Cal's Fishing Reports, Tips, and Tactics
Sugar Pine Reservoir: Top Spot For Sierra Anglers Hunting For Trout & Bass
It wasn’t long after I moved to Auburn, California back in 1995 that I discovered the outstanding trout and bass [...]
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Cal’s Kayak Trout Tackle Gear List
You asked for it and here it is, a list representing the minimal trout tackle I have in my kayak. [...]
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Eagle: Fall Rainbow Bite Comes To Life
Trout fishing is improving daily at Eagle Lake. We are still experiencing Indian Summer daytime temperatures, but the cooler temperatures [...]
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Davis: Trollers Hook Trout
The water temperature at Lake Davis has cooled down to 58 degrees and trout fishing for trollers has shifted into [...]
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Almanor: Patient Anglers Rewarded With Trophy Trout
There is still no precipitation here in Plumas County with none in sight for the next seven days. Afternoon temperatures [...]
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Amador: Trout Plants Kick Into Gear
After a long period of slow trout fishing, the fishing has again perked up with the beginning of fall trout [...]
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French Meadows: Brown & Bows Chomp
French Meadows Reservoir continues to yield the top fishing for rainbows and browns in the American River watershed lakes at [...]
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West Delta: Striper Bite Comes To Life
Fishing is good in the West Delta, but the weather has been challenging with hot temperatures and thick smoke at [...]
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Lake Tahoe: Mixed Bag Trolling Creates Excitement
The staff at Tahoe Sportfishing is targeting mackinaw with limit style results, but they are also reporting bonus browns and [...]
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Eastern Sierra: Fall Trout Fishing Starts To Sizzle!
We are fully into fall fishing now with mixed sizes of fish and really great midge fishing on our local [...]
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Eagle Lake: Fly & Grub Trollers Score!
Eagle Lake is virtually the same temperature from top to bottom and the trout fishing is really ramping up as [...]
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Sacramento River: Salmon Fishing Ranges From Fair To Good
Salmon fishing has been consistently fair for anglers fishing from Woodson Bridge to the Barge Hole. Locals are hopeful, that [...]
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Lake Pardee: Fall Trout Planting Kicks Off
The Rocky Mountain Recreation Company stocked Lake Pardee with 1000 pounds of Mt. Lassen rainbow trout on September 18 after [...]
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Spooning Up Fall Stripers!
I always look forward to the fall and early winter because this is one of the most productive times of [...]
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Striper Bite Builds
Sacramento River: Fishing in the West Delta is very productive at this time, provided you avoid targeting salmon. Stripers are [...]
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Lingcod & Halibut Provide Outstanding Action
East Bay Saltwater:Anglers departing from the Berkeley Marina are finding epic action while targeting lingcod and halibut.Captain James Smith of [...]
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