Santa Lucia Fly Fishers Club | Don Wheeler | Activity https://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/members/don-wheeler/activity Activity feed for Don Wheeler. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:15:03 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 0aacce02a317e61d13f0deb241f29014 Don Wheeler started the topic Good Blog that has a lot of info about Baja and Hawaii in addition to freshwater in the forum Saltwater Fishing https://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/forums/topic/good-blog-that-has-a-lot-of-info-about-baja-and-hawaii-in-addition-to-freshwater Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:40:21 -0700 https://fly-fishing-blog.timhuckaby.com/

]]> 2afcffbd04b087c271e03652a37d9a3f Don Wheeler replied to the topic Baja Mexico February 2022 trip report. in the forum Saltwater Fishing https://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/forums/topic/baja-mexico-february-2022-trip-report#post-4896 Sat, 11 Feb 2023 15:01:08 -0800 This is a very interesting post about Magdalena Bay in Baja. Mark Shelton and Bob Bayer have seen it but I thought others might be interested as well. http://www.danblanton.com/viewmessage.php?id=220635

]]> 6e403134b59341dbb9cfa41679478ceb Don Wheeler replied to the topic Surf Sessions in the forum Saltwater Fishing https://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/forums/topic/surf-sessions#post-4895 Sat, 11 Feb 2023 13:49:09 -0800 This is a very helpful video on how to look at the structure of a beach. They cleverly had cameras on the fisherman and a drone above him. He is not a fly fisher and he kills too many fish but there is a lot to learn from the video. You probably will have to paste this onto a browser.

]]> a0977fb55cfb1f558d7ea9ee5e15fa00 Don Wheeler replied to the topic Baja Mexico February 2022 trip report. in the forum Saltwater Fishing https://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/forums/topic/baja-mexico-february-2022-trip-report#post-4890 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 23:13:55 -0800 Mark, we go in winter as it is when my buddy goes to his place in Todos Santos. We also have been there once in June and did pretty well as I remember. Decent fish but nothing huge.

]]> 491d0f9394872eadd60fc37640ec818b Don Wheeler replied to the topic Surf Sessions in the forum Saltwater Fishing https://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/forums/topic/surf-sessions#post-3139 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:21:41 -0700 I agree that many fish are caught at the 30 to 40 ft distance. My theory is that is where we achieve good line control. Prior to that your line may be affected by several waves and you may not feel a grab.

]]> f4dad8ba8f255f688860bf6ecd20e557 Don Wheeler replied to the topic Surf Sessions in the forum Saltwater Fishing https://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/forums/topic/surf-sessions#post-3137 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:33:19 -0700 Hi Carson. I use a 6 wt with a Airflo Surf line (unfortunately no longer marketed) which has about a 30 ft S5 sinking tip. I have fished an 8 wt extensively in the past but find the 6 to be a lot more fun. 4-5 feet of 10 lb fluorocarbon tippet material is attached to a single fly which is either red or orange. I think that the weight of the…Read more

]]> 30e2db249d484e3344f76a243864735b Don Wheeler started the topic Baja Mexico February 2022 trip report. in the forum Saltwater Fishing https://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/forums/topic/baja-mexico-february-2022-trip-report Sun, 27 Feb 2022 23:03:12 -0800 A buddy and I have done 6-7 DIY trips to Baja in the past few years. In February we drove to Loreto on the gulf side, fished for a couple of days and then went over to Magdalena Bay on the Pacific for another few days.

Loreto was rather slow. The Rooster fish and Dorado weren’t around, perhaps because the sardines were out in deeper water s…Read more

]]> adfeae1cbbe85b6fc617a8519127637a Don Wheeler replied to the topic Surf Sessions in the forum Saltwater Fishing https://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/forums/topic/surf-sessions#post-2933 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:30:28 -0800 Cool. Look forward to participating Carson

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