(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
Temperatures are soaring in the upper reaches of the Sacramento Valley and that means it’s time the hit the Sacramento River for epic wild rainbow action. Both Mike Bogue of Mike Bogue’s Guide Service and Kirk Portocarrero of SacRiverGuide.Com report … Continued
An angler brought in a 27 inch shad to Broadway Bait Rod & Gun that he just caught on a dart from shore on the Sacramento River at Miller Park. However, he never weighed the fish in on the store’s … Continued
The grab was so hard that the light spinning rod was nearly wrenched from my hand and I actually had to adjust my grip to keep from losing control. For much of the morning I’d been shooting video of … Continued
It’s been a good thirty years since I took a dedicated American Shad fishing trip from a boat. Year after year, “We should go shad fishing…” never seems to pan out. However, this year I finally dropped the hammer … Continued
If you’re someone that loves to throw top water frogs on the California Delta – in the heat of fierce competition and want to use any brand of top water frog YOU choose, then you certinanly don’t want to miss out on an … Continued
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
(Stockton) The wind blew with a vengeance during the final weeks of April, but there have been brief windows with minimal wind in order to find quality striped and largemouth bass in the San Joaquin River. The majority … Continued
I started chasing stream trout in the ‘70’s. Back then the April Sierra stream trout opener was a big deal. In those days it was common to see displays of things like salmon eggs and green canvas creels at mainstream … Continued
(Tisdale) “Striper fishing is wide-open on the Sacramento above and below Tisdale,” reported James Stone of Elite Sportsmen Guide Service on Monday, April 18. “We had full limits of stripers, weighing up to 25 pounds, for 6 anglers today … Continued