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06/18/2026

I just re-upped to teach another fishing class at Sierra College. It will start Sunday, August 26th and will go the next 3 Sundays, 4pm-5:30. Registration isn't open yet but if you're interested, send me a DM and I'll let you know when and how you can sign up. If you want to learn the basics of chasing rainbow trout and landlocked salmon in Folsom and other regional lakes, I'll do my best to get you dialed in

06/17/2026

I'll be fishing salmon this fall on the Sacramento river and here's how I'm doing it

-Personalized trips, no "party boat" approach. 1-4 people, max.
-Weekend trips: $300 per person, kids under 12, half that
-Weekday trips: $250 per person, kids under 12, half
-6 hour trips starting 45 minutes before sunrise
-Not starting client trips until mid-September or until the first good rain

In addition to my guide license, I am a fully licensed Coast Guard OUPV captain, which is required for fishing with 6 or fewer paying customers on "navigable waters" like rivers. Also, I grew up salmon fishing in the Pacific Northwest and have a lifetime of experience bringing these beautiful beasts to the net. I'm not interested in "turn and burn" trips, packing as many people onto my boat -and into a day- as possible. My boat (now a 17' AlumaCraft) ain't big enough for that anyway! I want my clients to have a fun, personalized, low-pressure trip that they'll remember forever. If this sounds appealing to you ... I am booking now from September 15th on. Might make a good Father's Day present ...just sayin'!

06/16/2026

Need a smile? This young man and his mom did a shore fishing lesson with me last winter and now, the kid is putting what he learned into action! His mom sent me this last weekend from somewhere up near Kingvale. Volume up and wait til his quote at the end

06/14/2026

I just have to expound on this because it made an amazing day of fishing even better, for me:

Back in December we visited Ireland, where both sides of my family are from- and if you know me you know I’m very proudly nerdy about it. Well, one night as we traipsed through the Christmas glitter of Dublin’s Temple Bar district, we came across this little old school tackle shop. It was as out of place as a cat in a dog kennel. And it was open! I had to go inside. Turns out, Rory’s Tackle Shop has been there since 1960, when that district was all warehouses and grit. But the location made sense; it’s just a few blocks from the River Liffy. Anyway, as Dublin grew and the area gentrified, Rory’s stayed, and stayed the same: a time capsule crammed literally to the ceiling with rods, nets, waders, and tackle, tackle and more tackle. I told the guy working that night I was from Northern California and asked if he had any lures that work well on salmon in Ireland. He pulled out this big chrome/brass number, and another that was just chrome, and said they work great for salmon, pike and brown trout. I loved the graceful curves of the spoons and their heft-they’d make a good casting lure or jig, too. I bought them both and told him I’d send a pic when I finally caught something with one of them. Well, on Saturday we did, a gorgeous 4 lb (ish) Folsom lake landlocked king, on this young man’s 13th birthday. 62’ on the downrigger, 2.3 mph, scented with a little Smelly Jelly. So, Rorys Fishing Tackle, I hope you see this: from the west coast of the US to your fantastic little hole in the wall in downtown Dublin, GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT! And tight lines to you and all your customers.

06/13/2026

Just a blast of morning on Folsom. Found fish from 6am until 11:45. A few lulls mixed in with some super fun minutes of crossing over fish willing to bite. Example: the group fish pic was taken at 11:24, after about 45 minutes with no action. Figured we were done. We hadn’t even put the last fish away and a DR at 45’ went off with another nice rainbow. Then the deep line at 62’ went off with the king the young man is holding - and it’s his 13th birthday! Then we got 1 more trout after that. Crazy. Same flasher/hoochie set-ups did most of the work but spoons pitched in too, including that one the kid is holding which I bought in Ireland last winter- it’s a pike and brown trout spoon! I can’t wait to share the pic with the tackle shop I got it at. All fish came between the GB boat ramps and Beals with a lot of fishing contour lines. I’ve said I never like to get too high or too low in this “job”, but I’m buzzing pretty good this afternoon (and I haven’t even had a beer yet)

06/11/2026

Heck of a fun morning on Folsom. Jumped onboard with Wes R Ward for a tandem client trip and it didn’t disappoint. I think we went 8/8 or 9/9 with a couple very nice rainbow and king salmon. That green splash sling blade/pearl hoochie/chovy combo was the Jalen Brunson of our presentations, 2.2 or so mph and anywhere from 32’-42’ OTW. June is full up but July is pretty open (just not 4th of July weekend. God no)

06/09/2026

8/12 on a short morning scouting trip. Didn’t find any “gooders” as James Netzel used to call bigger fish. Copper/red speedy tricked 4 and 2 different small flasher/hoochie combos got the others, anywhere from 45’- 19’. All released and copepods are definitely a thing this season (fun fact they do not affect the meat in any way)

06/05/2026

I have 4 open dates left in this month if anyone is interested. THIS is the time of year for thrilling landlocked kings. Plus the trout are still active and aggressive too! 6/23,24,28 and 30 are still up for grabs!

06/03/2026

Latest article for Gold Country Media…humbly submitted

I admire anglers who slice through their fishing life like the bow of a steel-hulled ship through a gently rolling ocean.

06/01/2026

I don't ever get too high or too low when it comes to Folsom but right now, as is typical for this time of year, the fishing-when you find the fish- has been pretty damned good. There are some aggressive, good-sized kings and rainbow trout mixed in with more typical fish in the 14-16" range. Green seems to be a preferred color and for me, the "first light bite" has been a solid window of opportunity lately, up until about 7:30/8:00. I don't know how much longer this activity is going to last but I have open dates June 8 and 11. (And yes this photo is recent: 5/30/26)