Sunday September 20, 2020 -I forgot what its like to catch lots of fish in the forebay and yet feel like there was something missing. I caught over 25 fish today but only 4 fish were 18 inches or bigger. The forebay conditions were nearly ideal – warm weather, no wind, good weedlines, and water…
I find it very helpful to see what you are casting too from the air. Often you loose purpose when you dont consider the context of where you are fishing. Where the fish position themselves in the this weedy mess depends on many factors such as temperature, wind and current speed and direction. Imagine yourself…
In this year of unprecedented events, it doesn’t seem that surprising anymore that new catastrophes keep coming. Fire season in California seems worse every year. with hotter temperatures and bigger more destructive wildfires. Air quality is epically bad and the worse it has ever been. In recent weeks, dozens of wildfires have ignited across the state,…
SEPT 4, 2020 FRIDAY -It’s been two really long weeks since fishing the forebay due to the closure as a result of the SCU Lightning Complex Fire that started the night before the last time I fished. Especially difficult because the fishing has been so darn good. Vaughn caught a 25 lbr yesterday in…
The American Indian use to ask permission of the animal’s spirit before dispatching them for food as well as asking for pardon after the animal was killed. Christian’s say grace before meals and in Japan, it’s common to say “Itadakimasu” before eating a meal which means “I humbly receive.” Perhaps that is why the japanese…
Saturday August 22,2020 – Today would have been an epic day with topwater, big fish and good friends on the water, but it was not meant to be. According to Gov Gavin Newsom, the California Fires are caused by Global Warming. Fishing was cancelled by Global Warming today. The lake was padlocked at the…
Sunday August 16, 2020 (107 degree) – As Don and I were driving back from a great day on the forebay, I had already thought about fishing the next couple days if the wind conditions would hold. The weather predictions for the next three days were not favorable for those perfect conditions of no…
Friday August 14 -Don Chesarek and I finally made it out for a day of fishing after three unsuccessful attempts over the last three weeks. We were rewarded for our perseverance! We had originally planned to try the lake after hearing a report that their could be some big fish around the racks. Brian…
Trying to catch a striper these last three weeks has been harder than buying a carton of Clorox Wipes at Walmart. Two weeks ago, I had a trip planned with Don to fish the Forebay. We got close to the lake, about a quarter mile past the Dinosaur Point , when we passed a…
I haven’t fished the Forebay seriously for over a year. The Lake fish have been so healthy that I just can’t rationalize catching a bunch of dinks vs at minimum, having a shot at a 40 lbr (that I can actually see on the Panoptix) or at least catching a couple 5 lbrs around the…
Saturday July 18, 2020 Every week this summer seems to get harder and harder to catch fish. It could be the insane pressure by bait fishermen on the trash racks. A couple boats with 4 or more anglers have been killing many fish weekly. Three of them appeared to have come together and many…
Friday July 10, 2020– The Wind Finder prediction was encouraging all week long. It looked like a great morning to fish. Vaughn and Dan had a decent day yesterday landing 17 nice fish in the afternoon. They couldn’t fish the morning because the forecast was wrong again. They arrived at the lake greeted by…
Monday July 6, 2020 – A fire on the foothills near our house gave us a scare. There were many grass fires over the 4th of July weekend in San Jose which doesn’t surprise me much since all 4th of July fireworks were canceled. I can not recall ever having controlled city sponsored fireworks cancelled…
Monday June 29,2020 It’s been two weeks since I fished the lake. It seems that its only calm on the three days I work a week and the wind prediction (windfinder) has been unreliable lately. A couple friends have take the drive to the lake not believing the Wind Line and ended up turning around. …
Sunday June 14, 2020 – These last two week back to work at the office have seemed unusually long despite seeing about half our normal patient load. There is so much more preparation and post op sterilization for the same number of patients making if feel like twice as much work for the same amount…
Sunday March 30, 2020 -The word is out and it was a grand reunion at the Trash Racks this morning. The weather has changed since last week with light rain and winds. The water temps were 2 degrees lower and the water was clear. Steph and I decided to push our luck…
May 26, 2020, Day 72 -The last time I fished was with Gina on day 4 of the lockdown. Since then, much of the fishing in California was shut down by Governor Newsom. Most of my fishing buddies in Northern California still had private and remote access to fishing and there was no shortage…
Last year I ran in to Don Cheserek at San Luis reservoir launching his tricked out float tube and it inspired me to upgrade my 30 year old pontoon boat. I think Ive bought a new float tube every ten years, I remember my very first inner tube style float tube that I bought at…
One of the first casualties of the Pandemic was caused by my lack of attention to the AlumaCraft Boat I had parked in the driveway. I took the boat out in early March to test it out the Battle Born 100 Ah 12 v Life PO4 Deep Cycle Battery I had purchased months ago on…
April 5 -DAY 18 of the Lockdown.- As the world makes a concerted effort to defeat a common enemy, we struggle to hang on to our lives as we knew them only a couple weeks ago. These last two weeks have been consumed by clinical and financial online webinars to collaborate with other dentist and…
Friday March 20 2020 Day 4 of the Pandemic in California – I took my wife fishing on San Luis for the very first time. It was one of the most memorable fishing days of my life for many reason least of which was catching fish. On day 4 of the California Shelter…
The most Catastrophic event in my lifetime is freshly underway. Our family is being tested by a worldwide event that will change the way we live from here on out. What feels like a science fiction movie or the first episode of Fear the Walking Dead is now a reality. A new tiny piece of…
Sunday March 8, 2020 The rains have returned leaving only one day this weekend without wind and rain. I thought last week I would be in Disneyland with family, but travel planes were postponed because of the ‘rona’ and I decided to “self quarantine” myself to the middle of San Luis Reservoir. Also I decided…
The problem with getting a site at our favorite Campground is that you have to make reservations 6 months in advance. Gina managed to score what I think is the best site on the beach at Francis Beach Campground for an overnight. Last Summer we sold the motorhome of over 20 years and purchased a…
Friday Feb 29, 2020 – Its official, San Luis Reservoir Fly Fishing for Stripers is on. Dan Blanton, Vaughn, and Steph all had great days yesterday. I was counting the days, doing dentistry this week , anticipating the weekend for another great shot at and epic day after last weeks great day with Kimmie the…
