Fish Fear Me

Almanor_May 19, 2009

2009-08-10T06:27:00.000-07:00

Here are a few shots from the morning of May 19,2009. Ernie, Jimmy and I (and Taz) went out and trolled around on Almanor. The fishing was pretty slow (as usual in May) but Jimmy caught one nice little salmon...

Taz couldn't decide if he wanted to go swimming or not....

Eagle Lake 2008

2008-11-30T11:06:00.000-08:00

Well, so far the 2008 Eagle Lake season is going well. As of today, I've caught 40 fish this season, averaging 3 pounds or so with a few in the high 4's (haven't been able to quite break 5 yet). I haven't gotten any great photos but here's a couple of "bar-b-quers" that Ernie took home one day after we caught 14 fish between us...

Just your basic little 8 1/2 pound, 2 fish limit.

Bucks Lake '08

2008-11-30T10:53:00.001-08:00

Here are some shots from Bucks Lake in June of 2008:

Heading out...

Jimmy Fighting the big ones.....

Jimmy with his first Mackinaws...

Headin' back to camp after a successful day on the water....

Jimmy also got a decent number of small kokanees. Aside from the smoke (there were numerous forest fires surrounding the area), it was a great long weekend!

Sacramento River Rainbows

2008-11-30T10:46:00.000-08:00

Just a few shots of some rainbows I caught on the evening of September 2, 2007. I was fishing just below Keswick Dam in the last hour or 2 before dark throwing spoons. I was fishing alone so getting good photos was difficult.

Shotoverin 2

2008-07-16T08:48:00.000-07:00

I took Jimmy back up to Shotoverin Lake on July 14.

We caught one nice little trout....

As usual, the catfish were biting nicely...

There was only one other fisherman on the lake that day...

I almost got a decent photo of him plying his trade. He was just too far away (and too darn quick) for me and my equipment...

Back to catfishin'....

All in all, it was a great afternoon!

Here Kitty Kitty...

2007-11-09T16:28:00.000-08:00

Here are a few shots of a little family outing we took back in July to Shotoverin Lake.

It's a pretty little lake...

And it's full of small catfish which Jimmy had a blast catching...

And best of all Laura did an exceptional job of capturing my belly fat in the camera. Thanks alot sweety!

Fish Fear Jimmy Too

2007-03-30T07:30:00.001-07:00

A couple weeks ago Jimmy went out with Grandpa Ernie and chased salmon on Shasta Lake.

Jimmy had to make sure the downriggers were in order....

They picked up one good fish....

I'd say this fish was in the 3 pound class judging from the photo.....

Columbia River Sturgeon

2006-06-29T11:13:00.000-07:00

On June 22 and 23, 2006 I took a little trip up to the Columbia River to chase white sturgeon. I was in the company of my father-in-law, Ernie Nachreiner and his best friend, Bob Whalley for both days. Joining us on Thursday was Ernie's brother-in-law, Larry Gerritsen and joining us on Friday was my wife Laura's uncle, Gene Willyard.

We had a blast! Rather than trying to post all the content in one blog post, I thought I'd just use this post as sort of a portal to a web gallery I'm setting up.

Click the jumping 7-footer below to access the rest of the content:

Eric's Tennessee Brown Trout

2006-03-05T05:43:00.000-08:00

My buddy Eric has been doing pretty good lately on the South Holsten River Tailwater, below the wier dam near Bluff City Tennessee. Here are some browns he picked up recently on a fly rod and a #22 black midge pupa......

New Fishing Guide Service

2006-02-28T09:44:00.000-08:00

My buddy Barry has decided to try his hand at being a fishing guide. CLICK HERE for a link to his web site.

Mention the Fish Fear Me Blog and Barry will pay you 100 dollars to go fishing with him (only way he can do any sort of discount since his standard rate is FREE anyway)

Good luck in the new business Barry!!!

Not interested? Hell, I wouldn't be either!!! BLOG HOME

Carly loved fishing at an early age!!!

2005-11-12T08:20:00.000-08:00

I was just doing a little hard drive cleaning and came across this nearly forgotten gem of a fishing photo. This was taken a few years back (fall of '96 or '97, I'm guessing). I had Carly hold on to a small salmon I caught on the Sacramento River. As you can see, she was more than happy to oblige!!!

bASSmaster barry

2005-07-21T07:13:00.000-07:00

Here's my buddy Barry with a 16 inch, 2 pound largemouth he caught on a recent outing to Lake Almanor near Canyon Dam. He was pretty proud of it although I'd say that judging from the coloration (or more importantly lack thereof) the fish may be HIV positive.

DON'T EAT THAT THING BARRY!!!

