Lake Castaic November 1st - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

hook1fred · 11-03-2012, 09:40 PM

cant use a sit on top kayak at DVL.... I'm an avid LMB guy but if you want to catch BIG stripers at DVL go there the day of the trout stock and watch them boil on 2-3 pound protein pills, awesome. Hudds, punkers, triple trout, bbz's all work there

GHOSTHUNTR · 11-04-2012, 10:59 AM

Fiskadoro, you are right on the money about the striper cycle. 5 years ago you stood a reasonable chance of catching a 20+ pound striper up at DVL, they were caught weekly during the trout season. Those fish just aren't there anymore, they've been replaced by hordes of 3-5 pounders. Same thing happened at Skinner back in the day, these fish just aren't really suited for landlocked resevoirs. Although it will never be like it was(it was fantastic) you will occasionally have years where the big boys will show( like at Skinner 2yrs. ago). If you've never fished the California delta for big stripers, its a must. The fact that they spend time in the ocean means they are bigger and even a little meaner than the lake versions, what a killler fishery up there.

GHOSTHUNTR · 11-04-2012, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by hook1fred

cant use a sit on top kayak at DVL.... I'm an avid LMB guy but if you want to catch BIG stripers at DVL go there the day of the trout stock and watch them boil on 2-3 pound protein pills, awesome. Hudds, punkers, triple trout, bbz's all work there

I've seen football field sized boils at DVL that would rival anything in the ocean for pure ferocity. I had my two boys out there one day and we were fishing off a point when someone flipped the switch and were smack in the middle of a giant boil. They were in such a frenzy a couple of them actually thumped the bottom of the boat. You could not make a cast(360 degrees) without landing on them. Needless to say, immediate triple hookup on 8 and 10 lb. gear. All three fish were over 10lbs, talk about getting some young kids hooked on fishing!

TEAMFISH · 11-07-2012, 10:00 AM

Thanks Andy, you got pumped for a little freshwater action. May try Castaic on Friday November 16th. Any advice or FYI?

Haven't caught a striper in 30 years and that was on the Colorado river.

11-03-2012, 09:40 PM	#1
hook1fred Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 143	cant use a sit on top kayak at DVL.... I'm an avid LMB guy but if you want to catch BIG stripers at DVL go there the day of the trout stock and watch them boil on 2-3 pound protein pills, awesome. Hudds, punkers, triple trout, bbz's all work there

11-04-2012, 10:59 AM	#2
GHOSTHUNTR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poway Posts: 160	Fiskadoro, you are right on the money about the striper cycle. 5 years ago you stood a reasonable chance of catching a 20+ pound striper up at DVL, they were caught weekly during the trout season. Those fish just aren't there anymore, they've been replaced by hordes of 3-5 pounders. Same thing happened at Skinner back in the day, these fish just aren't really suited for landlocked resevoirs. Although it will never be like it was(it was fantastic) you will occasionally have years where the big boys will show( like at Skinner 2yrs. ago). If you've never fished the California delta for big stripers, its a must. The fact that they spend time in the ocean means they are bigger and even a little meaner than the lake versions, what a killler fishery up there.

11-07-2012, 10:00 AM	#4
TEAMFISH Team Kayak Obesessions Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 256	Thanks Andy, you got pumped for a little freshwater action. May try Castaic on Friday November 16th. Any advice or FYI? Haven't caught a striper in 30 years and that was on the Colorado river.