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John Carlin from right here in Bridgeport caught a very nice 4lb 6oz Rainbow trolling with a Thomas Buoyant today.

The water level at Lake Nacimiento fell to 59 percent of its storage capacity. Cooler weather provided relief from boat traffic and high temperatures. Bass anglers took advantage of the conditions and reported good fishing. Rapidly falling temps put the

The water level dropped to 27 percent of the lake’s storage capacity, and fishing was slower than in weeks past. Bass in the one-to-two-pound range took drop shot, spider jigs, and Ned rigs on secondary points. Smokin’ Shad, motor oil

Kaweah Lake fell to 9 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing was fair to good. Bass anglers worked finesse baits in green pumpkin, ox blood, and purple in 15 to 30 feet of water. Rocky structure, bluff walls, and

Last week the Upper Kern was stocked with trout from Riverside Park to Johnsondale Bridge. The weather is cooling and the flows are down with good clarity. Anglers have been scoring trout around the eddies and river bends off easy

We finally received some good news and if you head up towards the mouth there are some nice fish eating Crystal Buggers in olive and brown. Balanced Leeches likewise can be a good choice under an indicator especially when there

The highway is open through the park and this will be your last chance to fish Manzanita before the snow flies. Fish should be chasing Damselfly Dragonfly nymphs. Fishing Balanced Damsels under an indicator is a good tactic when there

The lake is still warm enough that you can find fish up near the surface and they will eat a popper. Fish are beginning to key on Shad, so the Float N' Fly tactic will be super good soon. We've

The fall is cooling the higher elevations and Baum Lake will be cooling as we head into October. This lake fishes great in the fall as fish gorge on whatever they can get their mouths around while the hatches become

The visibility just below Iron Gate is just under 6 inches, above towards Copco it was maybe a foot. We'll have to see what happens over the next two weeks, but it may take a while to clear enough to

Fished the southern rockfish grounds today. Found great weather and fishing combined. We have a few spots for tomorrow. Final count California Dawn 2 16 limits of rockfish (160) to 7 pound 16 limits of ling cod (32) to 23 pounds 2 cabazone to 7 2