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The halibut bite has been steadily picking up

by JAMES SMITH / California Dawn
The halibut bite has been steadily picking up as the tides ease up, the waters were clear all over the bay. We finished up the day with 14 halibut and 18 striped bass for our group. CD 1 finished up with a dozen
(More...) (Friday, May 8, 2026)

Halibut and bass

by CHRIS SMITH / Happy Hooker Sportfishing
Another fantastic day on the Bay aboard the Pacific Dream! 🎣 Today’s trip finished with 12 limits of striped bass and 3 beautiful halibut for our group. Action stayed steady throughout the day, and everyone enjoyed gorgeous weather out on San
(More...) (Friday, May 8, 2026)

The bass bite continues!!!

by MIKE RESCINO / Lovely Martha Sportfishing
5/8/26. LIMITS OF BASS AGAIN!!! Today we finished up with 11 LIMITS(22) of striped bass and topped it off with 7 halibut!! We have lots of room SUNDAY for a 1/2 day trip. Make your reservation on our website at
(More...) (Friday, May 8, 2026)

Fish Emeryville's Scores for 5/8/2026:

by FISH EMERYVILLE / Emeryville Sportfishing
Good afternoon anglers! We have 2 trips to report today: C Gull II • 1/2 Day AM • 14 Anglers • 28 Striped Bass, 1 Halibut  Oakland Anglers II • Full Day • 17 Anglers • 25 Striped Bass, 2 Halibut  Dock Totals: 2 Boats •
(More...) (Friday, May 8, 2026)

4lb BFEF TTT

by KEN HOFFMAN - BFEF / Bridgeport Fish Enhancement Foundation
    BFEF welcomes Lee Estabrook from Dayton, Nv to the BFEF Tagged Trophy Trout Club. He caught this chunky 4lb BFEF TTT while fishing at Bridgeport Reservoir.   He got it verified at Ken's and collected both his bragging rights picture and his
(More...) (Thursday, May 7, 2026)

Sacramento River fishing 🎣 Report

by JUSTIN THOMPSON / Justin Thompson Fishing
click on link below 👇 for your full fishing report  https://www.justinthompsonfishing.com/fishing-reports/sacramento-river-king-salmon-rainbow-trout-fishing-report572026
(More...) (Thursday, May 7, 2026)

Shasta is kicking out some fatties

by SCOTT CALDWELL / SC Guide Service
The 2026 Shasta Lake Tournament put on by Kokanee Power, this past weekend, is a wrap. I decided last minute to enter and called my friend Phil White to join me. We fished hard both days and caught some fantastic
(More...) (Wednesday, May 6, 2026)

We have begun to see the rainbows spawn heavily on the LT

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS
We have begun to see the rainbows spawn heavily on the LT and we encourage any anglers heading out here to be familiar with the best practices when fishing a river during a trout spawn. Please avoid wading in any
(More...) (Wednesday, May 6, 2026)

Things on the river are great right now

by TROUT CREEK OUTFITTERS
Things on the river are great right now. We saw a good recharge of water, and now flows are quickly settling back down to prime fishing conditions. Flows are right at average for this time of year, we’d call them
(More...) (Wednesday, May 6, 2026)

Browns still really active on Grant lake in the evening

by DAN LENGNING / Dans Guide Service
Browns still really active on Grant lake in the evening on the Rapalas with a big rainbow thrown in took Bill out for two evenings with my buddy Greg putting 13 browns and a 4plus pound rainbow in the boat
(More...) (Wednesday, May 6, 2026)

The river is full of fish

by DOUG BUSEY / Carson Now
The river is full of fish. The county planted the river twice last fall and again for the opening day weekend. But the water is running fast, very cold and a little cloudy. Fishing has been slow for both lure
(More...) (Wednesday, May 6, 2026)

The lake is really waking up now and fishing well for the early season

by THE FLY SHOP
Fishing conditions:  Good Report: The lake is really waking up now and fishing well for the early season. Look for midge and mayfly hatches happening towards the shorelines. As we roll into the weekend and things really warm the damsels and dragons
(More...) (Tuesday, May 5, 2026)

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