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Fish Emeryville's Scores for 4/5/2026 :

by FISH EMERYVILLE / Emeryville Sportfishing
Good afternoon anglers! We have 4 trips to report today: KingFish • 1/2 Day AM • 15 Anglers • 10 Striped Bass, 1 Halibut  Scallywag • 1/2 Day AM • 6 Anglers • 5 Striped Bass, 3 Halibut  Sea Wolf • Full Day • 20 Anglers
(More...) (Sunday, April 5, 2026)

🐇 Happy Easter 🐰

by WALLACE KLUGHERS
Beautiful day on the ocean with great fishing . We got limits of rockfish and 13 ling cod for our group of 14 .We even had two people pull up double lings at one time .
(More...) (Sunday, April 5, 2026)

Capt. Dave checks in with a fish a rod!

by MIKE RESCINO / Lovely Martha Sportfishing
4/5/26. Capt. Dave checked in from today’s 1/2 day trip with a fish a rod, catching 7 halibut & 4 striped bass!!! We have lots of room TOMORROW, TUESDAY(1/2 day), THURSDAY(1/2 day), FRIDAY, SATURDAY(1/2 day) & SUNDAY. Make your your
(More...) (Sunday, April 5, 2026)

Mono County Implements Mandatory Boat Inspections to Prevent Golden Mussel Spread

by CHAD WOODS / Sportfishingreport.com
MONO COUNTY, Calif. — Beginning April 9, 2026, Mono County will require mandatory inspections for all trailered watercraft prior to launching in local lakes and reservoirs. The new ordinance is designed to prevent the spread of invasive golden mussels, a rapidly emerging
(More...) (Saturday, April 4, 2026)

Lingcod and Rockfish

by CHRIS SMITH / Happy Hooker Sportfishing
What a day out on the water! 🌊🎣 Today we headed out on the Pacific Dream to the Farallon Islands targeting rockfish and lingcod—and the fishing was absolutely SPECTACULAR! Limits all around with 23 limits of rockfish and 23 limits of
(More...) (Saturday, April 4, 2026)

Great start

by WILLIAM SMITH / Riptide Sportfishing
My what a beautiful day to be on the water! flat calm, warm and great fishing! come and join us for the day!
(More...) (Saturday, April 4, 2026)

Fishing was excellent

by JON YOKOMIZO / Sea Wolf Sportfishing
Today the Sea Wolf dealt with an uphill current that extended the duration of the leftover swell from last night’s high winds but by end of the day the weather laid out really nice. Fishing was excellent, ending the day
(More...) (Friday, April 3, 2026)

Nearly three inches of rain fell within the Smith watershed Wednesday

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
Nearly three inches of rain fell within the Smith watershed Wednesday. The river went from just under 6 feet at Jed Smith to 9.4 feet. Not much in the way of fishing reports as most anglers have called it a
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

The main stem Eel is rising slightly following Tuesday’s rain event

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
The main stem Eel is rising slightly following Tuesday’s rain event. As of Thursday, flows were 2,200 cfs at Scotia. It’s predicted to reach just above 2,400 cfs, but could fall short. The small increase in flows should do wonders,
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

Brookings Salmon Bite Off to Strong Start

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
The early salmon opener delivered a surprise most weren’t expecting — and anglers along the southern Oregon coast are taking full advantage. Out of Brookings, the season kicked off with some of the most consistent early action seen in a very
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

The halibut were biting like piranhas at times today

by JAMES SMITH / California Dawn
The halibut were biting like piranhas at times today. We released over 100 undersized.. lots of action. A few nice bass hanging out as well.. Six halibut 14th striped bass We will be back out in the morning 5104175557 or reserve online
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

Fish per rod on Bass and 4 halibut

by JONATHON SMITH / Happy Hooker Sportfishing
We landed 14 bass for 14 anglers today and 4 halibut. Majority of the bass were 6-10 pounds. Lots of shaker halibut and bass released today and a sea lion ate 3 of our biggest striped bass. Overall a decent
(More...) (Wednesday, April 1, 2026)

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