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We’ve got a nice stretch of weather this weekend! Let’s get crab! Reserve online or call 650-726-6224

The Trinity River steelhead fishing continues to fish really well!! We are finding lots of action most of the day. With some big native adults showing up with these higher flows. Best bait has been side drifting specially cured eggs

The Smith is getting low and clearing, sitting at just below 8 feet at the Jed Smith gauge as of Thursday. There are fish to be had, but you’ll need to be stealthy with these conditions. Most anglers have moved

The Van Duzen was down to 325 cfs as of Thursday and has been fishable since last week. It should be a good option for the weekend, especially for bank anglers. Flows are predicted to be just above 280 cfs

The South Fork is green, and was holding right around 1,500 cfs at Miranda Thursday. It dropped into shape over the weekend, but boat traffic wasn’t too bad. Not a wide-open bite by any means, but there were some nice

The main stem is still big, but starting to turn green as of Thursday, flowing at just above 6,000 cfs at Scotia and dropping. It should be down to a fishable height, though still big, by next week. It’s forecast

The Mad is starting to come around, both in color and height. As of Thursday, it’s dipped below 1,000 cfs (8.15 feet) and should be in decent shape by the weekend with a couple feet of visibility. It may still

It’s been a solid couple of weeks since we’ve had any measurable precipitation, and most of the coastal rivers are now feeling the effects. Some good, others not so much. First the good. The Mattole, South Fork Eel, and Van

The lake level  is slowly rising at about 3-6 inches a week. The Douglas County boat ramp is open and has only the middle dock in right now. Use a little patience and courtesy launching and coming back in. Shore

TROUT DERBY UPDATE!! So far 56 out of the first 100 tagged trout have been caught in the first 18 days of the derby, that’s an average of just over 3 tagged trout caught per day! That also means 44 tagged

Shasta Lake, located in northern California, is one of the prime locations for trout fishing in the Western United States. Here’s my detailed report based on a recent fishing trip.  Location: Shasta Lake’s main tributaries - Sacramento River, and McCloud River

The pond is frozen over for now, I’ll get out there later in the Winter to check on the ice conditions and pass that info on.