Today I purchased a Challenger K2 inflatable kayak.  It worked well for an inflatable.  Nice for stillwater.

Improved Fish Weight Formula - Figure out weight with length and girth

The generally accepted formula for figuring out a fishes weight based on length and girth is:

Weight = (Length X Girth²)/800

I recently saw data that showed a better formula is:

Weight = (Length X Girth²)/690

So, for the mathematically challenged (like my wife), here is how it works:

Lets say our fish is a 15" long rainbow that is 11" around at the widest point (girth).

Weight = (15 X 11²)/690
Do the girth squared first... 11² is: 11 X 11 = 121 and plug it in
Weight = (15 X 121)/690
Now finish the length times width... 15 X 121 =  1815
One last bit of math: Weight = 1815/690
The final weight (estimate) is: 2.6 pounds 

I have personally only verified this with 3 fish, but it worked much better than the original. 

Piru Creek Spring 2008 - Wild Trout and Low Flows at Frenchman's Flat

This might be my last Piru Creek update for a while.  The flows are way down, algae is covering the streambed like a shag carpet, and the fish are much tougher to find.

I'm not saying that I wont go to Frenchman's Flat this summer, but I wil probably break out the float tube and go after Bass more than anything else.

Tandem Nymph Rigging - Nymphing for Beginners

Since it's refined to include only the methods that seem beginner specific (based on my newbie-ness), it's almost
impossible to give credit to those who probably deserve it.

Certainly Ed Engle, Jim Reid and Dave Whitlock inspired me in their own ways.

Photos of Upper and Lower Owens River and the East Walker River

Ok, and one picture of Mono Lake...