Tag: fishing
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Hello, John, this is the Pacific Ocean calling…
From FB post of July 31, 2019 I hadn’t planned on going fishing today. I went to my 6:30 AM Pilates class and I was just going to putter around the house after that. Then I got a call: ME: Hello CALLER: Is this John Darling? ME: Yes CALLER: This is the Pacific Ocean calling, I […]
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A Teacher and Provider
From FB post of July 29, 2019 I was at the fishing pier in Goleta, CA today at sunup (6 AM). It was still dark, very overcast, and a cold wind was blowing but I caught a good-sized Croaker, after only being there for 15 minutes. For the next 1 3/4 hours, I didn’t get […]
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How to Catch a Whale—or Not…
From FB post of July 28, 2019 I didn’t catch quite as many fish today as I did on my last outing, but the variety was greater and the fish bigger including a Skate Ray which weighed around 20 pounds. Tomorrow I go to my old haunting grounds, the Goleta Beach Pier where I have […]
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Where I Fish
Although I sometimes go to my local lake, Lake Casitas, and do a little freshwater fishing, most of my efforts are limited to the Pacific Ocean. I grew up in Arizona where saltwater fishing is not an option so for 20 years I fished in lakes, lagoons, rivers, and streams where there were only a […]
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Advice from Grandpa: Always use a fishing pole and a wishing pole!
In Michigan, in the 1950’s, it must have been illegal to fish with more than one pole at a time, but Grandpa Duffy, who was a very law-abiding man, told me to use two poles “when I could get away with it”. What he meant by this is that if possible, fish at more than […]
The Old Man & The Seas 