I just picked up the Orvis One Piece Helios 2 8’11” 8wgt from the San Jose Orvis shop. It’s been a long time since I used one piece rods and the last time I remember using one was when I was building rods back in the 70’s. When I finally had a chance to try…
I spent Friday at the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show hanging out with Wayne, Benson and Victor who drove down from Redding and Chico. I especially enjoyed John Sherman’s Delta presentation. His great photography can be found in one of my favorite books, Fly Fishing the Califonria Delta written by Captain Mike Costello. One thing…
The last decent day on the Forebay was a couple weeks ago when it was freezing cold and foggy all day. Today was the opposite. As cold as it was a couple weeks ago, it was equally too hot today. With 80 degrees highs and 60 degree water I wasn’t sure what the fish would…
Last year I was a big fan of Monofilament running lines. The majority of my rods are rigged with t-14 and t-11 shooting heads with OPST Lazar running line. It does cast with very little friction and there is very little stretch but there is only one downside. The line is so slick that its…
Northern California is is on the verge of the biggest water deficit in it’s history. There has been no rain in January and it looks bad for fishing next year. With that in mind, I met up with Dave Bearden and fished the Oneil Forebay today. It was a beautiful fog free summer like…