To break up the mid-winter monotony, I’ve been finishing up my new book, Las Vegas – Cheap and Easy. I’ve been working on this for over a year on and off and it’s nice to finally have it out the door. It’s an ebook. I’ve made a decision that ebooks are the way to go. [...]
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As some of my readers might know, I had a pretty crappy 2011. My father-in-law took ill at the end of 2010 and he passed away in March of 2011. He lived in Oregon and we had to make 8 trips up there to take care of his estate. That was a serious drain on [...]
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Wow, I just realized I haven’t been out on the water for 6 weeks! To be honest, I realized that I hadn’t been fishing in a while, I just wasn’t aware it had been a month and a half. In my defense, I’ve been busy. I know, I know, how can a retired guy be [...]
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This is not my usual fishing post. I indeed went fishing, but that is not the story this time. This is more of a rant. I’ve seen rude people out fishing. It is an all too common experience. You might remember the day on the East Walker or the day up at Virginia Lakes. Usually, [...]
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I’ve done a little thinking and I’ve made a few decisions about posting formats and such going forward. Nothing major. You’ll still see reports when I go fishing, including pictures, and occasionally other fishing repeated posts. The changes are more in the format of the posts. Last year I stopped using the waters name and [...]
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I had always wanted to be a fishing guide. I knew I could probably not support my family doing that work, so that desire went unfulfilled. Now that I am retired, I thought acting as a fishing guide would be a great way to make a few extra bucks while getting to spend some time [...]
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Whew! I had a busy June. Between my oldest playing baseball, a final trip to Oregon to settle my father-in-laws estate and selling my car and buying a Jeep, among other things, I haven’t had the chance to get out and go fishing. Not the end of the world. Most of the rivers and streams [...]
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As I write this the East Walker is flowing at 926 CFS. I’ve never seen it this hight and the max flow ever recorded is 958 CFS in 1938! Unfishable? Maybe. Dangerous? Definitely! Do not wade or attempt to cross the river under any circumstances. Obviously venturing into the river in slack water is fine, [...]
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Well, it’s Memorial Day 2011. Not only a day to remember the men and women who have served and sacrificed for this nation’s freedom, this weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer for most of the nation, but for Nevada and the Sierra’s summer isn’t quite here yet. It may be a few more weeks, [...]
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I had some wild plans for this summer. Maybe a run up to Idaho to fish Silver Creek, a trip up into Northern California and Eastern Oregon, maybe even head back to Elko. That was when diesel was just over three bucks a gallon. Now at $4.50, and climbing, away from the bigger towns I’m [...]
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