Friday Jan 29, 2021 – The seemingly longest week of work always falls after a great day of fishing. This week was especially long with the first big chain of rain storms that drenched the bay area all week. I was aiming at Saturday to get back out but the storms cleared up a…
I’ve been a gear head for most of my fly fishing years, always looking for the better rod or flies, the newest lines, the best boat I could afford and electronics -lots of electronics. The first fish finder I ever owned was a Fish Lo K Tor flasher (the little green box). One of…
Saturday Jan 23, 2021 -For most of the week, it looked like the weather would prevent me from fishing Friday through Monday. It seemed like everyone was fishing the Forebay with some success on my work days this week. Friday was blown out and it looked like rain and wind from Saturday to Monday. The…
Perhaps the most memorable clip of film and music I have ever heard, that brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it, especially in these dark days, is from Richard Harris at the end of the movie Camelot (1967). Arthur stumbles across a young boy who begs to fight in the “last” battle…
Sunday January 17, 2020 Perhaps the best January Forebay Trip ever, yesterday Ken Oda and I fished O’neill Forebay and found large schools of good fish cruising the shallow depths of the Forebay. I was very excited to have Ken in the boat yesterday. It is not often enough for me after knowing him…
Sunday Jan 10, 2021 – I’m beginning to think that 10 days into 2021, this year is going to be crappier than last year but not so the fishing at O’neill Forebay. I dont remember a past January day on O’Neill Forebay that was as fun as today with my good friend Don. It didn’t…
Friday January 8, 2021 – The first work week of the year flew by for me in anticipation of fishing the lake this weekend. Even though the reports as of yesterday suggested I should go to the Forebay instead, I decided to see if I could go back a week later and duplicate my…
Friday Jan 1, 2021 – The Season of Covid continues into a brand new year. This year on the lake has been a unique experience for me. I owe the lake my sanity. Fishing alone on the lake is probably the safest place I could be both physically and mentally and for that I am…