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Bad salmon good stripers

A few weeks ago I wanted to fish for the Late Fall salmon run that should have been trickling in the Lower Sac. I met Benson at 9am (no waking up early!) at Gianella and back trolled for salmon in … Continue reading →

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Crabbing in Bandon, Oregon

  This is one the boys favorite trips. From about January onwards they say “I can’t wait for Bandon”. This year they invited their godfather Pop B. We picked him up in Anderson early Tuesday morning and after a couple … Continue reading →

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Golden Dorado, Tsimane Lodge, Bolivia.

  This trip has been in the works for almost year and it finally came to fruition last week. Papa John, the boys and I were waiting at SMF for our flight and to our surprise the boys’ godfather Benson … Continue reading →

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Springtime shad and stripers on the Sac, Feather and Yuba Rivers

The boys have finals next week but were able to break away to do some shad and striper fishing on the Feather and Yuba this morning. The stripers were there but almost all sub-legal. They fished for about an hour … Continue reading →

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Spring Break in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

After our summer trip to London and Paris, Melanie and Emma have been talking about going back there NON STOP! It was truly a great trip but we were not going back this soon. So, the closest place to Paris … Continue reading →

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Wonderful NOLA during Thanksgiving week!

This trip has been on my radar for three years now. I was last there 2013 with Melanie and my staff for a dental convention and met Meng and Gina there too. The gals attended the convention classes and Meng … Continue reading →

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Autumn update

The past couple months the kids have been busy with new activities at their new schools and hanging out with new friends. They have not fished much. I took the boys to Pyramid for the opener but it was a … Continue reading →

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Crabbing and clamming in Bandon Oregon

This is our 2nd summer trip to Bandon. The boys had such a great time crabbing, clamming and 4 wheeling the sand dunes last year that they immediately requested to return in 2016. I rented a house this year because … Continue reading →

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A couple mornings on the Lower Sac.

The wind forecast was calm and the temps were not going to get hot until late morning so we decided to head to the river for some early morning striper fishing. We fished the past 2 mornings for only a … Continue reading →

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London and Paris

Melanie has always wanted to see London and Paris. I have been putting it off for years but she finally said we can’t go back to the places I want to go UNTIL we see London and Paris. So off … Continue reading →

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