Finally, a window between storms, and a windless forecast. With water temperatures down around 49f, the fishing went as expected with a few smaller fish here and there but not many. The real catch turned out to be the peaceful sunny day itself.

It had been a couple of weeks since the last Delta venture and the itch was getting pretty bad. The weather forecast called for low to no wind for the 2 days before Christmas and the water temperatures had reportedly even come up into the low 50’s over the past week. I’d been anxious to [...]

Despite dropping water temps already down to the mid 50′s, the first solo trip since the boat restoration was surprisingly successful. With the unseasonably clear water and in anticipation for the beginning of the cold-water season I came prepared with large, lively flies… …and slower sinking shooting heads. After finding the first few “previous hot [...]

My brother flew down from Seattle for 4 days over the Thanksgiving weekend to fish the Delta with me. The weather conditions ranged from cold, to warm, to rainy, to clear, to windy, to clear and windy… …back to cold, then overcast, and then cold and overcast. Something like that anyway… We managed to catch [...]

“Let the abuse begin”, was his declaration as he tossed a Sage gear bag and 2 dozen high-end fly rods into the back of the truck. We were in front of the baggage claim at SJC. Next came an open armed lunge toward me (for a bro-hug or something) while he flamboyantly shouted something about [...]

“Ok Dave, the sun is set to rise at 6:33am. That means we need to be in the water by 6:00… …We’re looking at an hour and a half to get there, throw in an extra 30 minutes to pick you up, 15 minutes to gas up, and an additional 15 to rig and launch [...]

We Done Gone Fishin This One Day… “We done gone fishin this one day over there in the Delta and caught us some fish and stayed in a fancy trailer and drank Bud Light. We didn’t have a combination to the bathroom and this lady with a cigarette lost her dog. Then the next day [...]