Yuma bound....

[gilmafam]

Well gang..... heading out today go down to the lower end of the state and visit wih Gary "Tofish". :wink:

Squaw Lake on the Colorado River Should nice with weather in the mid 80's and 60's at night.....Got some fresh Mack, and some crawlers for getting some gills for bait..... Gary sould bring some chicken livers to round out the bait selection, as I've got some "stink" other package bait to try.....Haven"t been down that way since June of last year when I got my last good flathead...

Here is a pick of my brother Al holding a "look alike" flat that we caught at Gary's secret spot...... Did the CPR with this fish...."Look alike" means it is like me....."short and fat":cool2:

Bayrunner Ray

[jagdoctor1]

Have fun man. I hope they wake up for you. I wish this wind would stop swapping around North to south and back.

[jason berry]

Good luck I used to fish down in that area, pretty good fishin.

[bluehunter]

Have fun man. I hope they wake up for you. I wish this wind would stop swapping around North to south and back.

I went thru Blythe yesterday while im traveling on the 10. The wind was blowing from there to Dallas Texas. By the time i reached mississippi the wind died down. But it is raining to where i am at right now in Alabama. Im on my way to Georgia spring break rd trip. Good luck fishing. Gary i will be that way soon to wet a line. Man i love the internet on my celly. Lol

[shania]

Good Luck down Yuma way Buddy - you and Gary just get those flatheads ready for me in June, because I mean business when I get down there this time around.
(CPR yes, but other then that, I'm showing no mercy) :0a23:
:angry:
lol :happy:

[tofish]

gotta take truck in tomorrow morning to have wheel bearings replaced. if get back in time, will go see ray then. rest of week will be rough as have chamber every afternoon, and have to run the food through blender or eat soup. (i will not eat mush or oatmeal either!!!!! yuck. :0a30:)
but we will get together and fish some.
gary

[tofish]

scott, you're allowed to say that. we need the luck!! gonna catch the wild ones, i'm sure this week.
gary

[Flatheadhunter33]

I hope you guys get into em out there. I put in at squaw last weekend just to mess around with the wife and kids. it was pretty nice out except for that wind that keeps bringing in the little cold snaps. the water was up pretty good down towards the dam too, Good luck out there!

[tofish]

just talked to Ray on phone. he's taking his time coming down. spent night around salton sea. woke up and had to change flat on inside dually. if truck gets done in time, will go down awhile this afternoon and visit with him at squaw. go over my schedule and figure out what nights i'll stay down there.
damian, found some (new to me water) off the river i think you'd like. if your nice now, LOL and don't wait to long to reply, might tell you where. think it's gonna be a good night spot for flats.
gary

[CatMan(Cali)]

Good luck guys. Look forward to hearing about the trip. Hopefully Ray, you'll have a couple flattie stories to tell us about when/if you come up to the gathering here in Mendota.:wink: TIGHT LINEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sean!

[tofish]

ment with ray yesterday afternoon at squaw lake down here on colorado river. just sat around and caught up on the visiting and such for a few hrs. then went out and fished. ray had a few bites, but that was all. we didn't seriously fish, but just enjoyed and i showed him some new water.
spent the night, got up this morning and made breakfast. was a different one for him. did up tatoe tots, then did scrabbled eggs and mixed in some bbq'd spareribs that i'd put through blender. (as i've mentioned, just had teeth all pulled last thursday, so can't eat solids good.) he just looked, but then gobbled everything down.
came back home as was supposed to start dive chamber therapy again today, and darn tech screwed up and double booked. start tomorrow. will go back down and spend thur and fri nights with ray again. have to come in for therapy in afternoons, but can do that. just have to figure meals for me. :tounge_out:.
weather is nice down here. gentle breeze so far. cool at night, and maybe 90 during day today.
can't wait until the blythe gathering.
gary

[daystarchis]

Hey Gary....That smothie sound interesting:wink: Thanks for the report brother. Tell Ray See him down here. Good luck on them sessions. You in pain any? Hope you guys catch a big one out there:wink:

[tofish]

Robb, no pain. vicadin and beer and boat is all it takes. no boat, no beer. see delima? gotta fish for my health. LOL
gary

[amk29]

thanks, good luck

[gilmafam]

Hey gang... fishing was rather weather bound...LOL.... saw this post by a new member who posted on flathead site....check out the canal fish..

http://www.catfish1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108219

I will get a report out later....

bayrunner Ray

[jagdoctor1]

Well hope you had fun. That storm front moved out yesterday and I figured last night would be the night but... just one small flat and a turtle. Didnt' do any moving around stayed in the same drainage ditch spot. Oh and I caught a dock. It wasn't there when I went to sleep but it was there when I woke up lol.

[thunderchicken]

Glad I got a chance to meet up with ya Ray. Let us know when your comin down this way again. Hopefully the weather and fish will be more cooperative next time. Tight lines.

:cool2:

[tofish]

took my boat out today with new depth finder. (i refuse to call it fish finder cause never catch fish when i see them) was happy with it. so many new gadgets controls to learn. but in time.
gary

[smitty1963]

Good luck Sir

[smitty1963]

Well hope you had fun. That storm front moved out yesterday and I figured last night would be the night but... just one small flat and a turtle. Didnt' do any moving around stayed in the same drainage ditch spot. Oh and I caught a dock. It wasn't there when I went to sleep but it was there when I woke up lol.

