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 Cubs Finally made it to the World Series and Monkeys have not flown out of my Butt. The good old Cubs are not losers anymore and they dont SUCK! After moving back to the land of the Giants over 30 years ago, I still remember those winless bleacher seat games in lightless Wrigley back…
It’s hard to come back from a fantastic trip and return to the regular world. Im not talking about work. Im talking about fishing in the northern hemisphere where the fish are normal size and the insects actually respond to DEET, and where you can drink tap water and even if we have problems with…
GOLDEN DORADO I took my drone to Bolivia last week with no incidence only to find that the Head Guide had a Phantom 4 at the lodge. Chucky (Vincent Lorente) turns out to be quite a skilled pilot and we some fun filming with two drones. I left him my Polorizing filter for the…
Deep in the remote jungle territory of the Isiboro Secure National Park (Tipnis) in Bolivia, where the Andes meet the headwaters of the Amazon, exists a species of fish unique to the Southern Hemisphere–an Apex Predator called the Golden Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis). Small minnows and baitfish called Sabalo migrate up the greater Secure system and following them are aggressively…
I’ve gone on lots of trips over the years but this one was challenging. Getting my main bag down to 45 lbs was a real challenge that reminded me of backpacking the pacific crest trail in boy scouts trying to get my pack lighter an ounce at a time. Tsimani Lodge has laundry services so…
I spent a half day on the forebay this Saturday with Steve Sakamaki. In three weeks, we are heading to Bolivia for Golden Dorado. This morning at 5:00 am the winds were up about 20 mph and I hoped that they would die down by early morning but they didn’t. It was tough fishing the…
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 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…
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…
I fished the incoming tide today at Sunset Beach. I fished the afternoon for the first time and it was pretty crowded for an overcast day at the beach. One really has to watch one’s backcast because its really hard to stop 400 grains of line and fly once its launched at a kid or…
Last week Ken Oda caught a big striper on Palm Beach. I also heard that Mark Won broke a couple big fish off as well. I had my opportunity this morning and decided to fish my 10 foot Sage One 8 wgt with a T-14 Custom Cut. The high tide would peak at 10:30 and…
It’s great to catch al bunch of fish once in awhile. I put numbers up today on the Forebay but I could not help wishing I were back at the trash racks in April when, not only were the numbers there, every fish was over 24 inches. When I came home and thought about it, If I…
I couldn’t let another weekend go by without pulling on a striper. It been a long time since Ive seen multiple weekends blown out at San Luis Reservoir. It seems every time I have prepared to fish the Lake or Forebay, its been blowing hard. My best shot was last week on Monday, and my…
We will forget about the Dream Season years from now because the Warriors lost the Championship. the first team to blow a 3-1 lead. The best team in the NBA could not make a basket in the last 4 minutes and 39 seconds of Game 7 given 9 tries-4 by Curry, and one attempt from…
It has been a little over three weeks since I fished the Lake Memorial Day. Two weeks ago was Mia’s Dietetics Graduation in Charleston, and Last week we were in Eugene to watch Mark graduate from University of Oregon. The winds have been very unpredictable lately even with all the software that I use…
It seems that less people these days know the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. It is a day to remember and honor the 1.8 million that gave their life for America since 1775. It is a day to honor the dead who served and a day to visit cemeteries and place flags or flowers on…
Today after not fishing San Luis for two weeks, I headed to the trash racks hoping that the new moon cycle and low winds would improve my luck. I got to a calm lake at 7:30 and set out for the racks. When I got there, Ed Givens was working his way around.…
Maybe it was the moon phase, the bad Solonar rating, or the wind, but the fishing at the trash racks slowed down today after being red hot for the last 4 weeks. I was looking forward to fishing the trash racks again all week at work after so many great trips recently but the last…
In the midst of a major office remodel and the regular stresses of private practice, I was eyeing the winds at San Luis all week long looking for an opportunity to fish the Trash Racks at San Luis again. I had lunch with Jim Cramer last Wednesday and we decided to go fish together…
The first week of May is my favorite week of the year to fish San Luis Reservoir. For me its a magical week when LOTS of big fish are caught at the lake. The last couple weeks have been great at the lake with lots of healthy fish. The fishing can be…