Thermalito Afterbay bass fishing season has arrived. Reports of several 12-20 pound limits have been coming into Fins, Fur and Feather Sports (FFF) in Paradise. The Afterbay is a miniature California Delta in more ways than one, including both the structure available and the largemouth hogs it produces. February through April is the prime time for some excellent bass angling. As...
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Headline: San Francisco Pier 7 Fishing - Revisited! What a difference a day makes! It’s been almost three weeks since my last visit to San Francisco’s picturesque Pier 7, so I thought I’d take a walk from my nearby office location during a lunch break to check out the fishing. We’ve just had several days of moderate rainfall...
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We got a report today from Collins Lake. They said, "We are spilling!"

A guest of mine last week asked me a question. "What does fly fishing need to reach the next level, what’s missing?" My take - “I would say it’s more about what fly fishing doesn’t need. Fly fishing is just fine. I have no problems with it. It’s an amazing lifestyle with historic values, but there are a lot of...
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Valerie Aubrey from Eagle Lake Fishing checked in with some intel on how the last big El Nino looked in Susanville, CA. In a Facebook post Valerie said, "The last good El Niño 1993. This is the kind of flow we need to see the lake come back. 2016 hasn't cut the mustard yet. Wishing for the good old...
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Starting this week we will receive two trout plants weekly!! It could be a double trophy plant or it could be a Fish & Game plant combined with a net pen release. Either way that goes the action will be fantastic from here on out until the lake gets too warm to plant fish anymore. That usually occurs...
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