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Northern California Trout: August 2014
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Friday, August 29, 2014. Look Out Browns, Here I Come. I was ready, I had my gear loaded, I had crickets, I had Kastmasters, I had Rapala's, I was out of the house a little before 8:00 am. I was going to the "secret" lake to fish for Browns. That was right up to the part where I hit the "Road Closed until 12/31/2014" sign. Well, that sucked. Since Bear River Reservoir was close (from where I was it was even closer than home) I decided to give it one more shot. Yes, I am a glutton for punishment. A while ...
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Northern California Trout: November 2014
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Saturday, November 29, 2014. I could have posted this yesterday, but I was still scarfing turkey and napping (all that Tryptophan). I could have also gone to a mall down in Sacramento, but who wants to deal with all those Ferguson demonstrators? Don't know why they're in Sacramento anyway. Maybe they should get a job. Do something constructive. So after sleeping in (6:00 instead of 5:15) and having some breakfast, I headed out to Lake Camanche for another shot at that tree stump. That was it. I swung...
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Northern California Trout: February 2015
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015. I Hate When That Happens. The plan was to meet with Yuki's Daughter (Marisa) at the Trout Pond to do a little fly fishing. Yuki is still dealing with the bad tooth thing so Marisa was going to fill in. On the way through check-in the girl told me they planted YESTERDAY. How good is that? Another fisherman or fisherbird as the case may be. I got all the way to the back side without a nudge. I was just about to take off the pink/black Bugger when I got the first hit. Whe...Defla...
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Northern California Trout: October 2014
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Probably The Last Drought Post. You're probably sick of hearing about the drought in California so this will probably be the last post on anything related to the drought (unless I go out to New Melones), but I had to show you this. Further to the right. This was on the drive out (I was at the North Shore Day Use Area) to where I wanted to fish. See the bush on the right toward the top, keep that in mind. On the drive out. Further to the right and then back toward where I parked.
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Northern California Trout: June 2015
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Thursday, June 25, 2015. My Heart Just Wasn't In It. I left the house at 7:30 with the intention of fishing Silver Lake, nothing more. After a coffee stop, I got to the lake at 8:30, checked in and headed to the Day Use area where we usually fish. Two lines out, one with rainbow Power Bait and the other with a pink/white Mice Tail. Nothing. Change the Mice Tail to red/brown and the Power Bait to Pink. Nothing. Back to rainbow Power Bait and my little Okuma with the pink Kastmaster. Nothing. Here is the t...
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Northern California Trout: April 2014
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Anticipation Goes Down In Flames. The wife is in class all this week which means up at 3:00 am and out the door by 5:30 am to be in class at 6:00. This morning I took advantage of hitting the road at 5:30. On the way past Kirkwood Ski Resort, I stopped to take the following two sunrise shots. Kirkwood to the left. When I made a pit stop at Carson Pass I took another couple sunrise shots. Around the corner toward Red Lake. On the way back, yes I stopped at Red Lake. I can't he...
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Northern California Trout: June 2014
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Saturday, June 28, 2014. Fishing Among The Masses. As you know, I don't normally fish on the weekend for just that reason. Masses of people. Today was no different. My wife was going to Sacramento to get her hair cut and what ever else she has done to it and although I usually go with her, she has expressed concern for me sitting in the car for the three hours it takes to get the hair thing done. Since I had two rods out and had marked out my territory, I decided to stay a couple hours anyway. While ...
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Northern California Trout: August 2015
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Friday, August 28, 2015. The wife and I watch International House Hunters on a regular basis. Yesterday we watched an episode where a couple was moving to Sri Lanka. They did the usual house search and showed some of the scenery around the area. Then they hit on a bunch of guys sitting on a pole, fishing in the surf and I was blown away. They called it Stilt Fishing. Here are some pictures I copied off the Internet. I just wanted to share this with you because I'd never seen anything like it before.
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Northern California Trout: December 2014
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014. As The Year Goes Out With The Wind. Well, that’s a wrap. I know it’s only Tuesday the 30. But I’m done for the year. I had planned one more trip for 2014, but a head full of snot and winds sustained at 20 to 30 have put the kibosh on any fishing before, probably Friday. Since I can’t go fishing and it’s too cold to even go outdoors, I thought I’d do a quick recap of the year. As fishing goes, it was pretty shitty until April 7. It was one of eleven fish caught that day. In Jul...
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Northern California Trout: May 2015
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Friday, May 29, 2015. It Will Remain A Secret. Sorry, but this is not like the "secret" lake that everybody knew about. This is something I was told in strict confidence and unfortunately I can't tell you about. It is so off the wall that you wouldn't believe it if I told you, but I can't. Let me say that I told someone about a place that was good, in strict confidence, and then it was passed along to everyone. Can't do it this time, but thanks for trying. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Those to my left. Only ...
