A new thread on info for the lower Colorado River

[riverbud55]

thought i would restart the tread on the river (Colorado) for info and fishen reports , as some of ya know i do most all my fishen on the colorado river near blythe Ca., the area around blythe is what I know best, but theres more then 150 miles of river so there alot of the river I have never been on and hope there's some folks that know other spots that they can add what they know and there reports.

its been a good year down the for the flathead, Bluehunter, others and myself have hit the river and done good on the flats he's got 4 flats in the 30lb range and i got a 48lb and 30+ and some smaller , with 5 trips up the river in the pontoon we got 10 fish that added up to 320lbs


found this on the web http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g2000/assess/chapter3.htm this has great info on the history of the lower colorado river a lot to read but worth the reading

[riverbud55]

ok now i have a place to repost my post that got thrown out with the old thread on the river, vini you said that it gets thrown after 30 days, not true,had post on a regular bases, my most recent post ended up with a date of it being posted 2003 lol, going to copy my post last week and repost

[riverbud55]

ya them little birds are a blast, vini i have herd that there's some good hunting up there, they were tons of birds on opening day and mostly white wings, if you never hunted dove, white wing are what you want, there kinda like getting a flathead the best eatting of the dove its more of a white meat and much better to eat, guess thats why i like the river good bird and good fish.

went back down there this last weekend (9/8 to 9/11)went out sunday nite for some hunting never got but one shot, and as far as fishing didnt go out, the water was so muddy after the big rain, i just didnt want to take a chance of putting the pontoon on a sand bar,i did go down to the beach sat nite but never got a bite after 3hrs

brian,bill or? if ya want to hookup the weekend after next let me know, i need to stay home this weekend (9/16)havnt been home in 5 weekends, going to be cooling down soon, was a little clilly this last weekend at 5am

[vini]

ok now i have a place to repost my post that got thrown out with the old thread on the river, vini you said that it gets thrown after 30 days, not true,had post on a regular bases, my most recent post ended up with a date of it being posted 2003 lol, going to copy my post last week and repost







Yeah I think they had some glitch's, no confirmation on that yet but there have been some strange things going on last week or so.

If you want to bump up a thread thats archived just find it in the archives and post to it that will put it back up here wherever it came from originally I just tried it and it works

[vini]

I haven't hunted in years and years but I loved shooting , especially good with a rifle not so good with a shotgun:roll_eyes:

[Vulture]

YO Bud! I'll be heading to my place this weekend. I should arrive around 11:00 AM Friday. Going to unload real quick then go make bait. Hope I find some gils, if not have to use the talaps. I might do an over nighter out by the guide wire. I have to leave mid-day Saturday. Need to hual the duck boat home for some repairs. I dont want to drive at night with that thing. Call me when you get this.
Hope I do good out there. Ill post pics if I do.

[tigger_tat_55]

hi there,

dale, if you happen to being going to the river in the next few weeks and want some company let me know. i am home now and am looking to fish.

[riverbud55]

hey tim glad to here from you,man was just thinking about you sitting out fishin and thinking you should be around soon, got back this last weekend fished with vulture(greg) did an all niter, got 1 small flat maybe 1 1/2lb did get some channels during the day sunday afternoon, ya man should be heading down there weekend after next, let me know and we can hook up, going to do some hunting soon, going to be a phesent hunt down there that the dfg is putting on and its free, wow somthing free from the gov. take care buddy

[tigger_tat_55]

hi dale,

are you going to be down there the weekend of the 11th? I maybe able to get down there for the night and part of the day.

[Billy Jo]

Hey Tim, welcome home. Are you going to be around for awhile? If so we will have to hook up with riverbud (Dale) and do soom fishing. What I need to do is get to the river and see if I can fined were the flatheads are. Dale and I need to take are boats and start looking for any deep holes from Mayflower camp grounds to the dam. As I can recall from all the trips I made up and down that area the deeps water I have seen is about 10 to12 foot. Them Flats got to be Holded up in that deeper water, now just to find them. Look foward to fishing with you again. Later Bill

Dale, Bill said Hey!!

[tigger_tat_55]

hi there billy jo!

yup Im back for a bit. should be safe for at least a year or so. this is my 2nd time in 4 years getting sent away. would like to get down and fish before the weather turns to cold. if you or dale are going to fish soon let me know ill head down that way. hope to see you guys soon.

[shania]

Hey fellows ("Tim", "Bill", "Dale", "Brian", "Vini", ect.),

I was just sittin' around, reading so therads & I just wanted to say hello.

How have you guys been?
:boss:

You guys take it easy,
Bert:cool2: & Shaina:0010:

:worship: :0a23:
Bert & Phil

[bluehunter]

Doing fine Bert. Hope all is well with you. I know our raiders is taking a whipping this year, but 2 wins in a roll is a plus. LOl. Take care bro.

