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Good afternoon anglers!! As many of you are aware we've had no trips out since Wednesday due to weather!! Some of the biggest swells we have ever seen are preventing the fleet from safely getting out to the crab/rockfish grounds. Trips are

Now THAT’S a catch! Check out this beautiful 8-pound rainbow trout caught at Rancho Seco! Congratulations to this angler on a catch worth celebrating! Who’s ready for a day at the lake? Share your Rancho Seco fishing photos in the comments!

A source of endless fascination for most anglers is to watch the seasons change. This week while surfcasting from a midtown Santa Cruz beach, I noticed Steamer Lane’s Middle Peak was showing some impressive size to the sets. “Winter is

Success Lake remained at a very low water level of roughly 10% to 11% storage capacity, but fishing action held up well as fish concentrated around deeper structure. Anglers caught quality largemouth bass near submerged trees, main-lake points, and the

With Lake Kaweah sitting at a very low water level of 10% storage capacity, fishing remained surprisingly good as fish concentrated in the main basin. The spotted bass bite was good around main-lake points, steep drop-offs, and submerged rock piles

The CDFW stocked trout along a 20-mile stretch of the Upper Kern River this week, providing anglers with solid fishing action. This week’s plants included Section 4 (Riverside Park in Kernville to Powerhouse #3), Section 5 (Fairview Dam to Lazy

The season’s first major storms are headed for the North Coast, and they’re shaping up to be good ones. According to the National Weather Service office in Eureka, more than two inches of rain are forecast from Friday through early

Submitted by: Ryder Morrison Date: Sunday, November 8 I caught a beautiful lake trout out of Silver Lake this past Sunday, November 8. Rainbow trout fishing has been pretty slow over the past week. I've also heard similar reports from several friends who

Outstanding fishing yet again with full limits of crabs and rockfish..

Another bang up day on the combo grounds. The rockfish was all of one drift for limits and the crabbing was stellar again.   We trolled for bonitos while waiting on the gear to soak and got into a small school of

Tuesdays trip was great! With 240 rockfish and 240 crab for 24 anglers. Islands Rockfish have been biting wide open for us every trip so far. Crab fishing was great for us yesterday also. There’s lots of room during the

Al Hurwitz and Chris Schmidt trolled both the east and west shores and coves of Los Vaqueros Reservoir on November 10, 2026. We had only one bite, resulting in a nice Mt. Lassen Rainbow Trout, pictured here with Chris. The