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James Vanner Buddell commented on Camper-Share's group California"Hwy 178 to Lake Isabella is finally open. Will fish the Kern River tomorrow. It's running about 850 CFS and clear."
James Vanner Buddell commented on Camper-Share's group California"Sandra, my thoughts exactly. I have a friend who is a heavy equipment operator, and he said, "Heck, that's a one- or two-day job." The Guvmint strikes again."
James Vanner Buddell commented on Camper-Share's group California"Kernville still not accessible via 178. Soon, though. Need chains on 155 over Alta Vista. And chains required on the road from Lake Isabella to 395. Some residents are getting out through Bodfish, but chains there, too. The Grapevine is clear now.…"
James Vanner Buddell commented on Camper-Share's group California"Hi, Scott, if you like huge garage sales, Quartzite, AZ, might be for you. It's desert country and not a great place to camp, in my opinion. But one man's trash is another man's treasure. It is close to the Colorado River and lots of…"
James Vanner Buddell left a comment for Sandra"Sandra, Mark Upshaw and I haven't been fishing the Kern in the last month or so. We've been up on the Owens, fishing Brown Trout. If you were looking for us, sorry. We will be fishing the Kern again soon, though. Probably on the weekends,…"
James Vanner Buddell commented on Camper-Share's group California"Sandra, Mark says the best place to primitive camp is in Old Gold Ledge Campground. It's on the river about a 1/2 mile from the new Gold Ledge. OGL is marked with a sign, he said. Mark used to camp there frequently in past years."
James Vanner Buddell left a comment for Sandra"Fishing from the banks of the river is good. We use Panther Martins (gold blades are the best) #6 and #4, and I also use Mepps (silver blade) #2. But other lures work, too. And we use Salmon eggs for bait. Red Pautzke's Balls of Fire are the…"
Sandra left a comment for James Vanner Buddell"Bailey Newlee, who taught at TUHS, committed suicide the year I went to college, in either '69 or '70. Sad tale. What a great teacher and a great loss to students."
Sandra left a comment for James Vanner Buddell"Hi Jim - Can I just fish from the bank, at least for now? And what kind of bait or lures should I bring? I bought an inexpensive rod & reel kit that has some lures in it, but really don't know what trout would best bite on."
James Vanner Buddell left a comment for Sandra"I know Bailey, but he was gone from the high school when I arrived in 1985. I concentrated in Linguistics while at Cal Poly, SLO, and grammar is my thing. The elementary schools and the high schools in Ca. don't teach much in the way of grammar…"
Sandra left a comment for James Vanner Buddell"I was on my way to become an English teacher myself, but... well, it's a long story & has to do with UCR ending a certain program. Graduated with a BA in English though.
I went to HS in Taft and had a great English teacher there, Bailey…"
James Vanner Buddell commented on Camper-Share's group California"Waders not necessary, but helpful. I fished many years in tennis shoes and shorts or jeans. Last trip to Bishop, I used borrowed waders for the first time. I'm sold on them. I bought some when I got home."
James Vanner Buddell left a comment for Sandra"I'm a retired English teacher, Sandra. Taught at Taft College full-time for 15 years. Previous to that, taught 16 years in the California elementary system. Seventh and eighth grades. Fifteen years in Paso Robles, Ca., and another year at…"
James Vanner Buddell left a comment for Sandra"We're there EVERY Wednesday. Fishing license required if you want to fish. Watching costs nothing. Seven a.m. at the Chatterbox. Then up river to fish. We usually fish up to McNalley's. Sometimes above that. We're catch and release…"
James Vanner Buddell replied to Sandra's discussion Favorite Places in California to Camp in the group California"Camp Hunter Liggett in a campground called, The Indians. It's a dry camp, but there is a beautiful creek flowing through the camping area."
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- At 11:26am on October 26, 2010, Sandra said…
- Bailey Newlee, who taught at TUHS, committed suicide the year I went to college, in either '69 or '70. Sad tale. What a great teacher and a great loss to students.
- At 11:22am on October 26, 2010, Sandra said…
- Hi Jim - Can I just fish from the bank, at least for now? And what kind of bait or lures should I bring? I bought an inexpensive rod & reel kit that has some lures in it, but really don't know what trout would best bite on.
- At 3:40pm on October 25, 2010, Sandra said…
- I was on my way to become an English teacher myself, but... well, it's a long story & has to do with UCR ending a certain program. Graduated with a BA in English though.
I went to HS in Taft and had a great English teacher there, Bailey Newlee. I learned more from him about grammar, sentence structure, etc. than from all 4 subsequent college years. Go figure.
My brother is having an operation on Wednesday, so I doubt I'll make it up there this Wednesday -- but I'm going to shoot for next week ok?
- At 2:11pm on October 24, 2010, Sandra said…
- James - sounds like a great idea to go fishing. I might even overnight up there, don't know. Don't know where the Chatterbox is for sure but I guess I'll find it. What time? Do I have to get a license? Do you catch and release or catch and eat? I'm full of questions as you can tell.
This is weather depending, right?
- At 1:59pm on August 12, 2010, Sandra said…
- Amen to that!
- At 3:39am on July 21, 2010, Sandra said…
- Hi again James!
I’m glad to see you found our groups. It's always great to see someone so active, so soon. We have about 100 groups all together, so I’m sure you will find many groups that interest you at http://www.campersindex.com/groups.
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-- Sandra
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- At 3:00am on July 12, 2010, Sandra said…
- Taft, huh? I went to TUHS and had a great English teacher there. I saw your comment about "a lot". Are you by any chance an English major or English teacher? I majored in English at UC Riverside. You?
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