Usually by the end of May, Cathedral Park is plowed to reduce the fire hazard to the many multimillion dollar houses that surround the park. Given the right wind conditions, any house surrounding this small grassy park is at danger from the fires that are occasionally started by kids up on the hill smoking or…
A couple weeks ago, I did some spring cleaning on my home theater to get ready for those great evenings on the deck watching baseball and movies. I definitely felt more comfortable in my new home theater after adding some great Movie Room Decorations. To my suprise, a dove had built a nest on the…
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…
Gina and I scored some sweet tickets to Game 7 of the Warriors Thunder Western Division Finals. Down three games to one a couple days ago, they came back to tie the series . The Warriors looked doomed through the first half of the game until they came alive in the 3rd quarter. It was…
This past weekend I had the honor and pleasure of fishing with Ray Hutcherson of Sea Level Flyfishing at his annual Shad Fishing trip on the Sacramento River put on spectacularly by the guides of Orland Outfitters. The lucky participants are shuttled by jetboat to a prime Shad run on the river where tents…
Today was a memorable day at San Luis reservoir for me. After years of pounding the lake with flies, I finally beat the 20 lb mark with a big striper from the Bay of Pigs. The day started off pretty slow as it had last week. I decided to only cast 7 inch flies. The…
My friend Ken Oda fished San Luis last week on Saturday the day before my last report. He observed some interesting striper behavior in the Bay of Pigs. Getting on the water at 7:30 am he saw birds working midges but later that morning around 11:00am, shad and stripers started midging in the shallows. Fish…
I was dreaming of that 40 lbr that Captain Santucci caught on San Luis Reservoir a couple weeks ago. His words resonate in my dreams “now is the time to fish San Luis before it fills” if you want a giant fish. Armed with HUGE flies, a T-18 shooting head on a 9 wgt, I…
How relevant 50 years later… Congressman Sisk, Mr. Congressman, my old friend and colleague in the Congress; Governor Brown; Senator Kuchel; Senator Eagle; Congressman Bizz Johnson; Senator Richards; Mr. Brody; Mrs. O’Neill; Mr. Mayor; Secretary Udall; Under Secretary Carr, ladies and gentlemen: It is a pleasure for me to come out here and help plow…
Once again, our creative and talented neighbors pulled off the “event” party of the year. After months of prep and a loan of ghouls and oddities from friends, Chris and Jon organized a very scary and fun night.I thought the decorations were over the top and I will never see the Lee’s house quite the…
A new day in retail Almaden Flyfishing has begun with the opening of one of four California Bass Pro Shops two miles from my house and 5 minutes from my office. I attended the grand opening last night joining a huge crowd. Jimmy Houston led the crowd in a prayer along with celebrities Dwight Clark,…
My daughter appeared on “Your Carolina” this morning-WSPA Channel 7 CBS. In her debut as a network nutrition expert, she talked about the “Meatless Monday” trend in America. It is great to see her career and dreams moving forward. It has been years of education and experience that brought her to this point – A…
I haven’t fished the main lake in a year, Ive been avoiding it because I don’t recognize it now that its down to about 17 percent full. Full of hope and memories of phenomenal October Days in the past, I woke up at 5:00 and got on the lake before sunup hoping for a topwater…
I was really hoping to fish the big lake today if the wind and the boat ramps were doable, but it was not to be. At 5:00am the winds were near 20mph and with each hour, it seemed as if it were escalating. At 7:00 the wind shifted and dropped to near zero. I…
So is there truth to the idea that a full moon is bad for fishing? Some great fishermen believe that the days around the full moon are sometimes good, but most believe the days of a full moon mean that the fish feed all night and don’t bite during the day. Personally, I think that…
It amazing to see the effect of one player on a football team. Unfortunately, you can only really see the effect when they are gone. There is nothing bad about Vernon Adams, and Jeff Lockie, its just they cant’t make the fast paced Oregon offense work. We have the receivers and the running backs…
Ashland to Almaden in 3 Minutes…. This last weekend, we hung out in Eugene visiting my son who is in his senior year at University of Oregon.. We watched the Ducks put the hurt on the Georgia State Panthers. On our way up to Eugene, we stopped at his roomates parents house located ten minutes…
After a marathon two days at Disneyland with Gina, I managed to get up this morning at 5 AM to give O’Neill Forebay a ride on Labor Day. The winds really laid down all weekend and I couldn’t resist a still morning. I was hoping for some topwater and when I arrived at…
NEVER NEVER NEVER again. Do not use Home Depot and JW FLooring . They are a big company that contract incompetent local installers that promise you everything and deliver nothing.
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…