Beats working...Lake Amador: So I decided to skip work on Friday and head to Lake Amador. I had never been there before so I wanted to go during the week so I wouldn't have to fight a...

cdgill74 Loc: Turlock,CA

So I decided to skip work on Friday and head to Lake Amador. I had never been there before so I wanted to go during the week so I wouldn't have to fight a crowd. We were on the water by 6am trolling. By 7:30 we had caught one nice rainbow and one crappie. That was it for the day besides one more small rainbow but still beats a day at work! Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest.

michael4now Loc: wilder id

cdgill74 wrote:

I decided to skip work on Friday and head to Lake Amador. I had never been there before so I wanted to go during the week so I wouldn't have to fight a crowd. We were on the water trolling by 6am. By 7:30 we had caught one nice rainbow and a crappie. That was it besides one smaller rainbow. The water temperature is already up to 71 degrees. I think the trout fishing would have been better a month or so ago but still beats working.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Nice cd, thanks for posting and sharing. I really like Amador, but they tend to go a little overboard on their prices for launching and day use. Haven't been there in a while, is it still that way?

cdgill74 Loc: Turlock,CA

Spiritof27 wrote:

Nice cd, thanks for posting and sharing. I really like Amador, but they tend to go a little overboard on their prices for launching and day use. Haven't been there in a while, is it still that way?

Yes $9 per person just to fish. $35 for truck, boat, and 2 people fishing.

RuffplayOR57 Loc: Klamath Falls, OR

cdgill74 wrote:

I decided to skip work on Friday and head to Lake Amador. I had never been there before so I wanted to go during the week so I wouldn't have to fight a crowd. We were on the water trolling by 6am. By 7:30 we had caught one nice rainbow and a crappie. That was it besides one smaller rainbow. The water temperature is already up to 71 degrees. I think the trout fishing would have been better a month or so ago but still beats working.

Your right, looks like it beat working!! 😀

michael4now Loc: wilder id

cdgill74 wrote:

Yes $9 per person just to fish. $35 for truck, boat, and 2 people fishing.

sure am glad i moved to idaho i used to live in cal.

Bassmatter Loc: Rohnert Park Ca.

cdgill74 wrote:

I decided to skip work on Friday and head to Lake Amador. I had never been there before so I wanted to go during the week so I wouldn't have to fight a crowd. We were on the water trolling by 6am. By 7:30 we had caught one nice rainbow and a crappie. That was it besides one smaller rainbow. The water temperature is already up to 71 degrees. I think the trout fishing would have been better a month or so ago but still beats working.

Nice catch! Nothing like fishing on a work day, I do it as much as I can! Congrats on a successful day of fishing cdgill! Good luck and be safe!!

Bassmatter Loc: Rohnert Park Ca.

cdgill74 wrote:

Yes $9 per person just to fish. $35 for truck, boat, and 2 people fishing.

No thanks!!! That’s way to high for poor azz! All the lakes I fish are free! And well managed!!

cdgill74 Loc: Turlock,CA

Bassmatter wrote:

No thanks!!! That’s way to high for poor azz! All the lakes I fish are free! And well managed!!

I hear ya. Costs enough for gas in the boat and diesel in the truck!

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

cdgill74 wrote:

So I decided to skip work on Friday and head to Lake Amador. I had never been there before so I wanted to go during the week so I wouldn't have to fight a crowd. We were on the water by 6am trolling. By 7:30 we had caught one nice rainbow and one crappie. That was it for the day besides one more small rainbow but still beats a day at work! Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest.

Nice catch CD, beats the heck out of working, that's for sure. Thanks for the pictures.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

michael4now wrote:

sure am glad i moved to idaho i used to live in cal.

we're all glad too! Thanks buddy.

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

cdgill74 wrote:

So I decided to skip work on Friday and head to Lake Amador. I had never been there before so I wanted to go during the week so I wouldn't have to fight a crowd. We were on the water by 6am trolling. By 7:30 we had caught one nice rainbow and one crappie. That was it for the day besides one more small rainbow but still beats a day at work! Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest.

That’s a good meal anyway you look at it cd. Nice looking Crappie and Rainbows.🌈
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Slvrsur

Nice work CD! I promise to be better about sharing guys. Perhaps it was the 5 pound bass I hooked but lost getting it into the at Lake Amador losses before I got a net on it! Lake Amador is a beautiful place, they had release over 1500 pound of trout near the day we were there. I am a budding bass fisherman so joined 2 good friends who are great bass fisherman and their boat. We caught about 13 bass that day, I kept 3, we released the others. We maybe missed 2 including my monster 5 pounder which, would have been te biggest bass I ever caught! Anyway, great time out. We fished all the nooks and crannies and were on the water from 6:30 am to 8 pm. Okay, I hooked on bass fishing now! Also fished for trout in between bass, never got a trout hook up. Agreed, a little on the expensive side to fish but a nice lake.

Elefantdude Loc: Oxnard, CA

michael4now wrote:

sure am glad i moved to idaho i used to live in cal.

I'm the opposite. Used to live in Caldwell, ID, then moved here to Livermore, CA. East Bay lakes has fees for everything, even for fishing when you already have a fishing license. Oh well. I wish I was back in Idaho :-(

Lake Amador is nice! Been there a few times to fish from my kayak. I have done well fishing for trout there and my friend won a trout fishing tournament there! There are some monsters down there (monster trout that is!)

Elefantdude Loc: Oxnard, CA

cdgill74 wrote:

So I decided to skip work on Friday and head to Lake Amador. I had never been there before so I wanted to go during the week so I wouldn't have to fight a crowd. We were on the water by 6am trolling. By 7:30 we had caught one nice rainbow and one crappie. That was it for the day besides one more small rainbow but still beats a day at work! Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest.

Definitely beats work! I'm jealous. Just being out on the water is all I ask. Catching fish is a bonus :-)