It had been a tough morning. The kokanee bite of the week before, when two anglers fishing with Monte Smith of Gold Country Sportfishing had caught 9 kokanee in the 15 to 16 inch range and one big holdover rainbow, … Continued
With the Sacramento Valley in the middle of a triple digit heatwave, I was looking for a way to get out of the heat. It just so happened that I had been in conversation with Captain James Netzel of … Continued
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
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
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
(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
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
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
I felt a fish grab the plastic grub I had just thrown near the shoreline rocks in the early morning shadows at Jackson Meadows Reservoir. I set the hook and felt the surge of a good-sized fish as it struggled … Continued
The town of Arnold, California is nestled right next to Calaveras Big Trees, the State Park created in 1931 to preserve the majestic North Grove of giant sequoias. This grove includes the “Discovery Tree,” the first Sierra redwood noted by … Continued