Fishing Articles - Shawn Arnold
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Alaskan Diary - Day 1 - Arrival
Six days in our 49th state. Two people. One who loves to fish, one who hates to fish. Can this work? You never know until you try. The following is a diary of my recent trip to Alaska.
Day 1 - Arrival
Arrived into Juneau about 1:30 pm. The six-hour...
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Alaskan Diary - Day 2 - The Mendenall Glacier
The Mendenall Glacier is perhaps Juneau's most famous attraction. The glacier, which was a ten-minute drive from our B&B, is larger than the state of Rhode Island. Our goal today was to see this magnificent freak of nature close up.
Once again it was...
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Alaskan Diary - Day 3 - The Taku River
I was going to go fishing with Dave Hansen of Access Alaska Charters. Dave grew up in the Juneau area and has been on the water nearly all his life. The only problem was that when Dave checked the tides he indicated the best bite would be about 1 or 2:00 in...
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Alaskan Diary - Day 4 - The Tracy Arm Fjord
Had a long and exciting day planned. We would take an all day trip to the Tracy Arm Fjord aboard the 56-foot Adventure Bound. Captain Steve Weber departs at 8:15 am and returns at 6:00 pm. For about $100 bucks apiece you get your money's worth.
The...
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Alaskan Diary - Day 5 - Sitka
Arrived in Sitka about 11:30. It is just a 25-minute flight from Juneau. Took a shuttle to our hotel. Sitka is pretty small so there is no real reason to rent a car like you would in Juneau.
As a side note the weather was beautiful. It was about 65...
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Alaskan Diary - Day 6 - Sitka (Blue Charters)
I would be going out with Big Blue Charters today. Mike Keating the owner put me on his boat. He has 3 boats total. It was foggy early in the morning but it was supposed to clear up in the day. The boat ride was pretty choppy on the way out and Mike kept...
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Bay Tripping
One of southern California’s most productive salt water fishing areas is also one of its least utilized. The Huntington Harbor/Anaheim Bay area regularly puts out catches of the many species. Spotted bay bass, sand bass, halibut, yellowfin croaker, sand...
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Big Mack Attack
The young angler was slowly reeling in his catch. Half-heartedly might be a better word. The boat's captain barked at him "Son how old are you?" The boy sheepishly replied "15-1/2." The captain then said, "Well you need a fishing license when you are 16. And...
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Bishop Creek Canyon - Little Known Treasure of The Sierras
It only took me two casts into Bishop Creek to with the current past the fish, wham, I was on.
A couple of minutes later I brought to the shore a 22", 3-1/2 pound rainbow It was a beauty. I gave it to a couple of guys who were fishing a little ways down...
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Eastern Sierra Preview
This popular route is the link to many excellent fishing spots from the end of April to the end of October.
The trout season in the eastern sierra runs from the last Saturday in April (opening day) through the last weekend in October.
Starting in...
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