Almanor Fishing, Memorial Day Weekend, 2005

2005-06-01T07:41:00.000-07:00

As we have done each year for the last 10, we took an excursion to Almanor this past weekend for some much needed R&R. As usual we were mostly too lazy to get on the lake early enough to enjoy the primo fishing. This year we changed tactics from our usual night crawler, flasher rigs to trolled spoons (rainbow runners and needlefish). This resulted in a better than average (for us anyway) fishing experience. All our success came on downriggers at 20-25 feet in approximately 40 feet of water on the west end of the lake near the outlet at Plumas Pines.

Here are a couple pics:

4 1/2 pound Eagle Lake Rainbow I picked up on Saturday afternoon......

Ernie with a 3 1/2 pound Eagle Laker, and 2 pound Brown on Monday morning....

Monday was the only day we actually got our tails out of bed and got on the lake. We caught 6 fish total in about 2 hours of fishing, these 2 plus a couple more 2 pound class brown trout and 2 small salmon.

For those interested there are photos and commentary from the entire trip available on the Family Fun 101 blog.

Free Fishing Days

2005-05-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

Californians:

If you're the sort that only likes to occasionally fish and hates buying fishing licenses don't forget the free fishing days. This year they are June 11 and September 24.

Delta Striper

2005-05-18T07:54:00.000-07:00

My first and, to date, only striped bass. She was a 9 pounder I caught on a trolling adventure out of Isleton California on the Sacramento River Delta in April 1998. We were fishing with Captain Barry Canevaro aboard the Fish'n' Fool IV.

Someday I'm going to get a decent boat and start chasing these things. They are a blast to catch and absolutely scrumptious on the table!

Carly's Smalley

2005-05-18T07:18:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple shots of a nice little smallmouth bass Carly caught on a trip to Ruth Lake in April 1997....

Frenchman Kammies

2005-05-17T09:35:00.000-07:00

My fishing buddy Ken with one of the many "Kamloops" strain rainbows we caught on a trip to Frenchman Lake a few years back (early spring of 2002, I believe). The fish weren't very big but they were healthy, spunky fighters and we caught a good number of them that day.

Old Eagle Lake Shots

2005-05-16T11:51:00.000-07:00

An assortment of older pics from Eagle Lake.

Five and a half pound fish from north shore, fall 1997.......

Six pound fish from north shore, fall 1997.....

Four pound fish from Gallatin Marina 1997.....

Catch and release shot from north shore, fall 1997.....

1997 was the golden year for Eagle Lake trout fishing! These pics are just a small sampling of what a great year it was. I caught in excess of 50 fish that fall with at least 15 of them in the 5 pound class or bigger!!!

Catch and release shot from Wildcat Point, fall 2000....

My Secret Fishing Hole

2005-05-16T11:04:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photos of my favorite (and top secret) fishing hole:

Here's my wife Laura warming the fish up for me by hand feeding them:

Ok, confession time! The preceding photos were taken at the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery near Bend Oregon on a trip we took to the area in '03. These fish are all escapees who are now living quite the sheltered life in the settling pond. One of the fish in there was probably close to 20 pounds!

If you're ever in the area take a look around the place. I've toured quite a few hatchery facilities and this one is among the best.

Ernie Trout Fishing on Lewiston Lake

2005-05-14T23:26:00.000-07:00

Ernie with some nice trout he caught on a recent trolling trip to Lewiston Lake.

This first fish was in the 5 pound class!

Aaron's First Salmon

2005-05-14T17:44:00.000-07:00

My fishin' buddy Aaron with his first ever river caught salmon. She was a mint bright 20 pound hen caught in late October, 1997 at the mouth of Salt Creek on the Sacramento River below Red Bluff California.

Note: The lure still hanging from the fish's mouth was an old T-55 flatfish with rusty hooks that Aaron found floating down the river an hour or so earlier. Some guys are just jerks!

Photo courtesy of JCAT5150's Redneck Guide Service.

Ernie Bass Fishing on Trinity Lake

2005-05-14T17:31:00.000-07:00

My father in law Ernie with a couple nice bass, including a very nice smallmouth he caught while on a guided trip on Trinity Lake.

2003 Opening Day Salmon

2005-05-14T13:38:00.000-07:00

A shot of my 2 fish limit on opening day of salmon season on the Sacramento River, July 16,2003. My fishing guide/ father-in-law Ernie in background.

22 and 26 pound kings.

Shasta Lake Houseboat Trip, April 2004

2005-05-14T13:06:00.000-07:00

A few photos from our houseboat trip to the Pit River Arm of Shasta Lake in April 2004.

My daughter Carly (left) and her cousin Angela with a nice stringer of bass:

Sally with a nice smallmouth

Ernie's Bone

2005-05-14T09:12:00.000-07:00

Ernie and Sally recently took a vacation to Belize. Naturally they had to spend a little time chasing bonefish. Ernie actually caught a fish a good bit bigger than this one but the picture isn't very good due to some gunk on the guide's lense (yeah, I know, that's what they all say)