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Trout fishing report for Northern California.
Category Archives: Valley
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Oct
Oct
After a long period of slow trout fishing, the fishing has again perked up with the beginning of fall trout plants at Lake Amador.“We’ve now stocked 2600 pounds within a 6 day period, so Lake Amador is starting to look like fishing in a barrel,” reported Elizabeth Lockhart at the Lake Amador Resort. “We saw […]
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Oct
Oct
Fishing is good in the West Delta, but the weather has been challenging with hot temperatures and thick smoke at times. Trollers and bait anglers are nailing stripers, sturgeon anglers are finding success while working deep water.Striper fishing is steady in the West Delta with both trollers and bait anglers scoring limits most days. Most […]
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Sep
Sep
Salmon fishing has been consistently fair for anglers fishing from Woodson Bridge to the Barge Hole. Locals are hopeful, that the action will improve greatly in October.“There are good numbers of fish in places like the Barge Hole, but they just don’t want to bite,” related Mike Bogue Of Mike Bogue’s Guide Service. “We are […]
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Sep
Sep
The Rocky Mountain Recreation Company stocked Lake Pardee with 1000 pounds of Mt. Lassen rainbow trout on September 18 after six weeks of no plants.Both shore anglers and boaters have been catching trout. Robbie Dunham of Koke Machine Guide Service reported three limits of rainbows on his latest trolling adventure. The fish fell for Speedy […]
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Sep
Sep
I always look forward to the fall and early winter because this is one of the most productive times of year to fish a jigging spoon. Until I met Rick Tietz I knew very little about spoon fishing. You would be hard pressed to find someone who knows more about fishing spoons than Tietz. He […]
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Sep
Sep
Sacramento River: Fishing in the West Delta is very productive at this time, provided you avoid targeting salmon. Stripers are on a solid bite and sturgeon are stacked up, but salmon trolling has proven to be tough. “We fished for salmon this morning,” related Kip Elton of Sacramento. “We trolled for 3 hours without a […]
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Sep
Sep
PITTSBURG – August and September mark the peak of warm water fishing in the West Delta. Catfish are on a very good bite and black bass are hitting well. Stripers are beginning to show in stronger numbers point to a great fall bass run. “The striper bite is really good right now and the fishing […]
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Sep
Sep
REDDING- The trout fishing at Lake Shasta has gone from good to outstanding in the span of a few days. The trout are now locked into the thermocline and are gobbling down shad. “The rainbow trout fishing is really good in the central portion of the lake. I’m finding the trout anywhere from 80 to […]
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Sep
Sep
FOLSOM – A 5 mile per hour speed limit throughout Folsom Lake will go into effect when the reservoir reaches elevation 400′. The lake level was 411.76 feet at press time. The lake is holding 463,039 acre feet of water, 47 percent of capacity and 78 percent of average. Boaters need to use caution while […]