Lake Tahoe Kayak Quest
To cap off our family’s summer adventures, we decided to rent a house in South Lake Tahoe for a few days in late July. Every time we travel, I try to spend at least a day or two on the … Continued
Don Pedro Lake, the Mother Lode’s Variety Trout and Salmon Fishery
On most reservoirs in the state, anglers usually target one species of trout or salmon when they go fishing. Unlike many waters, Lake Don Pedro, nestled in the Mother Lode foothills on the Tuolumne River in Tuolomne Couty near La … Continued
Rip Roaring Kokanee Mayhem Rages At Bullards Bar Reservoir!
It had been an early start for Gena, Lucy (my Labrador) and I to arrive at Bullards Bar Reservoir’s Dark Day launching facility by 6 o’clock in the morning. Due to some bad information from the navigation app on my … Continued
Caples Lake – the Perfect Summer Family Fishing Destination!
My good friend John Brassfield of Trucksmart stores and I headed up to Caples Lake the hot weekend of June 23rd. It was the perfect destination on a hot weekend – over 100 degrees in the Sacramento Valley, and only … Continued
Kayaking for ‘Kokes at Bullards
Usually, big spotted bass come to mind when I think about a trip to Bullards Bar Reservoir, but today, I loaded my Hobie Outback into my truck and headed to the lake in search of kokanee. I’m not much of … Continued
Caples Lake Yields Abundant Rainbows, Trophy Browns & Mackinaws
Caples Lake, an El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) managed reservoir in Alpine County, is one of my favorite lakes to fish in the Sierra Nevada because of both its majestic alpine scenery and fine trout fishing. The lake currently hosts … Continued
Wind, Wine, and Whoppers at Whiskeytown
I winced as a blasting downdraft ruffled my straw hat and blew over a bag of chips. Two boats trying to troll on my port side looked like crabs slinking sideways across the lake surface. Their downrigger booms and rods … Continued
Santa Rosa Urban Bass Mission!
By Amos Foreman Fishing can be full of action at times other times a philosophical pursuit. I definitely experienced the latter Monday and Tuesday during two long afternoons on Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove Lake. Sunny early June skies and a breeze … Continued
Trout Troller Hooks Rattlesnake-Eating Catfish
Ryan Hollister of Turlock was trolling a worm on an Uncle Larry’s spinner for trout at New Melones Lake when he hooked and landed a surprise brown bullhead catfish measuring 14 inches long on Sunday, May 27. He was fishing … Continued
Folsom Lake’s Robust Rainbows and Chinooks
The first trip I ever made to Folsom Lake was in the summer of 1963 when my aunt Alicerae drove me up to the lake to fish for bluegill. I had a great day catching bluegill in the Lakehills Estates … Continued