| Species | Length | Date Caught | Image(s) | Notes | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brown Trout |
29.25 (226.6875 pts) |
December 04, 2016 |    |
All I wanted was to catch a few brown trout from my local water and scratch the itch before the work week. Then I go and get a new PB! Great battle from a great fish. Released to grow bigger. | Show |
 Striped Bass |
35.5 (186.375 pts) |
November 20, 2016 |    |
A new PB striper. Can't help myself, haha. | Show |
| Brown Trout |
25.25 (195.6875 pts) |
October 09, 2016 |   |
Brownie upgrade, witnessed by MattSwayze. Props to Rock for helping to keep fish's mouth shut! | Show |
 Trout |
26.5 (205.375 pts) |
September 23, 2016 |   |
Slug rainbow! On a jigging spoon. Released. Lake Almanor. | Show |
| Brown Trout |
25.0 (193.75 pts) |
September 23, 2016 |   |
This girl came calling minutes after the big rainbow. Wrapped me around a snag for several minutes, but somehow I was able to work her out. I really should've lost this fish! Lake Almanor. | Show |
 Lingcod |
42.75 (213.75 pts) |
August 29, 2016 |    |
Told myself I would only enter brown trout and mackinaw this year, but this was just too sweet to pass up! A new PB lingcod, fishing the Cape, witnessed by MattSwayze. | Show |
 Lake (Mackinaw) Trout |
34.25 (205.5 pts) |
May 07, 2016 |   |
Finally got my Devil Fish at Bucks Lake. Took an hour to land on 6 pound line. | Show |
| Brown Trout |
24.75 (191.8125 pts) |
March 15, 2016 |   |
Best part about the clocks moving forward: getting to fish after work! | Show |
| Brown Trout |
24.5 (189.875 pts) |
February 28, 2016 |   |
T-shirt weather February afternoon, sipping a beer, pulling a plug, and this guy crushes it. My kind of Lazy Sunday! | Show |
| Striped Bass |
34.75 (182.4375 pts) |
November 27, 2015 |    |
My first "hot" striper bite! This was the best out of 22 for the day. It's tough to confirm that it's 34.75...if mods want to downgrade to 34.5, I won't contest it. Guess I need a bigger trough! | Show |
 Catfish |
33.0 (181.5 pts) |
November 23, 2015 |   |
Clear Lake kitten. Thanks to Hydrospider for snapping the action shot! | Show |
| Brown Trout |
25.5 (197.625 pts) |
November 14, 2015 |   |
Only took me 11 months to upgrade from 25". On the jig! And released to grow bigger. | Show |
| Lingcod |
40.0 (200.0 pts) |
October 16, 2015 |    |
A new PB lingcod! Fishing the Cape with MattSwayze. | Show |
 Greenling |
16.25 (178.75 pts) |
October 16, 2015 |    |
Kelp greenling upgrade! The Cape. | Show |
 Cabezon |
23.25 (186.0 pts) |
October 16, 2015 |    |
Finally got into some nice cabezon this year. Fishing the Cape. | Show |
 Rockfish |
21.25 (170.0 pts) |
September 30, 2015 |    |
Part of an amazing day fishing the Cape. | Show |
| Lingcod |
32.75 (163.75 pts) |
September 30, 2015 |    |
Catching lingcod without hooking them...they're not the brightest of fish. The Cape. | Show |
| Trout |
23.75 (184.0625 pts) |
September 27, 2015 |   |
Upgrading a 1/4" at a time! Lake Almanor rainbow, on the jig at 35 feet. Helluva fighter released to fight another day. | Show |
| Rockfish |
20.5 (164.0 pts) |
September 11, 2015 |    |
Black rockfish from Trinidad, aka the Black Rockfish Capitol. | Show |
| Greenling |
15.5 (170.5 pts) |
September 11, 2015 |    |
Female kelp greenling from Trinidad. | Show |
 Surf Perch |
10.0 (120.0 pts) |
September 10, 2015 |   |
Raffle ticket! Striped perch from Humboldt Bay. | Show |
| Rockfish |
18.75 (150.0 pts) |
July 29, 2015 |    |
Small RF upgrade, but it's an upgrade! Shelter Cove vermillion. | Show |
| Greenling |
