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
Northern California is is on the verge of the biggest water deficit in it’s history. There has been no rain in January and it looks bad for fishing next year. With that in mind, I met up with Dave Bearden and fished the Oneil Forebay today. It was a beautiful fog free summer like…
I was contemplating fishing the lake or the forebay before the weekend when I received an email from Ken Oda that he was planning on fishing on Sunday. Last year we had a stellar day on the Forebay when we met up by accident at the boat launch. Ken works for the Department…
On this Martin Luther King holiday, I think of how there is no racism in flyfishing — at least none that I’ve noticed. Having finished the home chores early on Sunday, I decided at the last minute to check out the Main Lake — San Luis Reservoir. I haven’t fished it in months and…
Last weekend I pulled the boat out from the Delta and spent the weekend cleaning the Green Sludge off the boat in San Jose. Reports from the Delta have been very slow so I decided to try O’Neill Forebay\San Luis for the month of January or till things heat up at Sugerbarge. I wasn’t expecting much…
Thank you Wayne for taking care of the arrangements for a fantastic day with my son flyfishing for monster rainbows near Red Bluff. Every year, Confluence Outfitters auctions off the opening day of flyfishing on Eagle Canyon Ponds (formerly known as Lassen Trout Ponds). I saw the auction, but Wayne actually bid on it and won.…
If all goes well, Ill be fishing the Delta from here on out. I decided to give San Luis another try this morning hoping last weeks slow day was a fluke. The day started out very windy. The east winds really whip up the 156 bridge channel. I only managed 5 fish and all caught…
The weather and wind finally got reasonable after Saturday and Sunday Morning 20 Plus mph wind. Monday was calm and warm and the solonar tables were 4 stars. Somebody forgot to tell the Stripers that it was a stellar day for fishing. I ended up with only 5 fish for the day and one LMB, …
Ain’t tech grand. With the wonders of streaming technology, I can now do two of my favorite things at the same time– Fish for Stripers and watch College football at the SAME TIME. No TIVO or VCR or people who tell you the score before you watch the game. There something much more fun about watching…
This year, I decided to make a good effort to learn how to flyfish the Delta for Stripers. It is possibly one of the best fisheries in the North American Continent, and its only an hour and a half from home. Yet, I dont know hardly anything about it. Driving a boat to and…
I set out to catch a big fish today and I did, but not in the place I thought I would catch it. I arrived at the Basalt Ramp on the Big Louis at 8:30 and there were three boats pulled over to the side waiting for someone to bite the bullet and launch. The…
I was going to fish this morning but I remembered that today, will be the opening of the biggest free bet offer and I have to quickly sign up and get free rewards, the first day of the Labor Day Weekend, is the opening day of College Football. I faced a decision this morning ,…
Oneill Forebay will always have water in it as long as all of California’s powerful politicians live in Southern California and support the rape of Northern California Delta water supplies to water their lawns. Oneill Forebay is filled by delta pumps and by San Luis Reservoir which acts like a buffer to hold water…
Do you feel that in the air? Ducks football is about to start again and finally a worthy preseason game in a few weeks–September 6th, the Ducks play the defending Rose Bowl champions Michigan State at Autzen Stadium in Eugene and the first year of the new BCS rankings begins! Preseason polls rank Oregon number…
I am beginning to embrace windy conditions at the Oneill Forebay. I use to punt going fishing there if the wind lady said it was anywhere between 15 and 20mph north winds, but now that Ive fished the forebay several times when the yellow and red lights have been on at the main lake, I…
It’s been three days since I pulled on a striper and I’m having withdrawals. It wasn’t that long ago I was in a slump. I was fishing all of May wondering when the slump would end. This month, Im wondering when the hot fishing will cool down. Fish while the fishin’s good because you never…
I wonder if you can overfish, like overeating? I can’t get enough of the Oneill Forbay. I took a Friday off and decided to try the Oneill Forebay again after that great day with Ken Oda last monday. I had been watching the winds in the mornings and noticed a new pattern .…
Its been ten days since Ive been to the Oneill Forebay. Since that stellar day that Dan Blanton and I had the entire lake to ourselves, Ive been anticipating a repeat day for weeks. The wind last weekend was pretty vicious and last trip’s weird weather might have made it a freaky day. Maybe…
Its been several months since I had a double digit day at San Luis and I am happy to report that the slump is over. Not quiet as cool as hitting two grand slams in a single game (Go Giants), or twins catching two Trevally on flies at the same time, but definitely a…
One of the coolest things about Christmas Island Bonefishing is the ocean side flats–specifically the Korean Wreck and Submarine. These flats feature fish that come directly from the ocean to feed on the coral reef flats on the incoming tides. These ocean side fish are usually bigger and stronger than the fish found on the…
A fly fishing film maker couldn’t ask for better talent than my twin nephews Mathew and Michael. The footage for this film was primarily shot with GoPro Hero 3s, and the Panasonic GH4. Some of the footage was taken on Waynes Xacti. It was tough to shoot the actually hookups . Trevally are so unpredictable.…