[Guns & Cockpits]

Howdy guys,

I'm a new guy on the board here, this is my first post matter of fact. I got a place I go to outside of Blythe as well, just a half mile south of Twin Palms at Wind Rivers. Just started fishing for cats out there, and I'm looking to improve on the two twelve pounders I caught last time. I know they get bigger than that! Any tips'd be appreciated, bait, hooks, etc. I'm also looking to buy a new rod and reel combo, so any suggestions on that would be nice also. The river is the only place I'll be fishing for cats, so it's pretty place specific. Thanks guys,

G&C

[daystarchis]

Welcome to BOC Erick,
There are some brothers that fish in your area and have some great knowledge of the fishing spots. Hope you hook some monsters bro:wink:

[shania]

:0a25: to the B.O.C. family Erick!!!!!! :big_smile:

Take it easy,
Bert:cool2: & Shaina:0010:

:worship: :0a23:
Bert & Phil

[riverbud55]

hey bert all doing good here good to here from u dude ' yep to bad about the silver and black, lol

welcome to the boc erick, not sure of were your talkimg about for sure, i'm thinking its about 20 mile north of the dam, if your going for the flats try finding some slower moveing water around some structure trees , drop offs, and thing to slow down the curent for them to hide out behind, i know there some of the bigger one up there , iv heard of some 40lbers being cought up there , but iv only fished that part of the river once, let me know some time ur down there and we' ll hook up down there at lest twice a month,

hey tim them dates will work for me,wasn't sure until today about it, let me know and ill head out with u, dont know about fishen all nite cuz its starting to get cold down there early in the morn, bill what ua think about headen out? mayb fish up river untill late afternoon and then move down by the trailer and fish a few hours after dark and head in , got a spot near the the traler i fish thats not to hard to get back from after dark been getting some nice channels there and can never tell about them flats i have got some smaller ones there in the past, azflats has been getting the big ones on some carps head and thinking some mackerel heads may work if we cant get some carp, if not mayb a big channel will hit on it, cut bait may be working better this time of the year

ya all take care and good fishing

[Guns & Cockpits]

Hey thanks for the warm welcomes all. It's nice to meet some folks who love this stuff as much as I recently found out I do.

Anybody know much about fishing down around the Palos Verde dam? Seems like it would be a prime catfishin area, but I haven't gotten around to getting down there with a pole. If you guys are fishing it, what are you catching them with?

And Riverbud55, yea, almost exactly 20 miles north of the dam. Never tried fishing during the day, but the night bite is always fantastic during the summer time. My dad's been fishing off our dock for twenty some odd years now, and the norm is in the 10lb. range. But it's fast moving water, and I'm thinking the bigger cats like a more stagnant area, like right out in front of the Palos Verdes dam. Am I on the right track?

[Billy Jo]

Hello All. Bert how are you doing, You thank your black & silver not doing well, are red birds suck.
Dale I got so much stuff going on the this month I don't know when I will be fishing Again. Grandsons 12th B-Day this weekend of the 11th, my moms 90th B-Day the 17th,will be going to Long Beach for big party, the following week is turcky day. Maybe the first week in December, and I am with you about nigth fishing, to cold for this old man. But love the daytime fishing, weather just rigth not to hot and them channel cat will bite year round.
Tim, now that you home we will have to spend more time at the river with Dale. Also you need to get your boat going again.
We need to start working on time for a gathering at the river for 2007, sometime in May or June would be good time.
Later Bill

[tigger_tat_55]

welcome erik,

hi billy, dale, and the rest of the brothers.

the weekend of the 11th is good for me. i will leave here after work on fri. so I should get down there round 630 or so. going to meet a buddy of mine from az as well. am looking forward to some fishing. my plan is to fish thur the night and part of sat.

see you soon.

[riverbud55]

tim sounds like some shore fishen if your planing on fishing fri. nite, i would be getting there about the same time you will, but thats cool cuz a fire mite feel good, o ya talking about shore fishing i still got your blue chair safe and sound in under my bed at the trailer. bait shop hasnt had very good gold fish or very many the last few times iv been there, dont know if you have a spot in mind but there's a spot near the trailer or theres the spot u go to down by palo verda but i never was able to find it when i was looking for it, water has been running low as of late and more so on friday nite. if u guys want we can take the little boat out and head up river sat morn not sure i could get the pontoon going with out some time put in uncover it ,charge the batterys, gas it up and all the other bs its been sitting since the 1st of sept over in the storage lot, give me a call we'll figer it out 951-218-4363, dude when your ready to get the ur boat worked on bring her on down

[tigger_tat_55]

thanks dale,

Ill give you a call later in the week and figure out what we are going to do.

talk with you soon.

[bluehunter]

Good luck guys. Hope you do well out there.

