What's that smell!!!

USMCbassman · 07-09-12, 09:14 PM

Yep, it's skunk! Got smoke checked on the water yesterday! Not a bite one in 5 1/2 hours. It went from foggy and cool to sunny and hot in about 90 minutes. Literally went from 57* to 88* by about 9 am, the fish moved deep and I could see them frolicking around on their beds, rubbing on logs, but I'll be darned if I couldn't get them to bite.

The only cool part of the day is I saw this big @$$ flying bird with a nice bass in his claws; I said to meself, "that's not a vulture!" It landed on a tree right behind our boat. Once I got my eyes to focus through the fog I realized it was a bald eagle with breakfast in his claws. What an amazing sight!!! I had never seen an eagle in the wild, let alone did I know SoCal was home to them. Unfortunately by the time I was able to get my phone out of my pocket and the fog to lift enough to get a pic he had flown off.

On another note fishing in SoCal is so darn frustrating! The bite is never consistent, etc, etc, etc....LOL! Hope you all had a better weekend then I did (fishing wise).

lilmule · 07-09-12, 10:38 PM

Actually when you think about it not a bad day at all wonderfull morning,cool ,fog,actually out on the water then to top it off a bald eagle

WatterBoy · 07-10-12, 12:16 AM

Sorry to hear you got skunked. That stinks (no pun intended

), especially when you can see them and it's like they are messing with you. Better luck next time out!

We are fortunate to see a fair number of eagles on the lake our cabin is on. There is a good "eagle tree" that we pass by when we go through the no wake zone that leads to the main portion of our lake, which is where I got this shot in September of 2010.

And this one is from a different part of the lake during May, 2011:

USMCbassman · 07-10-12, 12:18 AM

Touche! It wasn't bad at all until the fog lifted and the sun came out, LOL! Frustrating, but not bad...

USMCbassman · 07-10-12, 12:21 AM

Nice pics Watter! I plan to go back and do nothing besides look out for eagles now that I know they are there, there is a trail that goes all the way around the lake; a lot of rattle snakes too

bamabassman · 07-10-12, 08:34 PM

to see a bald eagle catching breakfast ahs to be the hilight of anyones day marine. i would LOVE to see one myself. i have seen ospreys alot, especially in south bama. love watching them dive down for fish.

and dean..fantastic pics man. beautiful eagles.

USMCbassman · 07-10-12, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

to see a bald eagle catching breakfast ahs to be the hilight of anyones day marine. i would LOVE to see one myself. i have seen ospreys alot, especially in south bama. love watching them dive down for fish.

and dean..fantastic pics man. beautiful eagles.

It was pretty darn neat...I think my daughter was tired of me saying, "I can't believe we saw an Eagle", "wasn't that Eagle neat", "can you believe what we saw this morning", etc. Everytime one of her friends would come over I'd say to her, "Beebs (my nickname for her) tell so and so what we saw while were fishing." She'd just roll her eyes, LOL!

keithdog · 07-10-12, 09:10 PM

Watching the Eagle more than made up for the slow day of fishing. Thats the kind of gifts the good Lord gives us when we are out there enjoying the natural gifts He has given us. I've had my share of bad fishing days, but usually, something will happen along that day to bring me pleasure.

islandbass · 07-11-12, 12:16 AM

Sorry to hear about the skunk out. However, watching an eagle in action IMHO is one of the coolest things to behold. However, the bald eagles in my neck of the woods are trout anglers, lol.

bamabassman · 07-11-12, 08:52 PM

hahaha, marine i laughed out loud reading about your daughter rolling her eyes.

flfireman · 07-14-12, 01:47 PM

Used to run my PFT around that lake.

07-09-12, 09:14 PM	#1
USMCbassman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 532	What's that smell!!! Yep, it's skunk! Got smoke checked on the water yesterday! Not a bite one in 5 1/2 hours. It went from foggy and cool to sunny and hot in about 90 minutes. Literally went from 57* to 88* by about 9 am, the fish moved deep and I could see them frolicking around on their beds, rubbing on logs, but I'll be darned if I couldn't get them to bite. The only cool part of the day is I saw this big @$$ flying bird with a nice bass in his claws; I said to meself, "that's not a vulture!" It landed on a tree right behind our boat. Once I got my eyes to focus through the fog I realized it was a bald eagle with breakfast in his claws. What an amazing sight!!! I had never seen an eagle in the wild, let alone did I know SoCal was home to them. Unfortunately by the time I was able to get my phone out of my pocket and the fog to lift enough to get a pic he had flown off. On another note fishing in SoCal is so darn frustrating! The bite is never consistent, etc, etc, etc....LOL! Hope you all had a better weekend then I did (fishing wise).

07-10-12, 08:34 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	to see a bald eagle catching breakfast ahs to be the hilight of anyones day marine. i would LOVE to see one myself. i have seen ospreys alot, especially in south bama. love watching them dive down for fish. and dean..fantastic pics man. beautiful eagles. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-10-12, 09:10 PM	#8
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Watching the Eagle more than made up for the slow day of fishing. Thats the kind of gifts the good Lord gives us when we are out there enjoying the natural gifts He has given us. I've had my share of bad fishing days, but usually, something will happen along that day to bring me pleasure. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-11-12, 12:16 AM	#9
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Sorry to hear about the skunk out. However, watching an eagle in action IMHO is one of the coolest things to behold. However, the bald eagles in my neck of the woods are trout anglers, lol. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

07-11-12, 08:52 PM	#10
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hahaha, marine i laughed out loud reading about your daughter rolling her eyes. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-09-12, 10:38 PM	#2
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	Actually when you think about it not a bad day at all wonderfull morning,cool ,fog,actually out on the water then to top it off a bald eagle

07-10-12, 12:16 AM	#3
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Sorry to hear you got skunked. That stinks (no pun intended ), especially when you can see them and it's like they are messing with you. Better luck next time out! We are fortunate to see a fair number of eagles on the lake our cabin is on. There is a good "eagle tree" that we pass by when we go through the no wake zone that leads to the main portion of our lake, which is where I got this shot in September of 2010. And this one is from a different part of the lake during May, 2011:

07-10-12, 12:18 AM	#4
USMCbassman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 532	Touche! It wasn't bad at all until the fog lifted and the sun came out, LOL! Frustrating, but not bad...

07-10-12, 12:21 AM	#5
USMCbassman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 532	Nice pics Watter! I plan to go back and do nothing besides look out for eagles now that I know they are there, there is a trail that goes all the way around the lake; a lot of rattle snakes too

07-14-12, 01:47 PM	#11
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	Used to run my PFT around that lake. __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

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