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
More Videos to come as I edit them! This years St. Mary’s anglers consisted of Wayne and the twins, Jon Leonard, Dick and Mike Sasaki. Halfway through our week long expedition, Alberta Fish and Game closed a vast amount of its river system to fishing due to low and warm water conditions in order to preserve the…
I thought shooting little league baseball and high school lacrosse was a challenge even with a Nikon that shot 8 frames a second at full frame. To capture that right moment, you had to anticipate the moment and hope that a 1/100th of a second event could be captured with a one of 8…
There is a ton of math when it comes to picking trolling motors and batteries for the boat. My Walgreen sdfjsf type 29 batteries are 2 1/2 years old and Im begining to feel like they are getting weak. Iver noticed that my Hummingbird Fishfinder starts to flake at around 11 volts and that occures…
I shouldn’t have tempted fate Saturday morning. Early at the Breakfast table before heading out to the Forebay, my daughter offered me a bannana. I told her how banannas are bad luck for fishermen and when she asked me why, I explained to here about certain amino acids that fish react too that might be…
One thing for sure is that the fish are there and some big ones too, according to the fish finders on three boats. Vaughn , Steph and I hit the Forebay hard today on the first calm day in two weeks I had high expectations for today but between our three boats, only a…
Its been a long time since I fished the forebay. The last 3 weeks have been spent recovering from eye surgery and I still have some blurry vision. Also, the winds have been brutal this June. The last weekends were un fishable by boat on the weekends due to high winds. In…
This weekend I had the chance to fly fish for Shad on the Sacramento River with Orland Outfitters and Sea Level Flyfishing. Ray Hutcherson’s group had a couple last minute cancelations so I jumped at the opportunity to fill in. The last time I fished for Shad on the Sac was with Len Bearden many…
Memorial Day this year was indeed memorable with some of the best May trout fishing I’ve ever had. Large 20-25 inch trout selectively feeding on damsels and calibaetis made it challenging and fun. This years annual Memorial Day Syn Family Fishout got redirected from Antelope Creek Lodge to Baily Springs Lodge. Our hosts – Peter and…
It was a wise decision to take the moms out for dinner the Saturday night before Mothers Day. We had a nice dinner with the whole family at Kyoto Palace–the local “Benihana ” style restaurant where the chefs cook at the table and show off there knife and skillet skills. My mom loves that place…
Ive been waiting for weeks for a break in the wind on a day off and I finally got it this morning on San Luis.Reservoir. The Day was perfect, no wind, very light fishing pressure and prime time for a big one. Unfortunately, the biggest fish I saw today was at the cleaning…
Weather patterns are changing and the windy season is back. The lake is now in the emptying cycle. feeding Southern California’s thirst for Northern California water. The currents in the lake and the forebay are now going out. Should be interesting how this season plays out with the severe drought. Despite my elbow working…
The first time I ever heard of Henderson Springs Lodge was from my old friend Dr. Ben Kliger RIP over 25 years ago. He spoke about a great place to visit that had a bunch of different fly fishing opportunities–a combination of lakes, ponds and streams with a great comfortable lodge. Recently, Jim Cramer…
The end of March ended like February started, tough fishing. I wouldn’t call it bad but today we had to work for the fish we caught. We landed a total of 5 fish from 4-8 lbs. After a two week vacation in Maui, casting and setting was still a bit painful. I think the golf…
It had the potential to be as good as it was last week. The weather reports were suggesting a near 90 degree high and there were high clouds and light to no wind. You couldn’t ask for more except a whole bunch of fish. I was debating on fishing the lake, and…
Meng, Wondering about the type of clouser eyes that you were using. Tungsten eyes are very dangerous. They are like a 22 slug when accelerated.. It wasn’t even a long cast, but my size 1 little yellow clouser was the end for the tempered glass port side window on the Crestliner last weekend. I cleaned…
Sunday at Oneill Forebay was incredible. Jim Cramer came along for the action and Vaughn Willet was out on the lake also enjoying the perfect weather–light breeze all day, sun and 63 degree water plus 4 stars on the Solonar table with peaks at 9 am and 3 pm. With the first day…
It’s been almost over a year since I took Richard fly fishing. The last time I took him out, he had just learned to cast a shooting head and caught his first stripers on a cast fly. He’s been practicing his casting for a year and yesterday I felt that maybe the forebay…
I spent Friday at the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show hanging out with Wayne, Benson and Victor who drove down from Redding and Chico. I especially enjoyed John Sherman’s Delta presentation. His great photography can be found in one of my favorite books, Fly Fishing the Califonria Delta written by Captain Mike Costello. One thing…
The last decent day on the Forebay was a couple weeks ago when it was freezing cold and foggy all day. Today was the opposite. As cold as it was a couple weeks ago, it was equally too hot today. With 80 degrees highs and 60 degree water I wasn’t sure what the fish would…
Last year I was a big fan of Monofilament running lines. The majority of my rods are rigged with t-14 and t-11 shooting heads with OPST Lazar running line. It does cast with very little friction and there is very little stretch but there is only one downside. The line is so slick that its…