4-17-22
Hello Fishing Family!
I hope all is well, as I am doing well at the moment. Fishing has been fun the past three weeks. Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted, but I spent time fishing at atleast four different lakes: Hesperia Lake, Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Fin and Feather in Palmdale, and Silverwood Lake.
Fin and Feather (Palmdale Lake)
Fin and Feather Lake in Palmdale is a membership lake which means anglers need a membership to fish there. Members can invite, which is how I was able to go for the day. Luckily, my friends are members and I am very thankful for them. Fishing on a new lake for the first time is always a challenge to me, but I was up for it.
I couldn’t figure out what the Trout wanted, until my friend let me try a Hook Up Bait jig. I put a bobber on my line right above the jig, and that’s when I got a strike. It was a tough day to start, but as I was about to call it quits and basically leaving the lake, I noticed many anglers catching. I used the Hook Up Bait jig again, and got in on some of the action. The Trout stock that was put into the lake during the early hours of the day began to take off. I called my friends to alert them to the action taking place, and we all had limits within the next hour. What a day!
Hesperia Lake
The Trout action at Hesperia Lake has died down with the warmer weather. I knew that if I stuck with my regular routine, I would probably get one or two. After fishing for Trout a few hours and not even having a bite, I realized I should definitely try a minnow on a jig head.
I landed my first two pound Trout of the day on that jig. Fishing with a drop shot rig also brought in a nice sized Trout (2 lbs.) My day ended with Two Trout, both given away to anglers near me. There weren’t too many Trout landed on that day across the whole lake, so my Trout fishing days there are pretty much done for the rest of this year.
If you haven’t heard, Hesperia Lake has Wipers (Hybrid Striped Bass), and Tilapia. Now, this does give me a reason to go back and try to catch those species of fish.
Mojave Narrows Regional Park (Pelican Lake)
Getting skunked most of the day is what happened to me on this day. I tried everything I could think of and still no strikes. Then as I was packing up, I tied on a gold spinner which I use mostly when I’m fishing a river or stream. All of a sudden, I landed five very small finicky Trout. They truly would not let go of that spinner! All of the fish were quickly released to be caught again someday.
Silverwood Lake (Cleghorn & Marina)
Fishing here has been so much fun. Being that I fish Silverwood Lake mainly at night, it’s been quite a pleasant experience to catch my first Largemouth Bass of the year. Hiking down into the Cleghorn area, I was able to land a three pound Bass on a jerkbait lure. Speaking of jerkbait lures, since I caught my first Largemouth Bass of the year, I decided to keep on using it. I landed a Striper (2 lbs.), and a Trout (3 lbs.) on it as well, both on separate trips fishing at the lake. Now the Trout I landed is the biggest I’ve caught at Silverwood Lake in over fifteen years (A Trout I landed long ago weighed nearly seven pounds in Miller Canyon).
The bite has definitely warmed up, especially by landing my first Largemouth Bass, a solid Trout, and a Striper over a series of fishing trips. My next fishing trip started off the same as the others, but ended with a bang! I pulled in a five pound Largemouth Bass right at the end of my fishing session. Filled with excitement, and knowing the bite is hot had me wanting to hike down to the lake and fish a few days later. The Largemouth Bass bite was pretty good again, as I landed two more Largemouth Bass. This time my scale reflected Bass at four pounds and three pounds. My latest trip yielded a four pound Largemouth Bass as well. All the fish I caught at Silverwood Lake were safely released. I caught a total of 19 fish over the past three weeks: five Largemouth Bass, one Striper, and thirteen Trout.
I hope you get on the some good fish! If you ever need any tips just let me know. Fish on Fishing Family!!!