Lake Perris 6/8 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Harry Hill · 06-08-2018, 07:10 PM

Went to give Perris another shot today. Paddled over to the island from the boat ramp but nothing was happening there. So we paddled over to lot 12 to work the brush line. The lake is still down about 15 feet but there are trees flooded now that were exposed last year. Laura started picking up some bluegill in one area so we worked it with drifts. Mealworms and crickets were the trick today. I got a personal best bluegill and a 16" spotted bass plus a few smaller bluegill. All in all a good day at Perris. The wind started coming up and it is a long paddle back to the boat ramp but we were off the water by 2:30. I forgot my hat today and I think I baked my brains but I didn't endanger anything important.

Orca Winfrey · 06-09-2018, 12:05 AM

Nice Harry! I gotta join you one day. BTW, what’s with that LMBs underbite?

Harry Hill · 06-09-2018, 06:30 AM

we do need to fish together someday. That is a kentucky spotted bass. First one I've caught that was keepable. I didn't even notice the underbite. I had to look at the picture to see what you were asking me about. Maybe I lipped him to hard. He took a cricket from the bluegill hole, fun to catch. I made some changes to my kayak trailer and yesterday was the shake down trip, It worked good.

Amish Ed · 06-09-2018, 08:59 AM

Thanks for the report Harry.

06-08-2018, 07:10 PM	#1
Harry Hill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,136	Lake Perris 6/8 Went to give Perris another shot today. Paddled over to the island from the boat ramp but nothing was happening there. So we paddled over to lot 12 to work the brush line. The lake is still down about 15 feet but there are trees flooded now that were exposed last year. Laura started picking up some bluegill in one area so we worked it with drifts. Mealworms and crickets were the trick today. I got a personal best bluegill and a 16" spotted bass plus a few smaller bluegill. All in all a good day at Perris. The wind started coming up and it is a long paddle back to the boat ramp but we were off the water by 2:30. I forgot my hat today and I think I baked my brains but I didn't endanger anything important. Attached Images __________________ you can't eat it if you release it

06-09-2018, 06:30 AM	#3
Harry Hill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,136	we do need to fish together someday. That is a kentucky spotted bass. First one I've caught that was keepable. I didn't even notice the underbite. I had to look at the picture to see what you were asking me about. Maybe I lipped him to hard. He took a cricket from the bluegill hole, fun to catch. I made some changes to my kayak trailer and yesterday was the shake down trip, It worked good. __________________ you can't eat it if you release it

06-09-2018, 08:59 AM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Thanks for the report Harry. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

06-09-2018, 12:05 AM	#2
Orca Winfrey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: The I. E. Posts: 353	Nice Harry! I gotta join you one day. BTW, what’s with that LMBs underbite?