[riverbud55]

well blue think we will need some good luck cuz them cats just dont want to bite, think i 3 or 4 bites all weekend and 1 of those was on a good size mack head, hows about that blue, made a fast run but droped it just about the time i picked up the rod, set that 7000 bg hummen, thinking it had to be a good size flat, but other then that just a few bites on some dip bait, and never hooked a fish:embarassed: o well thats fishing.

sure wished i had my shotgun with me last nite just a the sun was settin a big flite of honkers went right over my head maybe 100' at 12 oclock high

[bluehunter]

wow dale that could have well been a nice size flat. If anything attacks the mac head its more than likely something good when it had your reel screaming. Did you have a big hook on it? I am going to result to using 8/0 to 10/0 on my heads to keep things like that from happening. The last run I had at Irvine on a head the cat flattened the head and embedded the hook in the head so I had no hookset at all.

[riverbud55]

ya brian, had i think it was 10/0 true turn on it maybe an 8/0 hooked threw the eyes, dont know what the bait looked like cuz i snaged it bringing it back to the boat, fished a diffrent spot then normel, may give the spot anouther chance some time, could be a good spot, its across the river from the spot u and keith were talking about just up river from the pump on the bend, found a spot in 10' of water with some trees and the river was running 3' low, and the river running slow, only problem is all the snags lost 3 rigs in 1 1/2 hrs, did all my fishing up river during the day

[gilmafam]

Been fishing the "river bend" (auga quinn) (spelling) area starting in the late 50's prior to the channelization. As of lately, I have fished from Willlow beach all the way down to Lake Martinez. I have spent many nights sleeping in my old boat as I have gone some 70 miles on the river north of martinez. Many nights at Topoc Marsh. One morning, back a few years ago, I got spooked by the shot shells going over head. I have been to Mayflower landing many times, but nothing this year as of yet. I understand that their is a new entrance to the launch and camp ground. I do fish many other places looking for cats. The Delta, to the south about as far south as you care to go in a boat. Nacimiento, and Isabella, get their fair share of time, as well as casitas. Like to fish places where I can stay on the water with my boat. Nice to have "fallen into" this web site and see there are more cat men out here in the west. Everyplace is several hours from home here in The south bay of Los Angles, other than launching at Redondo or Marina Del Rey which are Salt water.

Bayruner ray

[bluehunter]

Nice to have you here. Welcome to he BOC. Lots of catfishing enthusiasts like yourself are here.

[riverbud55]

welcome to the boc ray, glad to have another river catfisherman, ya i herd the same thing about the mayflower , guess youll enter off of 4th ave, have you ever done any flathead fishing on that part of the river?

[Pontoon]

Ray, I'm a new member myself welcome to the BOC. This is definitely the place for catfishing information. Great people too.

[gilmafam]

lets see now, as you leave the ramp area there are the sand bars etc. I like to go as far as I can on the left in my old boat 16' Bayrunner, and fish through the log jams up about 3/4 of a mile. I had some major surgery on both knees in June so did not get there or to the cannals at 4th and sixth. I believe I have fished from the bank at one of your spots up from the camp ground "Well used". I dont mind the heat so much, but most of my "latley" fishing" at Mayflower has been winter time. Lack of water height at this time!!!! usually, if you and get directly across and up the river, over to the "rip/ rap" there are some semi deep holes as you go up to the dam. I have fished a small drainage cannel as it comes into the river. Patients is not one of my virtues. I usually anchor on the right, and fish the shore below the dam.. I have taken the RV and walked across the cannel to fish the out flow below the dam.... again... time of year and that is important. I like to take my Quad and fish the cannels for flats from one likely spot to another....

Might see you there after xgiving if you are there.... not sure as of now if I'll finish my week off there or martinez after 1 last shot at Lake Naciminto to start off my week.

"see you on the river"

Bayrunner ray

[riverbud55]

well im heading out for the week tonite going to do some hunting and some catfishing hopfully from the boat but may be doing some canal fishing if the water is down, think the flats are done for the year but ill still give it a chance, when i was down there last weekend with tim(tigger-tat-55) never got a bite untill i hit up the canals ended up with 3 channels at 3 to4lbs, ill try to post some pics durring the week if i can get it to work down there, real nice down there right now during the day.

ray sounds like u hit the river up alot, give me a holler when ur down there, ya can always stop by my trailer at hidden beaches and look me up if im down there, space 211 on the river across from the store

[gilmafam]

yo bud,

Thanks for the direct connection to "river history" I believe I found something like this once before when I was looking for cannelization and other spots off the lower colorado. As you leave martinez lake area, and head up river near piccacho (sp) their are some nice deep holes in the hard rock cliff arera where some of the old mine sites were..... of course back in the early days their were the steam boats.... If you could find wood...... some of the early freight people cut all the wood in reach to prevent others from going further on.....

Nice to be a member of BOC....bayrunner ray

[gilmafam]

youbud

found this on the web http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g2000/assess/chapter3.htm this has great info on the history of the lower colorado river a lot to read but worth the reading[/quote]

I ran across some history of the C/R some time back.... this might be he site that I used

http://www.historynet.com/magazines/wild_west/3034971.html

paddle wheelers on the river.

bayrunner ray

[riverbud55]

thanks ray, cool to know how the river grew up.

