Both kids came home and are on mini vacations today leaving me free to fish. Mia and Ryan are in Napa for a couple days and Mark is with Phoebe skiing at Whistler. It was a perfect day to hit the lake. The temps got up to 72 degrees today even though the truck…
It’s possible that today was the last fishing day of the year. The lake is super hard now with nobody getting much fish and much effort. The trollers and gear guys were shrugging their shoulders. The cleaning station garbage cans were empty at 3:00 in the afternoon. But despite how slow it was today, the…
Its been a year since I fished with Dan at San Luis. I was hoping to show him a good day but I had my doubts after the slow day I had last week. I was putting my faith in the Oneill Forebay for our trip since last year at this time, I found lots…
Sunday-December 10, 2017: As the water cools down on the lake in December, so too the fishing at San Luis Reservoir. Despite alot of talk about surface boils in the coves at daybreak, I wasn’t able to score early in the morning. I did see one legit boil near the shoreline in the morning but…
Last night was a full moon and the mornings are getting cold. I decided to leave later at 7:00 instead of 5:00 and fish the afternoon. Basalt Launch was pretty crowded again with about 20 boat trailers parked at the ramp. I launched the boat and followed the game plan for the day which…
For me, half the fun of Flyfishing is in the videography of flyfishing. Flyfishing to begin with is a complex pursuit at it highest level. It can be a game of minutia and what started out with a pole, string and worm has compounded into my interest in Digital Photography and Videography, Drone Science, Flytying,…
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…
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…
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…
Remember the days before digital photography? I remember unboxing the Kodac DC 40. In January of 1995, Kodak released the DC40 camera which was the first digital camera for the consumer market. In 1998, I lost my server to a lightining strike and lost a large portion of my photography backups but I know backups…
MIa Syn was quoted in the Huffington Post recently. It was great having her home these last few seeks while she did some work for Good Day Sacramento CBS Local last week. “Can You Take Your Kids to Mickey D’s And Not Feel Guilty?” “As a dietitian, I am happy to see the nutrition…
The last of the Mia\Mark generation of family graduated from Leland High School today. In a beautiful ceremony at the Rose Garden , Megan, our niece, graduated with her friends from Leland and is heading for Monterey State University next Fall. We are so proud of our Megan. Good luck in college and know…
Today, Gina and I attended a Memorial Day service at Los Gatos Memorial Park where my father in law is buried. The event is an annual one that features a band concert, and speeches remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. A picnic lunch was served and Gina and I…
The nation is a buzz with talk of Oroville dam this week . Oroville dam is the tallest dam in the nation standing 40 feet above Hoover dam. It is the second largest man made lake in California. Last weeks spillway malfunction resulted in 100,000 cubic feet of water per second blasting into the…
Seems like yesterday Steph Curry couldn’t hit a single 3 point shot. Things looked pretty bad when his 157 game streak of three point shots came to an end against the Lakers a couple days ago. I had to skip my daily slot games to drive Oracle from San Jose last night – it was…
What was hyped as the Durant Westbrook showdown boxing match turned into a Warriors Rout. It took an hour and a half to get to Oracle Arena after our last patient on Thursday and we got to our seats to see the warriors down by 10 points with a technical foul being called on Green.…
Alas, my lovable loosing Cubs have won the world series in the most dramatic fashion possible – 7th game, 10th inning, lead loosing, one run victory with a rain delay and away. What has to be the most fantastic series in my lifetime and I’ve attended 4 world series’, the best game ever was from…
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…
Today Gina and I celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. “I will spend an eternity loving you, caring for you, respecting you, showing you every day that I hold you as high as the stars.” What a busy weekend its been. On Friday, We saw Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald in concert at the Mountain Winery…