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
By Cal Kellogg The center of the pool was chaotic with confused current, whitewater and bubbles. In a strip of calmer water closer to my side of the river, but still an impossibly long cast from the bank there were … Continued
The weather has been tough. We’ve had heavy snow in the mountains, heavy rain in the foothills and valley and the snow level has fluctuated wildly at times, meaning that plenty of fresh snow has been melted by falling rain. … Continued
Big numbers of steelhead are showing on the American River, the crown jewel of the Sacramento metropolitan area, attracting plenty of anglers in the quest to hook these hard-fighting sea run fish. The Nimbus Fish Hatchery has trapped a total … Continued
While the industrial-looking Port of West Sacramento and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel might first seem like strange places to fish, they offer close-to-home fishing for striped bass, catfish and black bass year round. I’ve attended three grand openings … Continued
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
Steelhead fishing on the upper section of the American River opened on January 1 with clear and cold water conditions and chilly weather, tough conditions for the often elusive fish. It wasn’t the worst opener I’ve ever encountered, but it … Continued
The Mokelumne River Hatchery in Clements is hosting the return of big numbers of fall-run Chinook salmon from the ocean this autumn. The run is behind the numbers seen last year at this time, but this run is still going … 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 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