We made a last minute decision to target sturgeon a day before our fishing trip.  I've been targeting stripers for too long so I figure a change was in store.  So, Nick Xyong, Cha Xyong, Cheng Yang, Yeng Vue and I decided to hit up the Benicia area for sturgeon.  I'm a total green horn when it comes to sturgeon fishing and most of the guys going weren't all that great either. The only gear I had for sturgeon was a 10' surf rod with 65lb braid on it that I use for…Read more …

Trolling for striped bass wasn’t always fun.  In fact it was boring.  I hated waiting for a striper to bite. Once I understood how and why I was catching these stripers, it wasn’t just fishing anymore it became a hunt.  My catches have been more consistant since I put more effort into trolling for striped bass.  In this post, I'm going to show you how I troll for striped bass. I’ll be going over several things in this post.  My goal is to bring you up to speed about trolling so you can…Read more …

My first striper trip for 2018 with Brett, Teng and Nick at San Luis Reservoir. Water temperature was in the 56 degree range with foggy skies that didn't allow any sunlight penetration plus the cold. The fishing was tough.  They were on a different bite but we managed to shake off the skunk with 8 striped bass to 23". We fished all depths from 30' to 250' of water. We started fishing Lone Oak Bay initially with nothing to show for. Started shallow and slowly worked our way deeper. Didn't mark much until we…Read more …

Fishing has always been an escape for me.  My way of getting away from the world.  That adrenaline rush I get when I hookup.  The pull on my line, rod bending and drag screaming makes me forget about all my problems.    What I didn't realize was, fishing can create and unite an entire community as well.   When you bring together a group of people who share a common set of values and beliefs, they have the ability to form communities or cultures. We’ve formed a family culture at FishAholics.  Where you can…Read more …