I never thought I’d be all that into chasing giant tarpon with the fly rod, but this has got me re-thinking my stance. Pretty awesome looking stuff and exceptionally filmed…
Category Archives: Fishing Videos
Riding High: A Season on the Fly
Battle with a beast: The catch & release of a 40-pound striper!
Well, I’ve had this raw footage of a big striper we caught awhile back in the Sacramento Valley and just never had the time to piece it together. It’s a bit of a choppy piece but you get the idea of what a nice fish it was. The big momma weighed 40 pounds even on the BogaGrip. She bit a black plastic worm…and had about a 14-inch partially digested adult lamprey in her throat when I unhooked her.
The big fish was a bit winded after the dust up with Big D, but she eventually took off like a shot when I let her go. Oh yea, and parents exercise caution (and some ear muffs) when watching with kiddies…Big D gets a little excited when he sees the fish and there are a few F-bombs in there…you’ve been warned! :)
What a season: American River Steelhead, 2013!
We here in Sacramento, CA were treated to the best winter steelhead season the American River has produced since the mid 1980′s. Considering I’ve fished this river since the 1970′s, it was a delight to see her healthy and vibrant again. For several years, the American had become the “Ameri-Can’t” and catching an adult steelhead was a difficult proposition.
There has been a strong effort to improve the river’s fisheries in recent years — spawning gravel has been placed in the American’s upper reaches and water temps are cooler in the summers. Hopefully, 2013 was just the beginning of this great urban river’s revival!
Monday Morning Getaway: Northern California Steelhead Edition
Every once in a while you need to get outta the office and take a “mental health” day…or three days, as was the case last week when Big Fred Contaoi and I headed north to Eel River country, Monday-Weds for some “chrome therapy.”
Russian River: Bring your own rock!
Is it just me or does this type of deal look about as appealing as going to the dentist?
Ice Fishing for Steelhead…Not a West Coast thing!
I have this little mantra that goes like this: If I can A) Drive a truck onto a lake or B) Have to chop a hole in a river to get my line wet…well, it’s too cold to fish. Of course, the boys in the Great Lakes would think that was just downright silly. They don’t let a frozen river stop ‘em from catching chrome. Guess maybe I’m not quite as tough as I thought…
Time for some good ‘ol redneck fun!
This definitely has some Darwin Award potential, but it still looks like a good time!