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  1. CoachPotato

    Striper fishing New Hogan Lake (Central Ca foothills): I tried.

    I got the bug for Hogan stripers a bit early and headed out for some trolling. The morning was cool and cloudy, the afternoon was bright and breezy. The stripers had lockjaw. I trolled rolling anchovies at 20' and 30' for over five hours for absolutely zilch - not even a bump. I even trolled up...
  2. CoachPotato

    Two more Suisun Bay sturgeon! (April 29)

    The weather and the tides seemed in alignment to produce a good sturgeon hunt on Suisun Bay this week. So I headed to Brannan on Wednesday April 29th for a couple of nights at Brannan State Park aboard the motorhome. (Near Rio Vista, N. California on the California Delta) I tried fishing near...
  3. CoachPotato

    3# trout + more on Camanche Lake (Calif)

    My friend Willie and I headed to Camanche (Calif foothill lake near Stockton) for some trout trolling on Wednesday. It was hot! I loved the warm weather for a change. A nice breeze kicked up in the afternoon and made for a perfect day. We trolled mostly Big Hat Island to the dam, and in the...
  4. CoachPotato

    No sturgy this trip - but caught my best wildlife photo ever!

    I headed to Brannan Park near Rio Vista, Calif. on Wednesday, boat in tow behind the motorhome, to spend a couple of days chasing another sturgeon. I spent about 4? hours fishing near the ship channel off Decker Island on Wednesday afternoon. I used eel, as usual, and occupied much of the time...
  5. CoachPotato

    First sturgeon blood aboard my new North River!

    Finally! Wifey is doing well after foot surgery, so I loaded up the coach and the boat and headed to Brannan Park (near Rio Vista, CA on the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers) for three days and - at last! - the first trip to my Suisun honey hole since I sold the C-Dory. It was a wonderful trip...
  6. CoachPotato

    Just took delivery of my new North River

    Yesterday was a big day! I drove up to Sacramento (Ca) and picked up my new BayHawk. The fit and finish on the North River boats is absolutely stunning. I'm more than pleased with my new ride. Now to get the FF/GPS/Chartplotter, radios, ground tackle, etc aboard and get her out on the water. I...
  7. CoachPotato

    Two days=two more sturgeon! (NorCal fishing)

    I just can't believe my sturgeon fishing this year! It must be that the fishing gods are smiling. I hooked the boat to the motorhome Monday morning and again headed to Brannan Island for a couple of days of sturgeon fishing near the ship channel off Decker Island. I still used the same ol'...
  8. CoachPotato

    ...five sturgeon in three days: Priceless!

    I headed to Brannan Island State Park this week to spend three days of sturgeon fishing off Decker Island. I had an RV space with electricity for three nights, a berth at the docks for two nights plus boat launch. It was a real pleasure not to have to launch the boat every day. Daytime currents...
  9. CoachPotato

    Great day of Cal Delta striper trolling

    My buddy, John, had a great day of striper catching last week on Grantline, and having never fished there myself, I asked him to guide me aboard my boat for a day of striper fishing on Grantline. He agreed. We launched about 0730 and were trolling by 0800. I pulled a broken back Rebel all day...
  10. CoachPotato

    Videos of Hogan striper fishing posted

    I just bought a camcorder and have begun taping my fishing trips - last week's Hogan trip is the first. And it shows, I reckon. But if you want a little entertainment, it's in four parts on You Tube. Click on part 1, the only one that I've done a little editing to make it a bit more entertaining...
  11. CoachPotato

    Stripers at New Hogan (N Cal) Sept 4

    I took my 11th trip in a row to Hogan ? and got to try out my new electric Cannon downriggers. They are sweet! My shoulders aren?t killing me this morning from all the cranking the Cannon manuals required. I bought the Mag 5s, the smaller electrics. After sorting out the Cannons, I began...
  12. CoachPotato

    New Hogan Lake 8-20: Seaplanes and Deputies

    After eight productive trips to Hogan I suppose it was time for a skunk, although the fish tried to do their part. The short story: I had three good strikes that stuck long enough for me to begin working the fish to the boat. Every single one came undone within seconds. That is very frustrating...
  13. CoachPotato

    8-13 New Hogan (N.Cal) Lake Stripers!

    Just since last week the ramp with two docks was closed due to low water. The ramp with the single long dock and two lanes is still open but one of those lanes is pretty muddy. The good news is the kids are going back to school now and there should be fewer lake lice to deal with. I was on the...
  14. CoachPotato

    Stripers Boiling on Hogan! June 19

    I launched around 0730 and began rolling anchovies at 20' and 30' from the ramps toward Deer Flat. I could see boiling along the first cove for some time before I got there. When I reached that first cove along Deer Flat, I began tossing a RattleTrap near weeds that had stripers boiling, chasing...
  15. CoachPotato

    NorCal: Stripers on New Hogan June 6

    Hogan was very nice on Thursday of this week - sometimes breezy but also calm at times. I lost my first strike due to using a KrippleAnchovie rig I tied about three years ago, that first hit was incredible! After a short fight the leader broke. Rats. But a while later I had another hit, and...
  16. CoachPotato

    Norcal Fishing: Lake Camanche Trout

    My fishing buddy, John, joined me for some Camanche Lake trout trolling. The weather was perfect, the lake very uncrowded and nary a single lake lice to be seen - just a few other fishing boats. We trolled down to about 30' but most action was from 20' on up to the surface. We saw fish jumping...
  17. CoachPotato

    New Hogan Lake near Stockton, Ca

    New Hogan Lake stripers are pretty much a waste of time this time of year, and I proved it once again yesterday. I pulled a couple of twisting anchovies up the narrows, clear to the No Wake zone. I worked the area inside the first island pretty well, too. Then I reeled in and cruised to the...
  18. CoachPotato

    Camanche Lake Ca 2-27

    My friend John joined me on a perfect day to visit Camanche. We launched around 8:30 but lost the first hour towing a disabled boat and occupants back to the dock, which wasn't far. We trolled up the narrows, a first for me, and on up well past the bridge. We caught the first fish, about 15"...
  19. CoachPotato

    Suspicions Confirmed!

    The continuing decline in fishing and hunting license sales, the eternal spiral of endless regulation on sportsmen and boaters, the willingness of those who never actually dirty their hands in the outdoors to limit our pleasures - it's all explained here...
  20. CoachPotato

    Towing with a Chevy HHR

    I'm a retired ol' coot who was finding my beloved 22' C-Dory a bit much to handle at the ramps and more maintenance than I wanted to deal with. Having sold the 22' C-Dory Angler (and still trying to sell the big 'ol Chevy pickup), life got pretty boring. A few months ago I purchased a little...
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