Unnamed coho creek, Cordova, AK
Why do we fish? One of the big reasons for me is to have the opportunity to visit some of the amazing places that fish call home. Here’s a look at some of my favorites… [click to continue…]
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trinity river
Why do we fish? One of the big reasons for me is to have the opportunity to visit some of the amazing places that fish call home. Here’s a look at some of my favorites… [click to continue…]
Okay, so most serious salmon and steelhead anglers have heard of Lewiston, Idaho, which is located at the confluence of two famous fishing rivers — the Snake and the Clearwater. But, a serious case for the California version of Lewiston as well.
Lewiston, CA is located smack dab in the epicenter of some of the Golden State’s most epic fishing. Atop the list is the nearby Trinity River which hosts some of the best salmon and steelhead fishing you’ll find anywhere. Additionally, Lewiston Lake harbors some very large trout and neighboring Trinity Lake is home to the West’s best smallmouth fishery.
Let’s take a closer look at this area and what it has to offer… [click to continue…]
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Okay, so the bad news is we’ve got another summer and fall of sweeping salmon closures in California in 2009. But let’s look at the bright side…
Salmon aren’t totally off limits this year in the Golden State. Here’s a look at some of the highlights:
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With the 2009 season being my last one as a full-time guide (It’s time to move on to the next big adventure), I thought it would be fun to take a look back and see just exactly what the heck I was doing some of those years. So, if sifting through a bunch of photos of a much younger me holding a lot of fish we don’t currently have doesn’t get too depressing, I’d do a few flashbacks throughout 2009. Check out the STORM Lures shirt in the pic above…that’s dating myself a bit!
So anyway, in no particular order, let’s turn the clock back to 2001…
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This extremely off-course sockeye salmon turned up in Northern California’s Trinity this fall…only about 500 miles off course…
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Here I am in some whitewater on the Trinity…a nanosecond before disaster struck. No, I didn’t flip the raft or anything. Worse! Check out the yellow circle. That rectangular item you see there, on its way out of the boat, is a box stuffed with Slinkies.
I watched it bob for just a moment and then down she went to the bottom of the falls. Eight dollars worth of materials and about $14,000 worth of my time…down the tube. Damn, I hate making Slinkies….
Nice work with the camera by trusty sidekick Reilly who snapped the moment of horror in action.
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