Lake Berryessa 6-12 to 6-14-09

[HiTechKoke]

Another year and another Berryessa derby weekend. This year was a lot tougher bite for us as our good fortune of big fat fish ran out of luck and the captain was scrambling desparately to unlock a bite for the kids. The run of throwing out pink lures was not producing like it has done all season, especially like the week before so its a good thing I have plenty of tackle to rotate. Hey - it is called fishing after all!

I got up to the lake on Friday to test some new waters but nothing was really peaking my interest on the fish finder or at the end of the lines. The kids joined me Sat morning and we headed to our various nooks and crannies between Goat and Skier's but we only managed a few smaller fish and then Jenna scored two decent fish in the 15 and 16 inch class which managed to get Jenna in 3rd place in the youth division so she was a happy camper! On Sunday we went back out and my better half joined us for a slow morning that gave us only 3 fish in the boat but two of them were nice fat 16 inchers at least.

The fish we did get bit on the UV Spinner Hoochie, Pink Spinner and Assassin in Chartreuse and Pink and also some Apexes all behind a variety of dodgers and sling blades all at 38 to 61 feet. On with the pics...

How about a sunrise....

There was a lot of this action going on Derby day....

Finally something to smile about...

The derby fish..

 

[Full_Monte]

Thanks, Kevin! Sorry you didn't score the big ones like the week before.
It sounds like the derby was fun, though. I read on another forum that blue was working. Did you try blue?

 

[camotracker]

nice job out there. look like berry is slowing down a bit. i looking forward to a trip soon.

LEO"CAMOTRACKER"

 

[Steve079]

This unusual weather we've been having, has made for some spectacular morning shots, and yours are among them. Those are "screensaver" material!
So much for the cool weather, it's going to start getting hot, and really feel like summer, but it was nice while it lasted.
Great shots of the girls, with their fish, and looking forward to more of the underwater camera video!
Carry On!

Steve079

 

[dunnigan jim]

Kevin nice pics . nice talking to you on fri in Winters. I also had a tuff day sat with only a couple 14".. My buddy caught 2 nice 18" and took 2nd place . We left sunday to go to the Auburn CHP Derby at Stampede. Fishing was great there all 3 days . I took 2nd place in the koke div.

 

[HiTechKoke]

Kevin nice pics . nice talking to you on fri in Winters. I also had a tuff day sat with only a couple 14".. My buddy caught 2 nice 18" and took 2nd place . We left sunday to go to the Auburn CHP Derby at Stampede. Fishing was great there all 3 days . I took 2nd place in the koke div.

Good talking to you as well Jim. I can't believe the clerk hauled out the ice to my boat. Now that is great service.

Thanks, Kevin! Sorry you didn't score the big ones like the week before.
It sounds like the derby was fun, though. I read on another forum that blue was working. Did you try blue?

Come to think about it I may not have tried blue but I counted after the derby and I went through 20 dodgers and about 30 lures and the bucket was such a mess I paid the kids to clean it up and took me up on th offer!

This unusual weather we've been having, has made for some spectacular morning shots, and yours are among them. Those are "screensaver" material!
So much for the cool weather, it's going to start getting hot, and really feel like summer, but it was nice while it lasted.
Great shots of the girls, with their fish, and looking forward to more of the underwater camera video!
Carry On!

Steve079

Yah... lots of good sunrises this year. My older daughter has been capturing those pics. Here's another unusual daytime upper cloud rainbow from Sunday.... I swear I see Kokanee pattern in those clouds.... I've got a lot of video to edit and am falling behind.

Kevin

 

[MJCook6]

Nice weekend with the girls...
Good job Kevin..