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The lake rose to 69% capacity, and anglers reported another solid week of bass fishing. The quality of the catch stood out, with many bass over three pounds. Weightless flukes and Senko-style baits were especially effective for pulling bigger fish

Lake Kaweah rose to 65% of its storage capacity and fishing improved. Anglers still needed to work to locate active bass in the rising water, but the bite was noticeably better overall. Senko-style baits continued to produce, along with drop-shot

Along the Upper Kern River, trout action remains steady with weekly plants keeping the bite consistent. The stretch from Riverside Park to Powerhouse #3 continues to be one of the top-producing areas, and throughout the 20-mile section anglers are finding

The Smith rose to over 9 feet early Thursday morning following Wednesday’s storm. It’s predicted to drop quickly and will be back to low and clear by the weekend. Fishing pressure has been light. The main stem of the Smith

The main stem Eel is dropping back into shape. As of Thursday, flows were at 3,500 cfs at Scotia and it should be plenty fishable by the weekend. Another rise is predicted for early next week following the rain Sunday.

For the first time in three years, not one of the salmon season alternatives in the KMZ developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) included the word “closed.” That alone tells you everything you need to know about where

The CDFG is scheduled to plant this week, and the county is planning a plant on Friday, though it’s not set in stone. They did plant after last season’s closure with nice 1–3 lb rainbows. The river is running well

Yes, salmon season has opened in the Central Management Region. Those are our waters, stretching from Pigeon Point down to Point Conception above Santa Barbara. Our area opened earliest this year. Regions to the north won’t open until June. That

Solid bay fishing with beautiful weather today. Easy limits if striped bass adding a handful of halibut. Room through the weekend Final count 11 limits of striped bass (22) 3 halibut For reservations (510)4175557 or reserve online

Good afternoon anglers, we had one boat out today: Pacific Pearl • 1/2 Day AM • 9 Anglers • 4 Halibut, 4 Striped Bass Room Tomorrow: Sea Wolf has 6 spots left for Rockfish/Lingcod Pacific Pearl has 2 spots left for their Oakland History Tour *For 24/7 Reservations,

A day on Siskiyou, a day on Shasta with Donna and Kevin. The past 2 days Mother nature threw a lot of weather changes at us, wind being the most difficult. Fortunately, each morning provided really good action with some

5 days into our 2026 Salmon season here - and here is my honest report. Springtime weather is well known to be hit & miss !! We opted to cancel day 1 & 2… pretty decent storm last weekend. And