Jerry Brown is often falsely portrayed as a “climate leader” and “green governor” by the mainstream media, but he is pushing for the completion of the most environmentally destructive and environmentally unjust public works project in California history, the Delta … Continued
Do you want to go to a low elevation lake that features catfish or go to a high mountain lake that holds trout? You don’t have to make that choice at Lake Valley Reservoir, situated on the North Fork of … Continued
Chasing new species is a part of fishing that I enjoy. Learning about a fish’s habits, tendencies, how they relate to structure is just part of the enjoyment. Although I spend a majority of my time fishing freshwater, I enjoy … Continued
The tip of my rod quivered with the frantic, nervous swimming motions of my live sardine 10 feet below my kayak. Mr. Sardine was trying to get away from some unseen predator. All of a sudden, the vibrations stopped. The … Continued
A few years ago I put a video on YouTube about trout fishing at Folsom Lake. Almost immediately someone commented, “Thanks for burning my spot.” Really? Folsom Lake? Are you serious? IT’S A BIG WIDELY KNOWN RESERVOIR A STONES … Continued
Spicer Reservoir, located on the North Fork of the Stanislaus River, is unique among Central Sierra Nevada reservoirs in that it offers anglers a chance to square-tailed rainbows grown out from fingerlings or naturally spawned in the main tributary of … Continued
(Sacramento) As normally happens every year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will reduce releases from Nimbus Dam just before the fall-run Chinook salmon begin to move into the lower American River. The flows will be ramped down from 3,250 cfs … Continued
On July 9th, a group of Cub Scouts from Fair Oaks Pack 215 boarded the Sea Wolf with aspirations of fishing the San Francisco Bay for striped bass, bottom fish, halibut and maybe a shark or two. As the boys … Continued
Fishing in my local area is in a transitional period right now (in other words: not worth the time), but I was itching to get some water time in. My buddy Bret and I made plans earlier in the week … Continued
I felt a little funny. A twinge of dizziness perhaps, but I didn’t think much of it. My sack was starting to bulge with a half dozen husky rockfish and a keeper lingcod that measure just short of 25 … Continued