My Local Lake

Lake Miramar...This lake is probably the closest to my house, so I thought I might start trying to figure it out. At one time, this lake pumped out a lot of DDB's. In fact, here is a list of the top 25 bass caught:

1 22.311 Manabu Kurita Lake Biwa Japan 7/2/2009
2 22.250 George W. Perry Montogmery Lake GA 6/2/1932
3 22.010 Robert J. Crupi Lake Castaic CA 3/12/1991
4 21.750 Michael Arujo Lake Castaic CA 3/5/1991
5 21.688 Jed Dickerson Lake Dixon CA 5/31/2003
6 21.200 Raymond D. Easley Lake Casitas CA 3/4/1980
7 21.010 Robert J. Crupi Lake Castaic CA 3/9/1990
8 20.938 Dave Zimmerlee Lake Miramar CA 6/23/1973
9 20.860 Leo Torres Lake Castaic CA 2/4/1990
10 20.750 Mike Long Lake Dixon CA 4/27/2001
11 20.250 Gene Dupras Lake Hodges CA 5/30/1985
12 20.125 Fritz Friebel Big Fish Lake FL 5/19/1923
13 19.700 George Coniglio Lake Mission Viejo CA 3/21/2006
14 19.500 Mark Balloid Lake Castaic CA 5/28/1990
15 19.500 Randy Crabtree Lake Casitas CA 4/9/2002
16 19.500 Keith Gunsauls Lake Miramar CA 2/29/1988
17 19.438 Mac Weakley Lake Dixon CA 5/20/2003
18 19.250 Chris Brant Lake Miramar CA 3/22/1998
19 19.188 Steve Beasley Lake Wohlford CA 2/3/1986
20 19.188 Arden Charles Hanline Lake Morena CA 2/17/1987
21 19.500 Kazuya Shimada Lake Ikehara Japan 4/22/2003
22 19.063 Sandra W. DeFresco Lake Miramar CA 3/14/1988
23 19.040 Dan T. Kadota Lake Castaic CA 1/8/1989
24 19.031 Larry Kerns Lake Success CA 1/27/2001
25 19.000 Riley Witt Lake Tarpon FL 6/26/1961

Miramar is no. 8, 16, 18, and 22 !!! Pretty amazing really since most people think it sucks now...

Anyway, I launched solo to try to get some lunkers. Got half way out and realize I left my tackle in the truck. Motored back to the dock and got my stuff. Got back out and as I'm tying on some lures, I hear a gurgle... UH OH.

I open the deck hatch and water just flows out!. I forgot to put in the drain plug. Whoops!. Motor back to the ramp, get the trailer, put the boat on and watch it drain for 45 minutes. Another reason I love my boat: Its unsinkable. The fishing was ok. I found a pattern fishing texas rigged thin senkos up close to the tullies. These are 4" skinny little worms- not exactly DDB material.

FOCUS DENNIS!!!! OK, so I decide to throw the Mattlures Tru Trout Swimbait . Nothing on the first five casts. Some grass on a few. Man my arms getting tired...Where was that senko at??? Needless to say, throwing and dedicating yourself to fish big baits is hard work. Miramar is fairly clear, like most of the trout-stocked reservoirs in San Diego. How can I get away fishing 20 lb test when the fish are shying from 6 and 8 pound test???