15.0 (165.0 pts) |
July 29, 2015 |    |
Shelter Cove kelp greenling, caught on a 4 oz jigging spoon with a single barbless hook. | Show |
| Cabezon |
17.75 (142.0 pts) |
July 29, 2015 |    |
Shelter Cove male cabbie. | Show |
 Salmon |
38.0 (190.0 pts) |
July 28, 2015 |    |
My first ocean Chinook from the kayak. Shelter Cove, on a cut-plug herring. | Show |
 Panfish |
14.0 (168.0 pts) |
June 23, 2015 |    |
Yet another Sac perch upgrade. Every time out, I get a bigger one than before. Lake Almanor. | Show |
| Panfish |
13.5 (162.0 pts) |
June 21, 2015 |    |
Persistence pays off. Every time out, I learn a bit more about these elusive Sacramento perch. | Show |
| Panfish |
11.75 (141.0 pts) |
June 19, 2015 |   |
They're gettin' bigger! Another Sacramento perch from Lake Almanor. | Show |
| Panfish |
10.5 (126.0 pts) |
June 16, 2015 |   |
Finally found a summer pattern on these guys! Sacramento perch, Lake Almanor. | Show |
 Kokanee |
12.5 (137.5 pts) |
May 29, 2015 |    |
Bucks Lake koke upgrade! Vertical jigging was the ticket. | Show |
| Rockfish |
17.75 (142.0 pts) |
May 16, 2015 |   |
GS-9 black rockfish. One of five lucky winners chosen for taco meat. | Show |
| Lingcod |
28.25 (141.25 pts) |
May 15, 2015 |   |
Pre-GS 9 lingcod from Shelter Cove. I'm not a fan of gnarly post-mortem pictures, but the ocean was a bit too sloppy that day for OTW photography! | Show |
| Panfish |
8.75 (105.0 pts) |
May 09, 2015 |   |
Black crappie from Black Butte Lake. Hopefully I can upgrade this dude with a Sac perch! | Show |
| Salmon |
22.25 (111.25 pts) |
April 25, 2015 |   |
Landlocked Chinook upgrade! Lake Almanor. | Show |
 Largemouth Bass |
20.0 (160.0 pts) |
April 25, 2015 |   |
Lake Almanor largemouth! Was fishing a jig+float for Sac perch and this guy slurped the little jig. Fun by-catch! | Show |
| Salmon |
21.0 (105.0 pts) |
April 18, 2015 |   |
Just in case the ocean salmon stymie me. Raffle ticket Chinook from Lake Almanor. | Show |
| Kokanee |
12.0 (132.0 pts) |
April 12, 2015 |   |
Nobody's entered a kokanee yet for AOTY. So...here's one. Bucks Lake, while jigging for mackinaw. Silly little fish! | Show |
| Lake (Mackinaw) Trout |
25.5 (153.0 pts) |
April 04, 2015 |    |
Bucks Lake mack! On the jig, about 55 feet. Released to get bigger. | Show |
 Smallmouth Bass & Spotted Bass |
21.0 (189.0 pts) |
March 06, 2015 |   |
First time targeting spotted bass, and rewarded with a 6 pounder. These are fun! | Show |
| Smallmouth Bass & Spotted Bass |
18.0 (162.0 pts) |
January 18, 2015 |    |
Another Butt Lake smallie upgrade. There's gotta be a 20 incher in there somewhere... | Show |
| Smallmouth Bass & Spotted Bass |
17.75 (159.75 pts) |
January 17, 2015 |    |
Another Butt Lake winter smallmouth! An unusual warm spell got them on the chew. This was the best of ten. | Show |
| Brown Trout |
25.0 (193.75 pts) |
January 11, 2015 |    |
Butt Lake brownie! Gave an amazing fight. Released after the photos. | Show |
| Smallmouth Bass & Spotted Bass |
16.75 (150.75 pts) |
January 10, 2015 |    |
Plenty of room to upgrade on this one. But hey, smallmouth in January are a novelty up here! | Show |
| Trout |
23.5 (182.125 pts) |
January 04, 2015 |    |
First fishing trip and AOTY entry for 2015. Butt Lake rainbow. Upgrade is imminent, but a nice way to start the year! | Show |
| Surf Perch |
12.5 (150.0 pts) |
December 07, 2014 |    |
One of those fish that are a lot easier to catch from shore than from a kayak! Striped perch from Humboldt Bay. | Show |
| Catfish |
34.5 (189.75 pts) |
November 25, 2014 |    |
