Braving the Cold at Del Valle and Shadow Cliffs

Del Valle sunrise The Wind coming in at Shadow Cliffs My dad and I have accompanied Chang throughout his entire fishing career. I was there when he caught his first fish, I netted his first bass, and instructed him on how to catch his first trout. Now the man has grown into a fine fisherman, and accompanies us on a few trout hunts every year.  As the sun climbed shakily over the surrounding...

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Rockfish, Lingcod, and Crab abound at the Farallon Islands

Squinting from the sunlight as I hold up two decent sized rockfish By now waking up at four in the morning had become a routine for me. I packed my rod, reel, lingcod jigs, and food the night before and tried to get some sleep before the morning drive to Francisco's house. My thoughts revolved around giant lingcod as we drove to the Emeryville Sport fishing dock. As we boarded the New Seeker I...

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Fishing for Rockfish off the Coast

Some of the afternoon rockfish It was eight-thirty in the morning, nearly four hours since I had woken up to make the journey to Emeryville marina. My eyes were heavy as we boarded the New Huck Finn at six-thirty which was bound for the Farallon Islands, a rock-fisherman's paradise. But before we were even past the Golden Gate Bridge that captain announced that conditions were too rough to make...

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Summer Fishing Report #1: Bass Fishing Overview for Foothills Park

Running at my summer camp My last post from Foothills Park was during the pre-spawn bite in mid-April. After the crazy pre-spawn bite at Lake Boronda the anglers of Foothills park experienced a lull in the fishing. The spawning bass were far and few between, the ones that were easily fooled had already been caught. After the spawn the large-mouth retreated into deep water where I couldn't...

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May Lake: High Country Backpacking Trip

Brook trout at the small creek It has been nearly a year of waiting, but summer has finally returned. This means that I am able to journey to the granite cliffs of Yosemite high country with my dad. We decided to fish at May Lake, a small placid piece of water located just a mile-and-a-half walk from the road. Despite being inside Yosemite where thousands of tourists enter every day, surprisingly...

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Pre-Spawn Crazy Bass Bite

First Bass of the season (4 1/2 pound) The larger sample of Week 2 bass Last week I injured my hip while playing soccer. Since then I have unfortunately been unable to play any sports, resulting in a severe case of boredom. After slogging through a week of school, my dad offered to take me bass fishing at nearby Foothills Park. Fishing: Preparation for Life and Explosive Big Bass Action are...

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Del Valle Fishing Excursion

* I am trying to catch up on the many outings I've been on since last summer. Unfortunately, it's now more difficult to check my blog for things like spelling. Please bear with my occasional mistakes. Del Valle at sunrise The day is the twenty-second of November, and for me, it means trout time. Fly fishing in the azure waters of a high altitude mountain lake is very appealing, but bank...

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Soquel Lagoon: Steelhead Survey!

Young of the Year steelhead It has been quite some time since my last flurry of posts. For me, fall has historically been a lax time of the year for fishing. In central California, the water gets too cold during the fall for the bass to bite at Lake Boronda. Unfortunately, the water is also too warm to fish for trout in the East Bay. Many fisherman pursue rockfish and salmon during the fall months,...

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