O’Neill Forebay with Steve

  The cloud cover and low winds gave me an opportunity to take Steve Sakamaki out for a day on the Forebay.   We fished from 6:30 till Noon and managed 5 fish .   I was surprised at how clear the water was compared to the main lake.   The weeds were definitely less…

The Big Green Puddle…

The 650 Billion Gallon Reservoir called San Luis sits 10 percent filled and green as pea soup.  Lots of people are mad because all they see is and empty reservoir with Shasta and Oroville reservoirs sitting at 77 and 66 percent  respectively.  Californians, including me, take the Winter run of Salmon in the Sacramento River for…

Baily Creek Lodge 2016

It been a busy year without much trout fishing so last weekend Gina and I decided to spend the weekend at Baily Creek Lodge with a couple friends.  My partner to Bolivia next month–Steve Sakamaki– and his wife Henrie, plus our very best friends Kevin and Mary Lee Jones.  Kevin has been after me to…

37 years ago, I met a girl….

Today Gina and I celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. “I will spend an eternity loving you, caring for you, respecting you, showing you every day that I hold you as high as the stars.” What a busy weekend its been. On Friday, We saw Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald in concert at the Mountain Winery…