Unveiling The Mysteries of American River Shad

One of the most popular – and least understood fish – that anglers pursue on California’s Central Valley rivers in ...
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Fish Sniffer Readers Smack Feather River Stripers!

The Minn Kota was keeping the boat almost stationary below the falls on the Feather River. Using the term “falls” ...
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The Feather below Oroville Dam: A Tale of Two Rivers

There couldn’t be more of a contrast between the Feather River last fall during the salmon season and the same ...
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CDFW Conducts American River Steelhead Study

Three separate strains of fish – the Eel River strain of American River steelhead, the Coleman Hatchery steelhead strain and ...
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Hardware For Steelhead

Here we are in the midst of one of the wettest winters in recent years, and I am writing about ...
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High Flows Draw Some Steelhead Into American River

In the biggest release of water since 2006, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on December 16 increased releases to the ...
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California River Reports

American River Bureau Drops Flows To 1,000 Cfs by Dan Bacher (Sacramento) The Bureau of Reclamation has dropped releases into ...
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Salmon Fishing Is A Family Affair On The Feather River

The area of the Feather River below the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet is legendary for the great steelhead and salmon fishing ...
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Late Summer Slump: The Fishing Gods Hate Me!

If you’re a long time Fish Sniffer reader, you know that when it comes to fishing success I lean toward ...
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Wild Rainbows Offer Top Sport Until July 16 Salmon Opener

Temperatures are soaring in the upper reaches of the Sacramento Valley and that means it’s time the hit the Sacramento ...
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Miller Park Produces 27 Inch Shad!

An angler brought in a 27 inch shad to Broadway Bait Rod & Gun that he just caught on a ...
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Shad, Scenery And Double Pneumonia

The grab was so hard that the light spinning rod was nearly wrenched from my hand and I actually had ...
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