Surfs up!
Mark and his buddies start a Surfing Club at Leland. Its not science or engeneering but I approve. Surfs up at Leland High School from Meng Syn DDS on Vimeo.
A perfect day on San Luis Resevoir
Imagine a huge windless lake with no boats except yours on a fresh warm Monday morning . Few shorefisheman, an empty boat launch at 6:30 in the morning with nothing to do but fish all day. A full tank of gas in the boat, fly rods, donwriggers, bait and time. Drinks food, and a 12…
Some HDR from Alberta
There is was, by the side of the country road, a boarded up church framed by a dark ominous sky from an incoming weather front. STOP THE CAR! I jumped out and shot a series of photos. I love the church shot the most. Its still a work in progress and I have some great…
River X 2011
Due to recent heat about previous post naming this blessed river all references to the Alberta river that I love and try to fish yearly shall be forwith referred to as “River X”. Overbooked, and crowded. Sounds like the all to familair beginning of an excuse for a mediocre fishing trip. The kind of trip…
What do fish really see?
Wow. This is a really interesting to me. Dr Hanlon, a Marine Biologist hypothysizes that an Octopus that has the ability to camoflauge itself by color and texture, does not really MATCH colors to turn invisable. He claims that it revolves arount a fishes perception of invisability that is unique to fish and really has…
A fishless day at The Louie..
Len Bearden told me once that for every two fishless trips to San Luis, you get a good one. Well today we are half way there to another good day. At least I bought a Year Pass to get on the lake. At $200 a year, ill have to go 13 times to break even. …
Is it blowing at San Luis right now?
Update: This morning Friday July 22, 2011, I called the wind line at 8:00 am to see how the wind was in anticipation of heading there tommorrow early. The wind line said it was blowing 16-32 mph with and average speed of 27mph. This wind chart showed it blowing at 15 MPH. It was really…
How I cook Stripers – Thanks mom.
I actually enjoy eating stripers! Some interesting trivia about Stripers. Striped Bass Recipes started with the Pilgrims. Captain John Smith, wrote in his journal in 1614 “that Striped Bass was a most sweet and wholesome fish as ever I did eat” And In 1634: William Wood, in his New England’s Prospect, called the Striped Bass…
The wind lady sometimes lies….
Its been two weeks since my last striper and I can’t stop thinking about my next shot at those big fish in the main lake. The problem though is the finicky winds that whip through Pacheco Pass–especially in the summer. I found myself calling the San Luis Reservoir Wind Line that tells you what the…
Antelope Creek Ranch- Christmas in May
This past week I spent three days, East of Weed, flyfishing with my Cousin Wayne and his kids Mathew and Michael. Also, I enjoyed fishing with my Uncle Yun who is still going strong into his 80s. He reminds me so much of my late father that it’s as if he was fishing with us.…
Solar Power
We are now semi off the grid…. 5.7 Kw of Solar panels went live at 5PM today. We shall see what the energy savings will be in the coming year.
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Yosemite – Reservation imposible
Now that the motorhome is prime, and after last years SCALPED yosemite camping reservation adventure in which Mia managed to get us some last minute prime camping reservation in Upper River from Craigs list, its time to try to get some legit reservations. As it has been always, Yosemite camping reservations are made 6 months…
“These fish haven’t seen a fly in two years…”
What would you say if you had the opportunity to fish a lake full of gigantic trout that had not seen a fly in over two year? On December 4th, my cousin Wayne arranged a trip to Eagle Canyon Trout Ponds near Shingletown in Northern California. The Ponds are a pay to fish ,…
Stripers for Strippers
Today I was schooled by a pair of Midget Fly Fishing Pros masquerading as twin 8 year olds. There are no better Flyfishing kids than Mathew and Michael. Today we landed 55 stripers near Franks Track on the Delta on Flies that the boys tied. They cast a 350 Grain shooting head with no assistance…
Cal vs Davis Football Opener
Sometimes its wise to sit in neutral territory. Although, we thought it would be a good idea to sit in the old Berkeley Memorial Stadium just one more time before they tear it down and rebuild it next year. I am looking forward to watching CAL football at AT&T park next year. The Davis students…
Mauii 2010 Surf Fishing with the Big Boys
I planned two fishing trips to the St Mary’s this year and this was the week I was leaving on the first trip. Two weeks ago, my daughter pointed out that this would be the only week that we could go on a vacation together with the summer coming to an end with CAL semester…
The Syn Family Bidwell Flyfishing Trip II
This will be the second time that Wayne and I have brought our families together to camp and fish at the Wilderness Unlimited Ponds near Burney California. I have fond memories of those ponds because it was where Mia caught her first trout 17 years ago and wear my dad really learned to fish dry…
Redfishing in Louisianna
Redfishing in Burras LA 2010 – PHOTOS from Meng Syn DDS on Vimeo. Alas, I return to New Orleans to fish the Burras area for that elusive Bull Red on a Fly. Along on the trip, my nephews Matthew and Michael, my unlce Yun, and my cousin Wayne. Thanks go out to Captain John L…
Len Bearden – “The king is dead…”
“Here’s tae us! There’s gey few like us–and they’re a’ damned or deid!” Hogmanay toast, trad. attr. Gordon Highlanders Few people stay connected to you for your whole life from childhood that are not your relatives. Because we shared the same passion for FLY FISHING in the 70’s, Len took a chance on a young…