Fishing
Cold Weather Leads to a Great Day, Part 1
I was just trying to find a pond with some fish. After trying two other ponds without a single bite, I was getting cold (temps were below freezing with wind chill) and frustrated. Mariposa Pond turned everything around. The Powerbait Eggs were the big winner here, but I also caught one on a Honeyworm off a float. The most interesting development of this outing was the difference between two Powerbait Egg colors. I caught bigger fish when using the yellow and white egg combination; however, I caught smaller fish when I switched to yellow and pink eggs.
Wind, Rain, & Rainbow Trout - Part 1
I've tried this pond unsuccessfully, but that was no reason not to try again. I broke out several bait and lure options this trip but found success on my favorite. The weather was not very cooperative, but I endured since I was catching fish. The worst was when the wind and rain were both battering me. I rigged up my umbrella on my back, using my action camera chest mount to hold it. It was not ideal, but it worked well enough during the worst of the weather.
Tenkara for Lots of Baby Bass, the Beginning
Started out at Kleiner Pond fishing for sunfish, but after almost 2 hours of fishing, a single bluegill was not cutting it. I went back to my regular stocked pond and played around with my Dragontail Kaida Tenkara rod. Started out a bit slow as I worked to find what was most effective to draw the bite. Soon, I was bringing them left and right.
Time, Temperature, and Determination (Part 1)
My patience was being testing on this outing. What had been working the last several times was no longer getting the job done. I switch up my rig finally, and, with the warmer temps and not giving up, the bite really picks up.
Finding the Fish (Part 1)
The previous honey hole was no longer producing. The fish had moved on to other places in the pond, so I set out to find them. This is a fan process, where I cast on the edge of one side and work my way across to the other side before moving on to another section. If you can see surfacing then you can avoid this process and just move to that area, but when the fish aren't surfacing this is a great way to find them.