[tigger_tat_55]

hey dale!!

thanks for the great time on the river. too bad we didnt get anything.
I hope to get down that way soon but prob not till after the first of the year.
talk with you soon.

[Billy Jo]

Hey Dale, How did you make out on the prop you bid on? I sure had a good time down there and am thinking about going back. When is the next time you are going down? I may just come down a join you, if you will have me. Went to Cabela's today and got a hat. Forget it was Black friday and that place was packed, took an hour just to walk in, get the hat, pay for it and walk out. Should have turned the truck around and went back home, but already drove the 1.6 miles to get there so I went in, no one ever said I was to smart. NEED MY A$$ KICKED, don't you think.
Talk to you later Bill

[riverbud55]

hey bill ended up paying $31.00 for the prop. looked up the part# at the parts house and it list out 150.00 think I,ll need to stay home next weekend after being down here for the last 4 weekends, but should be here the next weekend.

vulture just called and going to meet him up river in a few

here is a pic of the 9 1/2lb channel i got last sunday

[bluehunter]

Dale thats a nice channel there. Good going.

[plumbertom1]

thinking about going down to Yuma area next week. I think the channels might be biting in the Gila main right next to Mittry lake. Haven't been there for about 16yrs but remember it as a good location. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.:0a36:

[Billy Jo]

Hey Dale, The next time I come down I will bring my underwater camera, would like to check that area below the big sand bar were the water is about 10' to 13' deep. I thank the camera will work there because there is not much current when the water is low. Do you think it would be worth a look see. I also am about done with your cabnet door, I don't have a router bite that will match the trim on your cabnets doors and not crazy about spending $40.00 for one to match. Thanking that door being down by floor won't be that noticeable, what do you think?
Later Bill

[riverbud55]

hey bill guess im headed back down there this weekend, going to do some pheasant hunting, won the pick with my cuz and uncle, be the first time i have ever hunted pheasant, that will be 5 weekends in a row, man life is so ruff, lol,. got that prop today, ya id like to ck out the cam. ill see if i cant find some hardware that come close to matching for the door and thanks for it bill it will be nice for the extra storage

[Billy Jo]

Dale, It will probley be 3 week before I get back down there. Next time we will install the cabnet door and put more vent holes in the ice machine cabnet and see if we can get it to work a little better. Good luck on your hunting trip. Where do you hunt Pheasant down there?
Later Bill

[riverbud55]

well just about ready to head 4 home thought I would post pics of my 2 pheasant I got. I say a good job for the CA DFG on putting on a great hunt for a family outting, it wasnt realy a hunt but more of a shoot, dfg came in about an hour before the hunt and released the birds in a good size alfha feild and all you had to do was walk across the feild once and 2 birds in the bag and thats your limit, not much of a hunt for me but there were a lot of older people and kids and first time hunters thats more what this thing is for, but i still shot my first pheasant ever, so thats cool, kinda reminded me of all the people follow the trout stocking trucks up in bishiop,

got a pic of the birds and some pics of the river ya mite like

[gilmafam]

Dale,

You got some nice birds there. I know how you feel about the stocking of trout. I like the river pics.... I think I recognize the "down river area", and the brush pile across the river looks good.... "any hole there to boot"?

Brian C. mentioned that there may be a May-June gathering at Mayflower. Any Ideas about the time. Memorial day weekend is kind of full on the river with this and that.


bay runner ray

[riverbud55]

ray its up river by the cable, man just gods country around her now , I just love it here this time of year, been a little cold at nite but the days are the best this weekend was windy but thats the deasert. heres some more pics, the last is setting at my dinning table from inside my trailer

[tigger_tat_55]

nice birds you got there dale,

I really like the river pics. hope to get back down soon and just hang out.
have you had any luck with quail/dove?

if you find you have some time to kill and dont want to drive to blyth. I have been having some luck with the local quail. you should stop by. talk with you soon.

[gilmafam]

Dale,

"You have quite a view from trailer. My folks had a trailer across from the Montgomerys place. I never did get there. We lost ours place at augua quinn when the state gave it to the inidans. we also had two lots down by the heirogliphics (sp). I was drafted and then married and the river was just no fun with out the "old place" and prior chananilization. We'll have sit awhile sometime and check out some of the holes down there.

bayrunner ray

[daystarchis]

WOW! Dale, if that aint God's country, I don't know what is! Awesome pics. Love to get down there. Thanks for the pictures brother.

[bluehunter]

Good job on the birds Dale. I will get into that one day.

