By Cal Kellogg Striped bass have started pushing back up the system from San Francisco Bay. Right now, pods of stripers are trickling into the West Delta and are providing good action. In the coming weeks that trickle should turn … Continued
By Cal Kellogg Sacramento River salmon trollers are as excited as grade schoolers counting down the days to summer vacation and with good reason. The salmon fishing outside the Golden Gate is as good as it has been in … Continued
By Cal Kellogg I was going through my tackle assortment the other day, getting everything dialed in for fall trout fishing. That’s when a thought struck me, some of my favorite trout and landlocked salmon offerings are made of plastic. … Continued
By Cal Kellogg The conditions had gone from great to not so good. The sun was high, the surface chop we’d enjoyed all morning was gone leaving the surface glassy, the bait had completely disappeared and the screen of the … Continued
By Cal Kellogg On Saturday, June 1, I made the early morning drive from my home in Foresthill, Ca to Stampede Reservoir near Truckee to attend a fishing event with an organization call, Purple Heart Anglers. I got the invite … Continued
By Cal Kellogg There is something special about ocean salmon fishing. When there are salmon lurking beyond the Golden Gate, you can feel the electricity in the air at Bay Area ports and saltwater enthusiasts have a spring in their … Continued
Frenchman Lake, located in Plumas County in the northeastern portion of the Plumas National Forest, features top-notch fishing for rainbow trout year round and for brown bullhead catfish in the spring, summer and fall. The lake’s fishery is similar to … Continued
The basics of downrigger trolling for trout and landlocked salmon are pretty simple and straight forward. Set up a rod with a lure, perhaps teamed with a dodger, spool the rig out behind the boat, attach your line to … Continued
By Cal Kellogg It’s that time again. The saltwater fishing season is underway, halibut and bass are showing in San Francisco Bay. Along the coast lingcod and rockfish are on the chomp and oh yes there are salmon on the … Continued
By Cal Kellogg It wasn’t long after I moved to Auburn, California back in 1995 that I discovered the outstanding trout and bass fishing that exists at Sugar Pine Reservoir on the Foresthill Divide and I’ve been targeting trout and … Continued