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I spent the last two hours of the evening tonight trolling and midge fishing. I did land one fish midge fishing when I let the float soak unattended while I rigged up the trolling pole. The fish hooked itself and ran away from the boat so it was still on the line by the time…

After I spent a couple of days in Eureka I hit a two week period of self doubt and inactivity. My bike went in the shop and is still in the shop, but when I get it back it will be refurbished and ready to go. And, the idea of driving to Weaverville to ride…

I went out tonight fishing only with a spinning rod with the terminal gear shown above: A SEP side dodger attached to a FLUR (Fly / Lure) sporting a red and blue sparkle black mohair leech. I could not believe how many fish hit it as the same conditions last night hooked only one fish,…

Normally I would crop out or photoshop out the white buoy in the picture above. However, it is a landmark for the island across from Pine Cove Marina. The area I’ve fished the last several weeks is around the point at the right of the screen. The weather is 75 degrees all week with no…

I was on the coast working in my storage unit for 4 days last week, cleaning out the household hazardous waste, working out on my bike, and puttering in the storage unit. I took my bike into a shop to have all the cables, brake pads, etc. changed to turn my used bike into a…

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…