite for the last couple of hours of the day. Ended the day with another 20 fish in the net.
Tight lines
Brad
- 4 lbs.