Charlie and Ken

5/9..... The lower Sac was a bit windy and tough for Charlie and Ken. The luck seemed to find the front of the boat. Ken definately had the 'hot hand' and landed some beauties. This football shown below was a tough cunstomer and we got him just upstream of the Cypress St bridge in the fast water and it was a good fight. This was one girthy fish and he did not come to the net easy!

The afternoon was better than the morning as the wind laid down and the fish began to cooperate.  Ken was definately rewarded for his consistant casting. Both Ken and Charlie are good fishermen but the curse of the 'back of the boat' was realized today. It was fun day and we had a good time exchanging fishing stories.

The 'Curse' is lifted!

5/8..... The pressure was intense for Cole to land his first rainbow on a fly rod. Now I am not sure if these guys were pulling my leg or not (maybe Rex will fill me in) but I was told that Cole had never landed a rainbow on a fly rod. After several fish the curse was definately lifted. I ask you to look at this photo closely; Is the fish smiling? I wonder if the fish is in on the gag?

Paul was back for his second trip this spring and brought Cole along for the ride and kept the pressure on all day and was kind enough to let Cole get a few fish out of the way before catrching the biggest fish of the day (for the second time). Paul landed a beautiful 19 incher below the Sundial bridge. These guys were great on the water and we laughed and joked all day.

Good luck in Salt Lake City! Paul coaches the St. Mary's D1 Rugby team and they made the NCAA final Four!

Casey on the wall of fame.....:-)

  

4/27....It was a beautiful Friday and Casey was back for a weekend of fly fishing and to land a few nice fish! He was successful right out of the gate. This beautifully colored 19 incher came to the net after a long hard fight in fast water. The water was clear and the sun was out and so were the PMD's and caddis. The fish were on the bite most of the day and especially again in the evening. We spent the rest of the weekend on the Pitt and did some 'recon' work Squaw Creek. Unfortunately there were more people than fish on 'Opening Day'. We moved to the Pitt went upstrean and found a nice private spot and laned about 15 which made for a nice evening. The fish were between 12 and 18 inches with most of the fish tipping the ruler at about 14".

Kool April Nights?

 

4/20..... More like hot April days. Bryan returning for his second trip this spring brought his good friend Lex and it was the hottest day of year to date (about 90). But these guys are good fisherman and we had the right bugs and fooled 11 really nice solid bow's from 16 to 20 inches. A few fish just ran right to the boat and it was hard to keep up and the phrase "He stuffed ya Dude" was coined. We surely missed at least as many as we released. At lunch we hand fed a pair of Canada geese and their goslings that couldn't have been more than a few days old; talk about cute.

The fish were beautifully colored and thick full bodied fish. During the early part of the day all the fish we taking the 'Curt's Nest' as there was a mixture of caddis and mayflies on the water. Later on the mayflies seemed to dominate and an ligt colored #14 PMD imitation was the ticket. We floated from the Posse grounds down to Bonnyview during the day and fished up with a trip from the 'Aqua Golf' ramp down to Bonnyview. We fished a full day and had a great time.

'Lady Luck' strikes again!

4/7............David and Elizabeth are new to california and fly fishing and it is always fun to take out an enthusiatic couple looking for adventure. There was some friendly competition between them and while David caught the most fish Elizabeth caught the big one....of course.

 

The day had several personalities from warm to cool and even a drop or two of rain. We had some warm warm sultry spells too and it seemed the the bugs just kept hatching. Dave had a hook-up on a PMD spinner but it threw the hook and while we did see a few fish on the rise they were tough and nymphing seemed to be the answer.