Month: September 2019

I managed to assemble and install a Hollywood Bike Rack that is designed for recumbent bikes. I’m excited to use it but as you can see it is not horizontal as it has a lot of play in it. The frame is 1.25 inch and it has an adapter to fit in a 2 inch…

I had a couple of hours on the lake today. The old hot spot below the island worked great for 12 – 15 casts. After that, takes were rare. I trolled for 30 minutes with my version of a spinner / fly lure. I trolled up to the rockpile and saw a fish working so…

I didn’t feel like working out yesterday but I headed into Weaverville to ride my bike for 35 – 40 minutes. I decided to ride the flat and gentle areas along the road behind Safeway. I parked my van near the Senior Center just off this road. The attempt created a problem for me, physically…

I headed over to Redding yesterday to attend the annual Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers Banquet. I did sign up for the never-ending wine glass, and perhaps took it a little too far getting my money’s worth. I knew only one person in the entire room, and I bumped into him at the end of the…

The weather is beautiful here in Lewiston (CA). I had a nice day catching 13 and 14 inch trout in double digits over 5 hours. I was indicator fishing and the fish were loving to take a size 16 Pheasant Tail nymph, 8 feet under the indicator. I’ve always used thingamabobbers in the smallest size…

Years ago I thought I could make some money selling Flurs: Spinning lures with the ability to attach flies on the end. LFC stood for the Lewiston Fly Company, a business I was pursuing. However, I realized that I couldn’t make much money as each fly cost me about a dollar to produce. They are…

I know a lot of people are fishing the Trinity River as the Salmon and Steelhead are moving upstream. However, the fishing is hot and the weather is cooler at Lewiston Lake. I got on the lake today at noon. I anchored again just downstream from the island across from Pine Cove Marina. The fish…

I have found my touring bike, mostly. The best touring bike was the Easy Racer Tour Easy, but they are not being made anymore. Therefore, parts are hard to find, especially when on tour. I was seriously thinking about purchasing a new bike in the $1500 to $2300 range. The bike above is an 8…

I have to really thank Don for getting me back into using midges and indicators for trout. My mentor, Larry (don’t know last name) was a legend on Lewiston Lake. He swore by size 6X and 7X tippets with size 22 zebra midges. I always break off fish with 6X tippets and it gets very…

After yesterday’s experience of watching Don catching fish by midging, I headed out to the same spot today at 2:00. There was no visible hatch occurring, and no signs that fish were in the spot. I had a blast for two hours. I missed the first three fish as I was too slow to set…