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By Sean Fenner, February 26, 2010 11:11 pm

There has been so many times that I have gone Fly Fishing places where there are a bunch of bait fishermen lined up on the shore with there Powerbait and Worms not catching a single thing, while I’m on the other side of the lake with my fly rod pulling in fish. Then I go to put the fish back in the water, and I can here them groaning and saying things like “There Goes Dinner” and “What is he Doing”. Don’t get me wrong on a very rare occasion I will take a stocked fish, but 99% of the time it’s Catch and Release Only for me. If you do decide to take fish, please make sure that they are stocked fish  and only take what you will eat!

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By Sean Fenner, February 25, 2010 8:52 pm

Ants can be found by water all over the world, and are in my opinion one of the most overlooked terrestrial flies. Every year Spring through Fall there never fails to be days when I am out on the water and I see Ants being blown into the water. To which I grab an Ant pattern out of my box and the fish start hitting. I remember one such time when I was fishing Santa Anita Creek and I was getting skunked, when all of the sudden I felt something on my neck. I grabbed it with my finger and it was none other than an ant, so I tied on a matching size and caught 9 fish on that one fly in the next hour. The next time your out on the water and you see ants, don’t be afraid to tie one on. After all Entomology is one of the key aspects to this amazing sport, and insect account for more than 2/3 of the worlds known organisms! Pick up a few patterns over and The Trout Spot, it’s where I get most of my flies and the prices are great.

“Richard over at The Trout Spot has been generous enough to give our readers a 10% discount on any purchases made on his site. Just reference the promotion code UFV at checkout”

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By Sean Fenner, February 23, 2010 11:35 pm

The California Department of Fish and Game has posted the list of the fishing spots that they will be stocking this week for Region 5-South Coast Region. Remember to practice catch and release as much as possible, pick up trash when you see it, and respect this resource so that everyone can enjoy it!!!

(Rainbow Trout)

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By Sean Fenner, February 21, 2010 9:23 pm

I was urged to watch this movie by my Uncle and a fellow fishermen who is a  life long ocean conservationist. I was asked not to mention names in this post, but you know who you are and thank you both for opening up my eyes to this travesty that is taking place.

The Cove is a film about a handful of activists included the infamous Flipper trainer Ric O’Barry, trying to open the world’s eyes to a massive Dolphin killing fest that goes on every year in Taiji, Japan.

As Fishermen I believe hat we have an obligation to protect and fight for the waters that we fish, and what body of water is more important than the ocean. This ecosystem is the livelihood of our planet, and we must make sure that it is not taken for granted.

So please go to The Cove website and rent, buy, watch clips of the movie, and then sign up to help this cause. Not only will you be saving the live of countless Dolphins and Whales, but also of the many people that suffer from Mercury poisoning from consuming these creatures.

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By Sean Fenner, February 19, 2010 11:55 pm

I’m sitting here writing this post listening to the rain outside my window, and the one thing that comes to mind is that timing is everything. I was so exited all week for Saturday to come, so that I could get on the LA River and finally hook up on a long overdue Carp. But apparently the weather just doesn’t agree with me, and it’s just not meant to be. In the meantime I will just have to go through my Previously caught Carp Photo Selection, and dream about seeing my 5 weight strained to the max while hearing the scream of my reel as the line peels off.

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By Sean Fenner, February 18, 2010 9:52 pm

Springtime brings great action for Sunfish on terrestrials, and my favorite one to catch them on is a Foam Beetle. There is just something about the Beetle Profile that drives the Pre Spawn fish crazy. If I had to pick what fly I thought would catch me a big Panfish a Beetle would be the first imitation to make it our of my fly box. The fish seem to bite them hard, and the profile allows for good hookups. When I need to stock up I go to The Trout Spot, where Richard offers all kinds of Fly Fishing accessories of great quality at an amazing price!

“The Trout Spot has been generous enough to give our readers a 10% discount on any purchases made on their site. Just reference the promotion code UFV at checkout”

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By Sean Fenner, February 16, 2010 11:18 pm

Saturday started out as a beautiful day. I woke up early in the morning to head up to the San Gabriel River, the birds were singing and the coffee was calling my name.

The Reservoir was filling up the OHV area and will be fishable soon, and the water levels were running fast and high. I hit the corner to the entrance of West Fork and utter shock came over me, I knew since we had all of the recent rain the fork would be a little blow out but this was insane.

The water was running Dark Brown with sediment and all of the stream lining shrubbery was wiped out. I made my way back to were Bear creek dumps in and the difference in water color was shocking, it was like photos from National Geographic of the Amazon River trying to force it’s way into the ocean. I am extremely worried about how many fish will survive, and how many if any fish spawning will produce this year.

I had to get my mind of this, so I strolled over to the East Fork to fish one of my favorite holes and breathed a sign of relief when I seen the water running high and clear. What a load off my mind, a large amount of sediment run off on both major forks would be devastating to the Wild Rainbow Population.

East Fork yielded a few tiny fish and a couple of half hearted looks from some larger ones. Water Flows were high and the fish tend not to bite as well when you can’t get your fly to stay in the strike zone very long.

“I want to urge anyone that goes fishing on the San Gabriel River to practice catch and Release Only. The river is already not being stocked, so the fish you are catching are all wild and a decrease in the number of fish this year seem to be inevitable. So please do not take any of the fish on any of the forks, or in a few years there might not be any fish left!”