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To help or not to help? That is the question
By Chuck Giles
8/07/11 – Whether we realize it or not, those of us who
enjoy boating have joined an exclusive fraternity. We signed nothing obligating
us to help each other in times of distress. However, there are laws, and moral obligations... Full Story
Spiny Lobster Season Opens Saturday
9/30/11 -- The sport season for California’s spiny lobster opens at one minute after midnight, Saturday, Oct. 1, and continues through March 21, 2012. Regulations governing the sport take of spiny lobster have helped to... Full Story
ODFW to treat two waters with Rotenone
10/20/11 -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will treat Stateline Reservoir and a Summit-area rock pit on October 28 to remove unwanted fish species. Stateline Reservoir, 15 miles north of Hines, will be treated with... Full Story
California’s fishing passport
By Gary Heffley
11/01/11 -- Did you know that the California Department of Fish and Game
offers a passport program for anglers in the state to register the various
species they have caught and to receive recognition for their... Full Story
Picking out the perfect bass fishing rod
By Gary Heffley
11/18/11 -- It used to be so simple, go down to the sporting goods store pick up a nice fiberglass spinning rod, slap on a Mitchell 300 spinning reel, put on some 6-12 pound test and go fishing. Okay, so I am dating myself a bit, but... Full Story
The Nightcrawler
By Gary Heffley
11/19/11 -- Okay admit it, you have been on the lake and trying everything in your extensive and expensive tackle selection in your tricked out boat looking for an answer to why the fish are not hitting any of your lures... Full Story
Get paid to catch fish!!!
By Mike Mogler
12/06/11 -- Topaz Resort and Casino will have its annual trout derby for 2012 starting January 1 with a drawing on April 15 for $1000 in prizes and fishing gear. Carilyn Albin manager of the Topaz General Store will be handling the weigh-in... Full Story
Shasta-Trinity launch passes available
By Gary Heffley
12/14/11 -- Anglers and boaters who frequent Shasta, Trinity or Lewiston lakes on a regular basis should take advantage of the specials being offered on 2012 annual launch passes from the Shasta Recreation Company... Full Story
South Coast MPA's effective January 1
12/15/11 -- New marine protected areas (MPAs) will go into effect Jan. 1, 2012 from Point Conception in Santa Barbara County to the U.S./Mexico border. Last week, the state Office of Administrative Law approved the... Full Story
Elk River Hatchery parking lot to be improved
12/20/11 -- Elk River anglers are asked to take a short online survey for Elk River Hatchery parking lot improvements. ODFW plans to upgrade the parking lot and boat launch access road in the future. In partnership with the... Full Story
Fishing for science
01/10/12 -- I was pleasantly surprised when I played Tim Klassen’s voice message, “I’m taking some marine biologists out to collect some yellowtail rockfish. So if you want to go fishing Monday, give me a call.” I did not... Full Story
Lake Oroville; 'tis the season
By Chuck Giles
01/11/12 – Lake Oroville is probably one of the best lakes for sheer numbers of Spotted Bass in Northern California. This is not just on a seasonal basis, but year round.
To start, I have a list of baits that produce decent results... Full Story
Davis Lake Ice Fishing Derby set
By Gary Heffley
01/13/12 -- The 2nd annual Davis Lake Ice Fishing Derby to benefit the American Cancer Society is set for February 4. Check In and Weigh-in will be held at the J and J”s Grizzly Store and Camping Resort located a short drive from the dam... Full Story
New lures from Real Fish Bait Company
01/16/12 – Real Fish Bait Company is introducing some new lures into their already substantial line of realistic baits. Four inch saltwater Sanddabs are now available and can be used for jigging or trolling. They come in three colors... Full Story
Umbrella rig fires up bass -- Ross England
01/17/12 -- The following article is extracted with permission from the quarterly newsletter issued recently by Ross England, guide and owner of Clear Lake Guide Service in Kelseyville. England reports that 2012 should be... Full Story
U.S. coastal anglers to rally in DC March 21
01/25/12 -- In another historic show of solidarity, U.S. recreational and commercial fishermen will gather near the U.S. Capitol on March 21, 2012 in an organized demonstration supporting sensible reform of... Full Story
Still more from Real Fish Bait Company
By Chuck Giles
01/25/12 – Real Fish Bait Company is preparing to introduce some additions to their lineup of tackle and lures.
Keeping up with the craze on the Alabama Rig, owner Ho Pham will offer two versions of the “Cali Rig Spreaders”... Full Story
Old year out, new year in at Collins Lake
Article and photo by Kathy Hess
01/27/12 -- Collins Lake ended the
year 2011 with our “Fall-Winter” plants totaling 9,000 pounds of trout.