[Billy Jo]

Dale, good looking birds. So the next time I am down there are we going to have Pheasant under glass and a fine sparkling wine? Well if not I'll be happy with a Hot Dog and beer. Is the river still as low or lower than the last time I was there? If it's lower, would making getting around in boat a little tuffer. Got the cabnet door done, looks good, if I say so myself. Had to guess on the color so I went with a golden pecan. Looks good on Oak. Should match the cabnets fairly close (I hope.) If not I can change the color.
Later Bill

[riverbud55]

:sad2: Yup got to sell my little red boat:ooooh:gona miss that ol boat:bad_smelly: :bad_smelly:its been a good ol boat:roll_eyes: sure has been a lot of good times in that ol boat :smile2:hehe :lol: :lol: only to make room for a new river boat, bid on a boat last week on ebay for the heck of it and guess what i got the thing:confused2: :cool2: http://pages.motors.ebay.com/viewitem/viewitem_popup.html?domain=ebay.com should be a step up i hope:tounge_out:

hey tim that sounds cool,

Ray sounds like your a ol river rat (i didnt say old) ya know what i just herd was that the indains are closeing down augua quinn

ya bill the river will be down another foot in Jan, mite still make it up river slowly , lol hotdogs and beer it will b

oya guys i guess i realy do need to sell that boat, blue? maybe ryan

[Billy Jo]

Dale, What!!! going to sell old Red, we just got it runing good. I got to know what kind of boat you got, no info came up on the E-bay sight. Am I going to have to get a new boat so I can keep up with you on the river now. I guess I will do like Ryan and leave 1/2 hour before you so I can get to the good spots befor you. When are you going to pick it up and were do you have to go to get it? Congratulations on your new boat, can't what to see it. Like you said Blue needs to buy it.
talk at you later
Bill

[riverbud55]

hey bill no need to get a new one, ill try this linkhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260061792759&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:MT:11

[riverbud55]

or this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260061792759

[gilmafam]

Ray sounds like your a ol river rat (i didnt say old) ya know what i just herd was that the indains are closeing down augua quinn


Dale... what is going on.... Are they not getting enough $ or is that they want to put something new there? So the water going down even more? Cant wait for the higher water in May... I quess that we can always fish the canals... Do you ever go over to the AZ side for the canals?

bayrunner ray

[riverbud55]

Ray, think there doing it just becouse they can and i dont think its the only park thats going

think the new boat, well 2 me, will make a little better river boat, i like it being alum. with the storage and the power tilt, wished it would have a merc on it but o well, going to need to figer out how 2 put some pole holders on it, going to fix up the trailer, new lites and some running board and paint, dont know how it being a deck boat is going to work out, i can just see me falling out, lol, may build some rails with holders on them. well it will give me somthing to do in all my spaire time

[riverbud55]

o ya ray, forgot ur ?, no i dont fish the canals on the az side , i think the only canals on the az side are on the indian reservation, anyways around blythe. also the water should be down untill the first part of Feb unless they get alot of rain and then it will be longer, but ya can still get a small boat around, I'm thinkn this boat will have a shallower draft by 3 or 4 inches:confused2:

[bluehunter]

Congrads on your new boat Dale. I know you will enjoy it. Looks nice.

[gilmafam]

[quote=riverbud55;503356]Ray, think there doing it just becouse they can and i dont think its the only park thats going

Riverbud55;

I think that you are right on with the Indian land.... its theirs... Sounds like you have your work set out for you... If you need any help "thinking of how to" .... I have modified two alum boats.... not counting this new one. My 12' is maxed out.... kind of a deck boat now... "I know how that feels"
trolling mtr in front and back, and evenrude 15 on the transom... Its a launch anywhere boat with a tilt trailer. Check out the modifications on my "departed old buddy"...Valco, "Bayrunner" hence the name,...... Bayrunner ray

Oh. My new boat included....

[gilmafam]

Blue,

I know it rained down San D. way..... did you get out? My boat was not set up, so I could not go on Sat, to Rock Cod, and Sun was just too "you know what" to launch.... Have you got "fresh water plans" this week end?
Maybe Tom and You and I could catch Marina Del Rey... Sat. ???

bayrunner ray

[gilmafam]

Dale, I looked a little further, and saw the post with the new boat. The 75 should push it along ok. Gregor, Valco, Bayrunner.... all from Clovis Ca. I believe... Have fun "putting it together"!

bayrunner ray

[Billy Jo]

Hey Dale, Looks like nice boat, should make good river boat. Lets see here, your boat is 16 ft with 75 hp motor and mine is 14ft with 20hp motor looks like I will be leaving the dock 1 hr before you.( ha ha) That boat should fly up and down the river. When is the next time you will be heading down to the river? Going to get my boat out of storage lot today and do soom work on it. Would like to install a auto bilge pump, need new light switch and the boat needs good cleaning before next fishing season.
talk at you later
Bill

[plumbertom1]

Ray sounds like your a ol river rat (i didnt say old) ya know what i just herd was that the indains are closeing down augua quinn


Dale... what is going on.... Are they not getting enough $ or is that they want to put something new there? So the water going down even more? Cant wait for the higher water in May... I quess that we can always fish the canals... Do you ever go over to the AZ side for the canals?

bayrunner ray

My friend and I have been going to Ehrenberg every year for more than 20 years on Sept 1, (Dove opener for you non hunters) and the reservation used to encourage hunters to come and buy res. permits because they needed the revenues.
That has all changed in recent years since the opening of the Blue Water Casino. the reservation no longer needs to raise operating funds from the hunters and fishermen that use the reservation and their attitude has changed completely. I'm not saying that the Reservation personal are not friendly or polite, they are it seems to me a naturaully gregarious people, but, it's obvious they do not need us any longer.
My friend and I have made the decision that we will no longer make the trip there to hunt and are currently attempting to locate a new area to hunt for dove when the season rolls around next year.

