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So on the way home, spotted a medium-sized herd of elk in the wildlife viewing area. This is where the pastures are watered all summer to grow grass, and the elk come down to hang out an fatten up for the winter.

This group of about two dozen included one bull, who only had one antler. They were ...

I can't wait to get out and see how the runoff reshaped my creek spots. Thanks for the motivation......

Fished Coronado early Friday morning....11 SBB and a micro halibut.
Anchored up in a shallowish spot and tried my hand at working plastics on the bottom....with a foot-and-a-half chop when the wind picked up.

Didn't work. What's weird is that I get seasick like a woodchipper when I get on a boat ...

Here's what happens when someone at a TV station goes looking for internet drama. If anyone can find anything to support the claim that the lake is polluted, I'd be interested in seeing it.

The eleven billion gallons, btw, has alread been released; that's the tally for the last year.

But in ...

Neuroshima wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:10 amBonita Cove

Sand is much softer than the silt in the channel, easier on old worn out shoulders. You can get to the shrimp fairly easily any time the tide is at +1 foot (and lower, of course).

Paradise Point resort on Mission Bay has violated the state Coastal Act for years. That’s about to change

That's the title of the U-T story...you can google it for details.

THE GIST:
There's gonna be more unimpeded shore access all the way around Vacation Isle. And maybe more paths through the ...

In a "fake news" story on the local news, they referred to Lake Hodges as being closed to windsurfing because it was "polluted". This is not true in a number of ways including:
1. that is not the actual reason
2. it was never closed for pollution
3. it is not polluted
4. https://www.cbs8.com ...

Those jumping fish...If they're big silver fish with white bellies coming out of the water two or three feet, those are mullet. And unlike the highly functional, always fashionable haircut that shares their name, these fish are very difficult to acquire. They are largely vegetarian and don't often ...

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I usually lock a folding cart at the takeout spot before driving to the launch. But this area doesnt have a bike rack near the dock...and has a tidy touristy vibe...as well as a warning sign about ...

Zoom in and out of this image…most of bay is visible, with depths if you control/scroll wheel…

https://www.usharbors.com/harbor/california/san-diego-ca/map/

I use it to identify spots that are close to where I can launch a float tube, and figure out how to fish them. If this chart shows 10 feet ...

There's always something to see around that area. Take a camera; nice pics from the top of Stonewall Peak (on a clear day you can see Mt. San Jacinto). And just parking at Green Valley Falls offers some good wildlife options.....this was in February a few years back...

150228 3 turkeys sign crop ...

Spent a few hours on the South Platte River in Colorado. Monday, Elevenmile Canyon. 64 and sunny in the afternoon.

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There were trout rising here and there, but I don't use a fly rod where someone might see me. So I was chucking my homemade spinners and got two small 'bows ...

Sometimes I am not.

Had a couple spinning rods with me and tied up a dropshot on the lightest rod to fish a tiny, shallow pool in Creek X.
Nyet.
The next spot had potential for bigger fish. And it is accessed from a bank about 3 feet above the creek.
At one point i cut off the dropshot sinker and ...

I got tecnu and it worked.
A few years back, I went on a short adventure with a guy whose occupation is removing pot grows from public land.
So I asked him what they use after wallowing in poison oak.
"Dawn."
Been using it ever since and no poison oak rash.

"Comes mierde, pendejo!"
You're below the high tide mark. You're not trespassing.

Plain Cotton thread works fine. You only need special fishing thread if you wear special fishing shirts. And special fishing shorts. Or if you just want to feel special.

If you're not using a spinning rod, and a carolina rig, stop reading. You're wasting your time reading this, and you're wasting ...

Saturday I was using a sorta leftover goofed-up lure. Was supposed to be two tone green/chartreuse, but the green layer came out too thick and not opaque...hard to see the 3D eyes glaring through.

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Apparently this fish didn't mind.

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Was ...

I used to have an issue keeping the bait on the hook when casting. Now I've figured out around that but it doesn't stay on long enough once on the bottom because the wrasse gnaw it off. So I've always been meaning to do it with the thread but does that help with the wrasse?


Hope you packed a ...

Best? Heath Bar. Mounds. Swedish Fish. And for some odd reason....not candy corn, but the "Autumn Mix" that has candy corn, the chocolate-tipped candy corn, and the pumpkins. Yes, it's like eating a vanilla-scented candle between slugs of Karo syrup. I buy a small bag every year, and that's enough ...

Been cooking up the halibut caught last weekend. Just cooking in a pan with a little oil, putting it on a plate with soy sauce, tartar sauce or lemon juice on each forkful. Or tuna quesadillas.

But last night I was stuffed and still had a cooked piece. Mashed it up with a fork, added mayo, pepper ...