The Gourmet Sportsman

An absolutely stellar local specimen. It seems lately my original plans always are changing.  Chul suggested a few days ago that we make...

Someone was out float tubing in pure darkness Yesterday I had planned to fish Los Alamitos Bay at night but a last minute call from The ...

The bay is still loaded with jellyfish eggs just like it was the last time I fished with Koji. Despite what the tide charts say, today...

I practice catch and release, I did not catch or kill this fish.  I found it dead. Not long ago while fishing one of our local waters wi...

With the tides optimal today, the original plan to go back and fish the bay, but that plan was scraped because of various reasons.  So I ...

Today I received a unique piece of kit from UPS.  It's the Mont Bell Crushable Lantern Shade that converts your headlamp into a lan...

It's about time.  Filson has finally made a duck strap.  I'm not sure how new this product is, but I know it was not around a few ...

Koji gave me some Japanese flies that he uses to target suzuki in Tokyo bay.  I really like these flies, they are similar to Jack Gartside...

Not well known here in the States, the Monkey Bum is a highly effective fly.  Created by an Australian guide, the Monkey Bum is an easy ...

Proof that Southern California is a world class bass destination. Having several friends that are guides, I now know how stressful their ...

"I traveled over 5000 miles and you take me here?" When Koji let me know months ago that he wanted a day on our SoCal trout wa...

Koji on his first SoCal Fish. For some, the fishing gods look down upon them and make sure they have a good time.  While for others, li...

Here is another free online fly fishing magazine devoted entirely to the trout paradise known as Montana.  Click the pic to be sent to the...

While not the giant, a more than respectable local fish. After visiting the Orvis shop to use our $25 off coupon, Chul and I hit one of ...

Lately we’ve been spoiled.   Typically most people don’t complain about catching 100 fish but when you’re told by a DFG biologist that there...