Lake Almanor Spring Trout Action Starts (Chester) “Slowly but surely the spring trout bite is getting underway here at Lake Almanor, but we’ve got a ways to go until I’ll be describing the bite as hot,” related Bryan Roccucci of … Continued
Vancouver, Washington – The Pacific Fishery Management Council today adopted three public review alternatives for the 2017 salmon seasons off the West Coast of the United States. The Council will select a final alternative at their next meeting in Sacramento, … Continued
There couldn’t be more of a contrast between the Feather River last fall during the salmon season and the same river this winter since the Oroville Dam emergency. In early October, the Feather from the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet to the … Continued
In all of the intense media coverage of Oroville Dam spillway fiasco over the past month, the mainstream media haven’t yet discussed the real issue behind the disaster: corporate control of California water politics. The reason why state officials and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission … Continued
Amador (Ione) Bass fishing has picked back up in the last couple of weeks and lots of people are also catching rainbow trout at Lake Amador. “What beautiful weather we are having,” said Elizabeth Lockhart at the Lake Amador … Continued
The primary forage for trout in many of the West Coast’s lakes and reservoirs are open water baitfish in the form of threadfin shad and Japanese pond smelt. When trout are actively feeding, and chasing bait, very good … Continued
Charter Boats Prep For Upcoming Season As Private Boats Find A Few Sturgeon Berkeley/Emeryville (East Bay) “I’d been doing really well on sturgeon down in the south end of the South Bay, but that action has really slowed down … Continued
Los Vaqueros (Brentwood) Both pontoon boats at Los Vaqueros Reservoir were damaged by extremely high winds and are temporarily out of service. They are being repaired, so no pontoon boats are available for rental. The 16-foot boats were undamaged and … Continued
The lake was narrow, cold and crystal clear, but not particularly deep. There were big masses of weeds that supported a vast array of aquatic insects. The rainbows lurked among the weeds feeding and hiding from the sun. My … Continued
by Deirdre Des Jardins, California Water Research Major concerns about the deficiencies and risks of Oroville Dam’s auxiliary spillway and flood control operations were raised by American Rivers, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Friends of the River (FOR), … Continued