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Fish Emeryville's Update for 11/13/2026 :

by FISH EMERYVILLE / Emeryville Sportfishing
Good afternoon anglers! No boats out today or tomorrow due to weather. We are keeping a close eye on weather for Sunday and Monday, and we will keep angler's updated accordingly as we get closer!    (Open On Days the Fleet is Running) * The
(More...) (Friday, November 13, 2026)

Interested to see the effects of coming storms on Santa Cruz conditions

by ALLEN BUSHNELL / Santa Cruz Sportfishing
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
(More...) (Friday, November 13, 2026)

Success Lake remained at a very low water level

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
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
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Fishing remained surprisingly good as fish concentrated in the main basin

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
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
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The CDFW stocked trout along a 20-mile stretch of the Upper Kern River this week

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
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
(More...) (Friday, November 13, 2026)

Big Rains Set to Bring Fresh Salmon Into North Coast Rivers

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
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
(More...) (Thursday, November 12, 2026)

Angler Report – Silver Lake

by FISH REPORTS STAFF
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
(More...) (Thursday, November 12, 2026)

They Bit well before the storm

by JAY LOPES / Right Hook Sportfishing
Outstanding fishing yet again with full limits of crabs and rockfish..
(More...) (Wednesday, November 11, 2026)

Another bang up day on the combo grounds

by JAMES SMITH / California Dawn
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
(More...) (Wednesday, November 11, 2026)

Wide open crab and rockfish

by JONATHON SMITH / Happy Hooker Sportfishing
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
(More...) (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)

Los Vaqueros Outing

by PAUL CLOUSE AND AL HURWITZ
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
(More...) (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)

EASY LIMITS OF BOTH!!!

by MIKE RESCINO / Lovely Martha Sportfishing
11/10/26. LIMITS AGAIN!!! Today we made quick work of things finishing up with 15 LIMITS(150) of CRAB & 15 LIMITS(150) of ROCKFISH, 1 lingcod & 4 bonito. We have lots of room EVERYDAY NEXT WEEK for crab/rockfish combos. Make your
(More...) (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)

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