By Paul J. Kneeland The 19th Annual Shasta Lake Fall Trout derby took place on the weekend of October 20 and 21. The lake was in good shape, down about 90 feet which is about normal for this time of … Continued
By Cal Kellogg Lake Almanor is at once inspiring and frustrating. To be sure, the trout that dreams are made of swim the waters of Almanor, but they don’t come easy! Back before the present dam was completed in 1927 … Continued
Participants in the NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge Tournament of Champions at Collins Lake, sponsored by the Fish Sniffer magazine and Angler’s Press, found top-notch fishing, particularly from shore, on the weekend of November 3-4. Nestled in the beautiful Sierra … Continued
By Dan Bacher In spite of the forecast of modest numbers of salmon on the ocean this season by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), this has turned out to be a surprisingly good year for Chinook fishing in the … Continued
By Paul J. Kneeland The October opening of trout season at Pyramid Lake is a date my friends and I will never miss. The fishing at this spectacular desert lake is excellent almost all year, but the opener is something … Continued
Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area, a regional park on on Stanley Blvd on the border of Pleasanton and Livermore that is part of the East Bay Regional Parks (EBRP) system, is a great example of what can happen when government … Continued
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
By Dan Bacher Anglers are seeing greatly improved fishing in the stretch of the Sacramento River from Pittsburg to the Sacramento metropolitan area this year as the fall run of Chinook salmon moves upriver to spawn. In the short time … Continued
by Mark Fong For many years I spent the entirety of my time on the water chasing after little green fish from the deck of a bass boat. I used to scoff at the idea of spending my valuable time … Continued
By Cal Kellogg My wife Gena loves to fish. With me fishing from a kayak she missed out on a lot of action in the first half of this year, but that changed in late August when I picked up … Continued