Author: John Darling – Author

• “Back” to home

  I have not been out to the Ventura Pier, my home base, for three weeks due to a vacation at the Grand Canyon, fishing with my son in Santa Barbara, CA, a big slow down in the fishing action at my home base, and a chronic back issue that flared up the last time I […]

  John Darling – Author

  November 6, 2019

  Bait, fishing, fishing pole, Grand Canyon, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, CA, smelt, sportfishing, Stearns Wharf, The Grand Canyon, Ventura Pier, wishing pole

  Anchovies

• Fishing with my kid

  Anyone who has grown children knows that no matter how old you all get to be, they will always be your kid(s). I my case, my kid is James who is 35 years old and a budding singer, actor, and musician who lives in California’s San Fernando Valley. Here is his performance website: http://jamesdarling.net/ Anyway, […]

  John Darling – Author

  November 3, 2019

  fishing pole, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, CA, smelt, sportfishing, Stearns Wharf

  Mackerel, San Fernando Valley, Santa Barbara, smelt

• Fishing Old School…

  A month or so past, my 83 year old father in law came to California (from Phoenix, AZ) for a 2-week visit. During that time, he learned all about my fishing ventures and he went with me to the Ventura Pier one day to relax in the cooler Ventura climate while I fished. It was […]

  John Darling – Author

  October 31, 2019

  Bristol rod, fishing, Grand Canyon, Kalamazoo Tackle Company, Lures, sportfishing

  Bristol rod, fishing, Grand Canyon, Jitterbug lure, Kalamazoo Sportsman Reel, Phoenix

• The Grand Canyon

  I have not been fishing for about two weeks because I have been hiking the rim of the Grand Canyon. That is a big hole in the ground around Williams, Arizona in case you haven’t heard of it. At one point, I asked about fishing in Colorado River at the bottom of the canyon which […]

  John Darling – Author

  October 30, 2019

  Colorado River, The Grand Canyon, Williams, Arizona

  Arizona, fishing, Grand Canyon, hiking

• Diary of a Gypsy Fisherman

  The title of this post was originally going to be the title of my blog but while searching available URL’s, I just could not find one that was suitable—or memorable—so I looked for my secondary choice and discovered that theoldmanandtheseas.com was available.  Subsequently I registered it and have fished happily ever after even though when […]

  John Darling – Author

  October 14, 2019

  Uncategorized

  Mackerel, Marina Park Beach, Perch, Schwinn Ranger, smelt, Ventura Pier

• Touching Home

  Prior commitments, some delays in work being done on the homestead, and an appointment to a city advisory group has kept me away from fishing most of the last few weeks but when a day opened up yesterday, I decided to go over to the Ventura Pier, my home base, for a few hours because […]

  John Darling – Author

  October 4, 2019

  fishing, fishing pole, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Perch, Santa Barbara, CA, Stearns Wharf, Ventura Pier, wishing pole

  Channel Islands, Highway 101, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Perch, Santa Barbara, Ventura Pier