FishWisher wrote:
In spite of all the fires in NorCal (I understand half of Humbolt
County is higher then a kite due to the burning #1 cash crop of the
county), I wanted to try more striper fishing.

I left the house very early, 0500, and was on the water and trolling
by 0620. The water was warm at 75°, the lake was choppy under a
breeze. The sky was smoky from all the fires and I thought it was
going to be a lousy day.

At 0920 a 2¾ Lbr. took my rolled anchovy at 20 feet, and I was able to
reel him in. Some time later I had a larger fish on, but lost him just
as he was about to give it up. Rats. He also took the 20 foot deep
'chovy.

Both hook-ups were near the first island just inside the mouth of the
narrows. Several of us trollers were working the area. One couple
claimed five fish. I saw them lose one, and that was the only lifted
net I saw all day. Another couple of trollers each claimed one.

The wind died and it was nice and calm by 10:00.

I was off the water a bit before noon. By starting early I planned to
get off the lake early so I could avoid the lice - that plan worked
well.

Photo - such as it is - at my website: www.FishWisher.com


When you say, "rolled anchovy," are you referring to a technique, a
piece of bait cut from a whole anchovy, or a rolled anchovy out of a can
from the supermarket?

I've been buying salted herring at the local market for bait. The fish
are whole but gutted, and about 7" long. They work very well as bait,
either whole or as cut bait.