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Two weeks after my last surf outing, I began to feel that itch again. Luckily for me, I had an exit seminar to attend out at Bodega Marine Laboratory, so why not beat midday traffic and get some fishing in? (Warning, long and overdramatic) 10/27 I pulled up to the same beach I fished last...

Late report, but I figured I may as well break the radio silence. Since graduating, I have settled down (somewhat) and started working in the Central Valley in fisheries (to nobody's surprise). Lately I've been fishing mostly freshwater for the usual suspects, but every now and then I feel the...

Extremely late report from my last trip to Avalon, conditions have likely changed since. This will also be long winded with some tangents on non-fishing related things, with fewer pictures than usual. After graduating in June, this would be my last summer break (ever!), so what better to do...

I've been fishing the creek fairly regularly, but it's been slow so there wasn't much to write about. (Also I am lazy) I really didn't want to deal with the Memorial Day crowds, so I fished the day before. I got to the creek at 6 am and started off fishing some riffles and pools in an upstream...

No conservation or history lecture this time around, short and simple: Fished Lower Putah in Davis from 1-7 pm. The creek was still turbid (1-2 inches of visibility) and the water was up and fast. I started off throwing 3" Keitechs and football jigs for nothing until 3, then switched to carp...

Another Avalon report from me, what a surprise. I came home for spring break, my last one before graduation, so why not get some fishing in before I'm thrown into the real world? 3/27 I took the 6 am ferry to Avalon from Long Beach. This time around, none of the bonito hunters were around. I...

Over the past couple weeks, weather permitting, I have been diligently fishing lower Putah Creek in Davis for pikeminnow and suckers for our respective studies, with very little luck. Even weeks after the storms, the water was still turbid—not quite chocolate milk, but not exactly Aquafina®...

I'm sure everyone has seen enough of these Avalon reports, but given the current state the weather and its effects on mainland piers, I elected to squeeze out one last Avalon trip before heading back up to Davis. I was going to catch the 6 am ferry out to Avalon, but it was delayed by 30...

Two reports for the price of one! I finally came back to SoCal after a brutal finals season paired with illness; what better way to destress than fishing at Avalon? 12/13 This time around, I would be joined by a friend from UC Davis that I had done some fieldwork with; this would be his first...

Very late report, and I had some reservations about sharing this, but I wanted to share something very encouraging in this age of environmental and fisheries collapses. I was out with a friend doing some hook-and-line sampling for our senior theses on some of the native fishes (Sacramento...

An on-time report for once. Unfortunately, I could not make it back home in time to join Hashem and Fish-Ninja at Avalon, but I still was going to get out there one way or another. I took the 6 am ferry out to Avalon. There were several other people who were planning to fish the Mole, perhaps...

I have been taking summer classes at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab, and given that the housing is right in front of the mudflats, it's an absolute no brainer to go clamming, especially given that I don't own a car. 7/16-7/17 This was the first time I attempted to seriously clam. I left at 7 am...

I have summer courses at the Bodega Marine Lab; despite my busy schedule, I still have some time to squeeze in some fishing. I went out onto the mudflats at 8 am on the outgoing tide to grab some ghost shrimp or worms. A number of clammers were out and were not backfilling their holes(!!), so I...

Did some exploring and fishing between Stevenson Bridge and the I-80, just south of UCD. I was out there from 7 am to 4 pm (a lot of time spent walking/picking through poison oak) and caught five fish, two largemouth, two (smallmouth? spotteds? hybrids?) bass, and a Sacramento pikeminnow. I...

As some of you may know, I am currently going to school at UC Davis. Up until recently, I haven't had any time to fish up here because of my workload. However, now that I've finished most of my general education courses, I have significantly more free time as upper division courses are less...

Shortish report mostly because I left my phone in the car and don't have a timeframe for various events. 3/22 After barely catching the 6 am ferry, I started fishing the Mole with Hashem and Fish-Ninja. I think I started off fishing a 42 gram coltsniper for no bites, then switched to fishing...

Short report: Started off fishing the M street dock at 4 pm, at the start of incoming tide. There was a lot of small smelt in the water with some larger bait-sized ones mixed in. I caught a couple and some shiner perch to use as live bait. I got 4 bites on live bait in quick succession, all of...

Very late, short report; I've been swamped with exams and other schoolwork. Took the 6 am ferry out to Avalon and started off fishing the Mole a two-hook feather rig. I hooked a 18" bonito fairly quickly, but afterwards fishing was brutally slow; I cast jigs, feathers, and splashers until...

Slow fishing. Got to the pier at 6:30 am, I believe close to the start of incoming tide. I started off fishing a baited sabiki with a float a little past the bait shop. I quickly caught one jacksmelt. Afterwards, fishing was extremely slow. I don't remember the exact height but there were...

Late post: To celebrate my 21st, I rented out a vacation home in Avalon with a couple friends. Naturally, we did a lot of fishing. Day 1: I took the 6 am ferry well before any of my friends, who would take the 9:50 ferry. I started off fishing the 42 gram coltsniper, and quickly caught a ~14"...