The following posts have something to do with Fly Fishing in general and include trips I’ve taken to different parts of the world seeking that next great experience. Included are all the local trips as well. These posts are not specific to location.
“The great charm of fly-fishing is that we are always learning.” – Theodore Gordon
The Amazon is the largest drainage system in the world responsible for almost 20% of the entire worlds fresh water discharge into the ocean. The Rio Marie is a tributary of the Rio Negro River which is the second largest Tributary of the Amazon River. Three years ago Untamed Angling built “the Untamed Amazon” to…
Im leaving for Brazil in two days to fish for Peacock Bass for the first time, but I just had to get one more day in before I left at the Lake and Im glad I did. The weather was perfect today with almost no wind. I figured I would take some of the new…
When there’s no one left to leave you Even you don’t quite believe you That’s when nothing can deceive you While you see a chance take it … In a previous post I mentioned that I think its harder to follow a great fishing day than to try to chase one. After catching a 32…
Thanks to my friends for the advice on saving the next 30 lbr should I be so lucky. Ken Oda and Steve Santucci have caught and released lots of 30 plus pound stripers. Both agree that if a striper doesnt revive with towing, using a deep water release is the the next step. Not alot…
I caught my personal best striper out of San Luis Reservoir today–a 43 inch 32 pounder. I am thrilled to have finally broken the 30 lb barrier but it is bittersweet because all my attempts to revive the monster failed today and the fish died. A 32 lb striper is over 10 years old. This…
For the third trip in a row, the lake has blessed me with another fish over 10 pounds making this month the best of the year so far. I have been trying to get out on the lake for a couple days now but the wind has not been cooperating. Today’s weather was unusual with…
I was anxious to fish this morning but the wind lady convinced me to sleep in with a 11-15mph wind conditions all morning. Its 10:30 am and the winds are 2mph–nuts, I should have gone. Ive got three more days to fish so maybe tomorrow. Two months I broke the tip off of a Helios…
It was great seeing the regulars out on the lake today. The signs on 152 indicated some sort of police training at San Luis Lake which didn’t sound too friendly to fishing at the racks When I pulled up , Carol of the Kiosk told me that search and rescue was practicing at the…
I think its harder to follow a great fishing day than to try to chase one. There are many great bus rental companies in Honduras and they helped us to get to the lake. Maybe its a type of depression that some new mothers have after giving birth but the reality of life is that…
Sept 1, 2017 (6:30-1:00) Basking in the afterglow of last weeks Solar Eclipse Fishing experience, I was feeling a bit skeptical of fishing San Luis this weekend. Most of the reports were mediocre and the really knowledgeable guys were going to the Delta for big stripers. The Wind report was great but there was…
While fishing for redfish in South Carolina last week, We caught a ten pound redfish in the warm shallow Lowcountry Flats that was difficult to resuscitate. I learned from Jeremy that it is harmful to move a fish back and forth in the water trying to oxygenate a fish which forces water through the gills…
When I first heard, several years ago, about an American Solar eclipse like no other in history, I thought about fish, specifically trout, and how they might react to a premature evening light and temperature drop. I pulled up a map of the “path of Totality” and noticed that it began its 1400 mph…
Watching the weather early this week, things didn’t look good for my fishing window Friday thru Sunday. All wind indicators showed big NE winds every morning with no lulls. Dan mentioned to me that Ed GIven did pretty good in the wind on the West side in the big wind just fishing the protected shoreline…
Todays Striper fishing was a bit better than Fridays and much less than last week. I think the key this week is getting to the fish early in the morning. By 9:00am I had 80 percent of the bigger fish and quantity. Later morning and early afternoon turned into a Boat Tour of the lake…
I know that a trolling motor should last more than three years but the fact that you cant upgrade the Ipilot features on the anything older than a 2016 pushed me over the edge with the idea of upgrading the Ulterra instead of fixing it. Instead of fishing today, I ran over to the local…
I fished San Luis Reservoir today eager to continue last Mondays luck, but to my surprise the fishing turned off in only 4 days. Tim Anderson and I looked high and low for bait and bigger fish with only a couple keepers and a bunch of “rats” to show. The only difference between Sunday and…
Its been a long time since I had a day like today on the lake. It was 7 years ago when the lake was last full. There were lots of 5-10 pounders along the shoreline back then, I think the lake is coming back. The fish are fattening up on bait which…
(July 15, 2017)I really enjoy fishing with Dorothy. Todays session was no exception. Reports from friends were pretty good the day before except for the unpredictability of the wind. It seems that the conditions can go from closed to ideal in a matter of an hour. I hoped we would arrive at the lake at…
Last Monday was the best day on the lake for me this year even though I didn’t catch either of the two 12 pounders that were caught that day. Again, today was even better than Monday for me, and again the “big one” alluded me and chose Dan’s fly instead of mine or Ed’s.…
II spent the week after Bolivia changing lines on my eight weights back to Striper Shooting Heads. I use basically the same gear for Golden Dorado that I use for Stripers. The reports from the lake have been slow, but I heard that Vaughn, Steve S and Steph were all going to take advantage of…