It's been six years since I caught and released my first wild steelhead in the American River! It is only a 20-minute drive from my home; but somehow, I am not there as often as I'd like.
Last Monday, 8/15, I had an opportunity to visit Master Kaster, who lives a few miles from the American River, much closer than I. He decided to take me to a bass pond next to the American River and do some fishing. Unfortunately, in our excitement, he brought everything except for lines in his reel :-) Thus, we spent the day scouting around.
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| Turtles just chilling.... |
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| The bass pond |
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| Master Kaster |
According to ScienceBob.com, "
After an owl eats the small rodents, birds,
and bugs that are a part of its nightly diet, its stomach cannot digest
the fur, bones, teeth, feathers, and insect shells from that food. These
“extra” parts are formed into a tight PELLET inside the owl and are then are later SPIT UP by the owl."
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| According to Master Kaster, these are owl pellets. |
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| A good place to bury your pet!?!? |
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| Master Kaster identifying poison oak along the trail. |
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| I got everything except my fishing lines, "Doh!" |
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| More cool scenes.... |
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| Beautiful bass pond. |
After looking at the bass pond, Master Kaster showed me his favorite fishing spots in the American River, where he caught stripers, steelhead, and salmon, in the past.
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| American River Fishing Hole #1. |
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| American River Fishing Hole #2 |
Afterwards, we ate lunch at the Sunflower Drive-In, a local mom & pop restaurant established in 1978. The restaurant is known for its "Nutty Tacos."
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| We ate lunch here. |
I was running out of time, but since the Sportsman's Warehouse was along my way home, I had to visit :-)
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| Along the way home :-) |
I'll be more prepared to fish next time....
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