The Big One of the Summer!

First, we are blessed with a visitor from Minnesota.  I have been instructed that her fishing name is FarmFresh Fisherwoman!  So welcome to California :-)

On Wednesday (8/2), we showed her around the South Lake Tahoe area.  We "hiked" to Glen Alpine Falls; actually, we "biked;" honestly, we drove :-)

Ms. Mystic and FarmFresh

Can you spy them?

Today, we got to take her on our Family Fishing Day: destination, Ice House Reservoir (IHR).  I have never caught any big trout out of IHR.  Today is the exception.

By the way, parking used to be free, but now it is $8.00 per vehicle per day.

We parked by the dam and fished in front of the picnic tables.  We fished there for an hour with no action.  So WizTech and I decided to hike the entire dam while fishing with lures.  We did not get a nibble.  But we did notice schools of bait fish swimming around.  We decided to move our rigs to the dam.  Here's the secret: use 3-foot leader, sliding sinker and Berkley PowerBait 3" Floating Mice Tails (Pink tail & white head).

The incredible thing is that these "hawgs" were caught between 11 AM and 1 PM.

Here's the video of da big one!

Oh, yes, we had fun escaping the heat, enjoying nature, and swimming too :-)

May God bless your day!

JU signing out.