Nice turtle:smile2:

[gilmafam]

Well gang... I think that I have found out the connection to my "catching problem"......ya see, my "power pro" braid sings a lot when I use it in the river..... I mean it has quite a humm to it as the river is running past the boat..... I try keep things quiet in the boat.. like just open beer cans and un-zip patato chip real quiet like..... but I'm sure that the line is the problem..... I mean even a anchol line attached to the boat can develop a hum in my aluminum boat....

So I had to get some new line to try out next time down to the river...

more to follow....

Bayrunner Ray

[jagdoctor1]

Well gilmafam let me tell you, I've heard that hum before. I think I've heard that hum from mono alot more than I've heard it from braid. I dont' think it's your problem but I encourage you to do the experiment and let us know. I havn't been doing very good at all on this week that I have free. I've fished almost every night and only have 1 turtle and 1 flat. I felt that maybe my talapia bait was the problem so I decided to only use gills and goldfish..... well geuss what!?! Another low front came in so catching gills became near impossible and b&b was out of goldfish! It was too late to drive to palo verde to get some. After searching all day I caught one decent gill and one 2 incher.
*sigh*

[gilmafam]

Well gilmafam let me tell you, I've heard that hum before. I think I've heard that hum from mono alot more than I've heard it from braid. I dont' think it's your problem but I encourage you to do the experiment and let us know. I havn't been doing very good at all on this week that I have free. I've fished almost every night and only have 1 turtle and 1 flat. I felt that maybe my talapia bait was the problem so I decided to only use gills and goldfish..... well geuss what!?! Another low front came in so catching gills became near impossible and b&b was out of goldfish! It was too late to drive to palo verde to get some. After searching all day I caught one decent gill and one 2 incher.
*sigh*

Chris... good to hear from you...The problem is the surface tension of the braid line catching the current of the water as it is rushing by... mono is almost noise free..... but the water was really moving down at the lower end of the Colorado river... .lots of movement .. could really see the water clouded up in certain spots... Gary (a local) said he noticed the same...

Not sure if you have a boat as of yet, but the water just below the wier north of Blythe is the swiftest of flowing water on the lower Colorado.

Here are a couple of pics of the wind clouds high in the sky the day before ....the thursday night thunderstrorm that tore off my bimini top from my boat... I was fishing a blue gill hole and the bank of dark clouds started to get thicker, and get into a thick line, and then a "rumble" of thunder for almost 20 seconds as more of the storm thickened and started to drop sheets of water.... should have seen all the "bass boys" heading it back to the launch ramps ... it was really dark in the last afternoon...., and no windshield wipers .(like me)....LOL

also... a shot of the thursday night moon prior to the friday storm...

Bayrunner Ray

[Flatheadhunter33]

Well guys...that wind yesterday and today is bringing in a slight chill...We're supposed to be back up to 85 on Friday and 90 on Saturday. My wife has an "out with the girls" thing on Friday night so gues where me and the kids will be heading:smile2:....wind is supposed to be down to hopefully nothing.

[gilmafam]

yea... the wind blowed real hard last night....(here at the beach)... even right now it is kicken arce.....

So here are some of the scenic pics that I thought that you guys might like to see....:roll_eyes:
The first one is the hot tubs just off the innerstate "fishing hole" got the canal in the second pic, which shows the shade of the innerstate .... (which I have not used) but it show the nice spot to break up the time while driving the LONG way to Yuma....:ooooh:

The last pic is the 4th ave bridge going south from Yuma and all the access that is there waiting to be used..... (got to have the Indian permit for that) .....:wink:

Never wanted to try it..... better places 20 miles up the river...:cool2:.

Bayrunner Ray

[daystarchis]

Winds dieing down here, Finally. Thanks for the picks:wink: Looks like some interesting spots:wink:

[tofish]

never caught any there myself, but seen a couple nice one caught under that bridge by warm springs. nice spot to fish during heat of day.
gary

[jagdoctor1]

The beginning of the week I was out there and braving the wind. Past few days though I was mostly in the bathroom. The flu held me down real bad. Today is my first day with no headache. Considering getting out and doing some fishing but I'm worried about the curse. It seems everytime I go out fishing another low front comes through,the wind picks up, the temps drop. THat didn't stop me so I was hit with the flu.... Which one of you guys hit me with the voodoo?

[gilmafam]

Well gang here is a couple more pics on the way down to "Squaw lake" on the Colorado river..... got to have an Inidan permit to hit em... but the main canal was a nice fishing adventure 20 years ago with an ole buddy of mine that has departed to the "happy fishing grounds"..... Still some good looking water to hit at night or during the day time...Of course "Tofish" probably has better "local spots" .... but I took these pics as I was traveling to squaw.

Ps...one is the All American canal.... call it the cross over from south to north.... with its new cement lining.... Yuck... liked the ole natural look.


Bayrunner Ray

[tofish]

gotta do some checking, but was told those first two are not on the reservation. have to cross under tracks and go until hit 35 mph zone was my understanding. gonna check on it though.
i agree the AA was much better looking before.
gary

[gilmafam]

Would appreceiate that Gary.... such an easy access... been a few years trying there.... good spots and parking for my RV is easy in and out....I'd like to try my new "shore cart" out there....

Bayrunner Ray

[thunderchicken]

That spot is in ca though, right?

:cool2: