After staying the night in San Simeon, we drove a short distance to the public beach at Hearst Memorial.  It's a great little beach with a pier and good rock structure near the shore.  Dogs are allowed on the beach - leashed - and that was a plus for us.  I threw a razzler pattern (by Dean Endress) mostly, but also hucked a Clouser Minnow with no success.

One of the first stops we made for a little surf fly fishing was at Morro Bay.  It's fairly flat and sports some nice rock formations that can be easily walked out onto.

Don't ask, because I will not tell.  What follows is evidence that California fisheries are not entirely without honey holes.  It also ties into the article in the Fly Tying section showing how to tie the Wiggle Tail Nymph.

It took some wasted gas, a handheld GPS and a lot of hiking, but I found the water.  Not much in the way of fish, but certainly worth the effort for the view.  The flows in the photos are much higher than can usually be expected at this time of year - I took them shortly after the storm around Thanksgiving.

Piru Creek has a lot of character in places (that haven't been tagged), and I really enjoy searching for a honey hole.  I haven't found it yet, but I don't mind looking.

It took some wasted gas, a handheld GPS and a lot of hiking, but I found the water.  Not much in the way of fish, but certainly worth the effort for the view.  The flows in the photos are much higher than can usually be expected at this time of year - I took them shortly after the storm around Thanksgiving.

Piru Creek has a lot of character in places (that haven't been tagged), and I really enjoy searching for a honey hole.  I haven't found it yet, but I don't mind looking.

SACRAMENTO - An order today signed by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Patrick Marlette will allow the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to stock more waters than would have been allowed under his Nov. 6 tentative ruling. The order is a result of weeks of negotiation among DFG, and the Pacific Rivers Council and Center for Biological Diversity, along with their counsel Stanford Legal Clinic.

“DFG fought hard in the negotiations to save its fish stocking programs,” said DFG Director Donald Koch. “We are pleased that the order allows us to continue stocking in a number of areas where the communities depend on fishing.”

The order, with some exceptions, has a broad prohibition against DFG stocking “nonnative” fish in “any California fresh water body” where surveys have demonstrated the presence of 25 specified amphibian or fish species or where a survey for those species has not yet been done. The order does not address the stocking of native fish into native waters.

Recently I learned about Geocaching and my daughter and I have really had fun with it.

I get a lot of requests for directions to the Fillmore Fish Hatchery, so here is the map.