Fishing Articles

I’ve been exploring Northern California’s streams -- above and below the surface -- for most of my life. One of my most memorable adventures took place on a hot summer’s day in 1964, not long after my sixteenth birthday. My fishing buddy, Paul Martens, had heard that some trophy browns could be caught in upper Chico Creek. The only way...
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Folks who read my stuff know how much I enjoy fishing with kids. They are, after all, the future outdoors men and women, the people who will carry on the lifestyle we are living today. The kids I’ve been fishing with the most lately are my daughter Meredith’s seven year old twin boys Johnny and Jordan. Most...
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You never know where exactly you will hook a fish at Collins Lake, but to be sure, hooking fish is what Lake Collins fishermen do best! Little Amy Fleming from Yuba City defied all odds and limits out on trout from shore using green PowerBait! Most people are trolling at least 25′ down to find the Rainbows, yet Amy was...
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Beautiful week and weekend at the Lake. It looks like the run-off peaked over Independence Day Weekend. DingleBerry Creek isn’t putting out quite as much water and the water over the spillway is only about 5” deep rather than the 10” in its heyday, but hey, we’re still spilling! And the wind has made a comeback for the next couple...
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Dave Zaski, his sons Mark & Dave Jr. & Rick Martinez used live minnows or worms and caught & released 50 fish!!! There were lots of Bass & Crappie and a 10 lb. Catfish caught by Rick. Dave Jr.’s biggest Bass weighed 5 lb. 2 oz. (netted by little brother Mark) and released by Dave. Almost all the...
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The week started out great, then a low-pressure system headed our way and that meant a bit of a blow at Lake Sabrina Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Yup, dead calm Saturday morning, by 2:00pm, white caps all over the Lake – kept it up during the night and into Sunday morning with gusts into mid-30 range. By 1:00pm, the...
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