Hit the creek on Saturday. Pretty slow one fish to hand.? Decided to float down to the car.? Shortened up the leader to fish the shallow water.? Threw a fly into Cliff's corner.? Wham got bit. missed it.? Threw back in and wham fish on.? The fish took off downstream into the riffles.? No control and lots o...
Just to give everyone a little reminder that it is important that we ALL still fill out the fishing survey in the boxes or online. The other day I was killing a brew after fishing the island with a buddy of mine and watched 2 groups of fishermen walk right by the survey box and when i pointed it out to them the...
So I made it up to oregon this past weekend.? Fished the Middle Fork of the Willamette.? Only was out for a few hours but I had one fish to hand.? The photo's I am attaching are of the Nor.Cal fires just off of I-5 and then some of the hatched stone flies.? Those fires were prety crazy to drive though.? Sorry I...
I have two lines for sale in 7wt. Both are very slightly used but in excellent condition. I don't have a 7wt rod any longer.
First is a Cortland Laser Line Rocket Taper 444 7wt floating weight forward - $25 (retail $55)
Second is a SA Mastery Series 7wt sink tip type lV 12 or 14 foot sink tip - $30 (retail $...
Hello All, I have recently come in need of some type of watercraft to fish the?shorelines of lakes. A float tube seemed like it might be the right fit for such use. I was wondering if anyone had any recomendations? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Brent
Hi all. I'm an East Coaster visiting family in Napa and am hoping to get some fishing done while I am in the area. I will arrive in Napa on August 14, and will be staying for about a week. I talked to people at your local fly shop (did a search for Abel dealers in the 94558 zip code), and they mentioned Putah Cre...
Hit the water at #5 today.Skip the first two runs. some people were swimming , and someone was fishing the other spot and there was a dog playing in the water in between them..So I started on the back side of the split and worked my way up the creek.I pulled fish from every run I fished on the back side.If I di...
decided to fish putah this morning for a few hours, Its been a few months since i"ve been there and it was pretty much what I expected, Had 2 really quick LDR's on a pheasant tail. Surprised there wasn't more action since the bugs were coming off pretty decent in the late morning, midges, various si...
Quick report:? Camped at the confluence of the E. Carson and Wolf cr (Just past the 88/89 split to Monitor pass) over the weekend for a Jeep run.? There were a bazillion people along the E. Carson from Hangmans bridge to the 88/89 split.? I let my kids fish Wolf cr just above the E. Carson and there were no s...
Anyone leaving the Sebastopol area tomorrow 7/20 for the river. I would share expenses and be very grateful for a ride to the river and back-interrupted by some serious nymphing. Please call Bill 824-2232. Thanks
I fished Silver Lake, the Silver Fork American River, and Squaw Creek with Brian Clemens on the 16th of July.? The fishing was decent.? We caught?nothing but?browns in the lake and the river and?nothing but brookies in the creek.? We saw a few big fish, but the biggest fish landed was about 12".?...
Has anyone fished the Clavey River (Tributary of the Tuolomne)?? I pulled this one off of the list of DFG wild trout waters and it looked interesting.? It's remote with poor access and no developed campsites.? Any info would be appreciated, I'm thinking of making a trip up there sometime this summer o...
I just found this, it's probably been out there for years, you can use this page to download USGS maps to your computer.? Forget it if you're on dialup though, the files are massive.? Very handy when you're trying to check out a new spot.? Check the dates on the maps, some of them are getting a little old an...
Fished the silver fork pretty hard the past 2 days. fishing was good for small trout, about 5 to 12 inchers. I didnt even attempt to keep track of how many fish were caught, But it was alot. All rainbows, except for 2 browns, a 6" and a 12", actually the first browns I have caught there. Decided t...
Apologies if this is too off topic for a california fishing forum :) But, I'm going to Virginia next week for work, and figured I'd bring the ol' fly rod and stay for the weekend.? I've never done any backpacking in the Appalachians, so it could be pretty fun, especially since I don't have to pay for the fl...
Hey guys, Hope you all got some good fishing in this weekend. I bucked the wisdom of fishing the truckee as a newbie, and went up there anyways on friday night.? Got up early and fished the lower stretches a ways below Truckee and didn't get ****!? I was with two buddies, and in 4 hours of fishing only one gu...
Just got back a while ago from my trip to Yosemite with my 7 year old daughter Izzy, had a blast! It was her first adventure backpacking and I think she might be hooked. As we were starting our hike she said can we just camp here, I'm tired of walking. I turned, looked at my truck in the parking lot and said may...
On Friday my buddy and I (Drifter) decided we would hit up the North Fork of the Yuba on Saturday.? The plan was to wake up super early on Saturday,?fish all day, and return that night.? Well....of course we got together with some college buddies Friday night and that getting up super early part wasn't h...
I've been up in South Lake Tahoe quite a bit the last few months.? My folks live up there so it makes it easier to make the trip with skyrocketing gas prices.? I have mostly been hanging out with family, bike riding, and hiking, but I have been able to squeeze in some fishing (the girlfriend kinda makes tha...
I hit Putah again this weekend. It was a great day overall, especially because I introduced a good friend to fly-fishing and he caught (or at least hooked) a bunch of fish! We had the most action on micromays in sizes 16, 18, and 20, though we also got some good action on callibaetis emergers. Overall, we...
Every year all the boys on my moms side of the family, including conefish, spend 5 days fishing in the isolated lake Hi Huim. We stay in a little cabin with no electricity or running water, and we just fish all day every day. This was our tenth year, and by far the best. The fishing was amazing but the advent...
Last October, I bought a Sage ZXL 9 foot 4 weight.? It was time to replace my old reliable Sage SP 490-3 that I sold to gent who said that he had to have that rod.? (I needed the money.)? I use this rod primarily for fishing dry flies and soft hackle wet flies. The rod is definitely an improvement over the SP.?...
well i was checking out a few things today and came across this link. http://www.thomaspenrose.com/tonkin.htm so i was wondering how hard would it be to make an 8ft bambo rod, or even a 9ft bambo rod, how long would it take. i do know this, after makin one and then catching fish with it, it would be well wo...
i'm wondering.? while wild trout will go for the current hatch, do planters just grab anything in site ?? is a perfect presentation to a planter imitate the movments of a soggie pellet ? any purina soft hackel tan & black pellet flies
Myself and 4 buddies made our annual pilgrimage to Rock Creek from 6-22 to 6-29.? Because of the heavy snowfall and almost nonexistent spring?in the area?this year, we were a bit worried about conditions.? Ten days before we left, it was 34 degrees and snowing in Missoula! We rent a house right on Rock...
Hey guys, Just fished putah this morning and afternoon and had NO luck.? Not even a single bump for me or my buddy.? We're both pretty new to fly fishing, but I usually at least get one fish and a bunch of hits when I go. Wondering if I'm doing something wrong, or fishing the wrong areas. We started up near th...
Heres a caddis pattern I'd like to share with you guys, I do beleive it is hands down better then the elk hare no doubt. Pictures are not great but you can see the basics.? Would like to hear what ya think. I'm sure most of you have used em but thought if not it would be an execellent addition to any fly box.
I'm going to be in Monterey for a week for work and might have some free time to tool around.? Are there any small streams in the area that are fishable or even opportunities for sal****er - maybe some perch in the surf?? Any and all recommendations welcome. Eric
Hit the Truckee area for 4th of July holiday.? Here is a brief report on what happened where: NF Yuba-? Fished 1/2 day here on the way up.? Broke out the 1 weight TXL I love to use.? Caught a lot of dinkers, including several in the 2"-3" range.? I must admit though, it was fun catching a few nativ...
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