Rock-Fishing Cruise: The Farallon Islands

In an earlier blog post, I visited Santa Cruz in search of a limit of rockfish. The results were not as good as I had hoped, especially compared to my previous fishing trip to the Farallon Islands where schools of rockfish were thick, so thick that I couldn't drop my line down without pulling up two two-pound rockfish. Yesterday, an extremely generous man nicknamed "Lord of Lingcod" (LoL) took...

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Sierra Adventure: Graph of Fish Catches

The graph above is the summary of my family's trip to the Sierras. Conway Ranch is not included due to the fact that trout are heavily stocked in the areas we were fishing. Individual reports: May Lake in Yosemite National Park - brook trout mania San Joaquin near Devil's Postpile National Park - wild trout dry fly Hot Creek and Crowley Lake - big brown trout on fly rod San Joaquin and Tuolumne...

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Sierra Adventure: Conway Ranch - The Last Episode

A giant rainbow Here it is, the last episode of the season. In just a few days I will be heading back to school, where I will be busy with homework. Over the summer, I have documented my many adventures in the form of a blog. Although I will continue to make entries, the posts will be far and few between. Still, I have one last adventure from my time in the Sierras for you. The family posing...

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Sierra Adventure: Secret Creek

The biggest brook trout for the day As our grand Sierra Adventure begins to near the end, my dad and I are starting to go to some of the best fishing spots in the area. We have been saving the best for last, but now the best is here. Today, we visit Secret Creek, a small creek that feeds out of a fish rich lake. The creek holds massive amounts of good sized brook trout, along with a abundant supply...

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Sierra Adventure: San Joaquin - Relived + Tuolumne River

Biggest fish of the San Joaquin expedition Wednesday was our last wild trout fishing in the Eastern Sierra. To end the trip on a good note my dad and I decided to fish the San Joaquin River. However, we experienced some difficulties early in the trip... My dad and I woke up around 6:00 A.M. to get breakfast at the deli. As we began to cross the shopping square we saw a scary sight on the left....

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Sierra Adventure: Hot Creek + Crowley Lake Action

The beginning of the wild trout section of Hot Creek It's not all about the fish. Any angler has heard that phrase hundreds of times. I had that lesson pounded into me at Hot Creek. The creek is generally regarded as one of California's best wild trout stream. A single mile of the creek contains about 11,000 trout per mile. However the average trout at Hot Creek is caught about five to six times...

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Sierra Adventure: Wild Dry Fly Action at San Joaquin

The sunrise this morning marked the third day of our trip. Today, my family decided to hit the San Joaquin River. The San Joaquin is a wild trout stream that is boosted with plants of ten to twelve-inch rainbow trout. However, this year the DFG (Department of Fish and Game) had not stocked any rainbows. The result is slightly tougher fishing for wild trout. We had fished there in the past...

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Sierra Adventure: May Lake

Possibly one of the biggest brookies of the trip As the summer begins to draw to a close, my family is taking one last big fishing trip. We are touring the grand Yosemite park, hiking up granite mountains, and sampling some of the best fishing the Eastern Sierra has to offer. During the week-and-a-half that we will be here I hope to have some historic fishing excursions. To kickstart the trip my...

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Guest Entry: Smallmouth Fishing for the Young Angler

Today I received a story about the strong memories a father had when he caught his first fish. His excitement on that day was only surpassed when his son caught his first fish. Jonah gets a helping hand showing off his first fish When Ian was nine, his family spent a few nights at a summer resort with few activities for the mind of an active child. During dinner he snuck out of the dining room...

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Guest Story: Traditional Fishing in Japan

Today, I received an E-mail from Alan Bergman, an avid fisherman who lives in Japan. He brought me a story of family tradition and an example of how fishing can bring generations together. Alan has three grandchildren: Sara, Rei, and Roi. Both granddaughters, Sara and Rei caught their first fish before they were three years old. They created the tradition of the Bergman family in which every child...

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Rockfish at Santa Cruz

A couple of weeks ago, my grandfather and I decided to go on a rockfish fishing trip. While this would be a first time experience for my grandfather, I had gone on a couple boats before. Usually I would convince a friend to take me to the Farallon Islands. There the rockfish swarm in thick schools, where even the most novice angler can make a catch. However, this time my family thought that we would...

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Three Generation of Fishermen

After CC's success my father and grandfather decided to try to catch a trout at lake McAlpine. The lake is located near Santa Cruz. Unfortunately, fishermen have to pay twenty dollars per person to get in. In the morning (7:00 A.M.) it was quite chilly, and a low fog hung over the entire area. I was looking to catch a bass, but had made it no farther than twenty feet when I heard my grandpa shouting....

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Explosive Big Bass Action

Right now I am in a Junior Guards program. It takes place five days a week for five weeks. During that time I have to swim to the end of piers and run dozens of miles. What does this mean for my fishing? It means,  I cannot fish!   I am either too tired or I do not have enough time. So now I am relying on other people like CC to supply me with fish to put into my blog. CC (carnivorous...

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Awesome Trout Fishing At Yosemite

Summer has brought some great things to me. One of those is my grandparents and aunt. They are visiting from Hawaii for the first time in three years. My parents have been planning activities, and one of those plans was to go to Yosemite. We drove for five hours to get to the park, through winding roads, and sweltering sun. Finally we arrived at the park, and proceeded to view the spectacular waterfalls...

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Fishing: Preparation for Life

I really put my time during the last trip. My reward was this nice bass at Lake Boronda.  In my earlier post, you will see that I fished at Calero earlier this morning. But as evening approached I got the Boronda bass itch, the unstoppable urge to fish at Lake Boronda for a chance at a bass. So I put down my Xbox controller and my TV remote, and rode down to the lake. The drive along winding...

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Hard Work = First Crappie

My first crappie caught at Calero Reservoir :) Yesterday was another episode of epic fishing in the Bay Area. When I woke up in the morning my dad was pushing me to go to Calero Reservoir, and fish in a float tube. After a half-hour drive, we arrived. Unfortunately, I realized that the lake had fifteen mile-per-hour gusts blowing across it. Water skiers blazed on top of the water's surface,...

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Fishermen make Friends

This happy fisherman (CC) pulled in a hefty 3.5 pound largemouth bass at Boronda Lake in Palo Alto Fishing is all about the experiences you have during your adventure. Last night I was treated to an amazing dinner with some of my best fishing buddies. We talked and ate and ate and ate... and then I ate some more. The reason we were eating so much, fishing! As some of you may figure out in the future,...

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