Timber & Wind Ruled The Day On China

Oct 22 2024

Scott Wheeler

Fingerling

Member Since :
2020
Number of Posts :
94

Reservation Number : 40752
Property Name : China Lake
Reservation Date : 10/21/2024 All Day -
Total Fish/Sizes : Total 81 1LB To 4.5 Lb
Lures Used : Between the 3 of us I'm sure we threw it all

PFW Members  John Freeman, Steve Scanlon & Scott Wheeler
invaded the beaches of China Lake before sunrise

Temps AM 51  PM 83
Lake Level Approx 4 Ft low
Lake Temps  61 To 66
Water clear to 4 ft 
Wind AM 5 PM 20+
Clear Blue Bird Sky’s

If you like timber this lake will do it for you, Its everywhere and much of it you can’t see.
I spent a good part of the morning getting my trolling motor and my baits unstuck from the woods that lay below.
We didn’t get the size today but we got the numbers, John had the biggest at 4.5 lbs
I believe he had a couple in the 4lb range. Steve Got A few of 3lb fish and I was busy catching the culls.
As the wind continued to pick up after break the fish got bigger and a little more plentiful, I found a flat before the timber 4ft deep that slopped to 8 ft 
I picked up  7   2 & 3 lbs’s it was getting better.
Though we didn’t get the hawgs today we made up for it in numbers.
Always A good Time Fishing With My 2 Friends When We Can Arrange It.
This was the Final Day Of A 2 Night Stay At The Lodge And Fishing Moonshine & China Lakes.
And Let’s Not Forget The Steak And Potato Dinner Steve Cooked Up For Us Sunday Night.
Another Great Experience At Cody Ranch

Tight Lines Ya”ll    ðŸŸ

Oct 22 2024

John Freeman

Keeper

Member Since :
2020
Number of Posts :
259

I was having a lot of fish peck it and pulling me down in the limbs. If I felt an Interested party I would pull the bait up and make them come get it. When I saw line moving sideways then set the hook. Less breaking off.