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26 Beautiful Big September Salmon

by AARON ANFINSON / Bass Tub Sportfishing
26 beautiful big september salmon for today’s 21 anglers with plenty that got to swim another day! We’re out for rockfish tommorrow but have room all week for rockfish/ling cod or salmon! Book online at basstub.com or call Capt Aaron
(More...) (Saturday, September 12, 2026)

Fish Emeryville's Scores for 9/12/2026 :

by FISH EMERYVILLE / Emeryville Sportfishing
Good evening anglers!! A windy one forsure today as the fleet toughed it out today and were rewarded!! Lots of Big King Salmon are hitting the deck!! Lotta pressure on the salmon today with a large numbers of vessels out. Still
(More...) (Saturday, September 12, 2026)

Saturday salmon report

by MIKE RESCINO / Lovely Martha Sportfishing
9/12/26. Today we finished up with 22 quality SALMON. We have lots of room MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY. Make your reservation on our website at www.lovelymartha.com Or call Capt. Mike 650-619-6629 Let’s go salmon fishing!!!
(More...) (Saturday, September 12, 2026)

Rock fishing and Bonita

by WILLIAM SMITH / Riptide Sportfishing
We had excellent weather and the rock fish bit the bottom of the boat!! after catching 15 limits of Rock Fish we switched gears and trolled for Bonita! we left them biting after landing 13 of these hard fighting fish!! www.riptide.net
(More...) (Saturday, September 12, 2026)

We enjoyed some great salmon fishing this week!

by JAMES SMITH / California Dawn
We enjoyed some great salmon fishing this week! Both boats checked in with the larger grade fish up to 30 pounds. And finished up over a fish per rod. Final count California Dawn 2 26 salmon to 25 pounds for 21 New California Dawn 25
(More...) (Friday, September 11, 2026)

Another fine day of Salmon fishing

by JARED DAVIS / Salty Lady
Another fine day of Salmon fishing !! Still getting used to fishing from the Cal Dawn 1. We’re making some minor tweaks to the rod positioning for Salmon trolling as the boat has primarily been used for drifting in the past
(More...) (Friday, September 11, 2026)

Another BIG day on the salmon grounds

by JAY LOPES / Right Hook Sportfishing
Another BIG day on the salmon grounds… I am taking reservations for October Bodega Bay rockfish/ling cod trips and November crabs combo trips . Call 916-417-5670
(More...) (Friday, September 11, 2026)

Lower Klamath River Quota Met

by CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE
Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook Salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will have met the Lower Klamath River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota below the Highway 96 Bridge near
(More...) (Friday, September 11, 2026)

White seabass among targeted species

by ALLEN BUSHNELL / Santa Cruz Sportfishing
It’s nice to be back in my favorite fishing spot on earth, Santa Cruz. This week’s southern hemispheric swell was bolstered by another southern pulse generated by hurricane Marie, which is traveling north northwest in the open ocean, roughly parallel
(More...) (Friday, September 11, 2026)

The lake held near 18 percent of capacity, and fishing was fair last week

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
The lake held near 18% of capacity, and fishing was fair last week. Hot weather once again kept many anglers home, and the bass seemed lethargic as well. The best bet was to fish early or late near the submerged
(More...) (Friday, September 11, 2026)

The lake dropped to 12 percent of capacity, and fishing was decent last week

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
The lake dropped to 12% of capacity, and fishing was decent last week. Some anglers reported catching and releasing more than 10 bass in a single session, while others reported being skunked. Morning topwater and reaction baits, like crankbaits and
(More...) (Friday, September 11, 2026)

Anglers are finding fish in the deeper pools, slower eddies, and around river bends

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
The Upper Kern was scheduled to receive a trout stocking this week in both Sections 5 and 6. Anglers are finding fish in the deeper pools, slower eddies, and around river bends, with yellow and gold bead-head nymphs, salmon eggs,
(More...) (Friday, September 11, 2026)

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