Boat Camping at Hell Hole Reservoir
Hell Hole? Who would ever want to go camping at a place with a name like that! However, Hell Hole Reservoir is one of my favorite places on earth, and one I have been fishing for over 40 years! It … Continued
Triumph And Frustration In Pursuit Of French Meadows Trout
It was as if someone had thrown a switch. For over an hour the scene was quiet and there wasn’t much sign of life, but then mayflies began hatching and swirls started to appear here and there. Clearly the fish … Continued
Mother Lode Roundup
Amador (Ione) The trout plants are over at Lake Amador until the water temperature cools down in October, but the lake management did plant 500 pounds of catfish, ranging from 2 to 5 pounds each, on Tuesday, June 7. “Anglers … Continued
Bass Fishing Holds Steady
(Folsom) If you want to catch three species of bass – spotted, largemouth and smallmouth – Folsom Lake is a great prospect now. “On my latest trip to the lake, Roland Martin (not that Roland Martin) and I caught and … Continued
June Kicks Off With Double Digit Macks And Browns
(South Lake Tahoe) June is shaping up to be quite a month for the Tahoe Sportfishing Team. They’ve been going large with double digit mackinaw and browns in addition to plenty of “pansize” and larger eating size macks! For example, … Continued
Black Bass Are On Post-Spawn Bite
Larry Hemphill, fishing gude, reported top-notch bass fishing at Lake Berryessa with a couple that flew in from Texas to fish the lake. “Fishing was very good during mid-day as a breeze came up about 11 pm – and so … Continued
Lower Bear River Reservoir Hosts Scrappy Rainbows, Trophy Mackinaws
Lower Bear River Reservoir, located off Highway 88 in the Carson Pass Corridor, is known for offering array of fishing options, ranging from trolling for big mackinaw and brown trout with plugs, spoons and nightcrawlers to shore fishing for … Continued
The Spring Shasta Trout Derby
The 13th Annual Kokanee Power Shasta Trout & Salmon derby was held the weekend of April 30 and May 1, 2016. I headed up Thursday afternoon with the Fish Sniffer 21’ Rogue Jet Coastal in tow. As I passed … Continued
East Bay Lakes Roundup
Los Vaqueros (Byron). The water level at Los Vaqueros is currently at 90,500 acre-feet – 58 percent of capacity — and is rising. The water temperature is at 63-64 degrees. The water clarity is good. A fair number of … Continued
Mother Lode Roundup
Amador (Ione) Want to catch Lighting Trout? Then head to Lake Amador, where 1500 pounds of these beautiful bright yellow/orange bodied fish with red stripes were recently planted. “Its a recessive gene in the rainbow trout species they noticed, … Continued