Over 250 anglers participated in the NorCal Trout Angler Challenge Tour event at Lake Amador, hosted by Angler’s Press and the Fish Sniffer magazine, on Saturday, March 18. The lake was in prime shape for trout fishing, with the lake … Continued
With a parade of violent Pacific storms battering California you would have had to have been a moron to think that the weather beyond the Golden Gate was going to be pleasant. The fact of the matter was that … Continued
Have you heard about the new Shim-Abu-Dia-Lew baitcasters? They’ve got 200 ball bearings and generate 5,000 pounds of drag pressure! Yep fishing reels are hot, but we won’t be talking about them in this article. We also won’t be discussing … Continued
Conventional wisdom tells us we need to be as quite as possible so we don’t scare off the fish. Lately however, I’ve seen the opposite effect. Don’t get me wrong, there are certain types of sound that will scare off … Continued
Amador (Ione) Lake Amador is being stocked every week with Mount Lassen rainbow trout and has been planted with over 18,900 pounds of trout since October 22, according to Laurie Lockhart of the Lake Amador Resort. The lake is … Continued
Los Vaqueros (Byron) Rainbow trout offer you your best chance of hooking up now at Los Vaqueros Reservoir. Bank fishermen and rental boaters are landing the trout while fishing PowerBait, nightcrawlers and lures in the South Cove, Peninsula Cove … Continued
(Stockton) Largemouth bass action in the San Joaquin River remains outstanding as the water temperatures are above 60 degrees, bringing the fish into the shallows near the banks. The recent wind and rainstorms will bring out more muddy water, … Continued
(Clearlake) The crappie bite has busted loose on Clear Lake, drawing lots of anglers to target the slabsides from shore and boat around the lake. “A friend and I went out fishing for crappie on Sunday,” said Dave Brabec at … Continued
(South Lake Tahoe) “My clients and I have been getting limits of macks in the 3 to 7 pound range, with a handful of larger fish in the 8 to 14 pound class showing up occasionally,” reported Gene St. Denis … Continued
(Oregon House) Big, bold rainbow trout can be found in abundance, now that the spring trout planting program is in full swing. “We have been stocking every other week with 1,800 lbs. of fish, including some giant trophy sized … Continued