In summary, this week, J.U. spent a total of 15 hours fishing and landed one salmon. Fishing the same time as J.U. were seven other fishermen for a total of 105 hours with no results.
Conclusion: Yeah, baby, the S.I.R.EN. does work!!!
THURSDAY, 9/28
Two fishermen, no fish!
WEDNESDAY, 9/27
Three fishermen, no fish!
TUESDAY, 9/26
Two fishermen, no fish!
MONDAY, 9/25
Three fishermen fishing for three hours. J.U. was the only one with the fish. Pink Wounded Squid struck first!
Last week, fishing between the dock and the old oak tree was dismal!!!
The Ultimate Fisherman, otherwise, known as JU, was out there fishing Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM... and didn't catch a thang! Not only that, during those dates and times, JU only witnessed two fish being caught; one was from his daughter at the old oak tree... and here's what she caught on Thursday...
The other fish was caught on Friday, by Lethal Fisherman. JU didn't take a picture of it, but it was a bright, wild jack that LF estimated it to be 8 pounds. On the same day, there were more than TWENTY brothers fishing between the dock and the old oak tree... and... that's why the name is appropriate for LETHAL FISHERMAN!!!
JU is only reporting what he witnessed with his own eyes; hearsay, without pictures, don't make it in this report :-)
The story thus far....
Lucky - Biggest fish at 15 lbs.
Lethal - Nailed three salmon.
JU - Two salmon on homemade lures.
RainbowTroutMan - Super fat Steelhead at the dock.
Charlie - Nice ~ 2 lbs. steelhead at the dock.
On the positive note, it was better than working :-)
This morning, I had the pleasure of taking my Brother Lethal Fisherman out to the dock for the first time. We were to meet there at 6:30 AM. Let's just say, before the hour was over, or rather at 6:35 AM, he landed his first salmon for the 2017 season! Hatchery Hen, 28-inch, 10-pound.
He is now known as Lethal Fisherman because there were around 12 fishermen on the dock by the time we left (9:30 AM), but he was the only one that landed a fish. However, there were several fish on - fish off.
Introducing: Lethal Fisherman!
Video:
THIS IS FRESH NEWS!!! Posted at 2:12 PM
I took off at 9:30 AM. But before I left, I showed Lethal Fisherman the old oak tree. Who else but Brother Lucky was there. So I left him in good hands. At 1:00 PM, he sent a picture of his second fish for the day! How about that! Limited out on your first day of salmon fishing! God is good!!!
Went salmon fishing this morning and took the usual route. Passed by the old oak tree and saw Lucky's truck. Proceeded to the dock. That was a mistake. I arrived at 6:45 AM and there were a bunch of fishermen there already. Don't these guys sleep :-) Anyway, fished there for half an hour with 11 other fishermen. It was all the combat fishing I could take for the day.
I left the dock and went back to the old oak tree. By the time I settled, it was 7:30 AM. Went to say hello to Lucky and as we greeted, he struck! BAM! Fish on! Just like that. I got to return the favor and netted his first salmon for the season, a nice, wild, 15-pound hen! God is good!
Winning Lure: Pink body, gold blade Flying C.
15-pound, wild hen.
Video of Lucky's first salmon of 2017:
I asked Lucky to text Roger, who was fishing at the dock. Then we were joined by Roger. Three of us fished on until around 9:00 AM. Then I felt a slight bump :-) BAM! Fish on!!! Landed my first fish on my new homemade lure that I named One-Eye TOAD.
One-Eye TOAD S.I.R.E.N.
You have to see the video to appreciate the first catch from One-Eye!!!
Lucky and I left at 9:30 AM. Roger got the whole place to himself.
I prayed that Lucky would catch a fish and he did. I also prayed that I would catch a fish and I did :-)
Dropped off my eldest at the Sac Airport this morning.
Then it was time to sneak away for a quick fishing trip under the old oak tree. Arrived at 8:30 AM; and Brother Lucky was already there. Cast for forty five minutes with my homemade lure (Psychedelic) before the first and only hookup of the day! I thought it was a darky, but it turned out to be a bullet!!! Handsome hatchery jack came in at 24-inch and 7.5 pounds. Left the old oak tree at 11 AM.
Thank you Brother Lucky for the assist with the netting. I truly appreciate it.
Is summer really over? For me, this may be the last day of summer. The children are starting school next week. As a last opportunity to fish with my three older girls before school starts, we put in two hours at the dock.
