Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Mark had an amazing year at University of Oregon. Enrolled at Lane Community College and University of Oregon at the same time, He managed to pass his EMT 1 class with flying colors and pull a 3.7 GPA while working two jobs. Employed by RESNET and Epic Software as…
There have been drought years in the past that have not drawn the lake down as low as it is now. There are those that estimate that San Luis Reservoir will reach its all time lowest level in history by this August at the current rate this year. What has changed since we are not…
I got some bad news today. I had 100 mls of my wine analyzed and received my finished Wine Panel Results today. Everything seemed OK except for my Fructose concentrations that were off the map. Normally the glucose to fructose ratio should be from .74 to 1.05. Mine was .09 which is about ten times…
I was actually thankful that it was blowing like a hurricane at San Luis Reservoir or I wouldn’t have had the day to catch up with the winemaking. I did the second racking of the the 20 gallons of Zin today and tasted it. It coming along nicely! The wine is clear and it tastes…
The last couple weeks have been a roller coaster Wind ride. The hot days, cool nights and morning fog makes the wind build in the afternoon and go all night. Ive noticed lately that once the temperature at the lake reaches 80 degrees, the wind lady dies. When the weather cools in the evening, the…
Mark’s Girlfriend–Phoebe Hsieh–graduated from Leland High School today and impressed the crowd with her excellent commencement speech. Rumor has it that Apple Stock took a late rally after her endorsement of the IPHONE 5 and beyond. Congratulations Phoebe from the Syns. Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer
My beautiful niece, Megan, graduated from Bret Harte Middle school today. Megan only received 3 B’s at Bret Harte and two of them were in PE. I have a feeling she is going to do great at Leland. Congratulations! We are here for you, and we are so proud of your achievements. Get the flash…
Phoebe and Mark at the last prom I will ever photograph (maybe). The Pre Prom photo shoot was at the beautiful Boulder Ridge Golf course down the road. Phoebe will be giving the Commencement address this Wednesday at the Leland class of 2013 graduation. Next year she will be attending University of Oregon with Mark.…
Now that Mark is fully engaged at U of O through the summer, with his two jobs, and summer EMT classes, I miss fishing with him at our annual family trout fishing trip with Wayne’s family and ours. For the last couple years (5) We have tried to to stay faithful to a family fishing…
Dr Wai Yun Syn 1932-2013 I think it was the late 80’s when my Uncle Yun, the last of my dad’s generation of Syn Brothers that fished was diagnosed with Cardiomegaly and given only a few years to live. It was Uncle Yun that catalyzed my love of fly fishing when he gave me a…
So in a day , what seemed to be the ultimate goal, has come and past. It was a hopeful wish the day she was born, a landmark that I planned my retirement around, and a source of anxiety as we watched the cost of education rise faster than our savings plan. Mia Syn, our…
It wasn’t a bad day considering we almost cancelled the fishing at 6 AM because the wind lady said it was howling 18 mph. We decided that a day off deserved a chance and ended up heading over to the lake anyways. When we got there, we walked out on the dock and decided it…
It was a great day on the lake today. The weather may have been too good – slight overcast with heat and no wind. The algae is happy and my boat trailer looks Irish. Everybody was out today in force including a couple guides and Vaughn-Larry again. Amazingly, Larry who wasn’t able to cast three…
Redding Fly Shops Brad Jackson caught a 29 pounder at the trash racks at 7:30 in the morning on Tuesday May 7th on a Chartreuse and White Flashtail Clouser. Fishing with Dan Blanton (Source- Dan Blanton’s BBS), they reported another slower day from the low pressure. Another Pig comes from the Dam in the first…
Sometimes I think that I’m jinxed. Statistically, one would think that if you catch enough fish , that a couple of them should be big. That elusive 10 lb mark in San Luis. seemed to elude me this year–its been 5 months for Pete’s sake. I can still hear the advice of the old pros, “You…
With the Striper fishing going strong off the Trash Racks, the last 4 trips have been pretty crowded with at least 4 or 5 other boats jockying around the racks with the Damn Dam Police megaphoning us to get back from the wall at least 500 feet. I take my Calaway Range Finder out…
The Boys of Summer are back. Dan Blanton, Tom Malec, and Steve Santucci were all out on the lake this past week and slammin’ them. Mr Santuccci’s clients landed two 17 lbrs on the lake on Wednesday on large Brown and Blue Clousers. Impressive! I bet those big ones are on the other side of…
Fishingdate – Saturday April 27, 2013 It may not have been number one on Rick’s bucket list but i had a feeling it was near the top. Ive been fishing with Rick for about two years. He is 75 years old and a retired IBM engineer who knew my dad. One of many things I…
I went back for more this weekend just in case it was the day that my luck would change. Unfortunately it was a carbon copy of Saturday. Wes wrote today that they are letting water out of the dam and perhaps the striper fishing may pick up in the next couple days on the Feather. Why…
It been a long time since I felt the pull of a big striper. Today, I pulled on a bunch of dinks and its just not enough. Any day now, the Lake and Forebay should start getting better. Last year at this time the lake was 20 feet higher and there was timber in…