Fishing Articles

NCGASA holds first annual Striper Derby
by NCGASA, MARCH 9, 2017
Sacramento River

The Northern California Guides And Sportsmans Association is holding its first annual Striped bass derby on April 22nd. The NCGASA has recently re-emerged into a proactive posture for the sake of becoming a strong voice and advocate for maintaining and enhancing fishing opportunities here in northern California. Our membership is strong in numbers, fiscally strong, and a recently appointed cadre of...
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Anglers hooking up on the Mad river
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 9, 2017
Mad River

“There’s been a lot more fish around this last week,” said Justin Kelly of Eureka’s RMI Outdoors. “The last week to 10 days the fishing has really improved. Most of the action is coming right in front of the hatchery, with the anglers on the opposite side of the river doing a little better. There aren’t many fresh ones around;...
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Yager Creek could muddy the Van Duzen
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 9, 2017
Van Duzen River

Flowing at roughly 3,500 cfs on Wednesday, it too is dropping quickly. It’s predicted to be below 1,000 cfs by late Sunday, and should drop into shape by Monday. The wild card is the amount of dirty water coming from Yager Creek as well as all of the snowmelt.

Eel River takes many turns
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 9, 2017
Eel River - South Fork

Eel River (main stem) “The river was headed in the right direction, but yesterday’s rain put the main stem back on the rise,” said Paul Grundman of Rio Dell’s Grundmans Sporting Goods. “On Wednesday, it was big and muddy. It needs a solid 10 days of dry weather before it will get close to fishable.” Eel River (South Fork) The South Fork was at...
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High water on the Smith River
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 9, 2017
Smith River

The Smith was blown out on Wednesday, but is on the drop and should be in good shape by the weekend reports guide Mike Coopman. He said, “Before this last high water, the fishing was still really good. We’re still seeing more fresh fish than downers, which is excellent for March. That, however, could change once the water comes back...
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Nimbus Hatchery Releases 420,000 American River Steelhead
by CDFW, MARCH 9, 2017
American River

Nearly a half million young steelhead recently started their journey to the ocean, thanks to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Staff at Nimbus Fish Hatchery nursed the young steelhead through several potentially devastating conditions, including drought-induced high water temperatures in the hatchery last summer and winter flood conditions that nearly cut off usable water supplies and carried...
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