Convict Lake Trout Turn Aggressive Post-Storm
Anglers hitting Convict Lake in the Eastern Sierra report a strong trout bite after recent storms cleared. Trout have turned hungry and aggressive wit...
Northern California
Bay Area Dungeness Crab Season Off to a Strong Start After November 1 Opener
The 2025-2026 recreational season opened November 1 along sections of the central California coast, and we have seen excellent shore-based action across the Bay Area, Pacifica, and Half Moon Bay. Crabs are running good size with solid meat fill, and squid is a favorite bait among local anglers catch...
EBMUD 2026 Boat Launch Plan
EBMUD partially reopens launches in 2026 after year-long closure to stop invasive golden mussel. Plan approved November 12, 2025. No mussels in EBMUD ...
American River salmon/steelhead production in jeopardy due to budget cuts.
SACRAMENTO - For the first time in three years, anglers this fall had the chance again to catch big, bright fall-run Chinook salmon on the American Ri...
Bill protecting Scott and Shasta River salmon signed, first salmon caught on video above Keno Dam
SACRAMENTO - Commercial salmon fishing on California’s ocean waters has been closed for the past three years, while only a very limited recreational s...
CDFW: 'Salmon Everywhere' One Year After Klamath River Dam Removal
The naysayers said for many years that it couldn't be done — that salmon wouldn’t return to their original habitat in the Upper Klamath Basin once the...
Coastal Crab Snaring Season Opens Strong with Durasnare
Pacific Coast, CA – Lawrence Ngai of Durasnare kicked off the beach crab snaring season with a standout group session. He always puts his clients on D...
Pyramid Lake Cutthroat Action Holds Steady
Pyramid Lake, NV – Paul Kneeland and friends fished Pyramid Lake on November 11. The day ran slower than average with no large fish landed, yet the gr...
Rockfish Limits off San Francisco Wharf
San Francisco, CA – Tanya fished a crab/rockfish combo trip from Fisherman’s Wharf. The boat limited on rockfish in one hour. Anglers worked depths of...
Nimbus Hatchery Begins Fall-Run Chinook Spawning
American River, CA – Following the opening of the Nimbus Hatchery fish ladder last week, California Department of Fish and Wildlife staff started spaw...
Chasing the Championship Belt! The 2025 Crab Snare Fishing Derby for the Cause is underway!
The 3rd Annual Crab Snare Fishing Derby for the Cause has started, and everyone along the Northern California coast is talking about it. Some people s...
Early November Delta Stripers are biting
Stripers are active and we are having steady action. We are mixing up approaches each day. We are trolling when they want to chase, casting when they ...
Eagle Lake Fishing Report 11/4/2025
The fishing at Eagle Lake is still great. We have limited every trip since the middle of October. At that time, the water had cooled off enough and th...
Salmon on the American
Dan Bacher fished American River salmon with Kailyr Perry of Kailyrs Guide Service to wrap up October. The short season ended Oct. 31. This is the riv...
Don Pedro Trout are biting on spoons
Dan Williams and young angler Bradley enjoyed a productive trip on Don Pedro. They trolled blue spoons at 27 to 46 feet. The bite was consistent on Ra...
Strong First Month at Pyramid Lake Opener
Pyramid Lake kicked off with solid action and anglers are already scoring on jigging techniques. Mini jigs handcrafted by Mike from Made Baits have be...
Crab Season Opens with the Vivid Snares Derby
Joel and the team at Vivid Snares are kicking off crab season when it opens on November 1 with their Crab Fishing Derby. It is catch and release, fema...
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