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Fantastic HALF DAY TRIP!!

by MIKE RESCINO / Lovely Martha Sportfishing
7/12/25. LIMITS OF BASS AGAIN!!! Today was a fantastic 1/2 day on the bay. We finished up with 18 LIMITS(36) of striped bass & 15 beautiful halibut!!! We have room TOMORROW & EVERYDAY NEXT WEEK. Make your reservation on our
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Fish Emeryville's Scores for 7/11/2025 :

by FISH EMERYVILLE / Emeryville Sportfishing
Good Morning Anglers- Yesterday's catches were- Fish Counts - 07-11-2025 C Gull II • 1/2 Day AM • 16 Anglers • 32 Striped Bass, 7 Halibut Diamond • Full Day • 4 Anglers • 40 Rockfish, 1 Striped Bass, 1 Lingcod Lady K • 1/2
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Another big day of fishing on the big blue

by JAMES SMITH / California Dawn
We had another big day of fishing on the big blue. A mix between rockfish, ling cod and halibut. Final count California Dawn 2 22 limits of rockfish 220 37 ling cod to 18 pounds 18 halibut to 25 pounds 1 cabazone California Dawn 1 3/4 limits of
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SUPERcombo… 😂

by JARED DAVIS / Salty Lady
I think we can call that one a “Supercombo”…. Rockfish, Lingcod, Halibut and Stripers…. but we used to call it a “live bait potluck” back in the day. Regardless of what we call it - THAT was a fantastic and diverse
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Bass anglers found active fish holding in the trees and along main lake points

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
The lake’s water level continued to drop, sitting near 75% of its storage capacity at the time of reporting. Bass anglers found active fish holding in the trees and along main lake points, with most bites coming from 5 to
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Lake Kaweah dropped to 52 percent of capacity, and fishing remained decent overall

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
Lake Kaweah dropped to 52% of capacity, and fishing remained decent overall. Bass anglers picked up a few fish on topwater poppers and Zara Spooks during the morning hours. Spotted bass were also active along bluff walls and main lake
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The Upper Kern River is currently flowing at around 500 CFS

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
The Upper Kern River is currently flowing at around 500 CFS, providing favorable conditions for both wading and fishing. Trout action remains strong, especially in the stretches from Kernville up to Johnsondale Bridge. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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BFEF Stocking Alert

by KEN HOFFMAN - BFEF / Bridgeport Fish Enhancement Foundation
July 11, 2025. BFEF and our volunteers stocked hundreds of pounds of BFEF Tagged Trophy Trout into Big Virginia Lake, Little Virginia Lake and Bridgeport Reservoir. These beautiful fish averaged 4-6 pounds each. This stocking was made possible by our generous supporters and
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Mixed bag rockfish lingcod halibut

by JONATHON SMITH / Happy Hooker Sportfishing
Today was scheduled for halibut and bass but we opted to fish rockfish in the morning. Weather was great, we limited out on lingcod and caught 3/4 limits of rockfish before switching to halibut. For 13 anglers we landed 20
(More...) (Thursday, July 10, 2025)

Half Day Trip Today

by AARON ANFINSON / Bass Tub Sportfishing
Today’s half day ended up with limits of striped bass(24) and 4 nice halibut! We have so much room this weekend it’s unbelievable! Book online at basstub.com
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Eureka Kicking Out Some Big Butts

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
Anglers fishing out of Eureka enjoyed some of the best Pacific halibut fishing of the season this week. Not only was there a good volume of fish, there were some big ones in the mix. The leaderboard for Englund Marine’s
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7/10

by WILLIAM SMITH / Riptide Sportfishing
Ahoy! And yet another great day on the water! 15 limits of great rock fish and 7 lings.  It's great to fish locally and have so much fun!! come and join us! www.riptide.net
(More...) (Thursday, July 10, 2025)

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