[bluehunter]

Blue,

I know it rained down San D. way..... did you get out? My boat was not set up, so I could not go on Sat, to Rock Cod, and Sun was just too "you know what" to launch.... Have you got "fresh water plans" this week end?
Maybe Tom and You and I could catch Marina Del Rey... Sat. ???

bayrunner ray

Ray my mom is coming into town Sat from Georgia. On Sunday I will be down at San V. MAybe if you are available during the week we can roll out or maybe the following Saturday. This Friday starts the 3 week vacation:big_smile: So I will have time to get out with you. I can not wait, my mouth is watering for some rock cod.

I went out last Sat to the V but got nothing. Did not go Sunday.

[riverbud55]

ya bill i should be able to fly up the river and hit them stumps a lot harder:big_smile: dude i'll be down there from xmas nite and taken off the morn of the 3rd, may take off this weekend just to have some place to put my old boat out of room here at the house, allready have 2 boats, an old 42 chev. truck, 68 baha bug , a motorhome, s10 blazer and my truck:tounge_out:

[Billy Jo]

Dale, I think I will come down the 27th & 28th, If you don't mined. I will bring my tool so we can install the cabnet door and work on the ice machine cabnet. Need to get it working good before it starts getting hot down there. Don't know about bringing the boat. Just may want to hangout.
Later Bill

[gilmafam]

Ray my mom is coming into town Sat from Georgia. On Sunday I will be down at San V. MAybe if you are available during the week we can roll out or maybe the following Saturday. This Friday starts the 3 week vacation:big_smile: So I will have time to get out with you. I can not wait, my mouth is watering for some rock cod.

I went out last Sat to the V but got nothing. Did not go Sunday.

Brian, with the smile you have holding that "blue" I thought for sure you had a new one.... I'm sure your glad to see mom. Got a min day on the 22nd and then I'm out... Maybe a "sick day" next wed? If the weather is ok, and the offshore waves....after xmas I'm yours...to San Vee. we'll work it out later....

bayrunner ray

[riverbud55]

bill il b there,going to be trying out this boat i got out in my driveway, so far the thing looks like it should be a good boat man the engine looks like new inside the cover and you can tell it wasnt cleanend lot of storage 2 new batterys the old trolling motor works, its a johnson never heard of one, got an old eagle depth finder dont know if it works but im going to ask santa for a new one, got to check out the wheel bearing be for i take it out there dude says he just repacked them but i trust no one on that i got to know there good, remember the pontoon :ooooh: , dude going to build me some seats for it like we were talking about, i was at the auto part yesterday and they had these high back seats kids put in these little cars they hop up, im thinking they could make a good catfishing seat, the backs of the seat lay back ,just add some fold up arms, anyway lots of things to think about and do to it

[gilmafam]

Did you get out for some more birds, and soak some bait? I spent the week end looking at your old posts.... Man, you are some great link to that ole Colorado River. Thanks for the link to google map... Showed it to my son, and he had just "discovered" as well. I spent some time looking.... "fishing" with googlemap, and the renderings show the sand bars quite well from Martinez all the way up to Parker.. Of course the bars move... but what detail... If you haven't heard, the numbers at the bottom of the page below the copyright stuff is all of the posts in BOC. I think that it is something new? anyway, 59 - 62 are the california listings.
Are plans getting closer for another Mayflower "Gathering"?

later, bayrunner ray

[janzaldo]

Hello everybody, hope all is well. I was just wondering, are we still on for a gathering at the Colorado river next year?

Jaime

[bluehunter]

Jaime I am on for it for sure. I know Dale is for it as well. It will likely be in the month of May or early June. I guess we need to start making plans after the new year and get a list and put it on the calendar. Dale is the man when it comes to the river connections.

[riverbud55]

for sure we will be having another one Jaime , were going to need to pick a date, im thinking May would be best and theres only 2 weekends that wiil work, the 1st and 3rd, the 2nd is mothers day and the 4th is Memorial Day, after Memorial Day it stays real busy down there and it may be hard to get spots at the camp ground, the 1st weekend in in june may be ok seeing most will have made the trip the week before.

here the average temps for the 1st of may
5/1 sunrise and sunset 5:50 AM 7:22 PM average high and low 91°F-- 58°F record high and low 108°F (1947) 43°F (1967)

here the average temps for the 1st of june
6/1 sunrise and sunset 5:29 AM 7:44 PM average high and low 101°F 66°F record high and low 115°F (2001) 51°F (1971)

[gilmafam]

