I am learning with each day's passing that God has a way of fitting just enough time in the day for me to do what needs to be done. I haven't always seen it that way, but it is becoming more and more evident at the turn of each twenty-four hour period. In the past, I would go to bed each night thinking that I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow, and that kind of anxiety would keep me from getting the sleep I needed to make the next day possible. It was a vicious circle. You don't sleep; you don't perform, you don't perform; you don't sleep.

Growing up in San Diego, it can be challenging to stick to one species of fish for our fishing adventures. We have big bass in our lakes, willing pelagic fish offshore, and a plethora of fishes and critters in between. I don't know about you, but quite frankly, I find it almost boring to not get out there and try something new.

Fishing San Diego Bay is more than just a fun day on the water. The fish that call San Diego Bay home, the California Spotted Sand Bass, can make the day of the young, the old, the beginner, and the seasoned angler alike. Commonly known as Spotted Bay Bass, due to their reluctance to leave the protected harbor waters, and more affectionately called Spotties, these little cousins of the mighty grouper can be found in our bay waters as shallow as one foot, and as deep as sixty-five feet.

If you live in San Diego County, chances are you have caught one of these feisty little fighters. If not, then why not?

Lower Otay Reservoir is everything a bass fisherman could ever want. Not too far from downtown San Diego, and yet with its lush green hillsides, and its tulle lined banks, there are times when the lake seems as tranquil as a far off resort. Best of all, the Florida Strain Largemouth that call this (newly deemed urban) lake home, are biting like no tomorrow.