It looks like I will be moving this fall to either Austin, Tx, Williamsburg, Va or mybee Berkeley, Ca.
I was just curious what people on this board would have to say about the fishing in these areas. Thanks for any input.
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It looks like I will be moving this fall to either Austin, Tx, Williamsburg, Va or mybee Berkeley, Ca.
I was just curious what people on this board would have to say about the fishing in these areas. Thanks for any input.
I'd have to say that there are many fishing opportunities in the Berkeley, CA! Please check out the following Northern California web site at [url=http://www.ncffb.org/.:e90b2]www.ncffb.org/.[/url:e90b2] Here you'll be able to see some of the fishing opportunities in this area. There are more opportunities on the Eastern side of the Sierras too. Good-luck!
If you go to the following site it will show you some of the northern California fishing spots.
[url=http://www.flyfishnorcal.org/php-nuke/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=75:71b76]http://www.flyfishnorcal.org/php-nuke/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=75[/url:71b76]
Williamsburg, VA has some good fishing as well. The James River is close by and is an excellent bass fishery. You have the Chesapeake Bay nearby as well for some salt water fishing. The Shenandoah mountains about 2 hours west of you have more great bass fishing and trout streams in the mountains.
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Fish more, work less!
if you decide on Berkely, hit me up with an email. id be happy to show you around some of my favorite and most productive fishing spots in the eastern sierra.
Thanks for the responses.
Unfortunately, Berkeley is the long shot of the three. I would love to live in Northern Cal but I will probably end up in Austin.
Austin's a neat little town. there are lots of rivers and lakes in the hill country and the Guadalupe River is stocked with rainbows and browns in the winter just below Canyon Lake. plenty of opportunity for largemouth, smallmouth, guadalupe bass, bluegill, and other fishy on the fly. in the spring (like right now) the white bass go the creeks and rivers that run into the lakes and spawn and that brings out everyone and their mother to fish the run. there are also hybrid white/strippers and regular strippers in some lakes. another plus is that the coast isn't too far away so you can hook up with redfish, speckled trout, flounder, snook, mackerel, and other fish. if you ever get bored, find a park pond and have some fun with the panfish using a 3 weight.
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If your long shot comes through, you can find even more fishing info on California by checking out the many maps at:
[url=http://www.fishsniffer.com/maps/:0b5a3]http://www.fishsniffer.com/maps/[/url:0b5a3]
Also, the Dept of Fish & Game has an interactive fishing guide that used to be Windows only but apparently is now in Java so everybody can play along at home. It doesn't cover every possibility in the state, but it has a pretty decent selection...see for yourself at:
[url=http://maps.dfg.ca.gov/fgw/jsp/app.jsp:0b5a3]http://maps.dfg.ca.gov/fgw/jsp/app.jsp[/url:0b5a3]
If I were you I would quit my job and move somewhere the fishing is really good, really close, as in a world-class trout river within 15-30 minutes. That's what I'm doing; my priorities are 1. family 2. fishing 3. job.
If changing your job isn't an option, keep in mind that the Bay Area has an incredibly high cost of living. Houses are a minimum of $500K for a dump and rent is like $1500-$2000 a month. The amount of money you save on rent or mortgage in Texas or Virginia might be enough to do 3 or 4 really nice trips a year. Just something to consider.
Best of luck,
-John
I like that suggestion, but its for law school not a job. In retrospect I should have applied at the University of Colorado.