Glad to see another newbie too. I'm sorry about your loss too. Our stories are very similiar. Reliving wonderful memories of great fishing with loved one that recently passed away we decided it was time to make time to put fishing back in our life and bought a new boat. I was told about this site from an old friend and I must say it has been a wealth of information for me. Great advice and tips can be found here. I've learned about places I didn't even know about. We are in Lafayette and so far we have only been to the Henderson area, the Bay last weekend and Chico yesterday. Still so much to learn all over again.