Corona Lake report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

RedSledTeam · 01-04-2013, 12:16 PM

I took the Team to Corona Lake to pursue the Jumbo Trout

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We rounded the corner and discovered it was "Fish Stocking Day!"

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We saw lots of huge Jumbo Trout go into the water, but we couldn't get any to bite, only the smaller ones. One of the more "crafty" shore fisherman developed his "snagging" (not allowed) technique to fruition as he managed to snag a 12 pounder right in front of us and through us!!! With all the yelling, splashing and cursing and weights, hooks and line flying it felt like we were in the "combat zone!" Full speed ahead, I approached one fella on the shore who repeatedly cast his line at us, he promptly ran away when I jumped out of the kayak to untie his hook from my son's line. Yep, his weighted treble hook with 40 lb line is not the proper gear for this lake. After calming way down, I thought about the real reason I was here.... Name: 100_0083.jpg
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To have fun and catch fish! Name: 100_0131.jpg
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also got to break-in our new Sled the Olive Oasis..What a great day it turned out to be!! Life with kayaks is great!!

Wayne_R · 01-04-2013, 12:56 PM

Nice stringerzzzz. Sorry bout a-holes here in the IE, there are plenty of them. Way to forget about it and enjoy the day. That's the way it should be.

ful-rac · 01-04-2013, 01:01 PM

Looks like you guys had a pretty good day out there! I warned you about those assholes at that lake! Its war out there everytime...so I don't go there anymore. It's almost like they want to kill you for being in their way...glad you guys had a good trip. Hopefully we'll get a irvine fish/camp trip together here soon.

wade · 01-04-2013, 01:17 PM

Nice report, Romanator killin it!

StinkyMatt · 01-04-2013, 02:37 PM

Kids fishing = good time

Dad fishing = good time

Kids and Dad fishing together = great memories.

Whenever you and Roman put a report together it brings a smile to my face.

bus kid · 01-04-2013, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ful-rac

Hopefully we'll get a irvine fish/camp trip together here soon.

Hurry up and plan it already.

ful-rac · 01-04-2013, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

Kids fishing = good time

Dad fishing = good time

Kids and Dad fishing together = great memories.

Whenever you and Roman put a report together it brings a smile to my face.

Oh how wonderful! when ed and roman put a report together for matt and makes him smile...it brings a smile to my face as well!

Get OUTTA HERE!!!!

PE.rider · 01-05-2013, 12:49 AM

Always great to see the sport pass on to the next generation of yakkers

JarrodMc · 01-05-2013, 02:38 PM

Nice day on the water. bummer about the asses out there though. let's do that camping/fishing trip. i'm in!

Dail14 · 01-05-2013, 02:42 PM

Where were the catfish in the lake? I know there are probably some at the dam but in the pictures it lookes like you caught the largest on some other part of the lake.

RedSledTeam · 01-05-2013, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dail14

Where were the catfish in the lake? I know there are probably some at the dam but in the pictures it lookes like you caught the largest on some other part of the lake.

The catfish were caught at the same place we caught the trout, but on different baits. There's only so many places to fish at Corona and with kayaks, the Lake gets really small!

RedSledTeam · 01-05-2013, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ful-rac

Looks like you guys had a pretty good day out there! I warned you about those assholes at that lake! Its war out there everytime...so I don't go there anymore. It's almost like they want to kill you for being in their way...glad you guys had a good trip. Hopefully we'll get a irvine fish/camp trip together here soon.

Yep! Thanks for the warning Tony, it helped with the outcome. We're ready for the Irvine Camp/fish thing now. Here check out this Camp/kayak video...it put me to sleep....This Cowboy is so gear intensive its funny!!! Who paddles a Pro Angler like that?
the embed didn't work.. here's the link.. http://www.youtube.com/embed/_WCfzFilMBU"

roby · 01-05-2013, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ful-rac

Oh how wonderful! when ed and roman put a report together for matt and makes him smile...it brings a smile to my face as well!

Get OUTTA HERE!!!!

x2

Looks like you had some serious fun with the boys. We'll have to make it out there with you one of these days....

steveooo · 01-05-2013, 10:50 PM

Cool, I Like it!

