Fishin' Local Part 1 & 2

Part 1

Miles Driven: 44

Gas: $4 per gallon
Parking: $8

Ariel, Jon, and I departed mid morning sometime in April to a local reservoir to see if we could get in on the early spring bite... of recently stocked rainbows. Trip was successful. Many nice sized hard fighting bows were really willing to take anything. We caught them on the surface and below. A slowly stripped leech made the tug a bit more exciting while some of us, I'm not going to mention who, thought indicator or bobber fishing was the way to go. Both equally fun in my opinion. Who doesn't like to see a bobber go down? The birds nest was a hot fly, with an AP nymph almost as good.

Above you will see one of the many double hook-ups of the day.

Ultimately, the fish were stocked, the fishing was good, and we decided fish tacos sounded pretty good. It was a great day fishin local.

Part 2

Miles Driven: 65

Gas: $4.15 per gallon

There is a creek in the East Bay that supposedly had carp in it. It didn't, but it did hold suckers and bluegill. Exploring is always fun, and it will eventually pay off. Until next time, this is fishin local.The day ended up like any day of fishing does. With good beer, good food, and good company at Ariels place in the heart of the Mission, SF.