(register now, online registration closes Wed April 13, 2011 at 9:00 pm)
Countdown to the 22nd Annual Isabella Lake Fishing Derby
It is finally here!
What is being called the world's largest amateur
trout derby, the Isabella Lake Fishing Derby is
now in its 22nd year. Held at one of largest fresh
water lakes in southern California, located less
than three hours north of the Los Angeles area. With
over $250,000 in prizes up for grabs, the 2011
event is looking to be the best yet. A drawing
for a Lowe 170 Stinger Boat will be held on
Monday, April 18, 2011. A limited number of
tickets are available.
We have been going to this tournament for several years now and it is always a good time.
With my fybromyalgia and arthritis, it takes quite a toll on my body to do this camping experience at Isabella with all of the walking up and down hills and climbing around the rocks, but it seems like every year I still find myself there :) The majority of people fish off of the shore line and we don't take the boat--the wind at Lake Isabella is always lurking and it's just easier to fish from the bank. So this year the wind was no exception. It came up early Sunday and we ended up leaving early as the fishing still hadn't picked up. We saw one kid in our area who caught a $100 fish, and very few people were catching anything. We caught two Saturday evening and I felt like we got skunked until we got home and our next door neighbor told us that he and his group hadn't caught any fish nor did they see any one catching anything. (They always stay on the other side of the lake.) The tournament doesn't end until 6 o'clock this evening,,,,so hopefully today those tagged trout are biting for some lucky angler who is still up there :)
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