THE IRIDEUS - MAY 2021
GONE FISHIN’ Reports From the Field May Day - Scotts Flat Pickup Trip By: Kirston Koths
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n May Day weekend, four GPFF-ers (Bob M., Lee C., Loretta,,and Kirston) joined up to go on a pickup trip to Scotts Flat Lake, near Nevada City. The lake features convenient shoreline camping, plenty of space to spread out and be COVID-friendly, and overall, a reasonably productive fishing trip, despite the drought. Pretty good trip, all things considered.
Low water allowed some shoreline casting (Loretta), but float tubing (Lee) provided more fishing options
-Kirston Koths
Dogwoods were in bloom, but the bass structure was high and dry due to the extreme drought.
Normally we catch smallmouths where the triple trunks are, on the right in this photo. But this year, the water was low, the spawning cycle was early, and there were *largemouths* in the foreground in six feet of water.
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