DWT
Member
Been fishing Berryessa for 43 years and have not seen many windy days that rivaled yesterday. 168 brave souls battled some awful conditions and only the larger and most experienced boats were able to stay on the big water and find some success. But word is they paid for it a little with water over the windshields and people throwing up. But they got their fish.
We stay inside the narrows with most of the other boats and managed a king and a koke, both around 16". Those were our only bites. I was alright with that as I wasn't wanting to deal with the 4-5' rollers and the side gusts that sent us 180 a couple of time just before the start of the derby. But we survived to fish another day. Congrats to the hearty souls who placed.
-DWT
We stay inside the narrows with most of the other boats and managed a king and a koke, both around 16". Those were our only bites. I was alright with that as I wasn't wanting to deal with the 4-5' rollers and the side gusts that sent us 180 a couple of time just before the start of the derby. But we survived to fish another day. Congrats to the hearty souls who placed.
-DWT