Once again, our creative and talented neighbors pulled off the “event” party of the year. After months of prep and a loan of ghouls and oddities from friends, Chris and Jon organized a very scary and fun night.I thought the decorations were over the top and I will never see the Lee’s house quite the…
A new day in retail Almaden Flyfishing has begun with the opening of one of four California Bass Pro Shops two miles from my house and 5 minutes from my office. I attended the grand opening last night joining a huge crowd. Jimmy Houston led the crowd in a prayer along with celebrities Dwight Clark,…
It was easier to fish together when we were kids. Wayne and I finally got a day together on the delta with renown guide Steve Santucci. I think we were due for some luck and the weather gods blessed the day with perfect weather and good fishing. We started our day driving to the…
When I think of redfishing, I think of the big bulls of fall in Louisiana. I think of fishiing the Louisianna bayou and eating some of the best delta oysters in the world buying them by the bag off the oyster boats. I think of beignets and great restaurants. I think of Mardi Gras, Trombone Shorty,…
My daughter appeared on “Your Carolina” this morning-WSPA Channel 7 CBS. In her debut as a network nutrition expert, she talked about the “Meatless Monday” trend in America. It is great to see her career and dreams moving forward. It has been years of education and experience that brought her to this point – A…
I haven’t fished the main lake in a year, Ive been avoiding it because I don’t recognize it now that its down to about 17 percent full. Full of hope and memories of phenomenal October Days in the past, I woke up at 5:00 and got on the lake before sunup hoping for a topwater…
I was really hoping to fish the big lake today if the wind and the boat ramps were doable, but it was not to be. At 5:00am the winds were near 20mph and with each hour, it seemed as if it were escalating. At 7:00 the wind shifted and dropped to near zero. I…
Many factors come to play when designing the perfect fly for a destination, the most obvious being what the endemic baitfish look like and what are the fish keying in on. In designing a fly for San Luis, the obvious bait fish to copy is the two to three inch long delta or wakasagi smelt. There are…