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Fishing has been very good for casting the rocky areas for rainbows. Jigging has been good for decent mackinaws ranging 3 to 5 lbs. Best areas have been on the south west side of the lake from Camp Richardson to

I had the pressure of fishing with old time friend Joe Garcia and his troupe of boys from South Lake Tahoe. Started off a little slow. Renee ( my better    half) and I went out deep for the big

This is for the folks that couldn't make it to the last one... Winter Fly Fishing Clinic on the Truckee River through the Nature Conservancy in Nevada. We will rendezvous to different access spots, and learn how to fish the Truckee

Fishing conditions:  Fair to Good Report: At just over 600 CFS at the Delta Gage, the river is in good shape from top to bottom with good clarity. Although you can't cross in the same places you can in the summer, you

Fishing was good at Success last week as the lake rose to about 30 percent of storage capacity. Bass anglers fooled fish with black jigs paired with brown craw trailers and underspins rigged with 3-inch rainbow shad Keitechs. Main lake

The lake rose to about 20 percent of storage capacity last week, and fishing stayed a bit slow. Bass anglers found biting fish over rocky structure, on points, and along the dam. Small jigs and drop-shot rigs worked down to

The CDFW continue to stock trout along the 20-mile stretch of the Kern River. Anglers have been scoring trout on Get Bent Baits, salmon eggs, spinners, and trout jigs, while fly anglers are finding success with nymphs and streamers. This

We planted 4,000 lbs of Lassen's yesterday and it looks like the bite is good.

We still have a couple of months to go before saltwater fishing in the Monterey Bay area is in full swing in terms of weather, sea conditions, fish movement and seasonal regulations. For many anglers time seems to crawl during

On February 5, 2026, Paul Clouse, Ted Cribari, and Al Hurwitz trolled multiple coves on the eastern and western sides of Los Vaqueros Reservoir (LVR), looking for Rainbow Trout. It was a long and arduous day, lacking the outstanding success

The Smith is low and clear and in need of some rain. And it’s on the way. As of Thursday, it was just under 6.0 feet (932 cfs) at the Jed Smith gauge. If the predictions are right, it should