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Talking with my friend and fellow angler Jason Blanchette. Their last trip out they trolled Rapalas early and caught a few mackinaws. Then they switched to Blades and a live minnow (which using live minnows, they have to be caught

TROPHY ALERT Noah and Alex went up to Jackson Creek in a kayak and came back with a MONSTER 9.64 pound Cutbow they caught on a curly tail grub! #lakeamador #trout #fishing #letsgo #adventure

Collins lake is on fire!! Easy limits this morning, young gal wanted to keep the small one lol. Daiwa Corporation - USA Scotty Fishing Products Pro-Cure Bait Scents Yakima Bait Company

I am sorry about last weeks column. As I was trying to send it out, I lost my internet connection and was not able to get the report out to everybody. Steelhead fishing has been picking up some. I have been

Good Afternoon Anglers!!! Our Scores for today 1/25/2026: Pacific Pearl • Dungeness Crab • 19 Anglers • 190 Dungeness Crab *We are almost finished with the Crab and Dab Combo trips!!! Open Spots available: Jan 31st - (1) spot left! Book now before it's

Fishing here on the California side has been picking up this week. The nymph fishing using worms, baetis and midges has been great, and there has been some opportunity for throwing dries at the Glenshire Bridge area using baetis and

The Director has declared that the last closed area of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Humboldt County [southern boundary of the Reading Rock State Marine Protected Areas (41o 17.6' N. latitude) to Cape Mendocino (40° 10.0’ N. latitude)] will open at 12:01

Mild weather and calm seas resulted in an uptick of positive results for anglers fishing the Monterey Bay this week. Santa Cruz’ Bayside Marine owner Todd Fraser encapsulated conditions well, reporting, “The water was flat calm all day. The anglers

 Paul Clouse, Al Hurwitz, and Abel Wong trolled several coves on both sides of Los Vaqueros Reservoir on January 22, 2026, catching eight and keeping seven good sized Mt. Lassen Rainbow Trout (one was released). Paul also hooked into a

Flows were under 1,600 cfs (6.6 feet) on the Jed Smith gauge Friday. Despite the low, clear conditions, fishing has been decent for the boats still trying. Fishing pressure has been very light as a lot of anglers have moved

The Van Duzen was down to 190 cfs Friday and is in great shape. Catch reports are hard to come by, but it’s a great option if you’re looking for a spot to bank fish.

The South Fork is running at just above 1,000 cfs at Miranda as of Friday. It’s been in really good shape for over a week and has provided some pretty good fishing at times from the top to the bottom.