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…
Beautiful Weather: People Should Fish Lewiston Lake
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 Found My Touring Bike
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…
Midge Fishing Is Fun
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…
Fishing and Bike Riding: A Good Day
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…
A Different Type of Fishing
There has been very little surface activity in the marina area of Lewiston Lake over the last two afternoons. Yesterday I trolled a sheep creek special to get 3 hookups, but each time I stopped the engine the fish got away from the slack created. I noticed a solo fisherman in a pram anchored below…
Three Seasons in only Three Hours
I hit the lake today at 3:00. I’ve started fishing the area above the marina. It was an interesting day, weather and fish-wise. The photo above was taken at 4:00 PM. The day started just like a usual, hot, summer day. I started trolling upstream with a size 12 gold bead sheep creek special. After…
Okay. The Announcement
Well, as I’m retired I have a lot of time to think, especially about bucket lists. When I was 18 / 19 I talked with several bicycle enthusiasts in my classes about traveling across country on bikes. That adventure never came to pass. I am now in day 4 of my nine month training program…
Another Day On The Lake, and The Road
Not a bad day on the lake. I fished from 1:00 to 3:45 PM today, a departure from my evening sessions. I landed 9 fish, with most of them fat 14-inchers. The photo above is a 14-incher (measured before photo) that took a size 20 green bead zebra midge about 4 feet below the surface. …
September is Here. My week in review.
Well, I had a great post going several days ago only to have hit “some” key(s) that deleted the entire post. Therefore, I am writing this in Google Docs hoping that it will copy and paste correctly (as the Internet states). Updates: I spent 3 days working on reducing material from my storage unit in…