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Flounder_Slayer88 · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:46 am Post subject: Fresh Water Reds.....?

This last weekend was a little expensive for me to visit the coast everytime I need to fish, which is often. I am thinking about trying for some fresh water reds at Calaveras Lake. I've read that tilapia and crawfish are good baits, any tips or tactics to help me out, I am no good at fresh water fishing.
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omaka · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:55 pm Post subject: Reds

If ur fishn without a boat and ur limited to bank fishin, fish on dark nights never on a full moon. Use Carolina rig baited with crawdad hooked on the tail. Me caught more reds with crawdad than tilap during summer...most of my hookups between 10:00pm - 5:00am...Remember never on a full moon if ur fishing at nite. Good luck! Cool

Flounder_Slayer88 · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:39 am Post subject:

I have a 14ft john boat, was thinking about hitting it up during the day, early morning.
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ovaforty · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:26 pm Post subject: Calaveras

Go to the dam area. Use live tilapia or perch for bait. Carolina rig is ok. O
n the east side of the dam count 3 light poles from the edge and you will be fishing a flat leading to a drop off.
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Predapex · Horse Mullet Joined: 06 Sep 2013 Posts: 181

Dead shrimp is what we caught dozens on. And the reds jump like bass. I was like wth is that? Carp? Nope reds....jumping and feeding...like bass in the morning bite. So weird. And they taste like poo.

Baffinboy · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:16 am Post subject:

Is that ture Predapex on their meat? I was thinking about taking my nephew on a guided Calaveras trip cuz their only like 200.00 but I want to eat them.
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ovaforty · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:08 am Post subject:

Better NOT to eat them. Braunig and Calaveras was filled from the San Antonio River below the Dos Rios sewer treatment release plant
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ovaforty · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:13 am Post subject:

When a school of reds go into a feeding frenzy along the dam area, you can see the bait boiling and jumping out of the water. It is noisy. Scared me the first time I saw it after sundown one evening.
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ovaforty · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:14 am Post subject:

When that happens they will hit anything you throw at them. Green cocahoes on a lead head jig work great.
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ovaforty · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:16 am Post subject:

Trolling a Tony Acetta #13 spoon is easiest way to find them. Use a topo map
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ovaforty · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:17 am Post subject:

I mounted 2 Canon manual downriggers on my 14 ft jon boat.
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Flounder_Slayer88 · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:48 pm Post subject:

there's no need in me going if I can't eat them, are they really that bad?
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Frederick dunphey · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:21 pm Post subject:

I've had them before, not that bad. There is a difference from saltwater reds to freshwater reds. I have friends you like them. As long as I have fish in freezer from the coast, when I go to Calaveras it's cpr. Headed there Saturday, if you see a 24' sea ray with twin 150 merc's that's me.

Predapex · Horse Mullet Joined: 06 Sep 2013 Posts: 181

Lucky78 · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:09 pm Post subject:

Filled by the san antonio river??? you sir need to relocate your texas creeks and rivers maps!!! The San antonio river is no wheres close to calaveras lake!!! i always have luck on free lined perch. in the mornings i head straight across the lake from the kayak launch and fish the mouth of 181 cove. last month in the mornings it was crazy over there with all the reds hitting bait.