Well, I admit, I kinda just needed an excuse to post this classic shot of Ava Gardner, the original “Woman in Waders from filmnoirphotos. Seems like the Hollywood hotties back in those days were a little more willing to get a little fish slime under their nails than they are today. But I digress…It’s time for another round of Ask JD. This one comes from Chris L, who’s looking to emerge from the dark ages :)
JD, I’ve had my current BARE neoprene waders for about 10 yeas now and I think its finally time to retire them. I was looking into getting some breathable waders but don’t know what brand to get. I’m sure you have gone through your fair share and wanted to see if there was a brand that you favor over others. I’m also a pretty big guy (6′7″ with a size 15 shoe) and might need to get some custom made so if you have any recommendations I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
Hey Chris…ten years outta one pair, eh? Either you don’t get out much or BARE makes some seriously bad ass waders! [click to continue…]
Sometimes you’d swear coho salmon are related to piranhas..they’ll attack anything you put in their collective paths with reckless abandon. In other instances, however, they can be the most coy, brooding and annoyingly moody critters on planet earth.
Luckily, there’s a little secrete weapon you can hit ‘em with that seems to turn on even the most lockjawed silvers…
Found: Salmon Fishing “Lure” on the Yuba River. In excellent condition! The dirty poaching scumbag who owns it may claim his lost property at the California Department of Fish & Game!
Took the kid out the other night for a quickie 1-hour (that’s about all a 4-year-old can handle) fishing mission on the river to dunk some sardines. It was a beautifully cool August evening, just dad and the monkey. On the first cast, his little rod doubles over and the fight is on! I have to hold the back of his lifejacket as the scrappy striper is determined to yank the kid over the side. It all looks like a scene from one of those long range tuna boats…rod pinned to the rail and the angler grunting as he struggles to lift the fish from the depths.
A moment or two later, I heaved the 15 incher, Coop’s first-ever striper, aboard. Judging by that grin, it might as well been 50 pounds! You should have seen my smile…
Ok, I’ll admit that when I heard they were doing a movie of my favorite book, David James Duncan’s The River Why, my gut reaction was…well…WHY? Why take a brilliant piece of fiction and bastardize it by putting it onto the silver screen? It just seemed like a bad idea. But, the trailer actually makes it look like they may have done a respectable job of it…and, by the way, Gus’ girl Eddy (played by Amber Heard) may just be more smokin’ in the flick than in my imagination…not easy to do!
The film is currently being screened at Film Festivals across the U.S. No word yet on a major released date…
Have you ever noticed that most guys who feel the need to throw “Captain” in front of their names are total gomers who probably have never even piloted anything larger than a mini van? Well, that’s definitely not the case with Capt. Mike Baxter of Santa Cruz…he’s actually pulled a trailer with a mini van! (Kidding of course…). No, Capt. Mike is one of the most highly regarded charter skippers along the California coast with something like a trillion and a half hours of sea time at the helm of big party boats.
While his hopping insurance business keeps Cap’n Mike off the water a lot more these days, he still gets out to play as often as possible. Here he is with a 50-pound white sea bass he caught Saturday, 8/21 off Monterey while flylining a live squid on his brother’s boat, Wild Natalie.
In addition to some serious barbecue fodder, the ol’ skipper is also entered into our Hawg of the Month Contest in which he’ll have a chance to battle it out with other Hawgs for a free fishing trip. And if you ever happen to be in Santa Cruz on a Thursday evening between 7-8 PM, be sure to check him on the Let’s Go Fishing Radio Show on AM 1080.
Not 24 hours after telling one of the guys on my boat that I rarely catch stripers on salmon plugs…PRESTO!…A striper climbs all over a backtrolled chrome and chartreuse number we were trying to put in the face of a king.
Still, it’s a rare occurrence…maybe once a year or so. You’d think it would happen more often when you consider the fact that a plug looks (and smells) a lot like a small fish…something, in theory, that an opportunistic striper would find hard to resist. But in fact, I’ve caught far more linesiders on back-bounced eggs. Go figure…
Well, I admit, I kinda just needed an excuse to post this classic shot of Ava Gardner, the original “Woman in Waders from filmnoirphotos. Seems like the Hollywood hotties back in those days were a little more willing to get a little fish slime under their nails than they are today. But I digress…It’s time for another round of Ask JD. This one comes from Chris L, who’s looking to emerge from the dark ages :)
