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Today, 03:39 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Get some of this in General Fly Fishing

Thanks Carl These two guys are as good as it gets. They are like professional athletes, at the top of the game. Like I said, you have to go...

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Today, 10:14 AM

Carl Blackledge started a thread Get some of this in General Fly Fishing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeTt5a8_K60

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Today, 06:57 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Jeff’s 2025 AR Shad Reports in American Shad

About this time next year, we can see what happens. Lots of the anadromous fisheries are affected by many variables, and the runs seem to cycle...

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Yesterday, 06:43 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Burney Creek, Pit 3, Hat Creek report in Trout - Streams & Rivers

Thanks Bob, excellent report.

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Yesterday, 06:22 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Jeff’s 2025 AR Shad Reports in American Shad

Maybe it is time for a 5 or 10 Shad limit?

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06-10-2025, 07:48 PM

Carl Blackledge replied to a thread HUGE Rooster in Saltwater

What a beauty...I am heading down next week for 6 weeks Carl

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06-10-2025, 06:59 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Westy's first evening of fly fishing for bass and panfish in Florida. in Warm Water - Bass, Panfish & Carp

Yes John. Next, we will go out in the Sebastian River looking for those 5 to 10 pound Baby Tarpon with the fly rod.

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06-09-2025, 06:33 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Matt Johnson got a new Tohatsu 60/40 Jet outboard on his 16' Lowe. in Boats - Anything That Floats

Matt worked for us at the fly shop some years ago and has been a fisheries biologist for the CF&W. He lives up in Red Bluff, working on spring-run...

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06-09-2025, 06:21 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Westy's first evening of fly fishing for bass and panfish in Florida. in Warm Water - Bass, Panfish & Carp

Westly is 14 and is a serious local angler in my neighborhood here in Sebastian, Florida. I took him out in the evening a few nights ago and gave...

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06-08-2025, 07:03 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread The best Shad fishing in Nor Cal in American Shad

Sonoman, Sadly, Dave Simon passed away many years ago.

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06-08-2025, 10:05 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Big Snook at the famous Sebastian Inlet caught by Marty. in Saltwater

Marty fished 99% artificial lures and catches lots of fish on the Central Florida Coast. Our Sebastian Inlet is famous for a huge population of...

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06-08-2025, 06:33 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Yuba Hallwood access being used; no tickets observed yesterday in American Shad

Thanks gitt Isla Blanca is one of my favorite fisheries, too.

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06-08-2025, 06:29 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread The best Shad fishing in Nor Cal in American Shad

Thank you so much, Brian, for those really good pieces of information. Looks like I made this post in 2005. I really hope that anyone who has...

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06-08-2025, 06:18 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Upper Sac is just getting into shape in Trout - Streams & Rivers

Thanks Steve, It is so much appreciated having you post here. On an average year, June was always a top month. We had a little cabin...

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06-07-2025, 05:29 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread The 16" Spotted Bass in Photography

Thanks, John, for your wonderful contributions to this Forum. ________________________________________ One of my favorite warm...

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06-06-2025, 05:24 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Good video on how to fly fish for Smallmouth bass in moving water. in Warm Water - Bass, Panfish & Carp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwMNmlIoos8 This video is from the northeastern half of America, where the best moving water SMB fishing is found....

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06-06-2025, 06:25 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Winston IM6 9' 4wt rod in Classifieds

This is a very special fly rod that has a delicate, softer action for fishing 5x, 6x, and 7x tippet and small flies. Great for smooth, flat water...

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06-05-2025, 01:37 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread All fly fishers need to hook and fight one large Tarpon. in Saltwater

Tony, I love that second photo. It really tells the story.

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06-02-2025, 08:03 PM

Tony Buzolich replied to a thread All fly fishers need to hook and fight one large Tarpon. in Saltwater

My wife finally came home and talked me through putting these pictures up for the forum. The first pictures were at night after dinner at Vaca Cut. ...

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06-02-2025, 06:09 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread All fly fishers need to hook and fight one large Tarpon. in Saltwater

Great Tony. We have been very fortunate to have been able to travel when we were younger. My biggest Tarpon landed on a fly was about that same...

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06-01-2025, 08:50 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread 1992 Alumaweld sled in Boats - Anything That Floats

Friends of mine guided for decades with boats like this one. How much?

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05-31-2025, 04:14 PM

Tony Buzolich replied to a thread All fly fishers need to hook and fight one large Tarpon. in Saltwater

I love tarpon but BIG ones are hard to hold on to. My best so far is only about 75 lbs. with lots of smaller ones in and around the mangroves along...

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05-31-2025, 09:18 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread All fly fishers need to hook and fight one large Tarpon. in Saltwater

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05-30-2025, 06:42 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Boating the LAR in Boats - Anything That Floats

Captain Andy Guibord used to run the Lower American River with a 14' Jon boat and a 15 hp tiller prop outboard for years, before he got a larger Jon...

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05-28-2025, 06:27 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread WTS: Sage One 4116-4 in Classifieds

Super fun-size light, two-hand fly rod for Shad, Half-pounders, and large trout in a good-sized stream.

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05-28-2025, 06:25 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Jeff’s 2025 AR Shad Reports in American Shad

About 15? years ago, JeffC was kind enough to take me out for Shad, wade fishing one evening after work. I had not been out on the river Shad...

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