Monday July 19, 2021 – Vaughn and I had the pleasure of being guided by Bryce Tedford on the Delta for some Topwater LMB Action. In all the years that I’ve known Vaughn, this is the first time we actually shared a boat. Having been heavily outfished by Vaughn , it will probably be the…
Sept 1, 2017 (6:30-1:00) Basking in the afterglow of last weeks Solar Eclipse Fishing experience, I was feeling a bit skeptical of fishing San Luis this weekend. Most of the reports were mediocre and the really knowledgeable guys were going to the Delta for big stripers. The Wind report was great but there was…
The forebay was empty today except for me and Tubin’ Louie. I finally met Tim Anderson a couple weeks ago fishing with Luke Sing and it was a meeting long overdue. Ive seen him on the lake for years and he fishes the forebay almost weekly. After exchanging phone numbers with him, we ended…
I sure enjoy fishing with Captain Steve Santucci and especially with a great boat partner like Dan. It was a refreshing day especially after yesterdays blow out. I thought I might get that 20 lbr today but ended up with an 8 lbr and a couple of 5s. Dan also got a couple of…
This weekend, my good friend Dan Dee from Ennis Montana and I arranged a day on the Delta with our mutual friend and Guide Steve Santucci. Last week, Steve suggested we move our day from Friday to Saturday because of weather. As late as yesterday, my weather sources suggested it might turn out to be…
Today, I had the pleasure of introducing Luke Sing to Striper Fishing Oneill Forebay style. We had a short day launching at 10:30 in the morning and returning at 2:30. We managed over 20 fish despite the intermittent sprinkles, wind and cloud cover. The fish were aggressive today and Luke had action all afternoon with…
For years I thought that I could improve my golf score by buying expensive drivers I felt that feeling of anticipation as I unboxed my newest Fly Rod acquisition – The Echo Boost Beach 8wgt. The Boost Beach is a 12ft 2inch overhead casting two handed rod developed by Tim Rajeff for overhead casting…
After two days of rain and more on the way, I took the opportunity today to fish the only dry day of the week. I had fished this kind of weather in the past with great success and I had a feeling that I was due for a big fish on the lake today.…
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner…. Hall of Loosers…. Last week I received one of the rare Mavic Pro Drones forom my preorder made hours after its announcement. I ordered directly from DJI. The Mavic Drone is the newest generation of 4k video drones made by DJI. It has all the capabilities of the Phantom…
I like fishing on Friday since Saturdays are usually pretty busy. When I pulled up to the boat ramp at the Oneill Forebay , I was surprised to see 20 boats had beaten me out. Then I remembered it was Veterans Day. I spent the last week struggling with the decision to fish the delta…
Steve and I spent the day fishing Oneill Forebay today on what turned out to be a spectacular day. There were lots of fly fishermen on the lake today. Ken Oda and Mark Won were on the lake as well as a dozen other regulars working every corner of the lake. Steve and I started…
This weeks solonar tables looked the opposite of last weeks and I though maybe this is the day I get that 30 lbr but the only thing resembling 30 lbs today was a carp that was snagged by Steve’s Friend Harris. Interesting enough, Ive only seen two carp that big snagged with a fly and…
The Cubs Finally made it to the World Series and Monkeys have not flown out of my Butt. The good old Cubs are not losers anymore and they dont SUCK! After moving back to the land of the Giants over 30 years ago, I still remember those winless bleacher seat games in lightless Wrigley back…
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…
It been a busy year without much trout fishing so last weekend Gina and I decided to spend the weekend at Baily Creek Lodge with a couple friends. My partner to Bolivia next month–Steve Sakamaki– and his wife Henrie, plus our very best friends Kevin and Mary Lee Jones. Kevin has been after me to…
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…
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…
It was a wise decision to take the moms out for dinner the Saturday night before Mothers Day. We had a nice dinner with the whole family at Kyoto Palace–the local “Benihana ” style restaurant where the chefs cook at the table and show off there knife and skillet skills. My mom loves that place…
The first time I ever heard of Henderson Springs Lodge was from my old friend Dr. Ben Kliger RIP over 25 years ago. He spoke about a great place to visit that had a bunch of different fly fishing opportunities–a combination of lakes, ponds and streams with a great comfortable lodge. Recently, Jim Cramer…
I fished with Dan Dee this cloudy morning on San Luis Reservoir. Dan spends his summers at his Montana Estate on the Madison River and his winters fishing for stripers in the lakes around San Diego. He showed me an interesting way to catch deep water stripers with flies. He uses full sinking lines– The…