BARRETT LAKE 05/08 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Deamon · 05-10-2013, 04:45 AM

Nice photos! I love the top water bassing stuff!

Jim Sammons LJKF · 05-10-2013, 11:48 AM

Thanks for the report, can't wait to get out there next week. First time

Baja_Traveler · 05-10-2013, 11:54 AM

Nice to know I can fish a PA there - so many of the lakes don't allow "Sit-on-Tops", that I can never tell where I can go and where I cant.

So I take it you have to get in on a ticket lottery to fish there or something?

FishNinjaY · 05-10-2013, 12:11 PM

Great pics..
I've always wanted to do this. I've heard great things about Barrett.

How does it work with the kayak? Don't the tickets include boat launch/rental? Do you tow the kayak? Or put it up on the boat? Or is there a completely separate kayak launch site?

Thanks..
-J

roadx · 05-10-2013, 02:13 PM

Nice!

karl is going to get something going soon.
i hope to make it out with karl and your pops after standby 5/23

JarrodMc · 05-11-2013, 12:54 PM

Fishninja,

I'm not sure about the boat launching but I've been before and there is a separate area to kayak launch. The boats are flat bottom aluminums with a small motor to get around. I've only been on a kayak though.

ZepBonham · 05-11-2013, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by FishNinjaY

How does it work with the kayak? Don't the tickets include boat launch/rental? Do you tow the kayak? Or put it up on the boat? Or is there a completely separate kayak launch site?

You pay your lake fee($20) at the gate entrance if you want to launch your kayak. Then you drive to an area called Pigs Point. It's 1/4 mi. before the docks. From Pigs Point you may take your time unloading and launching from a beach point. bring your wheelie cart...lake is down a bit and the walk is 75-100 yards from parking. You also have the option of launching your kayak by the docks.

It's a blast right now. On cinco de mayo I got an 8.3 and a 6.11.

doggmann · 05-11-2013, 03:23 PM

Is that a PVC bumper kit on your tube?

Pocoloco · 05-13-2013, 07:44 AM

I was there on sat/11th. It was hot and windy. Started wide open at the dam, but slowed down as the sun rose. Shad pattern was working. If you go to piggy point, you should drop down toward the docks. The lake is way down so the old way is steep. Note: No shade anywhere near the water. Lake is low

ZepBonham · 05-13-2013, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by doggmann

Is that a PVC bumper kit on your tube?

In a way, yes. But it's design is to hold fish finder, camera and light mounts(Phase 2 yet to be completed). The other side is identical with rod holders attached. It's a copy of this design...http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/sho...to-quot-w-pics

05-10-2013, 04:45 AM	#1
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	Nice photos! I love the top water bassing stuff! __________________ Recreational Fisherman's Catch...2% Commercial Fisherman's Catch- 98% Recreational Fishing Kayakers Catch- .00001% "The reality is that the wall was built to keep all Asians ~specifically Japanese and those that think they're japanese~ out of the U.S"

05-10-2013, 11:48 AM	#2
Jim Sammons LJKF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 947	Thanks for the report, can't wait to get out there next week. First time __________________ Jim Sammons La Jolla Kayak Fishing The Kayak Fishing Show JimSammons.com

05-10-2013, 02:13 PM	#5
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	Nice! karl is going to get something going soon. i hope to make it out with karl and your pops after standby 5/23 __________________

05-11-2013, 12:54 PM	#6
JarrodMc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 411	Fishninja, I'm not sure about the boat launching but I've been before and there is a separate area to kayak launch. The boats are flat bottom aluminums with a small motor to get around. I've only been on a kayak though. __________________

05-11-2013, 03:23 PM	#8
doggmann Junior Join Date: May 2013 Location: San Gabriel Valley, CA Posts: 21	Is that a PVC bumper kit on your tube? __________________

05-10-2013, 11:54 AM	#3
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Nice to know I can fish a PA there - so many of the lakes don't allow "Sit-on-Tops", that I can never tell where I can go and where I cant. So I take it you have to get in on a ticket lottery to fish there or something?

05-10-2013, 12:11 PM	#4
FishNinjaY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 428	Great pics.. I've always wanted to do this. I've heard great things about Barrett. How does it work with the kayak? Don't the tickets include boat launch/rental? Do you tow the kayak? Or put it up on the boat? Or is there a completely separate kayak launch site? Thanks.. -J

05-13-2013, 07:44 AM	#9
Pocoloco Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: el cajon Posts: 239	I was there on sat/11th. It was hot and windy. Started wide open at the dam, but slowed down as the sun rose. Shad pattern was working. If you go to piggy point, you should drop down toward the docks. The lake is way down so the old way is steep. Note: No shade anywhere near the water. Lake is low