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The Russian is turning green!! Flows at Hacienda are 1800 and about 1000 in Healdsburg. The hatchery numbers are great as well with 663 at Coyote and 448 in Warm Springs. They are also seeing larger fish this year with

Good morning anglers, Well we are all back from the ISE show in Sac. Couldn't believe how many more people their were from last year. It was great to meet so many new people! We look forward to seeing you on the

Izzy caught a beautiful 9 pound Cutbow fishing from Shore in the launch cove using her homemade spoons!! #lakeamador #trout #fishing #letsgo #adventure

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

After a successful day of trolling for Trout on Los Vaqueros Reservoir (LVR) on 1/12/26, Paul Clouse joined Al Hurwitz on 1/15/26 for another LVR fishing outing. We trolled for Rainbows and caught seven, releasing two and keeping five. Pictured

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