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Andres used yellow mini jigs from shore to get 3 nice trout, biggest was 4lbs! #lakeamador #trout #fishing #letsgo #adventure

Good afternoon anglers, We had the pacific pearl out yesterday for a crab only trip, here's how they did: Pacific Pearl • Dungeness Crab • 18 anglers • 180 Dungeness Crab  We have limited availability for the rest of the month. We are sold

Went downhill today, to Collins lake to fulfill the free trip giveaway. It's still a little slow for trolling and I refuse to fish powerbait. We averaged 2 bites per hour and ended up with 5 at about 3 pounds each. Another

Success Lake dropped slightly to 29 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing was fair overall. Largemouth bass were caught deeper on rocky points and humps. Drop shot rigs and darter head grubs produced fish in ox blood, dark purple,

Kaweah dropped to 18 percent of its storage capacity, and anglers reported fair fishing. Finesse tactics were the best option for spotted bass. Ned rigs, small jigs, and drop shot produced bites in 15 to 30 feet of water. Natural

The Upper Kern River is scheduled to receive a trout plant next week in Sections 5 and 6. Anglers are finding success with slower presentations, including salmon eggs and trout jigs, while fly anglers are doing well on nymph patterns

Since the atmospheric river storms passed through recently, we have been blessed with some beautiful conditions on Monterey Bay, with sunny skies, light winds and a good number of calm sea condition days. With rockfish season closed, and halibut off

The Smith is getting low and clearing, sitting at just above 9 feet at the Jed Smith gauge as of Thursday. There are fish to be had, but you’ll need to be stealthy with these conditions. Most anglers have moved

The Van Duzen was down to 425 cfs as of Thursday and should be plenty fishable. It should be a good option for the weekend, especially for bank anglers. Flows are predicted to be around 340 cfs by Saturday morning.

The main stem is still big, but starting to turn as of Thursday, flowing at just above 8,600 cfs and dropping. It should be down to a fishable height, though still big, by late next week. The next rise is

The Mad is starting to come around, both in color and height, but is still off color. As of Thursday, it’s dipped below 1,600 cfs (8.25 feet) and could be in decent shape by the weekend. It may still be

It’s been a solid ten days since we’ve seen any measurable precipitation, and most of the coastal rivers are starting to feel the effects — some in a good way, others not so much. Starting with the positives: the Mattole, South