You bud,

count me in, on the beginning of may... I've been to the river on Memorial day many times..... and that was before jet skis and all. Rather not be there.. I don't mind driving. I leave very late or early and avoid the big rush out of town... Let me know what I can do to assist with things... I know that the "live bait" is the ticket...Maybe I can "hit up" the local crabers and get a whole bunch of macks to bring down.
Ps. I could do the 1st june... hard to get out of school then, but could do it. Its up to the boys and what they can do...."I'll be there"
bayrunner ray

[plumbertom1]

I'll be watching to see what date is chosen, I'm more than looking forward to attending and getting a chance to face to face with those of you that
I don't get a chance to meet up with before then.
But be warned, I intend to fish with as many member as I can before then.:big_smile:

[luv 2 catch kats]

WHAT'S UP FELLAS,

I'LL ALSO BE WATCHIN' FOR THE DATES YOU SELECT FOR THE GATHERING ON THE COLORADO RIVER. I'M PLANNING TO GO TO THE RIVER IN 07'. SO I GUESS IF THE MAY DATES WORK I'LL BE COMIN EARLIER THAN I THOUGHT.:cool2:

[gilmafam]

WHAT'S UP FELLAS,

I'LL ALSO BE WATCHIN' FOR THE DATES YOU SELECT FOR THE GATHERING ON THE COLORADO RIVER. I'M PLANNING TO GO TO THE RIVER IN 07'. SO I GUESS IF THE MAY DATES WORK I'LL BE COMIN EARLIER THAN I THOUGHT.:cool2:

Yobud is off to the river as we speek... don't know if the net is down there... I know he has a "fish net" there.
Were all waiting to put the dates in our "fishing calendar book"

bayrunner ray

[riverbud55]

haven't left yet ,be going x-mas nite, just been having a lot to do here, been doing some stuff to this new boat, got the new bearings installed and glad i did, pulled the bearing on 1 side and the thing fell apart and was junk, got the lites all squared away, put some rubber mats in the bottom of the storage bens to stop anything from banging around, had to change out the fuel supply line, got some new and bigger docking cletts, just got my new fish finder last nite droped off by DHL so now i have to get that installed, going to get the parts ordered for the motor, the boats been sitting for awhile and its got a little mis in it, nothing bad but going to get the the carbs cleaned up and need a carb kits and also going to change out the water pump, just want to know its all good, going to have it done down at the river after i get the parts and have the dude check it all over before i take it out.

on the date of the gatering im good for anytime, will need to get input from others to pick a date from the 2 weekends in may or the june weekend, alot of thing are going on at that time of year, school, little leages and who knows what all

[bluehunter]

Cool Dale I know that you will have that boat in good shape when its all over and done with. Hey I read in Turners that guy Rafael got a 40 pounder last week. Going to have to pick his brain next time I see him again at the shop.

[riverbud55]

didn't see that blue, yea blue the dudes get them flats in the drains this time of year,this is the time of year he was getting them last year, remember desert cat off of ffn getting all them flats last year about this time in them canals over by indio

[riverbud55]

man been awhile sence anything got posted here.

well went the river with Billy jo from AZ the weekend before last and we ended up getting 9 channels that add up to 25lbs, was real cold down there at the 1st part of the year with the water temp down to 47*f, but the last time we were there the water temp was up 10* to 57 in just 2 weeks which i think help the fishing, the water level has come up also so that help alot in the boat

been geting my boat worked on down there and got all done and workn good

got some pic's of some recent trips
the 1st a tree floting down the river the thing is bout 2' around and 30' long the 2nd just a pile of crap head down river all this and bunch more came down the river when they opend the dam up and eveything that has got traped behind the dam for he last year came down, they open the dam once a year on jan. 1 . when they open the dam it also drains out the canals and leaves pools of fish up and down the cannels the 3rd pic is a school of cats of probely 30 fish of about 2lb ea

[riverbud55]

heres a few more

the 1st is a bunch of gesse across from my trailer the day after hunting season ended, lol

the 2nd and 3rd are of my boat on the water

[bluehunter]

Nice pics Dale. You look good in the new boat it looks like it can get up pretty good. I am counting the days till the water warms and the flats shows. Will be out there soon.

[tigger_tat_55]

looks good dale,

I am looking forward to the may gathering. with this warm weather the cats should be moving soon.

[karodi]

yodalebud !!! you looking good in the new boat. I cant wait for the gathering. I will be there first thing friday am popping up my tent. i will give you my april date next week or so. I gotta find a few new wholes before the gathering. Don't forget to set up bait with B and B for the gathering. keith

[catstalker1]

Right now the bite is starting.
By april it is really on, also the striper move up river to spawn.
So the weir is loaded with nice striper in april

[riverbud55]

well went the river this last weekend, ended up with a 16lb flat , but it was loaded down with a pint of water so we'll call it 15, the bite has picked up had some good runs, and 2 other hook up that i lost to snags:ooooh:, the weather was real nice maybe a 100 during the day a nite time temp in the high 60's had a water temp of about 72*

[thunderchicken]

Hey Dale,
Nice fish. He has a fat belly, good and healthy. You always post the most interesting stories about your trips. I always look forward to them. Tight lines.

