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Today, 12:14 PM

Carl Blackledge started a thread Lots of little bugs with the boxes in Classifieds

Hey guys I have lots of little bugs, some as small as 18 I don't have any need for these anymore One box is full of brand new Damsels (86) one...

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Today, 10:56 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread I thought this was a very interesting fishing video with hand lines.....not FFing. in Warm Water - Bass, Panfish & Carp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYmUmwdLcI We fished this way when we lived a block from the Sacramento river in south Sacramento.

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Today, 06:20 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread "My Delta Views" by John Fischer (from Dan Blanton's Form) in Stripers

Wonderful picture presentation of our wonderful Delta. Thanks John...... _____________________________________________ My Delta Views ...

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Yesterday, 09:13 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Sage SFL 580 S glass rod in General Fly Fishing

That rod would be perfect for those who prefer to 'walk and wade' small to medium trout streams with dry flies. ...

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12-03-2021, 05:39 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Some fly fish year round now...... in General Fly Fishing

When it gets too cold where you live you can go south and fly fish all Winter . For a decade now Nor Cal guide and artist Fred Gordon has spent...

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12-02-2021, 09:42 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread What happened to our Stripers in the Delta? or on the West Coast? in Stripers

In the last 20 years we lost the food fish from the Delta and Bays from the spraying to control the vegetation.............Threadfin Shad, Asian...

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12-02-2021, 09:36 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread What happened to our Stripers in the Delta? or on the West Coast? in Stripers

Here is a post from Dan Blanton's Forum by Captain Mike Costello who is the Number One fly fishing Striper guide in our Delta: Re: My striper...

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12-02-2021, 09:11 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Cool Video from New Zealand in General Fly Fishing

Pretty amazing......

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12-02-2021, 05:48 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Old film of Ted Trueblood on a river full of steelhead. in Steelhead/Salmon

Amazing information...... With friends I floated the Grande Ronde river one Fall with Speywater Guide Service for 4 days of camping / fishing. ...

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12-01-2021, 06:22 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Reasonably priced lightweight battery in Boats - Anything That Floats

Interesting report.......

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12-01-2021, 06:20 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Stripers Kick Ass in Stripers

Thanks John, Looks like some nice fish have moved into the Delta...... Very effective looking fly too.

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12-01-2021, 05:24 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Texas bass trip 2022 in Warm Water - Bass, Panfish & Carp

October is one of the top months for Redfishing on the Texas coast.

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12-01-2021, 05:09 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread LMB season is getting near in Florida. in Warm Water - Bass, Panfish & Carp

Some fish LMB year round but in the summer it is hot, humid with bugs. In my quest for knowledge I was told that Dec through April in the big...

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12-01-2021, 04:57 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Build your own small fishing cabin? in Camp Grounds, Lodging & Dinning

Around 1980 I got divorced from my first wife and sold my littler fly shop to Les Woods. During my 4 years out of the fly fishing business I had...

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11-30-2021, 07:08 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Old film of Ted Trueblood on a river full of steelhead. in Steelhead/Salmon

Thanks FF for sharing that with us. The late Walt Bennett was good friends with Jimmy Green too. Jimmy would come to Sacramento to test rods...

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11-30-2021, 11:22 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Fly fishing books for sale......... in Classifieds

Captain Andy Guibord of Kiene's Fly Shop send me this picture: All books = $90.00 Contact Andy for individual books. 916/849-1529

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11-30-2021, 05:44 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Old film of Ted Trueblood on a river full of steelhead. in Steelhead/Salmon

Thanks Noyo Sadly much of this knowledge that you and other have is slipping away. I am very happy that the movie, "Rivers of a Lost Coast"...

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11-27-2021, 06:44 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Tarpon Cay Lodge in Rio Lagarto, MX is one of my favorites. in Saltwater

Maury Hatch, top Nor Cal fly fishing guide, has an annual group trip to Tarpon Cay Lodge every summer. Here is a nice video on his latest trip: ...

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11-27-2021, 06:13 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Build your own small fishing cabin? in Camp Grounds, Lodging & Dinning

Excellent choice..... Or around Lake Almanor? I had a customer who's family had an old cabin for decades on one of the tributaries of the...

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11-27-2021, 06:09 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Old film of Ted Trueblood on a river full of steelhead. in Steelhead/Salmon

Yes, I believe that many famous people came to the lower American river for the Shad run in the 1950s and 1960s. I believe that our own Walt...

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11-26-2021, 06:16 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Fall trip to Baja in Saltwater

Baja is still one of the best values for salt water fly fishing. Everyone who fly fishes in California from a boat is a good candidate for Baja. ...

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11-25-2021, 09:21 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread East Coast video - stripers on a fly. in Stripers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug0mZUczaX4

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11-25-2021, 06:44 PM

Carl Blackledge replied to a thread Fall trip to Baja in Saltwater

Mems Nice report. Regardless of the the size of that little rooster, All rooster's are fun. Carl

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11-24-2021, 05:21 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Joe Shirshac helped me with my business for over 30 years. in General Fly Fishing

Thanks Larry, Old Joe is slowly fading away but what a wonderful life he has had........ I first met Joe when I worked at Sports Unlimited on...

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11-23-2021, 08:23 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Dick Hauch had a great trip to British Columbia this Fall for Steelhead. in Steelhead/Salmon

I have know Dick for about 40 years and he is one of the best guys I know. He has been fly fishing for many years and we have been on some...

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11-23-2021, 08:08 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Fly Fishing Van Life is really getting popular......video in Camp Grounds, Lodging & Dinning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh1rYvVLZf4

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11-23-2021, 07:49 PM

Bill Kiene semi-retired started a thread Build your own small fishing cabin? in Camp Grounds, Lodging & Dinning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3XqNW3Bd10

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11-23-2021, 07:24 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Late Fall Early Winter 2021 Fishing Report in General Fly Fishing

Thanks Brian......

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11-23-2021, 05:25 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Late Fall Early Winter 2021 Fishing Report in Steelhead/Salmon

Thanks Brian We appreciate your excellent posts here.

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11-23-2021, 05:23 AM

Bill Kiene semi-retired replied to a thread Joe Shirshac helped me with my business for over 30 years. in General Fly Fishing

Yes.......thanks. Joe is 99 and have some physical problems now but hopefully he will be OK.

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