The best of a great November day tangling with catfish at Clear Lake. | Show |
| Rockfish |
21.25 (170.0 pts) |
October 07, 2014 |    |
Cape Mendocino vermillion. So stoked to finally fish this amazing place! | Show |
| Lingcod |
31.0 (155.0 pts) |
October 07, 2014 |    |
Cape Mendo. Length of the board is 31 inches on the dot. Can submit a photo of the board with a ruler if needed by the committee. | Show |
| Trout |
26.0 (201.5 pts) |
September 21, 2014 |    |
Day after a 25.75, and I get a 26! | Show |
| Trout |
25.75 (199.5625 pts) |
September 20, 2014 |    |
Beauty of a male brown trout from Lake Almanor. Gotta love fall! Released after the photos. | Show |
| Greenling |
16.25 (178.75 pts) |
September 13, 2014 |    |
Trinidad kelpie! Caught dragging a tube across a pinnacle. | Show |
| Kokanee |
14.01 (154.10999999999999 pts) |
August 31, 2014 |    |
Slammin' kokanee at Whiskeytown Reservoir! All on jigs! *Changed from 14 to 14.01 because of systems glitch. BigJim* | Show |
| Rockfish |
20.5 (164.0 pts) |
July 31, 2014 |    |
Shelter Cove verm! | Show |
| Cabezon |
22.0 (176.0 pts) |
July 31, 2014 |    |
Shelter Cove cab! | Show |
| Lingcod |
28.0 (140.0 pts) |
July 31, 2014 |    |
Something to throw into the lingcod category. Shelter Cove, CA. | Show |
| Greenling |
14.5 (159.5 pts) |
May 16, 2014 |   |
Male kelp greenling from Shelter Cove. Hope to find the elusive 18 incher this summer. | Show |
| Rockfish |
19.5 (156.0 pts) |
May 15, 2014 |    |
Shelter Cove vermillion. Plenty of potential to upgrade, but this is a start! | Show |
| Cabezon |
20.0 (160.0 pts) |
May 15, 2014 |    |
Shelter Cove cabbie. A good starter fish for the cabezon category. | Show |
| Kokanee |
10.75 (118.25 pts) |
May 10, 2014 |    |
Bucks Lake is absolutely stuffed with these little kokanee. | Show |
| Lake (Mackinaw) Trout |
25.5 (153.0 pts) |
May 10, 2014 |    |
My largest Mackinaw yet! Bucks Lake, trolling a broken-back Rapala in rainbow trout pattern about 40 feet down. | Show |
| Trout |
25.0 (193.75 pts) |
April 26, 2014 |    |
Another Lake Almanor brown trout. They're gettin' bigger! Released after the photo ops. | Show |
| Panfish |
14.75 (177.0 pts) |
April 26, 2014 |    |
Sacramento perch, Lake Almanor. Jig+float was the ticket. | Show |
| Panfish |
13.5 (162.0 pts) |
April 25, 2014 |    |
Slammin' Sac perch on Lake Almanor! | Show |
| Lake (Mackinaw) Trout |
18.25 (109.5 pts) |
April 12, 2014 |    |
My very first Mackinaw, from Bucks Lake. Not big for a Mack, but a new species is a new species...and a raffle ticket. | Show |
| Salmon |
22.5 (112.5 pts) |
March 30, 2014 |    |
Landlocked 'nookie from Lake Almanor. Moochin' 'crawlers does the trick! | Show |
| Trout |
23.5 (182.125 pts) |
March 22, 2014 |    |
23.5 inch brownie from Lake Almanor. This fish had some massive girth to him! | Show |
| Smallmouth Bass & Spotted Bass |
19.5 (175.5 pts) |
March 16, 2014 |    |
The best of a 30+ fish day on Trinity Lake. Pre-spawn bite was on like Donkey Kong! | Show |
| Largemouth Bass |
17.0 (136.0 pts) |
March 16, 2014 |    |
D-pickle from Trinity Lake. Not a monster, but hey, it's something to fill in the "largemouth" category for now. | Show |
| Smallmouth Bass & Spotted Bass |
18.5 (166.5 pts) |
January 25, 2014 |    |
January smallmouth from Lake Almanor, caught while fishing for trout. Very unusual to catch bass in January up here! | Show |
| Trout |
23.25 (180.1875 pts) |
January 25, 2014 |    |
Male brown trout from Lake Almanor. It was extremely difficult keeping the mouth closed, as there was a gap in his jaws due to the kype. | Show |