John, I use light weight reddington wading pants. They are light enough to carry with you. I like to wear them when I am hiking less than 5 miles. Yes you can sweat a ton at times. I try not to wear them when it gets too hot. I have older pair of Simms wading pants they are much thicker which is gre...
I'm heading to NorCal next week. Will be up there for 2 weeks trying to fish the Redding area as much as possible. Would love to hook up with anyone in the area. June 12-17. Then, I'm heading down to the King City area the 18-20th. Pete Emmel -:) Gary & Lacey Silveira Try to get to Upper Sac, M...
I made the mistake of buying the Korkers first generation wading boots, because the ability to switch soles was appealing. Too bad the process to switch them out wasn't designed properly and after 'stretching' the plastic railings that held the soles in place, I could not walk in sand or mud, as th...
I have fished with temps in the teens, and it sucked every time. Fingers get so cold I can't tie on the fly. Frozen guides... it just sucks to be freezing cold. I don't mind it too much if I am hiking in the teens and it warms up when I start fishing. The worst experience I had fishing in the cold ...
Upper Owens in January 5 years ago I think it was 3 degrees. Caught a nice brown and then broke off the tip of a graphite rod. It was terrible until sun broke through the fog.
I have a a box for dry flies, nymphs, streamers, carp files. Over flow boxes. Then I have a few small boxes I will put a handful of flies in for a lightweight trip. Then I extra flies in a big ziplock bag. Every year I spent 30 min and try to organize my flies.
Funny....right now the LA river has more moving water that's fishable then any other stream or creek in SoCal. I enjoy the stark contrasts there and love seeing the wildlife that thrives along it's banks. I used to dig up redworms from my backyard and go out there and catch tilapia till the cholos ...