A-Rigs for Salmon?
by Hippo Lau Having been in the fishing industry for over forty five years, I can claim that I have come in contact with thousands of anglers, and that I have exchanged a great number of fishing techniques and tackle … Continued
Battling Stripers on the San Joaquin River with Delta Fishing Experts
Striper fishing on the San Joaquin River in the Delta has been superb this year, with a few slower periods mixed in. Wanting to join in the action before the fishing slowed down, I fished with James Netzel of Tight … Continued
The Low Down On High Water Nymphing!
By Jason Thatcher The first few months of 2019 have been wet ones. Reservoirs are at, or near, max-pool. Rivers and streams are running higher than usual, and probably will be for most of the spring and summer. The high … Continued
The Ubiquitous Egg Imitation: Fly Fishing Doesn’t Necessarily Require A Traditional Fly!
By Jason Thatcher, River Pursuit Guide Service Trout and steelhead love eggs. This is not debatable. I love catching trout and steelhead. That’s not debatable either. What does seem to be debated on occasion is whether or not certain egg … Continued
Top 5 Flies For California Stripers
By Alex Cady I have been chasing Striped Bass all over California for most of my life. From a young kind chasing on the Colorado River to the Sacramento Delta and a bunch of my local SoCal Lakes. With this … Continued
Cold Water Bass Fishing
By Larry Hemphill Bass anglers are better able to deal with cold weather than are the bass they seek. While humans move around more to stay warm, bass do the opposite. I have always maintained that the worst number in … Continued
Dropshot Dominance: Your Guide To Dropping Plastics!
Professional angler, David Walker Roughly twelve years prior to his top 5 finish at the recent Bassmaster Elite Series event at the St. Lawrence River, professional angler David Walker cast his first ElaZtech® bait. At the time, Walker and a … Continued
12 Year Old Catches Giant Sturgeon!
By Cartmen Saxe Cartmen Saxe of Guerneville, California caught a sturgeon estimated to be 10 feet long and approximately 500 pounds on the Klamath River over Labor Day weekend. It was September 2, 2018 when my dad, grandpa, and I … Continued
Top Bassers Weigh in On Best Fall Baits
Courtesy of the Berkley Fishing Team Summer sped by, but autumn offers ample opportunities to hook up with big numbers of beefy bass on lakes, rivers and ponds across the continent. To help make this your best fall yet, we … Continued
The Wind Is Your Friend!
Most anglers start off their day by checking out weather reports or just looking outside; do I go or not? Just remember that when you look outside and your neighbor’s tree is blowing over, it might not be a bad … Continued