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…
My three favorite college teams managed a “W” on the first day of college football this year. This could be a very fun college football year. With Marcus Mariotta gone from Oregon, I was skeptical that the Ducks could continue to dominate preseason football. I still haven’t fully recovered from the national championship loss to…
The idea of catching a 30 inch plus has always been slightly beyond my expectations . I have a hard enough time catching 25-28 inch fish. The prospect of catching a “yard long” trout is reserved for my first trip to Kamchatka, Jurassic Lake or Alaska. I knew that there were fish that size in…
After closing all the rivers August 14th, on August 21, due to cooler weather, all rivers were reopened EXCEPT the St. Mary River downstream of the St. Mary Reservoir and its tributaries. Those St Mary’s Rainbows have a lot of time to grow till next year, unmolested by anglers for perhaps the rest of the…
I wasn’t expecting much today, with the full moon last night, but the winds stayed down and the day turned out pretty good. I truly enjoy fishing with Steph and Vaughn and it is more fun when we are in different boats. It’s difficult to fish hard when you are steering the boat for…
I haven’t fished the Forebay for a long time. While I was in Alberta, I started to think that trout pull harder than stripers. I don’t know what came over me. Today, the stripers had something to prove. They were in prime shape and fought as good as I can remember. They treated my eight…
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.
One of my favorite people to fish with, Waynes father in law, John Leonard, is one of the most accomplished and experienced fly fishermen I know. Using the Phantom 3 in 4k mode with a polorizing filter, I was able to catch a glimpse of what makes us return to this unique river year after…
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…
The grand opening of Bass Pro Shops in San jose is scheduled for sometime in October. There will be job openings for Tracker Marine Boat Center, and Uncle Bucks Fishbowl Restaurant. Here is the Job fair notice. Its almost done! By Christmas, We can all hang out at the New BASS PRO SHOP not…
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…
I was waiting for my LASIK preop appointment with Dr Bindi, I couldn’t help but notice a Samsung Tablet on the wall with a light communication system.running on it. I took a close look at it (with my blurry vision) and discovered it was running on office communication software that I had tried years ago and…
Fourteen years ago, after wearing glasses and hard contact lenses for over 15 years I took a chance on a new type of surgery called “Soft Brush” Epi-LASIK (PRK). After I did a consult call Touch Up Laser clarified for me that Flap LASIK surgery was first approved in the US in 1999 and when I…
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…
Long Screws Screwed me The Vision 2 that I was preparing to sell lost 4 motors to my negligence when I accidently put some long screws into the short holes while placing prop guards on the bird before selling it to a friend. Its very easy to mess a motor up just by pushing on…
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…