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Jbird,
I'm with Scott on this one. Allways in position with fins in the water.
Everything has it's pros and cons.A good comprimise for me has been a quad pontoon. I tried fishing out of a canoe...

The cottonwood is in the air in the foothills outsied Yosemite N.P.
The Shad must be in the rivers!
RAS

Check out the Ross website.They have that information available.
Good luck, RAS

Road 48 is still closed. I miss that spot.
RAS

PM sent on the A3

Hi Tony, great story! The fish looks like a Hitch to me.
RAS

Look under thr "BOATS" thread . Looks like a nice two man pontoon.
RAS

I'm not sure what your frame looks like. I've had three J.W.Outfitters boats,Adventurer,Scout and San Juan. Only the Adventurer has held air!
You can fit new bladders by cutting new holes for the...

Hey Luckydude,
Make sure you start with a soft hackle from a hen neck. Like Jbird I counter wrap, but with copper wire. Makes for a very durable fly.
RAS

Hi All,
I fished the Forebay yesterday. Found a lot of willing fish on the channel edges at the West end by 152 and at the East end by 33.Fly pattern didn't seem to matter but when it calmed down in...

If you haven't worn the sole too much ( into the welt). They can be resoled with new felts. I did my own, glued and hand stitched two different times.After the second re-sole the uppers were shot....

If your a shad that is.:)All this water will keep the temps down,that and the increased flows will help more fish survive to return to the Pacific! Maybe in the next few seasons we will have large...

Mike,
Glad to hear you had a good trip! Thanks for the report.
RAS

The Stanislaus,Feather,Yuba and Sacramento.
RAS

Hi Bill,
You know, no one is going to believe you when you really retire. I will wish you all the best that retirement has to offer when you do!
At one time I thought the NCFFB was a cool site,...

Like any other spot it's good when the fish are there. The thing about 48 was that you could drive onto the bar to fish and camp. For many years it was open to all and free.The last few seasons it...

I E-mailed Dave of rd 48 recently and didn't get a reply. He is not the owner and is not in control of access. As far as I know it is closed and will remain closed. A sad state to be sure.
RAS

Thanks Tony,
I fished the Feather from the Outlet down to Shanghai Bend for shad from about 1980 till the mid 90s.The best years were high water years with a lot of water over the falls at Shanghai...

Tony,
I enjoy your posts. Thanks!
Do you think the shad will head up the Feather if it's warmer than the Yuba?
RAS

The shad are probably at Verona. The Feather is at over 25K and the Sacramento is at16K! I don't think I'll be wading the bar this season, it was good the last two years. Got to have a boat to fish...

SLO,
I have had a Cougar for over five years. It has served me well on both moving and flat water.
Pluses...it rows easily and tracks true, kicks good as well
Minuses... It weighs a lot and...

I credit brute strength and ignorance applied over 40+ years.:) Also a love of the sport.
RAS

Hi Betty,
McSwain is in my backyard so to speak.It's pretty much a "put and take" kind of lake. A lot of lawn chairs and Power Bait. That said you can still get fish on flies/buggers.I've done best...

Wow! Got a box of bugs today.They do look great! Thanks to all. I never thought to include a tag with my name.
Thank you Ben for puting this together, ( my first swap )
RAS

+ 1 as well
RAS