DIR Return Create A Forum - Home
---------------------------------------------------------
Lost Coast Kayak Anglers
HTML https://lcka.createaforum.com
---------------------------------------------------------
*****************************************************
DIR Return to: Fishing - Report
*****************************************************
#Post#: 150--------------------------------------------------
Freshwater Lagoon 3-29-2011
By: DaveTheSynthGuy Date: March 29, 2011, 11:24 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
I'm a socal guy on spring break. I came up to visit my daughter
in Eureka and brought my hobie sport all the way from L.A. My
goal for Spring Break is to try fishing the Humboldt Lagoons.
I stopped by the DFG office in Eureka this morning to get a
steelhead card and bought $30 worth of tackle (lures, etc) at
Pro Sport Center before heading out today to freshwater lagoon.
(I know, no steelhead in that one.)
Of course I got soaking wet, but had a great time. I got OTW
about 12:30. First I tried bass fishing along the north east
end of the lagoon using a rapala like lure and some plastics. I
saw an otter feeding in the shallow water which was a real treat
for me -- took a picture but it did not turn out. I did not
see any fish and had no bites. There was a fellow in waders fly
fishing along the north west shore. I did not see him hook up.
When I was up last Christmas I talked to some guys who had
caught trout while trolling spinners so I decided to try to
cover a lot of water and trolled a spinner while pedaling across
the lake towards the south west side.
Did I mention it was raining and I got soaked?
When I got to the south west side, near where 101 comes down to
the lagoon, I some fish hitting the surface so I trolled about
10 yards away from shore and caught my first trout on the
spinner. It was 11 inches. I released it. It wasn't much
longer and I caught another, exactly the same size. So I just
went up and down that area trolling that spinner. I caught a
third, but this fish looked like it hat been hit. It was
scarred, and it wasa little smaller, 10". All along that bank
there were small trout jumping. I assume they are the planted
rainbow trout but I noticed all of them had their adipose fin.
(I thought hatchery fish had that clipped?) I decided I should
cover more water and started on around the south easter side but
had no more bites and did not see any fish, so I went back to
the spot that produced and caught a final fourth fish that was
11" long.
By now I was soaked and getting cold so at 4 :14 I decided to
pedal back to the care at the north end of the lagoon. I think
if I'd have stayed I could have continued catching fish that
size there. It seemed to produce, consistently. I took a few
pix with my soaked cell phone camera. Will try to attach. [Had
trouble posting pix ... will try shrinking and try again,
later.]
So -- I have a question .. if you were me, would you go back to
Freshwater tomorrow or check out the recently breeched Stone
Lagoon or Big Lagoon? I took a look at both and have not
decided which one to try tomorrow! I love it up here. :D
#Post#: 151--------------------------------------------------
Re: Freshwater Lagoon 3-29-2011
By: Abking Date: March 29, 2011, 11:39 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Right on, Dave! WTG on the trout, and thanks for posting it up
here. I think you should consider fishing the two other
lagoons, but the viz will likely suck due to all the mud that
flows into those two. A live worm and a Fish Pill floated off
the bottom about 2-3' would work for a steelie or a cuttie, I'd
think. That's if they can see it and if you can find a nice
spot to fish.
Have a good one and best of luck to you~
:)
#Post#: 154--------------------------------------------------
Re: Freshwater Lagoon 3-29-2011
By: DaveTheSynthGuy Date: March 31, 2011, 12:06 am
---------------------------------------------------------
Thanks -- having a great time up here, as always -- will post my
Stone Lagoon "strike out" in a moment, and try to upload a small
pic. ;D
*****************************************************