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... improving shore based bluegill fishing

Water is warming. Fish should begin spawning over the next few months.

If you are limit to being on foot and unable to fish deeper from a boat/tube/yak then the fish will be more accessible in the shallows in the morning and evening.

A couple from a two ...

Nice fish, but the rod looks beautiful.


The rod was custom made for the late Bill Stroud (of Stroud Tackle Fly Fishing) by a local custom bamboo rod maker who has since moved to Idaho.

It is a 7'6" 4wt, through I use a 5wt line on it for close range roll casting with weighted flies but a 4wt ...

I actually saw and popped my head in today with them! Was curious about what kind of flies you're using to target bass for Barrett as I have many trips planned this season there.


Flies For Barrett:

Sub Surface

Clouser minnows: All white, grey/white, olive/white, chartreuse/white, red/white ...

Fair to excellent Calico fishing the last 3-4 weeks. Even with the red tide at times, we could find fish in patches of clearer water, but the catching has been better since the water cleared.

Flies, jigs, spinnerbaits all about equally effective. I have only been using flies. Best catching occurs ...

Great work. We have been using indicators in the bay sometimes for over ten years and I wrote my first article about the technique back in 2017. As you have found, it works pretty well at times. Fun too.

Some local fly fishing guides have also used the technique. We all started playing with this ...

The indicator is an "Under-Cator" from Sierra Drifters Guide Service.

https://sierradrifters.com/product/under-cator-strike-indicator/

We have them at Stroud Tackle.

For the bay and local lakes they work pretty will with a fixed amount of leader below them. The leader can be wrapped around the ...

Is lake Hodges closed? IF so, for how long? And where do you even find this information...I don't see it on the city website?
Thank yall!


Closed for private boat launching due to mandated water levels because of old dam.

Still open for tube, yak, shore fishing and rental boats.

All of the ...

Lots of small bonito locally in the ocean.

Troll a small crocodile lure until hooking up, put engine in neutral, cast the fly. Catch one or two or a half dozen. After a few casts with no grabs rinse and repeat.

If you fish with a light drag this size will take you into your backing.

Haven't seen ...

What a blast! Would surface poppers bring them to the surface?


Yes, under the right conditions. Went out again yesterday and caught a bunch on a crease fly in addition to a clouser. A couple of dozen each.

Fish a crease fly, pencil popper, or small foam popper on a floating or intermediate ...

More trips since last week still see lots of bonito locally. Maybe even more than before.

Todays trip hooked up immediately on dropping back a couple of crocodiles to troll to search for fish. Hit within seconds. Caught a couple more casting the croc then switched to the fly rods and a size 4 ...

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