I know a place where children can catch one-pound bluegills and large mouth bass over three pounds. The bluegill are a slam dunk, but the bass require modest effort. Not only that, but the pond is located in Monte Sereno and it’s available to the high bidder at the Livermore-Pleasanton MDF dinner. Pamela and Stan [...]
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Kids Fishing Trip in MDF Livermore-Pleasanton Live Auction
Posted in fishing, fundraising, kids in the outdoors, The Mule Deer Foundation, wildlife conservation, tagged Kids Fishing, Topiary Garden on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Kennedy Meadows Pack Station adds Pack Trip to the Livermore-Pleasanton MDF Auction
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, fundraising, horse pack trip, The Mule Deer Foundation, trout fishing, tagged Kennedy Meadows Pack Station, MDF Banquet Livermore-Pleasanton Chapter on February 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A five-day drop-camp trip for two people will be offered at the Livermore Pleasanton Mule Deer Foundation banquet on March 10, 2011. Each person will be provided with a riding horse and pack mule along with a packer to load the animals and guide them to camp. On day one the packer will deliver the riders [...]
Montana, Land of Plenty for the Outdoorsman
Posted in bass fishing, fishing, Guided hunts, Hunts with a Professional Hunter or Outfitter, whitetail deer on August 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just back from a week in Montana. What a place. Here’s a snippit of what we saw. We caught lots of smallmouth and some pike. The smally in the photo is three pounds, our largest. Fishing at Thompson Falls, we caught two others about that size and a zillion small bass. [...]
Kodiak Part 4: Loud Snoring Has Its Advantages – Keeps the Grizzlies Away
Posted in Alaska hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, grizzly bears, outdoors, Salmon fishing, tagged grizzly bear encounters, hunting sitka blacktail deer, Kodiak Island on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Day four of our Kodiak adventure was very enjoyable. If only we could have figured how to reel those silvers in quicker, we could have caught a plane load – all with fly rods. In addition to silvers, we even caught a couple dolly vardon, but no steelhead. The fishing was everything Alaska fishing can [...]
Does the California Delta Have Big Largemouth Bass?
Posted in bass fishing, California Delta, fishing, tagged CA Delta Largemouth fishing on January 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This photo was taken last year. I was parked on a delta levee and watched this gentleman land a largemouth. It appears to be the largest largemouth bass that I’ve even seen in person while (it was) still alive. You might still be able to catch this fish as I watched the fisherman release it. How [...]
Kodiak Part 1: Blacktails, Silver Salmon and Grizzlies on Kodiak Island
Posted in Alaska hunting, Archery hunting, Big game hunting, blacktail deer, Deer hunting, fishing, grizzly bears, Hunting, outdoors, Salmon fishing, travel, tagged fishing for silver salmon, grizzly bear encounters, Hunting in Alaska, sitka blacktail deer on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the top hunting trips of my life took place about ten years ago in Alaska. The original trip was based upon a caribou hunt I purchased at the MDF Convention in Sacramento. Ironically, it was the self-guided blacktail hunt on Kodiak Island (which followed the caribou hunt) that topped the list for excitement. [...]
Fishing at Joe’s Salmon Lodge, British Columbia
Posted in fishing, fishing guides, float plane/seaplane, halibut fishing, outdoors, Salmon fishing, travel, tagged Salmon fishing on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The lodge is tucked away in an Island Cove just off the coast of northern BC and seaward of the inland passage. Although protected and calm, it’s only about a mile run to the surf and maybe 10 miles to actual deep water fishing for halibut. Each group of two fishermen received use of a [...]
Flying in the Grumman Goose to Joe’s Salmon Lodge in BC
Posted in float plane/seaplane, Salmon fishing, tagged Alaska travel, seaplane/float plane on December 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Joe’s Salmon Lodge in northern British Columbia is a fun place to fish for salmon. I purchased a trip for two at our MDF banquet a few years back and took my brother along. Our dates were in early July and we fished for about three days. The trip is an interesting adventure, traveling on three [...]
The Kingfisher and the Falcon
Posted in Ecology, fishing, outdoors, Uncategorized, wildlife on July 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The kingfisher was perched upon a stump protruding four feet above the lake surface. From this lake location near the mouth of the river which fed the impoundment, he commanded an excellent view of the water below, where smallmouth bass minnows hid amongst rocks of the lake bottom. His gaze was unyielding as he [...]
Fishing Magic
Posted in fishing, trout fishing, tagged fly fishing, nymph fishing, stream fishing, trout fishing on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The emerald-green stream water glistened with early morning indirect sunlight. The deepest portion of the hole, alongside the swift current, had the best potential to hold large trout. The fly, hand tied on a size ten hook to the specifications provided by my brother, seemed like an insignificant item in the rushing stream water. [...]
