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Tag Archives: Santa Ynez River
Steelhead Fishing, Santa Ynez River (1948)
A tributary of the Santa Ynez River which once was the spawning grounds of thirty-inch steelhead. Seventy years ago the Santa Ynez River in Santa Barbara County was known in California as “the most productive of all the little steelhead … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angling, Fishing, History, Nature, Photos, Santa Ynez River, Steelhead, Travel, Trout, Wildlife, Writing
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Salmon Choking the Santa Ynez (1896)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (c) Timothy Knepp – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The following newspaper brief was published in the San Francisco Call on March 11, 1896 and testifies to the way things once were not all that long ago … Continue reading →
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Tagged Fish, Fishing, History, Lompoc, Nature, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Salmon, Santa Ynez River, Steelhead, Trout, Wildlife, Writing
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Rose Canyon and Rowe’s Gulch
Overlooking the upper Santa Ynez River drainage on a crisp, cool midweek morn. As it happened, nearly a year ago, I was perusing satellite imagery of the local backcountry as I often do. Once again the slim canyon west of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Hiking, Rose Canyon, Rowe's Gulch, Santa Ynez River
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Native Steelhead of Yore
Claude M. Kreider fly fishing for steelhead trout on the Santa Ynez River in 1942. “And here—only one hundred and fifty miles from the great Los Angeles metropolitan area—flows the Santa Ynez, the most productive of all the little steelhead … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angling, Bradbury Dam, Fishing, Gibraltar Dam, History, Lompoc, Nature, Photos, Santa Ynez River, Steelhead, Writing
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East Camino Cielo to Mono Camp
Earlier this week I took a walk along the north end of Cold Springs Trail for an out-and-back day trip down to Mono Camp from East Camino Cielo Road. Surveying the target for the day from East Camino Cielo Road … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cold Springs Trail, Forbush Camp, Frederick Washington Forbush, Mono Camp, Mono Creek, Mono Debris Dam, Santa Ynez River
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