Posted in My fly fishing story, tagged Ally Barker, Benelli M1 Super 90, CA, Dads and Sons Fly Fishing, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, Independence CA, Michael Barker, Mt. Whitnety Fish Hatchery, Oak Creek, Owens River, Rainbow Trout brood stock on September 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In the next week or so (Sat. 10.10 or Sun 10.11), I will post new Baetis/BWO patterns and the story of how my son Michael was introduced to Fly Fishing and how he now outperforms his Pop …(sometimes)…
Ally and Michael at the Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery on Oak Creek just North of Independence, CA…
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Posted in Indian Artifacts, My fly fishing story, tagged Ally Barker, Argus Mountains, Arrowheads, Coso Mountains, Coyotes, Desert Big Horn Sheep, Eureka Valley CA, FN FAL PARA, Fossil Falls, Independence CA, Jean Marie Hon, Little Lake CA, Lone Pine CA, Lone Pine Creek, Michael Barker, Obsidian, Owens Valley, Paiute Indians, Saline Valley CA, Valmet M76 on December 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As I mentioned in my previous post about the Mt, Whitney fish hatchery, my first visit to the Owens Valley came in 1951 when my Dad, Brother and I drove up in my Dad’s 1949 powder blue, Buick convertible to visit with my Mother while she was shooting a film on location outside of Lone [...]
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The Mt. Whitney fish hatchery is one of those places that I return to again and again. I first visited it in 1951 with my twin brother Greg when my Mother was filming the “Lusty Men” in and around the Owens Valley. We stayed in Lone Pine and a room cost $6.00 in that far [...]
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