I'd be game for a day out there

packeryakker · 01-13-2013, 08:55 AM

Corona can be a litte dicey with the yaks, my son and I went out on 1-6 and rented a boat. Same BS on the water with other boaters. We did however happen to be in the right place at the right time and rescue a father and son team when they flipped their boat. Dad was a non-swimmer and son was barely better. We got there in time and pulled them both in the boat. Neither were wearing a PFD and dad was going down when we got there. We were happy we were close enough to get them out of the water and safely to shore. It was pretty cold and they were both dressed for it = heavy when wet. Lesson, if you cant swim or are a marginal swimmer please wear a PFD, that situation could have been ugly. Be safe!

taggermike · 01-13-2013, 12:48 PM

Great photos. Those smiles are priceless. And damn good job not letting an asshole ruin your day. Mike

01-04-2013, 12:16 PM	#1
RedSledTeam Daddeo Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OC Posts: 660	Corona Lake report I took the Team to Corona Lake to pursue the Jumbo Trout. We started off with great expectations; after all Corona is a beautiful Lake with green hills in the back drop and trees all around, and plenty of room for parking your transport vehicles. Are we having fun yet? We rounded the corner and discovered it was "Fish Stocking Day!" We saw lots of huge Jumbo Trout go into the water, but we couldn't get any to bite, only the smaller ones. One of the more "crafty" shore fisherman developed his "snagging" (not allowed) technique to fruition as he managed to snag a 12 pounder right in front of us and through us!!! With all the yelling, splashing and cursing and weights, hooks and line flying it felt like we were in the "combat zone!" Full speed ahead, I approached one fella on the shore who repeatedly cast his line at us, he promptly ran away when I jumped out of the kayak to untie his hook from my son's line. Yep, his weighted treble hook with 40 lb line is not the proper gear for this lake. After calming way down, I thought about the real reason I was here.... To have fun and catch fish! also got to break-in our new Sled the Olive Oasis..What a great day it turned out to be!! Life with kayaks is great!!

01-04-2013, 01:01 PM	#3
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Looks like you guys had a pretty good day out there! I warned you about those assholes at that lake! Its war out there everytime...so I don't go there anymore. It's almost like they want to kill you for being in their way...glad you guys had a good trip. Hopefully we'll get a irvine fish/camp trip together here soon. __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

01-04-2013, 01:17 PM	#4
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	Nice report, Romanator killin it! __________________

01-04-2013, 12:56 PM	#2
Wayne_R Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Riverside / Temecula Ca Posts: 92	Nice stringerzzzz. Sorry bout a-holes here in the IE, there are plenty of them. Way to forget about it and enjoy the day. That's the way it should be.

01-04-2013, 02:37 PM	#5
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,168	Kids fishing = good time Dad fishing = good time Kids and Dad fishing together = great memories. Whenever you and Roman put a report together it brings a smile to my face.

01-05-2013, 12:49 AM	#8
PE.rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: OC, CA Posts: 234	Always great to see the sport pass on to the next generation of yakkers

01-05-2013, 02:38 PM	#9
JarrodMc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 411	Nice day on the water. bummer about the asses out there though. let's do that camping/fishing trip. i'm in!

01-05-2013, 02:42 PM	#10
Dail14 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 123	Where were the catfish in the lake? I know there are probably some at the dam but in the pictures it lookes like you caught the largest on some other part of the lake.

01-05-2013, 10:50 PM	#14
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Cool, I Like it! I'd be game for a day out there

01-13-2013, 08:55 AM	#15
packeryakker Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Victorville Posts: 61	Corona can be a litte dicey with the yaks, my son and I went out on 1-6 and rented a boat. Same BS on the water with other boaters. We did however happen to be in the right place at the right time and rescue a father and son team when they flipped their boat. Dad was a non-swimmer and son was barely better. We got there in time and pulled them both in the boat. Neither were wearing a PFD and dad was going down when we got there. We were happy we were close enough to get them out of the water and safely to shore. It was pretty cold and they were both dressed for it = heavy when wet. Lesson, if you cant swim or are a marginal swimmer please wear a PFD, that situation could have been ugly. Be safe!

01-13-2013, 12:48 PM	#16
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Great photos. Those smiles are priceless. And damn good job not letting an asshole ruin your day. Mike