Gone Clamming

Pictures about fishing.

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Made some “bean fink” stickers. LMK if you want some!

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Mini bean with my mini me. Callum gets so stoked to inspect the fish closer before we let em go.

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This fish managed to make my giant gorilla hands look not so giant. 

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One of my nicest fish on the season. Big fat female with a huge belly full of eggs i believe. She was cruising solo, I managed to drop my fly just to her right, give it a short strip, and she hammered it immediately. So stoked on this one.

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Been taking my boy with me down to the beach mostly to feed him snacks as he tries to pull off my hat and sunglasses. Occasionally I’ll get a shot at a fish. This is our best fish together so far. Lean, but long @20″. I love fishing with the boy and showing him all the life the beach holds. 

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Tail magazine just came out with a west coast issue. I shot all the photos in the spotfin article! Check it out. 

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Nice size fish willing to play today. He was swimming “upstream” with the northbound current. Glowing in the morning light, I swung the fly just off his patch and he slid over and ate no hesitation. BOOM! Seems like the season is wide open just this week. Time to get your feet in the sand. 

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Typical slider this time of year. Yesterday with my 30lb child on my back, I broke off two big fish. The first fish busted at the eye of the hook which made me think I tied a shit knot, but then the second fish busted at my bloodknot. The only thing I can think of is the flouro that’s been in my car all summer (and maybe longer) was compromised. Take care of your materials and don’t be like me!

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Been great fishing the last few days. If only they were around in the skinny a bit longer throughout the year. 

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What a difference some rain affects the beach structure...The top photo was shot in 2019 after a decent rainy season. The bottom picture was shot this morning. Tons and tons of sand blocking the flow and no structure to speak of. Lets hope for some rain next year. 

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Early Father’s Day gift to myself. Nice size bean that ate my offering on the drop. This doesn’t happen often, usually when my fly is sinking into a bucket.

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Found some tasty structure this week. Also found a fellow fly angler a bit too far out past where the fish would have been sliding in. 

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Letting the beast swim off to continue looking for food, grow bigger, make babies.

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First thug of the ‘21 season. Found great structure, just no players. This fish was the only one I saw consistently coming up onto the flat looking for food. Tracked him for 10 minutes then took my shot. It doesn’t always come this easy. 

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I’m going to start walking the beach soon looking for early season fish cruising. Hoping for more consistent water temps and less wind this year. Game on!

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Road tripping with my two best friends, one human and one animal, to some amazing places in July. We will be heading from California to Utah to meet up with some High School friends. Then make our way north to Wyoming to hang out in Jackson Hole while we check out the Grand Tetons and do some Fly Fishing. Yellowstone after that and up to Montana. There are some blue ribbon trout fisheries, and I haven't trout fished in a hot minute. So I am pretty stoked to get on the road. All these photos are from my last trip to Wyroaming back in September 2013. It will be nice to have someone to share this experience with.

Life is too short to sit behind a desk. If you have the opportunity to get outside and explore, take advantage of it! I look forward to sharing my experiences with everyone on the digital realm. 

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These are photos from yesterday's outing to Lake Barrett in south east San Diego county. Bass were going ape shit trying to eat Shad. Some were even beaching themselves onto rocks out of the water in hopes of a tasty meal. The 3rd photo down is my friend John's streamer, with it's real life doppelgänger.  We crushed Bass all morning on shad fly imitations. When the bass bite died we opted for catching bluegill that had some amazing colors.

The temperature had doubled by noon and staying in the boat seemed like hell. It was hovering somewhere between 99-103 I bet. We decided to pack up and leave. The second to last image is on the road out. 3 years of drought lead to an exceptionally low lake. Notice the toilet bowl ring around the reservoir. I can't help to wonder how much habitat the bass had lost due to low water. I think I will wait to fish here again until the reservoir rises at least 20 feet. Still it was a good experience fishing somewhere new, and seeing what San Diego has to offer during this drought.