Outdoors & Fishing

I head out to Hagg Lake on March 11, 2021 to catch my batch of new fishes for the new year. I had planned to take a daily limit of stocked trouts home to use as future crab bait but unfortunately I underestimated how hyperactive these trouts were and paid the price. Gear: 2019 Alphas CT w/ aftermarket BFS spool 5 ft Kastking Zephyr UL casting rod 1-8 gram lure rating 5-7 gram kastmaster style casting spoon

On 5/4/2020, I decided to head to my usual spot that I fish, Henry Hagg Lake, to check if the bass and crappie were showing up. It's not a bad lake nor is it an amazing lake either in terms of fishing. The lake is very heavily pressured by the locals here and is also one of the few main bodies of water that the Oregon Department of Wildlife stock with mass amounts of trouts(Trophies & Brooders).

I head out to a private pond in hopes of catching a nice size largie and smallie for my first of the year. Unfortunately I wasn't able to sight see any large size fishes but was able to catch a few dinks. It's good news for me though, as small dinks move up to shallower waters the larger size bass tend to follow weeks after. Therefore I'm looking forward to the next few weeks when I come back out here to try again.

I head to one of my favorite places to fish and try my luck at finding bedding bass. Unfortunately for me my day didn't start so well with running into a sun bathing snake. When spring time rolls around and as the weather gets warmer, finding snakes crawling around at this lake becomes a common routine. My Gear Used: 2019 Daiwa Alphas CT SV w/ Roro spool & micro bearings 10 lb Braid w/ 4 lb Flurocarbon Leader Tsurinoya Dexterity casting rod 6'6" 1g - 7g lure rating 4 1/2" Roboworm

Decided to try and break the skunk curse that I've been having so I decided to hit my usual lake with my fishing buddy Chris. It took a while but was finally able to break it.

I head back to my usual lake this time with my fishing buddy Chris and as expected we didn't have any problems catching the stockies. I on the other hand had to deal with my air bearings running dry since I forgot to oil them after cleaning them over the winter months.

At times the department of fish and wildlife stock the lake that I fish with brood trout. Not many get stocked and not many survive throughout the year but fortunately for me I was able to catch my first brood trout at this lake. The trout measured in at 22 inches, unfortunately I wasn't able to weigh the fish due to lack of scale. I was using 10lb braid with a 6lb fluoro leader.

I head back out to Hagg Lake on 5/15/2020 just before the rainy week. Still hoping for the crappies to come out as the ones here in Henry Hagg Lake are pretty nice sized slabs and are fun to catch. However, I'm not too picky when it comes to the fishes on the end of my line. GEAR USED: 2019 Daiwa Alphas CT SV, w/ 5.5g Roro Spool, w/Micro spool bearings Tsurinoya Dexterity 6'6" UL, 0.6g - 8g lure rating 4 lb Berkley Vanish Fluorocarbon

Experimenting a little with 4k recording and it was not fun editing in resolve 16, I apologize for that and the output could have been way better. Either way, me and Chris head to a pond that we stumbled across and figured we try our luck there. GEAR: 2019 Daiwa Alphas Air CT w/ Roro spool w/ microbearings 6'6" Tsurinoya Dexterity 1-8g lure rating

Me and Chris head out east to fish multiple spots throughout the whole day. Unfortunately due to recent runoff, the whole river was chocolate milk and fishing was very slow. Luckily for us, we decided on a whim to stop at a weird no name pond on the side of a highway. We were curious and our curiosity paid off. GEAR USED: 2018 Daiwa Tatula 100h w/ aftermarket longcast spool 9'0" Medium Okuma elite series IM8 Steelhead/Salmon casting rod 2019 Daiwa Alphas CT w/ roro spool w/ microbearings 6'6" Tsurinoya Dexterity UL

A beginning of a new chapter in my life, to record all my fishing trips because video evidence is better than pictures alone and I'm getting old, memories starting to get fuzzy. Other things to consider, the funny things other fishermen comment while fishing nearby. In this video I'm use mainly small spoons to catch my trout. I didn't know that the lake that I frequent had a recent stocking so I was surprised by the amount that I was catching.

Many thanks to my fishing buddy Daryl for showing me this spot. I decided to take up on Daryl's offer and fish a very small section of the Tualatin River while crossing our fingers and hoping for lunkers to show up. GEAR : 2019 Daiwa Alphas CT SV w/ roro spool w/ microbearings 6'6" Tsurinoya Dexterity 1-8 gram lure rating Roboworm 4 1/2" soft plastic worm

A day of me and Chris exploring new areas to catch whatever we can catch. Not going to lie, it was a tough day of fishing but I at least didn't get skunked. On this occasion though, I've prepared a small gift for Chris on his move to Texas.

After getting skunked multiple sessions last week, I decided to keep grinding the summer days at my usual lake. Not going to lie, it has been tough this summer with the whole weather fluctuations back and forth from hot to cold. I'm pretty sure the fish don't enjoy it. Still no crappie and they haven't been showing up in numbers the past year or two. GEAR: 2019 Daiwa Alphas CT w/ Roro Spool w/ micro bearings 5' Kastking Zephyr UL 1g - 7g lure rating 6lb NanoBraid w/ 4lb fluorocarbon leader

I went out crabbing again but this time I head to Newport OR to try my luck in Yaquina Bay. I purchased myself my own cheap collapsible crab pot and a can of crustacean sensation's tuna bloodline as bait. We were aiming to limit out on Red Rock crabs and Dungeness crabs in hopes to cook up a feast.

I forgot my power pack for the camera and only had 1 hour of battery life on the gopro to work with. I decided to try out crabbing for the first time ever in my life. Due to a recommendation me and Daryl decided to head to Kelly's Brighton Marina. We opted for the 2 hour crabbing session package for $110 bucks and it came with the following: - Boat & Motor - 3 Baited crabbing rings - Life Vests - Free crab cooking

In my opinion, summer fishing is TOUGH for bank anglers like me. I decided to head out to a lake that recently opened back up aiming to catch trout. Unfortunately, recreational swimmers started to roll into the area and I wasn't able to stay out there for too long. GEAR: 2020 Daiwa Alphas Air TW + Roro Spool 6' Tsurinoya Dragon UL casting rod 1-8 grams lure rating. 6 lb Sufix Nanobraid + 4lb Flurocarbon Leader

*BONUS FOOTAGE* It's the day after my crabbing session in Newport OR. I decided to try my luck with a short morning fishing session but was met with an unexpected surprise. Do not worry folks! No birds were harmed.