Mike Shugars from our Santa Rosa store was on a recent 5 Day Trip aboard the Shogun and got a pretty nice group of fish

Justin Bodell with a nice surface caught bass. Strikes were explosive during Carlo Bongio's Panfish Clinic during fall of 2006.

Justin and David (shown below) fished 2 lakes and caught bluegill as well as some nice bass. Unfortunately, the biggest ones
struck but got away...

David Saucer with a nice bass caught on a surface popper. Both students caught several nice fish at the On the Water Bass/Panfish Clinic.

Carlo B. with a trophy Klamath Steelhead from his September 2006 trip - this beautiful fish was caught and released using Spey techniques. Carlo prefers a 2 handed 6/7 weight spey system for delivering his floating line system..

Santa Rosa Fly Department Manager Carlo Bongio travelled up to the Klamath River during September, 2006 - This is what made the Klamath such a famous destination - the "half-pounders" - a run of small steelhead in late summer/fall.

(Below) Klamath River Guide Bruce Slightom with Lynn Harlow and a nice Klamath River Steelhead -
Contact Bruce via email at mothgils@cox.net

Here Bruce and Carlo show off a nice steelhead.

Carlo stayed at the Buzzards' Roost Lodge on the Klamath River. They can be reached at 707-954-0471 or via email at buzanne@starband.net.

You can see why it was named "Buzzard's Roost"...

View of the Klamath River from the Buzzards' Roost Lodge deck.

View of the main Buzzards' Roost Lodge kitchen with Mary Ann preparing one her amazing meals!

Northern California coastal lagoon that Carlo found full of searun cutthroat trout.

Western Sport Shop's 2006 5 Day Long Range trip photos are now viewable online!

Click here to sign up for the next Shogun Trip - 5 & 8 Day Trips are now scheduled!

Click here to see all of the photos from the trip! - Click here for the 2005 trip photos