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Carl Blackledge
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A couple decent roosters
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I am sitting in the airport right now-Come on down
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A couple decent roosters
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General Fly Fishing
I will be in Loreto tomorrow...:)
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06-17-2025,
07:52 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Florida has the most non-indiginous fish in the World.
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Warm Water - Bass, Panfish & Carp
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06-16-2025,
08:06 PM
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Zero infos on this glass rod, help porflavor
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General Fly Fishing
I am going to guess it is a Berkley "Parametric" fly rod, but not sure. It could have been a homemade fly rod from a blank and pieces, too. It...
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06-16-2025,
01:02 PM
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A couple decent roosters
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General Fly Fishing
Hey guys, My buddies are in Loreto right now fishing with my guide and they sent these pictures of a couple decent pictures of Roosters they...
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06-16-2025,
11:37 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Topwater Time
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Thanks John. Love those owls. What kind of turtle do they call that one?
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06-15-2025,
05:33 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Floating the famous Cahaba River in Alabama - good video.
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Warm Water - Bass, Panfish & Carp
I think you will enjoy this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctbrvZwG3Zs
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06-15-2025,
11:47 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Happy Father's Day Joe.
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Events
I met Joe Shirshac in the late 1960s when I was going to Sac State and working at Sports Unlimited on Arden Way. Joe and his wife treated me like...
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06-14-2025,
02:26 PM
Carl Blackledge
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General Fly Fishing
Bill, I take several new fly lines to Mexico each year, mostly 12 wts, at least 1 in 9 wt. Carl
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06-14-2025,
01:18 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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General Fly Fishing
I am glad Carl and other senior fly fishers are still traveling, but at 80, I never leave Florida. I was lucky because before a week-long trip,...
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06-14-2025,
10:02 AM
Carl Blackledge
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Get some of this
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General Fly Fishing
Bill, When Tarpon fishing, I think you told me some of the best advise I ever received from anybody and that was about trying to cast an old...
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06-14-2025,
06:54 AM
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"The Fish House" video by Andy Mills.
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Saltwater
This video offers a wealth of good history of fly fishing in saltwater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9KaflyZW1U&t=166s
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06-13-2025,
06:35 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Well said Carl. It might be $1,000 a day for a good Florida Keys guide in May, and then there is lodging, etc, on top of that. Baja is still...
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06-12-2025,
06:48 PM
Carl Blackledge
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Get some of this
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General Fly Fishing
Bill, I did go to the Key's for 15-20 years and I also did Mexico at the same time, However after a while I just forgot about Tarpon and all the...
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7 replies | 389 view(s)
06-12-2025,
06:33 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Klamath
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Steelhead/Salmon
I have known Andrew Harris for over 30 years, and he is a 'good guy' and a top fly fishing guide. He is an important part of the Confluence...
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06-12-2025,
03:39 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Get some of this
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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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06-12-2025,
10:14 AM
Carl Blackledge
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Get some of this
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeTt5a8_K60
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06-12-2025,
06:57 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Jeff’s 2025 AR Shad Reports
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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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06-11-2025,
06:43 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Burney Creek, Pit 3, Hat Creek report
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Trout - Streams & Rivers
Thanks Bob, excellent report.
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06-11-2025,
06:22 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Jeff’s 2025 AR Shad Reports
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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
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HUGE Rooster
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Saltwater
What a beauty...I am heading down next week for 6 weeks Carl
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2 replies | 230 view(s)
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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5 replies | 315 view(s)
06-09-2025,
06:33 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Matt Johnson got a new Tohatsu 60/40 Jet outboard on his 16' Lowe.
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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
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Westy's first evening of fly fishing for bass and panfish in Florida.
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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
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The best Shad fishing in Nor Cal
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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
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Big Snook at the famous Sebastian Inlet caught by Marty.
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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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0 replies | 99 view(s)
06-08-2025,
06:33 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
replied to a thread
Yuba Hallwood access being used; no tickets observed yesterday
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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
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The best Shad fishing in Nor Cal
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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
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Upper Sac is just getting into shape
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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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1 replies | 310 view(s)
06-07-2025,
05:29 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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The 16" Spotted Bass
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Photography
Thanks, John, for your wonderful contributions to this Forum. ________________________________________ One of my favorite warm...
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