Fishing has really become part of my life over the last several years. i was always a fisherman, since i was able to walk. my grandfather and my dad took me fishing all the time. My dad took me to the Truckee river, my Grandfather to pyramid lake. however i was never really dedicated, i liked fishing but not loved it.
In the fall of 2010, something clicked. Alot was going on in my life, and fishing was something to relive the stress of life. what really got things going though was the fact that i started really catching fish. before that fall, i would go fishing maybe 1 or 2 times a month for maybe 2 hours tops. i rarely caught many fish, and never any large ones. Then suddenly, in mid September 2010, i hooked up with a beautiful 3lbs brown ( at the time, i was so bad at gauging size, since then, Ive worked so hard at becoming accurate.) i proceeded to hook up with tons of trout in the 2-5lbs range that fall, and it kicked off my love of fishing.
since then, i have spent countless hours, tons of money, and put all my heart into the my passion, fishing. Ive learned so much, from catch and release, proper fish handling, to new techniques, and the biology of rivers. i now spend a solid 100 days a year fishing in some form or another.
As spring arrives, so does warmer weather and longer days. Ive found myself in a malaise recently. my fishing partner of the last several years is no longer able to fish with me so much. with low flows due to our drought, many of my favorite fishing locations are falling on hard times. however, warmer weather, plus California opens in just 1 moth. I'm hoping to pick things up, and start fishing more again. although Ive been going basically every weekend, Ive been finding myself only spend 3-4 hours fishing, instead of my usual 5-8 hours.
I'M also hoping to start hooking up with some monster trout in the coming weeks, as many fish start to come out of there winter hibernation. I'm also hoping this spring to increase my fly fishing abilities. its been a tough winter, and I've fallen back on my spin rod.
Fishing Report:
This weekend was a nice one weather wise. i spent several hours on Pyramid lake Saturday morning, with little success. i tried jigging a small black marabou, then went to spoons, and couldn't even get a follow up!
The river east of sparks was better on Sunday, with overcast condition. there was a large Bwo hatch, as well as alot of drakes. i was using a rainbow pattern Lil Cleo, with great success, hooking up with 3 browns in 17-20" range.
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