Archive | October, 2007
Top-Water Delta Stripers

Delta, Solo

Saturday morning was slow to say the least. The only fish I was able to find were most likely the same school of dinks that Al & I had found 2 weeks prior in the West Delta. But unlike that day, these guys were all sitting on the bottom and it took a lot of [...]

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Delta Stripers Erica Reh

Delta with Erica

After last weekend’s incredible fishing I invited my friend Erica out for the weekend. With her busy schedule lately I was pleasantly surprised when she accepted. We’d tentatively planned to fish both days but the place I typically stay was booked and unlike last weekend, there was wind forecast, so a day trip it was.

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Al Neves Delta Stripers

Delta with Al

My Oregon buddy, Al Neves, was scheduled to be in the Bay Area for a few days on business and after hearing last weekend’s fishing report he decided to pack a few fly rods and extend his trip through the weekend to join me on the Delta. The early morning’s drive over is still a [...]

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California Delta Fly Fishing with Dave

Delta with Dave

Once again some last minute changes in plans paid off with another memorable day on the water. The weather was forecast for a cold morning followed by afternoon temperatures in the high 70’s. Most importantly was the wind prediction, at a steady < 5 mph all day. When I told Dave the conditions were ideal [...]

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California Fall Steelhead - Buck

Steelhead, October 2007

After too long of a break the opportunity finally presented itself to take my smallest spey rod out to search for some early return California summer/fall run steelhead on my ‘Tamanawis’. I had one day and 2 halves to revisit some runs from the past, search out a few new ones, and with some luck, [...]

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