2020, the year of the COVID 19 pandemic, has been one of the top years for big, bold landlocked Chinook salmon at Lake Oroville since the kings were stocked by the CDFW in 2013. While the fishing has … Continued
By Paul J. Kneeland This has been a very trying spring and summer, with Covid 19 shutting down most of the economy, and now extreme heat and forest fires turning the sky smoky gray. My brother Ken of Merino, Colorado … Continued
The Feather River below the Thermalio Afterbay outlet draws lots of bank anglers and boaters to target Chinook salmon every year. Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff. OROVILLE – The salmon season kicked off with a promising start on the … Continued
By Stacy Barawed I try to text or have quick chats with my boat captains prior to fishing with them, and I can honestly say that this was the first time a guide had warned me about the possibility … Continued
‘Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.’ Robert Frost – The Road Not Taken The summer of 2020 has been the summer of big ocean salmon … Continued
For many years, public bank angling access to the Port of Sacramento and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel was problematic. This all changed in November 2007 when the Barge Canal Recreational Access to the port area was opened. Located … Continued
Beautiful Lower Bear River Reservoir, situated in Eldorado National Forest in the Central Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 5850 feet, is the first reservoir to open every spring along the Highway 88 Corridor coming west from Stockton because it … Continued
Caples Lake, an El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) managed reservoir in Alpine County, offers an unbeatable combination of majestic alpine scenery and fine trophy trout fishing. Big browns and mackinaw lurk in the clear, pristine waters of Caples. The lake … Continued
By Stacy Barawed Now that guides are able to get back on the water, this may be the perfect time to book your trip and take advantage of lighter loads. I played hooky from work recently to spend a … Continued
By Cal Kellogg The Chinook salmon is the dean of California saltwater gamefish. Over the decades no other game fish has monopolized the California saltwater angler’s time and imagination more than the venerable king salmon. With ocean salmon seasons underway, … Continued