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Dave with a nice 5.10 pound Gold he caught with green Powerbait on the Spillway! #lakeamador #trout #fishing #letsgo #adventure

The Truckee has been fishing very well this week. This is such a great time to live in the area and have the opportunity to go fish the river on a whim, with few others around and plenty of fired

Lake Success rose slightly to 28 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing was decent. Largemouth bass anglers reported catching better-grade fish on deep-diving crankbaits, jigs, and underspins rigged with Keitech swimbaits in rainbow shad. Productive areas remained points, submerged

Kaweah Lake rose to 18 percent of its storage capacity, and anglers reported catching bass on finesse baits, jigs, and spoons. Drop-shot rigs on a slow retrieve produced fish, but spoons and jigs accounted for better-grade bass. Catfish bit on

On the Upper Kern River, anglers are having the best success with slower techniques, with salmon eggs and trout jigs producing consistent action. Fly anglers are also finding good results, throwing nymph patterns in the morning and switching to blue-winged

Monterey Bay anglers enjoyed calm conditions this week with mostly sunny skies, gentle wave and swell action and long periods of offshore winds that contribute to easy sailing seas. That is going to change over this weekend as a significant

The Smith is low and clear and in need of some rain. As of Thursday, it was just under 6.25 feet (1,186) at the Jed Smith gauge. Despite the conditions, some fish are still being caught. Fishing pressure remains light

The Van Duzen was down to 146 cfs as of Thursday afternoon and could close by Friday due to low flows. CDFW closed the river on Tuesday, but it opened back up with the rain that fell Wednesday. When the

The South Fork is on the low side and getting clear, running at 874 cfs at Miranda as of Thursday. Despite the conditions, fish are being caught, though the crowds have thinned. It’s predicted to be under 800 cfs by

The river was big over the weekend, but the color was just about perfect. With flows again on the drop, conditions are about ideal. That’s the good news. The bad news is there doesn’t seem to be a ton of

According to Justin Kelly of RMI Outdoors, the fishing has been a little slow and the pressure has been light. “There are quite a few fish in the system, but they’re scattered and not bunching up like previous years,” said

Another week of steelhead fishing is in the books, and once again it passed without any meaningful precipitation. Most North Coast rivers are now running low and clear, with the notable exceptions of the larger systems like the Eel and