The new year has brought lots of rain already plus another Department of
Fish and Game (DFG) plant last week. This was... Full Story
"Brownie's Choice"
Report from Catching2ManyFish -- Coopman
01-29-12 -- Here we are in middle of our winter steelhead season. The weather this year has been an up and down rollercoaster ride. We spent most of December fishing low, clear water. Although the water was low, the fishing was great... Full Story
Davis Lake says, “I’m melting”
By Gary Heffley
01/30/12—With the Davis Lake Ice Fishing Derby less than a week away there is serious danger of not having much ice to fish from. Despite cold nights the mid-day temperatures have been soaring into the upper 40’s... Full Story
Shasta Lake back to normal
By Gary Heffley
01/31/12 -- With the EverStart tourney this past weekend completed on Lake Shasta fishing should be getting back to normal for this time year. Most bass anglers in the tournament were using some form of... Full Story
Alabama Rig use tip
By Gary Heffley
01/31/12 -- Mike Thomas of Phil’s Propellers of Shasta Lake
provided a very valuable tip for anglers looking to try out and seek
success using Alabama Rigs/Umbrella Rigs. Mike has found that the most
successful results have... Full Story
Catching is on at Baum
By Gary Heffley
01/31/12 -- Folks, it is not even fishing at Baum Lake, it can be
called catching. Of course that was just yesterday but with the weather
patterns holding there is a chance that the catching could continue for a
while at least... Full Story
Coho salmon released into Salmon Creek
01/31/12 -- The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) recently released adult coho salmon in Salmon Creek, Sonoma County to reestablish a coho salmon population. This is the fourth consecutive year adult salmon were... Full Story
Infusion of chrome for the upper Rogue
01/31/12 -- Anglers that frequent the upper Rogue will mostly tell you that true winter steelhead normally don’t show up until February. However, with both Gold Ray and Savage Rapids dams removed, there is no longer... Full Story
ODFW holds public meeting on fishing regs
02/01/12 -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) staff will outline a new process for anglers proposing new or modified fishing regulations for 2013 at a public meeting Feb. 9 in Roseburg. ODFW staff will... Full Story
Public can help shape Oregon halibut season
02/02/12 -- Oregon fishermen will hear the details of an increase in Pacific halibut quota for 2012 and help determine the number and dates of openings in the spring all-depth fishery at two public meetings: one on the coast... Full Story
Pyramid Lake Captain's Log
Article
and photos by West Guin
02/02/12 --
Kevin Campbell decided to take his boat and son Clayton Sterling so I gave
Howard Darney a call and off to the lake we headed. We dropped in right at 8:00
a.m. Rigged up to fish off of Pelican Point. We stayed... Full Story
Artificial beats real on Upper Klamath
By Scott Caldwell
02/02/12 – It is not often fake bait out-fishes the real thing. However, my clients, Gary and Paul, had no success with roe and worms, but did land seven out ten steelheads on plugs.
Earlier in the day, casting a CD5 Rapala across... Full Story
Stars align for winter steelhead anglers
02/02/12 -- Once, or maybe even twice a year, everything falls into place for winter steelhead anglers. This weekend, the stars have finally aligned themselves. Good weather, green rivers, and plenty of steelhead... Full Story
Going Mad for steelhead
02/02/12 -- The Mad River is full of steelhead and the water is clearing. “This is the greatest river in the country,” claimed an excited angler as I walked by with my camera. He wasn’t fishing but waiting impatiently... Full Story
Striped bass proposal axed by F&GC
By Frank Galusha
02/02/12 -- The California Fish and Game Commission today took final action to reject proposed changes to striped bass regulations. In a unanimous decision, Commissioners voted not to pursue a proposal that would have... Full Story
On banning the Alabama Rig
By Jason Haley
02/03/12 -- There’s been a lot of chatter recently about banning the Alabama rig from professional bass tournaments. The Bassmaster Elite Series has already made the decision to outlaw the rig for this year’s... Full Story
Fight to stop no-fishing zones continues
02/03/12 -- The Court of Appeals has ruled against the Fish and Game Commission and will allow appeals to be heard in the case of the North Central Coast MLPA Initiative to restrict ocean fishing in that region, according... Full Story
DFG to plant trout in Lake Mendocino
02/04/12 -- The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will begin planting rainbow trout (triploids) in Lake Mendocino for the first time this month. Lake Mendocino is located off Hwy. 101 between Willets and Ukiah... Full Story
Finishing the day strong
Article and Photos by Steven Theel
02/03/12 -- For all the time I've spent fishing in Southern Oregon, I haven't once
fished any part of the Umpqua River. It's been on the to-do list, but
I've just never ventured north over the Sexton Pass. When the
opportunity... Full Story
Coho are definitely at Lake Oroville
By Chuck Giles
02/05/12 – As we have been reporting here at MyOutdoorBuddy, the Coho Salmon are a hot ticket right now at Lake Oroville. Yesterday, just to ease my own curiosity and to get out in this weather, I decided to see...
Full Story
Cold and fishy at Lake Almanor
02/04/12 – Doug Neal, a guide on Lake Almanor, released a report this week with some tips on fishing this mountain lake. “It is winter, but it feels more like April here,” says Neal. “This makes for excellent fishing conditions and... Full Story
Why Fishermen Lie
