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Have you ever tied a fly using your own hair? Serious question. I would imagine an enthusiast would have to try it just to see.


I typically keep my hair cut too short to be of use. Human hair tends to be a bit brittle too compared to animal hair and fur. I know a couple of tyers who have tried ...

After working at the Zoo for 32 years . I managed a number of Fur / hair samples , and quite a few feathers of now unknown origin, should have marked them better . Fun to try different materials . I still find myself collecting seagull feathers from carcases when I want some traditional Bonito jigs ...

We have been fishing once or twice almost every week since the new year from National City to the south. Fishing has generally been pretty good for a spotties along with a few barracuda, mackerel, corvina, halibut, smelt, and bonefish.

Some days have be great with 2 dozen+ fish each for a four hour ...

Hit the surf with the fly rod again in Coronado last weekend , got 5 perch including this tank! Used red surf flies like the crabby patty pattern which was super fun. The water seemed to have some smell too it from the natural Tijuana spring water but I had waders so I was good i hope.

Hit the surf with the fly rod again in Coronado last weekend , got 5 perch including this tank! Used red surf flies like the crabby patty pattern which was super fun. The water seemed to have some smell too it from the natural Tijuana spring water but I had waders so I was good i hope.


Nice ...

Got into some perch and snagged a few shovelnose at Blacks on Sunday. 4 perch on the morning falling tide, and ended the day with a beefy 12 incher.

Beautiful perch. Is there much structure at Blacks?


There's always a few cuts right at the trail to the gliderport, but I tend to find most success near the north trail by the golf course. Interestingly, google photos has a new heatmap feature of where pictures were taken so you can actually ...

Like the Pfleuger , Fenwick , combo Thanks for the report .

There's always a few cuts right at the trail to the gliderport, but I tend to find most success near the north trail by the golf course.
Dumb question, but what is a cut? I checked out Blacks this evening near the North Trail, it was a low-ish incoming tide. It all looked like smooth beach to ...

Rattus wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:31 pm Neuroshima, thanks. I had known them as rips or channels, but see its the same concept. I can spot them from elevation but have a very difficult time seeing them on the beach.

I watch the top of the waves as they come in, and look for where the white foam disappears.

Rattus wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:31 pm Neuroshima, thanks. I had known them as rips or channels, but see its the same concept. I can spot them from elevation but have a very difficult time seeing them on the beach.

I also go to https://hdontap.com/#beach and watch the surf cams to "practice" reading the water.

Very nice! Love seeing some YFC on the fly.

Nothin’ better than catching on your own made gear… And nice fish too..
Butch

... 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 ...

Hit up lake Henshaw this morning for some fly fishing for carp which is one of my favorite yearly trips. The last few years there hasn’t been very many cloopers on the surface so I have been mostly nymphing using the drag and drop or dabbing techniques. Today the carp were not making them self ...

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 ...

Took the kayak out this time and fished the flats of a local lake. I have my stripping basket on an h-bar so I was able to sight fish effectively… and was super fun until the wind picked up. Got a couple carp and a catfish. Was fishing the flies below which are a Montana hybrid and a loco moco fly.

The past two weekends I've been going out with Tubefly . I've been exclusively sight fishing for Carp, but Bill doesn't have the patience and vicinity-fishes with an indicator. I got four carp last week and six yesterday, and lost a whole bunch more. But more importantly, I had the most shots on ...

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 ...

Hit up blacks this morning throwing out the fly in the surf… not great conditions with very choppy surf at close tidal intervals so there was a lot of sand messing up the clarity of the water. It was also an outgoing tide which is not my favorite but it was the only time and date I could go this ...