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Fish Taco Chronicles

"Go fishin', grab your grandkids, tell 'em we're goin' fishin'." · America's Fishing Newspaper · Est. 1995

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1 Centerfold Map
31 Years of Stories
6 Species at Cuyamaca
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Current Issue Vol. XXXI · Issue 001 · Summer 2026 · Lake Cuyamaca Edition
Latest Edition · Now Available
Issue 001
Lake Cuyamaca Edition · Julian, San Diego County · Summer 2026

The mountain lake built by mule teams in 1888. A boy, his grandfather, and the summer that changed both of them. The RAAK at the water's edge. The first centerfold field map. The first Paperfish delivery.

Lake Cuyamaca sits at 4,635 feet in the San Diego backcountry — the second oldest dam in California, rebuilt in the 1960s, home to rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, catfish, and sturgeon. This is where Fish Taco Chronicles begins its new chapter under Tymmber stewardship. The Huck & Gramps story runs on the front page. The catch, clean, cook arc runs through every issue. The centerfold is a USGS-style field map you pull out, roll up, and save for the grandkids.

🎣 What's Biting · Lake Cuyamaca
Rainbow Trout
West shore, outlet tower, power bait, morning
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Largemouth
Plastic worms, weed beds, east end
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Bluegill
Crickets, any dock, all day
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Crappie
Small jigs, submerged logs, dawn
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Catfish
Night crawlers, bottom, warmer months
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Shawn's Dock · Issue 001
"The Lake Was Here Before Any of Us"
My grandfather used to say a boy who fishes with his grandfather grows up knowing two things nobody teaches in school — patience, and that silence ain't empty. The mountain lakes always had something the coast didn't. Maybe it's the altitude. Maybe it's the pines.
— Shawn Arnold, Founder & Storyteller
All Issues Click any tag to filter by topic · Each issue is a permanent keepsake

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Issue 001
Summer 2026 · Lake Cuyamaca · Julian CA
Lake Cuyamaca · 4,635 ft · Julian, CA
The Summer Huck & Gramps
Went to Cuyamaca

The 1888 dam. Six species. A grandfather and a boy. Ford's Vagabonds. The first Paperfish delivery. The RAAK at the water's edge. Issue 001 of the new era.

Lake Cuyamaca N ISSUE 001 · CENTERFOLD MAP PREVIEW
Rainbow Trout Bass Cuyamaca Catch & Cook Kids Ford's Vagabonds
Issue 002
Fall 2026 · Baja Norte · Coming September
Baja Norte · Pacific Coast · Mexico
The Baja Norte Edition

Yellowtail. Surf perch. The best fish taco south of the border. The coast that Shawn has been chasing since 1995. The RAAK at the Sea of Cortez.

// Ships September 2026
Map · In Development
Baja Yellowtail Surf Fishing Mexico
Issue 003
Winter 2026 · Green River · Coming December
Green River · Wyoming / Utah
The Green River
Winter Edition

Brown trout in cold water. Fly fishing the tailwaters below Flaming Gorge. The river Shawn has been writing about since the beginning. Ford country.

// Ships December 2026
Map · In Development
Green River Brown Trout Fly Fishing Wyoming
Centerfold Maps Pull · Print · Roll · Keep · One per issue · Numbered
Lake Cuyamaca N ISSUE 001 · LAKE CUYAMACA · JULIAN CA · 4,635 FT
Centerfold Map · Issue 001
Lake Cuyamaca

USGS survey style. Hot spots, species, shore cook locations, outlet tower, 1888 dam history. Numbered keepsake. Designed to be rolled.

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Coming · Issue 002
Centerfold Map · Issue 002
Baja Norte

Pacific coast. The Sea of Cortez. The best shore cook spots south of the border. In development.

// Ships September 2026
Coming · Issue 003
Centerfold Map · Issue 003
Green River

Wyoming tailwaters. Brown trout country. The river Shawn has been writing about since the beginning. In development.

// Ships December 2026
Topic Index Click any topic to filter issues · Grows with every edition

Every issue tagged by species, water, theme, and technique. Click a topic to find every issue that covers it. The index grows with every edition — thirty years of Shawn's archive eventually lives here too.

By Species
Rainbow Trout1
Largemouth Bass1
Bluegill1
Catfish1
Crappie1
Yellowtail1
Brown Trout1
By Water
Lake Cuyamaca1
Baja Norte1
Green River1
Surf Fishing1
Mexico / Baja1
Wyoming1
By Theme
Catch & Cook1
Kids & Grandkids1
Huck & Gramps1
Ford's Vagabonds1
Paperfish Network1
Shore Fishing1
By Technique
Fly Fishing1
Bass Fishing1
Surf Fishing1
Shore Cooking1
Ice Fishing
Deep Sea
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