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An evening at the Afterbay for the hex hatch

We fished the hex hatch at the Afterbay with some mixed results. Last year there were lots of fish breaking water to get the bugs. This year there were a lot less topwater commotion but the topwater bite with plugs … Continue reading →

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Shad fishing with the boys

We finally got some GREAT shad weather! The past few weeks it has been atypical for this time of year.  On Weds. I fished with an old friend (Lee Dickey) who had not fished with me for over 20 years. … Continue reading →

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First week of shad season

We started our shad season on Friday. A wonderful group of regulars and a newbie joined us for the 2 day Kay Mitsuyoshi Memorial Shad invitational. The weather was unsettled and we actually got some thunder and lightning with some … Continue reading →

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Grimes stripers then shad scouting in the Chico area.

Mike Hendry has been fishing out of Grimes the past 4 weeks and has been giving me stellar reports on stripers with live bait. I have been wanting to try stripers down there all season but could not find the … Continue reading →

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Two hour striper trip on the Sac.

  We had a free morning AND it was overcast AND the stripers were running so we decided to make a quickie trip out of Ord Bend to check things out. Michael wanted to throw topwater lures and Matthew wanted … Continue reading →

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The Good and the Bad at Pyramid Lake

This week was the boys Easter vacation so we planned on fishing Tuesday to Friday at Pyramid Lake. The weather was cold ,windy and snowy on Tuesday…perfect! Victor and Judy joined us in their toy hauler and Benson (Pop B) … Continue reading →

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Winter fishing at Bailey Creek Lodge

We had a free day during our Christmas break so the boys and Emma wanted to do some fishing and get pampered at Bailey Creek Lodge. The place did not disappoint! We asked Victor and Judy Inouye and Emma’s god … Continue reading →

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Pyramid Lake opener and beyond

I have never fished the opener on Pyramid lake and this year my friends insisted that I go to experience great trout fishing. I didn’t want to take the kids out of school so I went with just Benson. We … Continue reading →

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Busy the past few weeks

Right after our trip to Alberta, Melanie and I headed to San Francisco for the annual dental meeting. Melanie LOVES to spend time in SF and we usually have some great meals while we are there. We ate at 2 … Continue reading →

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Back to the St. Mary’s after missing last season.

This is my 9th trip to the St. Mary’s river in the past 10 years. We have seen it all from high winds to hot weather. From Low water to chocolate brown water. From hail the size of baseballs (killed … Continue reading →

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