Question: My question is about the requirement that abalone may not be taken before 8 a.m. This year there are a few good minus tides that bottom out before 8 a.m. Is it legal to be on the abalone grounds to harvest sea urchins prior to 8 a.m., and then go abalone picking after 8 a.m.? (Paul N., San Francisco). Answer:...
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Full lake + Sunny weather + Double trout plants weekly= time to go camping and fishing at Collins Lake!!! Two local day fishermen from Dobbins each caught a 5 pound trout on rainbow Powerbait off the beach, Tony & Carol Cabral is the cute couple! Pam Lassiter of Carmichael brought her granddaughter Alexis for the day and they caught a...
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Kayak fishing Whiskeytown Lake and targeting kokanee panned out with a limit of kokanee. My previous attempts left me empty handed and a dry net. Putting-in at Whiskey Creek using white corn, a Shasta Tackle Sling Blade, one oz banana weight and a small hoochie was very productive. Although this time of year the fish are generally small. I was...
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With the commercial crab season about to begin on Saturday, the 25th of March, I wanted to hit the beach one more time as a recreational crabber.  I don't think we really compete with each other--if we did, the boats and their thousands of crab pots would win hands down.  With striped bass season hopefully around the corner, I needed...
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