Thursday, 8/24
We were fishin' in the mornin' sun; we were fishin' on the dock of the Sac River. :-) Just my girls and I. We (well almost all of us) fished for two hours straight from 7 AM to 9 AM.
Number One smugly bragged that she cast for two hours straight without sitting down on the camping chair.
Number Two proudly confirmed that she too cast for two hours straight and was the FIRST one to sit on the camping chair. Somehow, it was more comfy to use the chair. She also somehow managed to whack herself on the forehead with her fishing pole and has a welt to prove it. It was an "ouchy."
Number Three can truthfully attest to almost fishing for two hours and if you press for more info, she may confess that she took numerous breaks--but only because she was tired.
JU - I am a happy camper.
The salmon going back to their spawning grounds were fortunate they did not cross our path.
One blessed JU :-)
Friday, 8/25
Today, I got an offer to fish with my dad and big bro in the Delta. The Captain just purchased another boat and this was the first time I got to go on it. I even got to drive it! This new boat rode very smooth as compared to the old boat. For around six hours, we were trolling for striped bass! There were a ton of weeds!!! We spent lots of time removing the weeds from our lures, which shortened the time that the lures were actually in the water :-). At the end of the day, we were blessed with one keeper.
Keeper!
Short video:
So, this week, I got to go fishing Monday though Friday. That's one busy schedule you won't hear me complaining about! I am one blessed JU!
Just when I thought I wouldn't be able to go camping before the end of summer, Brother Damon aka Freestyle Fisherman and I were able go on a three day camping trip!
Monday, 8/21
We got to our campsite, quickly set up, and started fishing right away! The fish were biting, so we couldn't stop until an hour after sunset :-) Thus, dinner began at 10:30 PM. But it was well worth the wait! Brother Freestyle is such a great cook! I have not had a camping dinner this good in all my years of camping!
Lots of stuff for to bring :-)
At Shot Rock Vista Point, saw a good design for a canoe.
I thought I saw a strange looking hummingbird. Do you see it?
A keeper at 7 PM.
Clam baked dinner! Yummy, yummy, yummy!
Tuesday, 8/22
What else is a brother to do when camping? Fished again at Dark Thirty! Caught more keepers by 7 AM. Went back to camp for breakfast, which consisted of coffee, oatmeal, and cinnamon rolls which were baked in a Dutch oven! Very delicious, but I think my float tube sunk into the lake a bit more after breakfast.
Nabbed these by 7 AM.
We went float tubing before the storm rolled in. I used the same setup that I use for steelies in the American River! It worked for trout too! Caught and released two, while Freestyle caught one on the Z and released it also.
Awesome setup. Make a note of it.
Freestyle went tubing for four hours!
JU on the water for 2.5 hours.
We decided to eat an early dinner since a storm was brewing. We cooked the trout that we caught. And since the frying pan was 10 inches, we had to cut off the heads and tails of the trout to make them all fit. What a great problem to have!!!
10-inch frying pan.
Then the rain came!!! It poured and poured. We ate and watched the rain until we couldn't take it any longer. The sun was going to set soon and darkness was approaching. We decided to brave the rain and fish just once more before it got dark. What a great blessing!!! While it rained, the bites were super duper hot!!! At one point, we got a triple take down. Since I have a two poles license, I had to run back and forth between my poles. Another time, I had to clamp one pole with my knees, while using my hands to land the fish on my other pole! Again, what a great problem to have!!!
When will the rain stop?
Thank God the rain didn't stop :-)
Today, Wednesday, 8/23
We fished again from 6 AM to 7 AM, with only one nibble. The fishing was slow, so I went back to camp to make coffee. Freestyle came to camp at around 7:30 AM and told me that after I left, a guy showed up in the same spot that I was fishing and landed a nice trout on the first cast! What! That can't be right! And... he used some strange setup. If you know me, you know that I would lose sleep wondering about what this strange setup could be! So I went to meet the man.
First, a woman dropped him off with an electric cart. Then she came back with his chair! He told her to pick him up after 3 hours of fishing :-) I am not going to write more and get Brother Freestyle and myself in the dog pound :-)
Super duper nice dude, a three time purple heart recipient for his services in the 'Nam. When I came by, he already had one on the stringer. As I was talking with him, he caught and released another five within five minutes!!!!! Thanks be to God, he took a liking to JU and started to share his knowledge and setup. For what it's worth and for Brother Freestyle's and my reference, here are pictures of his setup.
