Sunrise over Tahoe’s Emerald Bay
May 13, 2008
So, one morning I was burning down the road, boat-in-tow, hustling to catch the morning bite on Lake Tahoe when I passed Emerald Bay right at first light. The sunrise was epic and I missed a few prime minutes of fishing gawking at it…time well spent!
The flat calm sunrises on Tahoe in the summer are awesome and one of the reasons I look so forward to guiding up there! I can’t wait…
Sea-Run Brown Trout
May 11, 2008
Here in the U.S., we don’t have too much in the way of sea-run brown trout. There are, of course, lake-run brownies in tribs of the Great Lakes, a few remaining creeks on the East Coast and one isolated population in a river in along the West Coast that shall remain nameless.
I’m pretty fascinated by them, however. What’s not to like about a fish that can get as big as a Chinook and has an appetite for meat on par with a striped bass?
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Taxidermy Gone Bad — Yikes!!
May 6, 2008
You guys know by now that I’m always on the lookout for “Taxidermy Gone Bad” and, I’m pleased to announce, we’ve got a couple nice new additions to the collection here. I especially like this lingcod head…a wonderful blend of creepy, strange and more than a dash of disturbing.
But wait, there’s more!
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Postcard from British Columbia
April 25, 2008
Greetings from B.C., where we’re currently on the 2008 Steelhead Safari! Joining me this year are The Vinman and “Go Home” Kinne.
Despite the lowest water conditions I’ve ever encountered here in April, we had a nice first day of steelheading. Here are some of the highlights…
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Why Bugs Hate Bass Boats…
April 13, 2008
New Ewok village under construction??
April 9, 2008
Okay, so it may look like the home of those fuzzy little guys in Return of the Jedi, but this is actually the new bridge being built over the South Fork of the Eel River at Confusion Hill in Humboldt County, CA.
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Late Steel
April 7, 2008
Yea, it’s April and most Northern California steelhead streams are closed…but there are a few places still open where you can get a last-minute cure for your jones…
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Name that Fish! April Fool’s Edition
April 1, 2008
Okay, you guys are going to have to step it up a bit if you want to take this week’s Name that Fish contest and win a pack of DOA Lures jerk shad.
This one is a two-parter that originally appeared in an April Fool’s gag I did for a major fishing magazine a while back….
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One “Moore” Big Steelie!
March 31, 2008
Seems like the big steeies have been on a pretty good chew up and down the coast lately!
Here’s one more for the road: Northern California guide, Mike Moore holds up a beautiful Eel River buck that one of his clients caught and released recently. They were drifting eggs when the bruiser came calling.
Nice Fish!
Lost Coho Salmon Shows up in a Dutch River
March 28, 2008
How’s this for bizarre? A very lost coho salmon was recently taken by an angler in the River Meuse (Maas) in the Netherlands.
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