I've been heard fishing at Irvine lake is slow since they open
But I went there yesterday launch my outback at 6:30 then went to west shore
tried bait for one hour but no luck so I move to sierra cove,using bait and jigs ......nothing I mean they didn't even nibble
I talked to boaters no one catch anything I didn't see any shore fisherman land fish eighter
So I started trolling at 9 am to 12, I end up catch 2 brown trouts and 2 basses released
And I hooked really big one but my reel was small size one, 6lb line is almost out so I had to tighten drag and turn my kayak to follow the fish but line broke up for 10min fight ....
I had 5 strikes all of em at between boat dock and trout island
Looks like brown trout like flicker shad fire tiger and all bass hooked up bubble gum pink.....I always use smallest one
Irvine lake has lot of fishes I saw lot of school at my ff but they don't looks like biting mod water temp was 65 so any day soon they'll start bite
It was nice day I avoid skunk but 3 hours foot pedaling wasn't easy (I wish I have revo)