So far this fishing season has been good to me!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Finally
For a while I have been trying to get one of these bastards, Today I finally got one. And then another one! Grass carp are fun!
I bet Rod likes the hat!
I bet Rod likes the hat!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Top 10?
Awesome!
Due to our enjoyment of fishing, and drinking we have made the top ten best fly fishing websites for the fellas at The Daily Hunt and Fish.
As they say,
"Their fat, their fun, their a bit crude, and they love to fish. This is what blogging is all about. A few buddies not only documenting their fishing adventures but also giving us a glimpse into their strange but real life. WARNING this website is not for everybody. I will not pull up this site up with my seven year old next to me. It is a true blog you never know what they will post next."
For me I would like to note some our special talents,
Alex, amazing with the camera, video making, most of the stuff on here, dedication to catch the fish, the only one of us that is fully literate, and putting up with Kyle's shit.
Aaron, Knowing where and when to fish, ability to drink "copious" amounts of booze, producing amazing yet horribly disturbing body smells, and putting up with Kyle's shit.
And for myself, I am always ready to put my body through a new experiment for research or just for the hell of it.
And to the Fellas at Daily Hunt and Fish, thank you for helping up spread the word!
Due to our enjoyment of fishing, and drinking we have made the top ten best fly fishing websites for the fellas at The Daily Hunt and Fish.
As they say,
"Their fat, their fun, their a bit crude, and they love to fish. This is what blogging is all about. A few buddies not only documenting their fishing adventures but also giving us a glimpse into their strange but real life. WARNING this website is not for everybody. I will not pull up this site up with my seven year old next to me. It is a true blog you never know what they will post next."
For me I would like to note some our special talents,
Alex, amazing with the camera, video making, most of the stuff on here, dedication to catch the fish, the only one of us that is fully literate, and putting up with Kyle's shit.
Aaron, Knowing where and when to fish, ability to drink "copious" amounts of booze, producing amazing yet horribly disturbing body smells, and putting up with Kyle's shit.
And for myself, I am always ready to put my body through a new experiment for research or just for the hell of it.
And to the Fellas at Daily Hunt and Fish, thank you for helping up spread the word!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
P P P POW!!!!
Alex Aaron and I went to Patagonia.
Pre-spawn bass can be fun. Toss a fly in their area and piss them off, results are as follow!
Alex and I were at Sportsmans getting ready for the trip, Alex found a crappie jig in the discount bin. It was a green head with a bright magenta marabou body. Alex said "Buy this and throw it all day you will catch the fish."
I said, "I don't want it, its too damn big and too bright for these fish."
Alex kept bugging me to buy the damn thing, and now I am glad he did.
I dropped it and watched the bass circle it for a bit, then he sucked it up!
I tossed it to another bass right after and BAM!!!! Another one.... almost.... It broke me off.
So throwing for fish that just are not interested in anything, I remembered that I pissed off 2 bass and landed the smaller one on some super ugly bright colors. I put a fly on that Aaron tied for me a few years back, Yes it was ugly and bright, I pulled that guy out with it. I am satisfied!
Now for my stupid photo with my big bass of the day!
Pre-spawn bass can be fun. Toss a fly in their area and piss them off, results are as follow!
Alex and I were at Sportsmans getting ready for the trip, Alex found a crappie jig in the discount bin. It was a green head with a bright magenta marabou body. Alex said "Buy this and throw it all day you will catch the fish."
I said, "I don't want it, its too damn big and too bright for these fish."
Alex kept bugging me to buy the damn thing, and now I am glad he did.
I dropped it and watched the bass circle it for a bit, then he sucked it up!
I tossed it to another bass right after and BAM!!!! Another one.... almost.... It broke me off.
So throwing for fish that just are not interested in anything, I remembered that I pissed off 2 bass and landed the smaller one on some super ugly bright colors. I put a fly on that Aaron tied for me a few years back, Yes it was ugly and bright, I pulled that guy out with it. I am satisfied!
Now for my stupid photo with my big bass of the day!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
The Big Ass Florida Post
It was good pho, and the first time I had been to this particular restaurant. The woman gave me grief about putting the hot sauce directly in the broth, saying that it is cooked for eight hours and if us white boys make it too hot we won’t be able to enjoy the flavor. Whatever. Don’t tell me how to eat my pho just because you are some sort of expert.
The obligatory fortune cookies arrived with the check, and I asked for a to-go to take home the remainder of my delicious broth (because it kicks ass with ramen noodles). She shot me a sideways, judgmental glance and headed back towards the kitchen.
I opened my cookie and smiled, sticking the little piece of paper in my pocket.
That was two days before I left.
The obligatory fortune cookies arrived with the check, and I asked for a to-go to take home the remainder of my delicious broth (because it kicks ass with ramen noodles). She shot me a sideways, judgmental glance and headed back towards the kitchen.
I opened my cookie and smiled, sticking the little piece of paper in my pocket.
That was two days before I left.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Sandwich and a License
“Hey, how you doin’?” I asked, adjusting the pack strapped over my shoulder.
The man behind the counter typed something into the register pad and looked up with midday indifference.
“Is Dave around?”
“He is down at the boat.” He flicked his head toward the double glass doors at the back. “He said to tell you to get a sandwich and a license.”
The one I picked had salami and pepperoncinis.
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| Capt. Dave Trimble |
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| Arsenal |
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| Ammunition |
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| Mmmm chum bucket |
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| Wide angle lens makes my legs look long like donkey kong. |
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| permasmile |
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| The biggest one, I think. |
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| Somehow this little guy got all wound up in shooting head. Capt. Dave is on the case! |
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| You and the captain makin it happen! |
There is some part of your animal brain that tightens in the presence of a shark.
I have hooked harder fighting fish and larger fish. Fish with equally brutal teeth. Fish that seem to spend more time out of the water than below. But I have never caught anything more interesting. I have never looked at the fish at the end of the fly line with more child-like intrigue. Watching a big blue shark slowly raise its head out of the ocean and munch a popper evokes awe and wonder in the true sense of the word: awesome.
Fishing with Dave was a fantastic experience. Guiding from Alaska to Costa Rica, Lees Ferry to Panama, he knows whats up, and with 1000+ days on the waters off San Diego he will put you on fish.
He can be contacted through ontheflyfishingcharter.com and californiasharkfishing.com.
-Alex who is still in Florida and loving it.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Things
So, I'm in Florida. I forgot to finish the shark post before I left so you will just have to wait. But, stick around for good fishyness updates from sunny FL when I hit the water with capt. Snyder on Sunday.
Also this is the first update I have made from my phone so if it looks like crap give me some slack.
Friday, March 04, 2011
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
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