Salmon Anglers Find Best Success on Opener in Feather River

OROVILLE – Most bank anglers and boat fishermen experienced challenging salmon fishing on opening day, July 16, for Chinook salmon ...
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Stripers Still Biting as Anglers Get Ready for Salmon on Feather River

This year has been memorable one for striped bass on the Feather River – and veteran guides and anglers are ...
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Shad Pandemonium in Downtown Sacramento

by Jack Naves I often find myself driving through Downtown Sacramento on Interstate 5. I never pass up the opportunity ...
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The Low Down On High Water Nymphing!

By Jason Thatcher The first few months of 2019 have been wet ones. Reservoirs are at, or near, max-pool. Rivers ...
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The Ubiquitous Egg Imitation: Fly Fishing Doesn't Necessarily Require A Traditional Fly!

The Ubiquitous Egg Imitation: Fly Fishing Doesn’t Necessarily Require A Traditional Fly!

By Jason Thatcher, River Pursuit Guide Service Trout and steelhead love eggs. This is not debatable. I love catching trout ...
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The Middle American: Norcal’s Most Overlooked Trout Fishery!

By Cal Kellogg The center of the pool was chaotic with confused current, whitewater and bubbles. In a strip of ...
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Bad Weather, Good Fishing…?

The weather has been tough. We’ve had heavy snow in the mountains, heavy rain in the foothills and valley and ...
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Big Numbers of American River Steelhead Excite Anglers

Big numbers of steelhead are showing on the American River, the crown jewel of the Sacramento metropolitan area, attracting plenty ...
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Port of West Sacramento Delivers Stripers, Catfish and Black Bass

While the industrial-looking Port of West Sacramento and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel might first seem like strange places ...
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Get Big and Ugly For High Water Steelhead

By Mike McNeilly “That is a ridiculous looking presentation,” I thought to myself. “What stupid fish would eat such an ...
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Urban Anglers Work Hard for Steelhead on American River Opener

Steelhead fishing on the upper section of the American River opened on January 1 with clear and cold water conditions ...
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Record Numbers of Salmon Return to Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery

The Mokelumne River Hatchery in Clements is hosting the return of big numbers of fall-run Chinook salmon from the ocean ...
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