Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Fall is an awesome time of the year for fishing and generally being in the great outdoors. Whether you are heading for a high mountain stream, boating on a lake, or surf fishing at the beach, fall offers great opportunities to enjoy fishing. Whatever your choice or method one thing is certain, the fish will be hungry. With dropping air and water temperatures, combined with shorter days, the fish will be loading up on food to store up fat for winter. Now is the time for the Department of Fish and...
With summer vacation rapidly approaching, the time is nearing to head out with the family for a little fun in the sun and fishing. This seems the appropriate time to discuss one of the least talked about subjects when it comes to angling, which is the proper “catch and release technique”. Now I know many of you are catch, filet and cook folks, but for a few years now many anglers have taken to releasing their catches back into the lakes and streams. I started practicing catch and release 20 year...
I would like to talk about fly-fishing, however not western fly-fishing but the Japanese style known as Tenkara. I gave a brief description of this style in an earlier article, but now I would like to expand on the topic. Tenkara is the modern version of the earliest known style of fly-fishing. Although the Japanese did not invent fly-fishing, similar styles of “rod-line-fly” fishing have existed in Europe – and probably throughout much of the world for centuries. What is different is that...
One of my most favorite things in fishing is to surf fish. Being on the beach, standing knee deep in the surf, and smelling the salt air just gets me going. There are fewer environments that are tougher to handle than the pounding surf, so you may ask why subject yourself to such a beating? Surf perch, croaker and halibut are but a few of the reasons. With spring and summer around the corner, the big female perch are cruising the beach ready to release their young. Surf perch on average run arou...
One of the most over looked presentations in fishing today is using a float, or in American terms – a bobber. Bobber fishing is certainly not new. While bobbers are common, there are big differences between bobbers and floats other than appearance. Bobbers are usually round and brightly colored devices in red/white or yellow/green so they can easily be seen by the fishermen. Floats on the other hand tend to be long and slim and for the most part less visible except for the tip top. The reason b...
First I would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. As with all new years, we tend to make our resolutions to make change for the betterment of our lives (i.e., lose weight, exercise more, etc.). You get the picture. For me, it's always the same, "I'm going to fish more this year than last." Sometimes it works out but more often than not, it's a draw or I end fishing much less than the year before. Winter is now upon us and so our opportunities to fish different...
