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Author Archives: Mike McNeilly

Get Big and Ugly For High Water Steelhead
22 Jan 2019

Get Big and Ugly For High Water Steelhead

by Mike McNeilly | posted in: Reports, Rivers and Streams | 0

By Mike McNeilly “That is a ridiculous looking presentation,” I thought to myself. “What stupid fish would eat such an atrocious looking concoction?” In my hand, I held a combination of a “Nightmare” (black wings with a red and white … Continued

Big Run on the Klamath
17 Oct 2018

Big Run on the Klamath

by Mike McNeilly | posted in: Reports, Rivers and Streams | 0

By Mike McNeilly “You should have been here yesterday.” Every fisherman has heard that tired out old trope. Every once in a while, we are lucky enough to have been there, “yesterday.” That was the case for me and some … Continued

Three Little Lures that Catch Big Trout
23 May 2018

Three Little Lures that Catch Big Trout

by Mike McNeilly | posted in: How-Tos | 0

When I open my vest pocket or tackle box, there are three little lures that I depend on to catch the biggest trout in any given body of water. They I have seen the most selectively feeding trout lose their … Continued

Chrome Invades The American River
18 Oct 2017

Chrome Invades The American River

by Mike McNeilly | posted in: Reports, Rivers and Streams | 0

For the first time in several years, there is a really good run of Chinook salmon on the American River.  The last time it seemed worthwhile to pursue the American’s fall salmon run was about three years ago.  Let’s face … Continued

Davis Lake Rises From the Ashes
11 Jul 2017

Davis Lake Rises From the Ashes

by Mike McNeilly | posted in: Lakes, Reports | 0

I used to really love fishing Davis Lake. It’s close to my home in Reno. I could leave my house and be on an uncrowded lake forested in Ponderosa Pines in about an hour. It used to have a lot … Continued

Hardware For Steelhead
31 Jan 2017

Hardware For Steelhead

by Mike McNeilly | posted in: Reports, Rivers and Streams | 0

Here we are in the midst of one of the wettest winters in recent years, and I am writing about techniques that work best in low and clear river conditions. Timely, to say the least. I don’t know what got … Continued

bank, fish, fish sniffer, fishing, River, spinner, steelhead, stream, tackle, trout
Lake Almanor is a Top Winter Trout Fishery
14 Nov 2016

Lake Almanor is a Top Winter Trout Fishery

by Mike McNeilly | posted in: Lakes, Reports | 0

As long as there isn’t too much snow to access the lake, or if the lake isn’t frozen over, Lake Almanor is one of California’s best winter trout fisheries. I’ve had stellar days of fishing with morning temperatures in the … Continued

Almanor, bank, brown trout, fish sniffer, fishing, lake almanor, rainbow trout, trolling, trout, winter
Get Big  And Ugly For High Water Steelhead
12 Feb 2016

Get Big And Ugly For High Water Steelhead

by Mike McNeilly | posted in: Reports, Rivers and Streams | 0

 “That is a ridiculous looking presentation,” I thought to myself. “What stupid fish would eat such an atrocious looking concoction?” In my hand I held a combination of a “Nightmare” (black wings with a red and white body) colored Spin … Continued

American, bank, fish, fish sniffer, fishing, River, sacramento, steelhead, trout
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