On the upper Owens river in February chasing the big fish. 13 degrees. Chipping ice from eyelets and off fishing line sucked but catching big trout didn't.

Seems similar to Two Bug Doug's "Undercater"

The threaded insert has a hole to feed the line, it traps the line on an o-ring and keeps it from moving, a 1/4 turn of the thread makes it easy to adjust - PERFECT for indicator fishing on a lake.

I bought a 3wt TFO Finesse a long while back because it was being cleared out of a local Sport Chalet. I paired it with a Orvis Battenkill Barstock 1. It made a great so cal rod. Then the 2 weight was on sale so I bought it, and because of budget concerns I couldn't get another reel/line... I had re...

The Starbucks via is expensive but I think they taste pretty decent. And they're small, the wrapper takes up little space. That's become my choice.

Curtis, whats that campground on the Upper, Browns? That was good if its open. PVR is hot as heck and no shade. Although if you go to the east side of the river, there are some spots nestled into the bushes. BEWARE OF ROGUE RACCOONS! Those suckers will keep you up at night rummaging for anything. We...

Its kinda funny the differences of opinions here. I'm sure we can all find reasons why we shouldn't like each other, or slap each other on the trail... I am one of those that takes my phone. I don't carry a solar charger because I don't use my phone much while I am out. I have kids, its great to bre...

When that's what it takes to catch fish, it will be time for me to take up golf. At least on the golf course, there's some semblance of order and etiquette. I've had ALOT of golf balls fly over my head by the impatient group behind me, or have had people take my ball because they thought they could...

Thats a tough one, I've been on HC, Upper and Lower and had people jump a pool ahead of me. I had a guide bring some clients right above me once on HC as well. I live in the Inland Empire, so for me its a 6 hour drive to the Upper/Mammoth, its hard to drive up that far and arrive at a stream where t...

anacrime wrote:I've also tried making my own, with little success. Could never get my dehydrator dialed and felt like it was just making my food go bad faster.

Same here, did successfully dehydrate some beans to make burritos with on my last trip. Thats about as far as I have made it on what works.

Good selection of essentials. I like your minimalist attitude. Although personally, I wouldn't know what to do with the tag end of my knots without nippers. That was my biggest question, but the scissors on my leatherman are similar to those used for fly tying, so I can get a very close cut on them.

I have my backpacking Fly Fishing Rig ready to go, weighing in at a whopping 12.3 Ounces! TFO 7'9" 3WT rod Orvis BBS 1 Reel Foam Fly box (1 OZ Stuffed with flies!) 3 - 9' leaders 1 - Spool of 5x tippet 1 - Bottle of floatant Rod stuffed in fluorescent light tube with sock (rod sock only weighs ...

New ruling only a few weeks old, shut Adenture pass down almost completely: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-forest-service-adventure-pass-20140430-story.html To sum it up, Gov't can't charge for parking. So if you don't use the facilities at the trailhead, just the parking "...

I read this current storm isn't the result of the Jet Stream changing but rather a strong storm that broke through the Jet Stream to hit CA. Sounds as though after this much needed stint of rain its back to Winter '14 as it has been. I hope, pray, its not the case, or at least another powerful storm...

I still frequent the site, I just have not fished in like 2 months. I built a rod in the quiet time, will post it soon. As far as posting trip reports, I myself have slowed down I think only primarily for the sake that a 6" fish locally looks strikingly similar to the next 6" fish. I stopp...

Wow thats amazing Greg.