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Water bottle vs lifestraw on your pack ,vest etc
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Hadnt thought of this but for Putah creek only would you carry a life straw instaed of a water bottle? Its been very busy here on the creek, make the most of you$ on stream time just slurpin what the fish slurp? Cold and refreshing!
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need one have one
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Kind of an interesting idea. Would it survive or fall to the take all give none?
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lightfoot
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Rod reels mount?
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/TOMSHOO-Adjustable-Self-Suction-Sit-Up-Bars-Abdominal-Situp-Home-Gym-R0Y2/223522383902?epid=9019567614&hash=item340af8e81e:g:eSkAAOSwUjFc4RLU&redirect=mobile
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Watching you tube videos.
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so I’m watching these guys fishing various rivers on the East slope of the Sierra ( the Owens etc. ), and whenever these dudes hook anything over 12 inches, the guide uses this long assed handled net with an opening big enough to cover an Elk to net the thing, after first wading out and landing it with 20 fe...
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Happy New Year
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keith bigelow
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Guide Jon Baiocchi truck stolen from Hotel
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Hey everyone a friend and fellow guide from Grass Valley had his truck stolen Tuesday night from a hotel in Sacramento , Please consider helping out by going to gofundme C/O ( Hope for Jon B ) I will try to attach the link either way he lost everything . his truck all his fly fishing gear and all his priv...
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Stiring the pot
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LINK LLANDUDNO, Wales, July 11 (UPI) -- Solar scientists, armed with the best data yet regarding the activities of the sun, say the Earth is headed for a "mini ice age" in just 15 years -- something that hasn't happened for three centuries. Professor Valentina Zharkova, of the Universit...
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lightfoot
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Nutria return to California
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https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/12/585155003/california-officials-set-up-invasive-swamp-rodent-hotline
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Is flyfishing losing its popularity?
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I have been a flyfisher for over 40 years. When I got my first VCR, I started recording every trout-related flyfishing show that I could. Consequently, I have a collection of easily more than 500 shows. However, in the last year and a half, I have probably recorded less than a half dozen shows, not becau...
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Are you fly fishing Trump voters happy yet?
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He's gutting the clean water act. He's gutting the clean air act. He's not opposed to re-introducing dredger mining in rivers. He's gutting the endangered species act (rare species of Cutthroats anybody?). The rules regarding what mine operators can dump are being reviewed. SO...MUCH....WINNI...
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mudhen
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READ THIS, please.
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Creative Sports fly shop in Pleasant Hill, is in danger of closing , thanks to last year's heavy snowfall and people buying their stuff off the Internet. So GO BUY some stuff there. I'm talking to all of the people in the Walnut Creek Lafayette (sp.) area. yeah, you might save 20.00 on new waders but wha...
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fishing journals
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Does anybody keep them? I just found an old one. A total of 49 days on the water. 11/9/1994 Fishing alone sac river at Redding 0615-1300 6 fish all on glo bugs landed zippo busted off 3 decent fish. Drove to Yuba just below 20 bridge. Hooked 12-15 fish from 345-dark(sic) shorlining glo bugs
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Hunting the Putah Creek Area or anywhere really...
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Hey Guys, As much as I love fly fishing, I also like to bow hunt. I primarily turkey hunt with my bow but have had a hard time finding a place to do so recently. I used to hunt private land in the Livermore area, but the owner has sold most of his farm to real estate now and I have all but lost that spot now. I know i...
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Thanks Jordan!
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Thanks Jordan Romney for a great talk tonight at the Fly Fishers of Davis meeting. I definitely learned some great tips that I will try out in the near future!
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DrDan
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Happy Holidays
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keith bigelow
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A TV channel dedicated to fishing, WFN (world fishing network)
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I just discovered a TV channel dedicated solely to fishing. It's the world fishing network (WFN). Although most of the programs are not focused on flyfishing (as you would expect), at least there are several of them on flyfishing. Unfortunately, I have Comcast and Comcast doesn't yet include...
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Building Wooden Drift Boat
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I'm looking into building a wooden drift boat. Anyone have any thoughts on a good place to buy plans for a build? Or should I even buy plans, maybe a good how to book out there? I'm just looking for any recommendations by anyone who has knowledge in boat building. Thanks! Nic
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sig change worthy
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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-diego-sheriff-concealed-guns-20140221,0,2138479.story#axzz2u3ch5Xlh The law currently allows you to/from/while fishing but it's a convoluted mess of a law.
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lightfoot
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Help wanted January 18th 1;00 to around 4;00
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I am putting on a casting / fly fishing clinic for the campers at "Canyon Creeh Resort" and could use some help with casting instructions and a few rods or just some help . Whenever I fish near the bridge inevitably someone from the resort comes over and watches me fish . So I contacted the res...
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Etiquette, or lack thereof
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It's been a while since I have posted anything, but I hope the knuckleheads who I met fishing last Friday on the Yuba read this. So I am fishing my favorite run on the Yuba first thing last Friday morning, looking forward to some egg bite magic. And sure enough, I have a few strikes; land some, lose some...
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DJ Cal
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Lost & Found ? Boots
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Found some boots today who lost em ??
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How its Made ?
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I went to discovery channels "How Its Made "and asked them to do a segment on Carbon Fiber Fly Rods , If some one else wants to do the same maybe it will help ? It would be cool to see `
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USFS campgrounds closed
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Be advised if anyone is planning some fishing/camping trips most all forest service campgrounds are closed due to the bickering in Washington.
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That explains it
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http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3983/20130914/nearly-20-shrews-found-rainbow-trouts-stomach.htm
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California Fly Shop
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I stopped by the california Fly shop earlier this week and it looked like a place that wasn't doing well. The rod racks were almost empty and they seemed to be holding very little stock in everything from reels to nets to fly boxes. Hopefully they are just in a restocking cycle. Can't afford to lose an...
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Apple Store in Walnut Creek
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So my phone was going out all the time and decided there were headphones plugged in. I went to where it was bought and they wouldn't even help. You have to go the Apple store they said. So off to the apple store. When I walked in there were about 30 apple employees and about 40 customers in about 1,800 sf...
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Mountain lion stories
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I'd like to hear about people's experiences with Mountain Lions here in California. I recently came upon a fresh deer kill that reminded me about this amazing predator. I've yet to see one but would love to hear your stories.
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Hex flies at Lake Davis
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So if you haven't heard there is now a hex hatch at Lake Davis. This is great news for the locals around Portola, and the fly fisherpeople that like to fish lakes! The funny thing is how the guides are interpreting this.... Why get all wound up about a big lake with a bunch of big planted fish... There a...
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Interesting sight on the Middle Fork Stan
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When the fishing is slow I get to wondering about how some of the features we see on our favorite rivers came to be. Yesterday I noticed something surprising, next time you're up at the Middle Fork Stan below Beardsley keep your eyes opened for this interesting sight. About 1/4 mile down from the spil...
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The Outdoor Channel - ignoring fishermen!
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I have Comcast cable and The Outdoor Channel is the only cable channel dedicated solely to outdoor programming. Unfortunately, the Outdoor Channel virtually ignores us fishermen during prime time hours. They used to dedicate Friday nights to fishing. I checked their schedule and now they wi...
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