Castaic Lagoon 2/7

Fire Ball · Post by **Fire Ball** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:08 am

There was a chance of rain in the morning and a lot of fog, so Robo Bass and I decided not to go to the Lagoon until about 9:15. Gerody Bass and deadroots were supposed to go too, but deadroots ended up not going and Geordy came later. It looked like it was going to be a really nice day in the morning and it was getting pretty warm. One guy came down from the Upper Lake and said there were white caps already and that it was only a matter of time before the wind reached the Lagoon. As we made our way across the lake to our first spot, I start to hear a lot of noise from the water and thought it was just a boat, but it was whitecaps and waves approaching us. It was pretty crazy having half the lake pretty calm and then the other half raging from the wind. We made it to our first spot and the wind died down some, but not too much. We keep getting blown off the spots that we metered bait, but Robo Bass eventually hooks into a small crappie. The crappie was only 8 inches and it was the smallest crappie he has every caught! A little while later, I got a classic crappie nibble on my lure, but miss it. After that, Geordy arrives and makes his way across to where we were. A little after that, we decided to go into Paradise Cove to avoid some of the wind. Geordy finally made it across against the high winds at that point. We try to find the fish in Paradise Cove, but end up with nothing. I ended up snagging one of my finesse jigs in Paradise Cove that I just bought, so I was pretty mad about that. We weren't finding anything, so I decided to move up to where Robo Bass caught his crappie, because that spot usually has some fish. I almost get to the spot and the wind start howling. It was pretty unsafe and waves started crashing on my reels, lol. At that point I decided to just go to shore and stay there. It was just getting too windy. It was a very disappointing day and we were only able to fish for a couple hours because of the wind and I only got to hit 2 spots out of the many that I have.

Robo Bass's TINY crappie! At least he didn't get skunked! ROFL

Birds vs Whitecaps

More whitecaps...

A wave approaches my tube

It was hard to get good shots of the waves and whitecaps, but I got some to demonstate what it was like. The pictures were taken when it wasn't that windy compared to different parts of the day. I also got some nice shots that I would classify as "artistic photography," but I am not going to upload those.

George Cawthorn · Post by **George Cawthorn** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:15 am

Thanks for the report Fire Ball. I would have to say that windy conditions at the Lagoon are public enemy number one.

I have been there when it was so rough I had waves crashing up to my knees and I was standing three or four feet from the shoreline.

There are a few pictures I have of the Lagoon where it looks more like Santa Monica Bay than the Lagoon.

Your persistence is what will pay off in the long run. Nice pics.

ukey28 · Post by **ukey28** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:56 am

Cool stuff FireBall, A little victory at sea action! If you don't know what that meant ask Geo he remembers it!!LOL
Hey Geo,
when its crashing on the beach are you finding fish righht up on the banki? Lookin for crayfish kicked out by the surf? In Florida, when we got some really windy weather in the summer, we would run right over to the windy shore, there would be all kinds of action. We attributed it to the roiled up water getting a shot of oxygen into it, more than the flat calm really hot conditions normally provided.

Hey Fire Ball whats up with your buddies, they going to get into the contest or are they afraid that you'll kick their butts!!

George Cawthorn · Post by **George Cawthorn** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:38 pm

Where I was at there was no beach. Just rocks.

I have seen some monster crawdads around the shore. Mostly combinations of red and black.

Yes.. Victory at Sea, that was a great show. Ahhh the god ole days. I also remember The Modern Farmer, the test screen in the morning before the stations came on, the flag and the national anthem plus the fly by of jets when the stations signed off at 1:00 AM. LOL

ukey28 · Post by **ukey28** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:18 pm

Holy Shixt, how did you remember the name of the Modern Farmer! LOL
I used to watch that combine every Saturday Morning!!

My kids were playing a tune from their piano lessons the other day and I could swear it was the theme from the Late Night movie.
Very Cool Geo!

heylucky · Post by **heylucky** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:22 am

Just to let you guys know.... The Bass started coming up around the Rip Rap today... if this weather holds out I would say that prespawn is gonna start by the next full moon! I am working Feverishly to have my boat ready for the Spring!!

Fire Ball · Post by **Fire Ball** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:04 pm

Originally Posted By: BassaholicJust to let you guys know.... The Bass started coming up around the Rip Rap today... if this weather holds out I would say that prespawn is gonna start by the next full moon! I am working Feverishly to have my boat ready for the Spring!!
I have heard that too! I can't wait! I am probably going this weekend, but this weather might ruin it!! How deep were you seeing them? Think those bass will be craving trout since they haven't gotten a plant in a while? I am thinking about bringing swimbait gear.

swimbait101 · Post by **swimbait101** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:08 pm

i guess you came back to socal huh Bassaholic

heylucky · Post by **heylucky** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:33 am

Ya Swimbait... I'm back... but DAMMIT I cant catch a fish out here to save my life!! I havent had to finesse fish in 3 months...

swimbait101 · Post by **swimbait101** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:16 pm

what happened to that boat you were talking to me about?