The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

Well, what a day... this AM I went out right in front of the place we are staying at Anini. Off the bat I spooked a school of smaller Blue Trevalle... at least I saw some fish. Later on, as I was watching this little depression in the coral I saw a wave coming my direction, against all the other waves. Then I saw two HUGE Blue Trevalle... got a couple casts in and they jammed... man those things move fast. I stayed out another hour and saw nothing... headed in... as I got toward the beach I spooked a bone... my first really good view of a bone... it was MASSIVE... a 20 pounder for sure. No cast. Then I saw a second moving off the coral flat not moving too fast. I got a cast in, but it didn't look at it and took off. In the next 10 minutes I saw FIVE more bones... got casts in to all of them, had one or two take a look and pretty much spooked the rest. My heart was beating out of my chest and my fingers were shaking... man... that is some crazy fishing.

This evening I went out and again saw the two big Blue Trevalle, casts but no grabs. Standing in the same spot (because it was the only place I could see into the water with the sun in front of me and the wind behind me) I saw a HUGE Dolphin Fish cruise by... about 4 feet long and radiating blue neon. I cast to the thing, but it could care less... probably a good thing I didn't hook it... it would have probably broken something gear related.

So, that is it... two fish caught (blue trevalle), 7 bones seen, 4 giant Blue Trevalle seen and one massive Dolphin Fish seen... and some smaller Trevalle... basically, I got my a$$ handed to me but it was a whole new way of fishing... a very different approach to what I'm used to and pretty exciting despite the number of casts I put in being = to about an hour of trout fishing.

I'll get some pics up mid-week. I'm on an FOR trip as soon as I get back and will be off-line for a few days.

B-