something about flyfishing

"Larry L" wrote in message
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. I've never really
had good fishing in California, so I tend to avoid it.


I've found some of the best fly fishing in California is in the Eastern
Sierras. There are a lot of beautiful streams and lakes, but you have to
hike in to get to them. Most of your average fly-fisherman are not willing
to work to get there. Some of the lakes and streams aren't marked on a Topo
map in the Eastern Sierra's so it's only by word of mouth. Some are clearly
marked on the map, but when you get there, there's nothing. Some we've
stumbled upon by accident. We have hiked into places where the fishing was
outstanding and the fish would take anything we threw at them, of course the
best thing is not another person in sight.
fwiw,
-tom

"Tom Nakashima" wrote


I've found some of the best fly fishing in California is in the Eastern
Sierras. There are a lot of beautiful streams and lakes, but you have to
hike in to get to them.




So as to not give there rest of the world the wrong impression.
California contains some of Nature's very best efforts, including fishing
holes. But, in early December it's hard to point to any fishing that I
thought might appeal to rw.

Actually, I 'think' the upper Sac is now open year round? Once you're
away from I-5 and the railroad it's lovely and can be very good fishing.

As an ex-mountaineer let me point out that the Sierra is probably THE most
off-trail friendly mountain range in the world. With good topos and some
route finding skills nearly anyplace is accessible without such pleasure
robbing features as huge talus fields, scree, miles of downed forest etc,
often nearly pavement like routes on exposed, smooth, granite can be found.

We have lots of people ( send your money to Planned Parenthood ... less
people is the only hope for the future and I like prevention better than
Bush and Ben Laden control tactics ) and that means crowds exist. I've
been lucky in that I've always worked weekends ( my clients time off for
them to visit their mutts ) and hunted and fished mid-week when solitude can
be found even close to big cities.


Opps, getting sidetracked ( retired guy hazard ) .... anyway, world, ....
California has much great natural beauty to offer, come visit, leave your
money .... and, ah, leave G

Larry L wrote:
"Tom Nakashima" wrote


I've found some of the best fly fishing in California is in the Eastern
Sierras. There are a lot of beautiful streams and lakes, but you have to
hike in to get to them.





So as to not give there rest of the world the wrong impression.
California contains some of Nature's very best efforts, including fishing
holes. But, in early December it's hard to point to any fishing that I
thought might appeal to rw.

I don't want to give the wrong impression, either. I'm not intending to
dis' California fishing. It just that I've never experienced good
flyfishing in California, and not entirely from lack of trying. I'm not
saying it doesn't exist, but I will say that you'll at least have to
drive a pretty long way from the Bay Area. Since I live in the Rocky
Mountain West in late winter, spring, summer, and most of fall, and
since I usually take a tropical vacation in the winter that includes
sal****er fishing and one major trip in the summer to somewhere like
Alaska, I've decided to give it a rest when I'm in California.

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"rw" wrote in message
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I don't want to give the wrong impression, either. I'm not intending to
dis' California fishing. It just that I've never experienced good
flyfishing in California, and not entirely from lack of trying. I'm not
saying it doesn't exist, but I will say that you'll at least have to drive
a pretty long way from the Bay Area. Since I live in the Rocky Mountain
West in late winter, spring, summer, and most of fall, and since I usually
take a tropical vacation in the winter that includes sal****er fishing and
one major trip in the summer to somewhere like Alaska, I've decided to
give it a rest when I'm in California.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I'll have to agree, I used to fish a lot in California, the Eastern Sierra's
and Northern Cal...McCloud/Shasta/Trinity area, and the Sac River, but it
doesn't interest me as much since fishing Alaska. The drive from the Bay
Area can wear you out.

We did find a good eatery in Weaverville at the La Grange in the Trinity
area. Besides the good food and great selection of beer and wine, all the
steelhead fisherman hang there in the bar area and swap stories. We've met
many from the Bay Area and Southern Cal. My friend enjoys chatting with
them, but I prefer meeting the local anglers who know the river well.
They're usually pretty quiet not to give to much info, but after a few
beers, they spill all the beans, including fly patterns and secret fishing
holes. Not bad for the price of a few pitchers of brew.
fwiw,
-tom