:cool2:

[riverbud55]

just sit'n here about ready to take off for the first flathead hunt for the long weekend and thought i make a fast post, been a lot of peeps and boats down here for the weekend been about a 100* every day and in the low 70s at nite with a water temp of 74* nice for getting into the water and cooling down, the sand bars been packed full the party crews.

went out this morn and got 10 gills:smile2: for bait, going to give it an all niter up river think ill b the only one up there

any ways here some pics

[shania]

Hey Dale,

I was just sitting here :0a14: thinking about how nice the weather should be down that way.

So I just can imagine how the Flathead Fishing is going: :0a23:

So that also means that you & the other Flathead masters down there
(:worship: "Billy Joe" & "Bluehunter")
will be posting some nice photos soon. :0a32:

Take it easy Buddy,
Bert:cool2: & Shania:0010:

:worship::0a23:
Bert & "Deltalover"

[riverbud55]

Well never postsd that I got :embarassed:SKUNKED:embarassed: that nite not even a bite , got up river about 6:30 and fished until about 4am when my anchor let loose and sent me down river and nearly sinking my boat:oh: after a rear anchor with a short rope hooked up putting the stern aginst the current and pulling the back of the boat under water as I got near the rear of the boat. I was so very lucky that i wasn't sleeping when it happend, just got wakend by my clicker going off by them stuiped weeds:crazy:and was messn with the lines and recasting 1st of my rods out with a new gill on it and i think thats when it broke loose, then after rebaiting the 2nd rod I looked up and noticed tulleys were gone and no cable anywere in site, lucky also i had my headlight on cuz it was very dark outside at 4am that morning and was able to see the problem right away, one other very lucky thing is when I hooked up that rear anchor to the rear clet i didnt tie it off, I had just louped it around just 1 time and had it tied off up front after useing it up front earlier and was able to cut it loose from the front of the boat and the rope pulled threw the clet with no problems. dont know what i would have been able to do if it would have been tied off cuz after about 1/2 way to the back water was coming in, the more I think about it the more I know how lucky I was cuz i was the only one anywere near the river for the next six miles down river

anyways going down there this weekend , going to meet up with a group of at lest 5 dudes and 4 boats from the boc dang almost a minnie gathering ,if anyone else can make it come on out, the more the marrier

good fishing to all and cya

ps congrats to my home town Anaheim DUCKS:feel_good::feel_good:

[tofish]

Dale, sounds like you had someone looking after you that night. now maybe people will realize why you never anchor a boat from the stern. i've seen boats sank that way.
glad to hear things came out okay for you.
i ran into plummertom at lake mittry by yuma a couple of night ago. he had his friend Joe from riverside down with him. was able to spend a few hrs with him in morning. took them down some mackeral, and gave them some hogs wild stink bait and the hooks for it. don't know how they did last night though. said he'd post soon as he could get home and back online.
gary

[riverbud55]

well made the river this last weekend, meet up with some dudes from the boc, went out sat nite got a 2 o3 lb flat and that was it for that nite went out last nite and fished across the river from camp and picked up a 8 1/2 lb flat, going to make for a nice fish fry, water temp has been around 76*

[tigger_tat_55]

dale,

will be at the river this weekend going to try and leave here around 1 or so, and fish thur the night, thinking i will go up by the cable, will also have my son with me.

hope to talk with you soon.

[riverbud55]

tim not yet sure about going this weekend seeing its pops day sunday, but um fishn um mayb ill send a card hehehe

[tigger_tat_55]

think i may do the same,

may just call my dad, tell him im a fishin.....he should be ok with it..hehe.

hope to see you out there.

[tigger_tat_55]

oh, almost forgot,

got a new fish finder, just need to test it out now, cant wait to get it on the water....

[Guns & Cockpits]

Howdy y'all. I'm headin' out to my place this weekend at Wind Rivers, just south of Twin Palms, just north of the Palos Verdes dam, and I was planning on fishing just south of that dam. Been using cut makerel and chicken livers with pretty good success north of the dam at our place, but I'm wondering if y'all have any suggestions for catching the bigger fish just beneath it.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

[tigger_tat_55]

hi there,

I have had luck with dip bait on smaller fish. I use gold fish or blue gill for the flats, as of yet have not gotten a large one. riverbud can give you some clues to that area. hope to see you down that way. I will be there sat around 3pm or so going to fish just south of the dam. will be in a really ugly black jon boat.

[tigger_tat_55]

hi all,

got back from the river sun morning, had a good time.

the smaller cats kept us busy till bout 8 or so, biggest one was bout 3 pounds.

was bout asleep when my pole went off but good. after a good fight got the fish to the boat only to find it was a large carp....... oh well it was fun to catch. no flats this trip... hope you all had a good weekend.