Cal Delta

When we were leaving the house it started misting. We were both not at all expecting any rain and knew it was just a mist. As we get closer it was really pouring and now we knew we made a bad call not bringing full rain gear and it was going to be a long day. Once we hit the delta area it was calm and just a really nice morning. Fishing was great for numbers if you just want to catch fish. Some areas held better quality so we focused on those and ended the day with some decent Stripers on the fly rods. Nothing to get to excited about but we were kept busy. It was great to get back out there. Ran accross some California Delta wildlife! Wading cattle and river otters. The otters are a pretty cool creature but I got to tell you they are filthy as hell. We came accross a dock they called home and it was nasty.... Still a really cool animal though!

Florida trip

Fantastic trip despite the up and down weather and the damn bugs. I didn't let it stop me from fishing. I'm paying for it now but it was worth it. It was a DIY trip. No guides. Just me going and finding fish. I'm sure I could have done better with a guide but I was happy with what I did catch. I caught my first Tarpon and Snook on the fly and had a great flurry one day with some of some of the biggest Trout I have ever seen! Had shots at red fish and caught half a dozen or more other speices. Never know whats next there thats for sure. I learned a lot about the fishery and the area. The Manatee were amazing up close. Pauletta was really stoked to get so close to them. She could have stayed there for hours. Probly would have except the fire ants were charging us. Ha. We had a great time. Paul came over and we fished one day and had a blast. We both got tore up by the bugs bad. Here is a group of photos not in order unfortunatly. Some fish I couldn't capture on film since I was solo but I got plenty of pics to give the general idea of what I was catching. Click on a photo to enlarge.

This and that

Spent Saterday day morning with my brother quail hunting up at his place. Had a great time and it was good to get out and bush wack for some birds. I sucked but Dan scored ok. Look forward to hitting them again this weekend or maybe a cast and blast day. Mountian Quail hunting is not as easy at it looks. At the bottom of the hill I ran into two amazing flocks of Turkey. Mostly young birds but they were putting on a show so I stopped..I was impressed!!. Can't wait for the season to open.

Fished the Delta yesterday. Started out well and landed on a big school of fish out the gate. Some decent size mixed with dinks. The pick was steady until the front moved overhead and with that came the wind. Really killed our game. We bailed and headed south. Had a small flurry on Largemouth down south but nothing exceptional. We covered a lot of water. Wind blew from noon on and made fly fishing somewhat tough. Doable, but tough. Had a good day though. Spotted more Sandhill Cranes than I have ever seen. We watched them come in to roost. Such an elegant bird!

California Delta

I love this time of year..Boat traffic on the weekends slows down and the  mornings are quiet, cool and crisp. The sunrise this morning was blood red and the sunset was just as good. Fishing is OK and will improve over the next month. Lots of small stripers everywhere. Tons of em. Bass fishing has been decent too. The fish below ate a topwater plug mid day today.

Carp on the fly