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4/1/23. Today we ran a 1/2 day trip and had a great time on the water!!! We finished up with 14 halibut for our group of anglers!!! We have lots of room TOMORROW for a 1/2 day trip and this

Nacimiento rose to 91 percent of capacity, and the water is still very dirty. Reports remain on the slow side, but the bite is improving. Some spotted bass took finesse baits and Senkos in 10 to 30 feet of water.

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Success Lake fell to 65 percent of capacity with outflows doubling inflows for most of the week. With any luck the debris choking the lake will be left high up on shore for the spring fishing season. We will report

Kaweah remains choked with debris, and boating is a hazardous proposition. Lemon Hill and Slick Rock launch ramps were open as of the time of reporting. There have been no reports from anglers. We look forward to reporting your catches

The recent storms and high flows have slowed things here. The water is cold and murky. In the Lower Kern, flows have increased over 4000 CFS making fishing very difficult in the canyon. The Lower Kern near Bakersfield has had

Shasta Lake is still on the rise and the water is cold!  Most days morning temps on the surface is around 45-46 degrees.  I like to see temps in the 48-50 degree mark for a starting point when chasing rainbows

The Smith will be blown out for a couple days but should be back into fishable shape Thursday and Friday. Flows should be right around 6,900 cfs (10.3 feet) at the Jed Smith gauge Thursday morning. Additional rain forecast for

The main Eel is high and dirty and back on the rise. It’s predicted to reach 30,000 cubic feet per second Wednesday. It will take at least a couple weeks of dry weather to drop it back into fishable shape.

It’s looking like this year’s winter is refusing to end, but unfortunately, the winter steelhead season will. Enough rain has fallen over the past few days to keep the majority of the coastal rivers high and off-color, essentially washing away

The recreational groundfish season will open on April 1, 2023 in the Southern Management Area, where for the first time in over two decades anglers can enjoy fishing for groundfish in all water depths from the opening date until September

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced a fishery closure for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in fishing zones 3, 4, 5 and