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| San Francisco Bay |
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| Fat bay Striper |
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Spring fishin
Fishing is good. Weather is a fantastic. Fishing from the SF Bay beaches and rocks for Stripers has been soilid this Spring if you can time the tides areas together. That can be a challenge when good areas are 30 miles apart. Traffic around here can make it tough. We need a couple of fronts to bring some more rain this way but it has been an OK winter and much better than previous.. If the ocean would calm down when I want to get out there i'm sure the fishing is good on the reefs. Enjoy your Easter.
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Bring on the rain!
After a really warm February with the average daytime temps in the high 70s we are finally getting a a couple of systems back to back that have something.Its been coming down all day. Love it!
Fishing has been off and on this year. Some trips are good some tough as nails. Carp on the fly has been solid though and I have not skunked yet this year. They are spawning on some areas but early for the large inland reservoirs and river carp.
Steelhead has been non existent the last month if I count the one trip. Lots of good sized Pike Minnow to grab streamers and couple of dink steelhead but that was it my friends..
We spent a couple of beautiful weather weekends at our cabin to unwind and catch up on chores..well, chores are still there. Next time right?
Drove down the coast last weekend..It was a perfect California day in the mid 70s..popped in on a Elephant Seal colony..They are massive creatures..It was interesting. Also had saw guy standing on a 300 ft cliff. Singing a song with a rabbit on is head. You just don't see that everyday and when you do, it must be documented. I'm thinking mushrooms Ha..
Fishing has been off and on this year. Some trips are good some tough as nails. Carp on the fly has been solid though and I have not skunked yet this year. They are spawning on some areas but early for the large inland reservoirs and river carp.
Steelhead has been non existent the last month if I count the one trip. Lots of good sized Pike Minnow to grab streamers and couple of dink steelhead but that was it my friends..
We spent a couple of beautiful weather weekends at our cabin to unwind and catch up on chores..well, chores are still there. Next time right?
Drove down the coast last weekend..It was a perfect California day in the mid 70s..popped in on a Elephant Seal colony..They are massive creatures..It was interesting. Also had saw guy standing on a 300 ft cliff. Singing a song with a rabbit on is head. You just don't see that everyday and when you do, it must be documented. I'm thinking mushrooms Ha..
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| Urban Carp has been great all winter.. |
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| Monterey Bay. Ca |
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| The other Trash fish?! |
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| Big Sur, and hour so south of me is arguably some of the most beautiful coastline you will ever encounter |
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| Moro Bay, Ca |
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| A 2 TON Bull Elephant Seal hauling out. Big Sur.. |
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| HOME! |
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| Rare dude with a rabbit on his head sighting |
Sunday, January 24, 2016
January fishing
This has been a fantstic Winter. Fronts rolling through about 4-5 days bringing rain and snow to the Sierra. It's fabulous and a welcome sight. Now if we can get three or four of these winters in a row we will be in good shape. Thats a lot to ask for I know so we shall see..
Fishing has been slow and steady. Few trout here and there and a couple of Steelhead swinging streamers so far. The two Steelhead were really rewarding fish. Both came at the end of a long day of casting..It sure makes the two hour ride home totally worth it!!
Carp on the fly is still going good if you know where to look. Getting roughly a dozen shots a session with about half that landed on a good day. Some days its zero. They are spooky and difficult to feed but when it goes right and they make a move to the flats they will eat. Its been hard to find clear days and that is the hardest part.
Enjoy the winter!
Fishing has been slow and steady. Few trout here and there and a couple of Steelhead swinging streamers so far. The two Steelhead were really rewarding fish. Both came at the end of a long day of casting..It sure makes the two hour ride home totally worth it!!
Carp on the fly is still going good if you know where to look. Getting roughly a dozen shots a session with about half that landed on a good day. Some days its zero. They are spooky and difficult to feed but when it goes right and they make a move to the flats they will eat. Its been hard to find clear days and that is the hardest part.
Enjoy the winter!
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| 1st Carp of 2016 |
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| 1st steelhead of 2016..new years day |
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| A nice Hen on the same river a week later |
Friday, December 25, 2015
Christmas Morning Bows
In an effort to ger out for some fresh air, my brother and I hammered some nice rainbows on streamers..Merry Christmas folks!
Monday, November 23, 2015
Fall fishing..
It has been forever since I have reported any fishing..Ive been on the water as much as I can. Carp on the fly was hit and miss with so much low water. Some areas that have been great over the years are completely dry so I have had to adjust and look elsewhere. Over all a pretty good year.
Spent much of the fall streamer fishing for Browns and Local Saltwater. Again, our streams were pretty bony but I found a few areas that were consistent. I didn't get a big brown like I wanted but it wasn't for the lack of trying. I put some serious time in and learned a lot in the process. Several fish in the 20" class with the average fish being in the 14-16" range but I was looking for a big bite. Switching over the lakes now so who knows..It can still happen!
Saltwater has been fantastic. Southern Cal species moved up to the Central Coast with the warm El Nino currents and it was hands down one of the funnest years that I can remember. Lots and lots of Bonito on the fly. Barracuda are here and the Bluefin were with in sight of land. It was awesome. I didn't get a BFT but gave it a strong effort!
Have a great Thanksgiving and go fishing when you can!
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| A large Prussian Carp from last week! |
Spent much of the fall streamer fishing for Browns and Local Saltwater. Again, our streams were pretty bony but I found a few areas that were consistent. I didn't get a big brown like I wanted but it wasn't for the lack of trying. I put some serious time in and learned a lot in the process. Several fish in the 20" class with the average fish being in the 14-16" range but I was looking for a big bite. Switching over the lakes now so who knows..It can still happen!
Saltwater has been fantastic. Southern Cal species moved up to the Central Coast with the warm El Nino currents and it was hands down one of the funnest years that I can remember. Lots and lots of Bonito on the fly. Barracuda are here and the Bluefin were with in sight of land. It was awesome. I didn't get a BFT but gave it a strong effort!
Have a great Thanksgiving and go fishing when you can!
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| Pacific Bonito |
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| Ocean Whitefish on fly |
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| Blue Rockfish are usually high in the water coulumne and love flies. Every cast type fishing when you find a big school. Excellent eating too! |
Baby Ling on fly
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| Blue Rockfish |
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| Canary Rockfish |
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| Olive Rockfish |
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| Ocean Striper |
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| FLAT SEAS!! |
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| Monterey California waterfront |
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