GBF Delta Explosion - when Bass
meets Frog
by Robin Egan
Click
here
to see 2007 Delta Fishout Photos & Report
3/17/2008
UPDATE:
We've changed the launch site to Paradise Point Marina. Launch fee
is $12.00 Monday - Friday. Here's a link for more info:
Mark your calendars
for Monday, March 31st for the next GBF Delta adventure! March is a
prime large mouth bass top-water month and is one of the best times of
the year to catch the largest LMB of your life due to the pre-spawn
condition of these fish. They’ll be hungry and eating a lot to fatten
up for the spawn, since they do not eat much during that time.
This is personally
my absolute favorite kind of fly-fishing. I love the challenge
of casting my frog into just the right spot, whether it be hopping it
off the rocky bank into the water, sliding it just under that
low-hanging tree, or maneuvering it right around the back of those
reeds. Then, there’s the suspense of sneaking him out (I can hear it
now, bloop, bloop, bloop), and the ever-mounting anticipation of that
explosion! The thrill of setting my hook in the fish that I know just
HAS to be there, and watching that fish dance across the water to the
boat is just awesome! My heart is thumping a mile a minute just
thinking about it!
This is also a good
time of year to be out on the Delta and see just what kind of wildlife
is out there. Bring a good pair of binoculars! It is not uncommon to
see turtles sunning themselves, families of raccoons foraging for food
along the banks of the sloughs, or wild mink playing along the rocky
banks of the
rivers. There are also otters, and many species of birds
to be seen. They will be doing their best to distract you, so that bass
can just explode on your fly because you didn’t have time to set the
hook (LOL).
Now, here’s the
catch… we need people with boats to volunteer to host those
without boats or other flotation devices (prams, pontoons and kayaks may
still be effective). We’ll be making two lists, those with and those
without boats. We’ll also need to know if there will be room, and how
much, on those boats for those without. Those with boats may have
plenty of gear for you to use/borrow. Check with your “captain”.
Line is important: I’ll be using the new Sage Small Mouth Bass line
on an RPLXi 7 wt. I’ll most likely be fishing top-water exclusively,
but there are many other ways to secure that grab. We usually have a
rod set-up for the occasional squeezer boil.
So, tune those
boats up, get your under-hand casting fine-tuned, and get yourselves
signed up! Make sure we have accurate and complete contact information
for you because there will be further logistics information to be passed
around. Launch location will be Herman & Helen’s Marina at sun-up. H&H
is located at
15135
W. Eight Mile Road, Stockton, CA 95219.
Please send inquiries to Robin Egan at
Tggr514@yahoo.com, (916) 396-0030 or Paul Egan
at
paulegan81@yahoo.com, (916) 640-5126, with
“Delta Fishout” in the subject line.
