clayman
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Location: Lake Almanor, CA
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My afternoon class was cancelled today, and since the weather decided to make a huge turnaround compared to the last few weeks, I chose to hit the beach and hunt for some redtails.
The tides were very big today (which I wanted) and the waves were nice, only in the 4-6 foot range. However, water clarity left much to be desired. While it wasn't chocolate, it wasn't clear by any means. I had frozen ghost shrimp and Berkley Gulp! sandworms, and fished both for about the same amount of time. The ghost shrimp got bit a lot more often than the sandworms, which I attributed to the high amount of scent the shrimp was putting out compared to the sand worms. With the sucky water clarity, I believe the scent factor was the main reason I had more bites on the shrimp. Unfortunately, I also found that frozen ghost shrimp doesn't stay on the hook very well, which made it a pain to cast any meaningful distance. While I had quite a few bites, I was only able to stick 4 redtails: 3 in the 9-10 inch range, and 1 bigger guy (pictured). Three of the fish came on ghost shrimp, and I was able to scratch up one fish on the sandworm. Overall it was a very nice day, a little chilly but the wind stayed down, with the sun poking out every now and then. Didn't see anyone else fishing, just a few surfers and people walking their dogs.
Weather's supposed to kick back up by the weekend, so I might head back out tomorrow morning for another session. If I go, I'm going to bring some market shrimp with me instead of ghosties.
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:47 pm
