Went bass fishing at Lake Casitas last month and got a few decent fish with guide Mark Mitrany. There were bait balls all over the lake, but no bass chasing them. There's a lot to learn here... Here's a nice video of a topwater bass on a white gurgler along with a pic: http://youtu.be/ssOlibuLSI0
Heading up to Collins for Labor Day weekend as some friends already reserved sites and invited me. My co-worker/friend's husband loves to fish, but doesn't have much knowledge or talent and I wanted to show him some stuff, hopefully put him on some fish. Was wondering if anyone had spent any time up th...
Hi Gang, I could use some advise. I'm going to be north of Shasta for a wedding this weekend. Unfortunately not a lot of time to bang around. BUT, I can get my 11 year old out for a couple hours Saturday morning. I'd be super grateful for ANY direction, public or private, to an accessible spot to get the boy t...
In the past I've always been opposed to paying to fish Pvt. water but lately I have been considering it. If you have fished Pvt. water do you think it was worth it ? What waters have you fished or would you recomend ? Ones that come to mind i'd like to try are the hot creek ranch, and the ranch on the east walker...
Hello folks! My name is Juan. I'm brand new to the boards and new to fly fishing as well! I know very little about fly fishing but I am looking to learn a lot more. I also want to teach others about fly fishing as i learn. I live out in woodland and I think the closest stream to me would be putah so I look forward t...
So I finally have to break down and get some new boots. I was gonna go with felt again until the finally outlaw them here in Cali. I may try the rubber with studs. One of my buddies was telling me the simms alumabites worked pretty good. What are you guys using and what's the best option out there??
Ok so if you see a big mayfly hatch try this fly. It is a pheasant tail cripple. It was sold by Idylwild, but apparently they are not shipping flies at this time. It is kind of sad, but it appears Idylwild is on it's last leg. It is actually pretty easy to tie. 25+ fish on the Tenkara rod this last weekend...
Figured I'd post a report on a river I think you all know well. I fished it for a few days this past week. The flow looks good but the water is already to warm. The fishing was very poor. This is a trend that I noticed starting last summer. Two low water years has really hurt the wild fish population. Then to to...
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...
Went out for some more shad fishing yesterday and could only access the river at Hallwood. I saw several cars on the other side of the river and wondered if there is some secret road that gets you there. Does anyone know of any other access points below Daguerre Dam? BTW, we caught a lot of shad again, but...
We Went to Putah Creek Today and Left Sarah;s Fishpond ? Chest Pack it had her fly box all her related gear her pocket knife ; Rusty got stung by a bee and had a very swollen face so we kinda panicked and it got left behind at access #1 we think by the table at access one . If you found it we would thank full to ha...
Our friend and PCT member Ken Davis has posted videos on his website www.creekman.com; please take a look at the spawning fish. They are in a restoration area that we are working to protect. SK
One of my clients is a winery called Navarro Vineyards. A couple of weeks ago I took my float tube out on their pond and fished a white gurgler and got some nice topwater action in the last 2 hrs of light. The gurgler is easy to tie and works great on both fresh and salt water fish. I think it is more effect...
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...
Had a fun day yesterday with my friend Link. Lot's of hookups and consistent action although there were no huge pods of fish. I would guess that we connected with close to 60 shad. I even hooked a monster fish that I think was a 10+lb steelhead that took me 100yds into the backing. Had a great fight, ...
I'm curious if its worth it ? Going to the east carson area for a few days, figured this could be something worth looking into. Appreciate any opinions or info.
Just spent 3 days up there and I had just two golden stone attractors in my box, one to a tree branch day 2 but managed to hold on to the other the rest of the trip. It looks like a dogs chew toy! The stones started coming off around lunch and by 6pm the air was thick worth them. The fish weren't interested in t...
Have spotted several winter stones and a few little yellow stones lately. Try a size 16 yellow soft hackle to see if it works. Haven't found a good fly for the dark green to black winter stones.. They are about size 18
Me and Rich headed up to the foothills today to do a scouting trip. I've always been intrigued about the forks of the upper American, and after last year's failed attempt to fish the Silver Fork (we forgot to check if the Nat'l Forest roads were open) I was eager to try again. We started with the North Fork...
Further our path lay on the lake Azas.Azas - the largest lakes of Todzhinskoy basin, which is a natural monument. It is situated at an altitude of 944 meters, the length of 20 kilometers, width - 5 - 7 kilometers. It stretches from west to east. Here River starts Toora-Khem, and falls - the river Azas. On...
Meeting some friends in Yosemite next week for four days. I might wander down to a river for an hour or so. I'm thinking about taking my 4 weight and a selection of small flies. Any suggestions? East Bay Ed
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...
I have been going through my fly line collection and have decided it is time to sell some. I am selling all 9 lines as one package. That is $22 per line - what a steal! Below is a description of each individual line. Being a fly fishing guide I know what damaged lines can look like. I promise that all of these l...
Had some luck today, a couple dinks in the afternoon below the resort bridge on a zebra midge. I've also been having luck with some pigs swinging big sculpin patterns on a sink line in some deep holes the few cloudy days we've had this month. Other than that, Olive mayflies, zebra midges, and yellow to ta...
Our friend Stephanie will be discussing the Heritage and Wild Trout program at the monthly meeting of Fly Fishers of Davis on this Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The location is Harper junior high school 4000 E. Covell Blvd. in Davis. The closest I- 80 exit is Mace Boulevard which becomes East Covell on the north...
Well I couldn't decide where to fish on the opener and read a report on Kienes that the Upper Sac was fishing well. Flows were very low for this time of the year at 800 cfs. High by some standards, but very fishable. Looked down low and saw several fish rising around noon. Headed upstream and found som...
A really nice brown this week from the Eastside. At least, by my standards. Flows are REALLY low, get out there now. Lesson learned: springtime is definitely the right time for attractor patterns.
Hi all: I just moved to Northern California. I had been living in L.A. for approximately 10 years prior to this move. Originally, however, I am from Northwest New Mexico. I have been fly fishing since I was in elementary school. It is something that has been handed down in my family since my great grandf...
