Fishing Articles

 I hope this doesn’t upset you, my readers. I do appreciate your continued support and readership. The New Year brings with it, new changes. My Outdoor Buddy has merged with NorCal Fishing Reports and my Fishing Report newsletter will now be carried on the NorCal Fishing Reports page. The new location will be at; Archive reports, www.norcalfishreports.com/news/archive.php?author_id=945 ; later or new reports...
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In the past I’ve written often about the trout fishing at Kilarc Reservoir, a 4.5-acre impoundment near Whitmore in Shasta County.  A hydroelectric facility operated by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Kilarc first came into being in 1904. For much of the time between then and now Kilarc has provided a place for generations of local families and visitors to fish...
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I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New year. As usual I had our Christmas down south with the Duggan Clan. It just keeps growing! While I was gone, we had lots of rain and the river went up and down with each storm. The problem the river didn’t get a good flushing which brings in the...
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Many local bank anglers are currently finding great success using spinning gear with a casting bubble and wooly bugger fly combination for rainbow trout.  What the locals know is that schools of holdover trout, many in the three and four pound range, are returning to the areas where they were originally planted having imprinted to those waters at release looking...
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I hope our information throughout the year helps give you an edge to catching a nice trout! Best wishes for big fishes in 2020! Next up? Water. More water, much more water & hopefully a spawn in Pine Creek come spring with good run off. So pray for some pineapple expresses. Hopefully 3 pairs of dancing shoes should cover it....
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One of my “kids” Taylor Higgins from Reno, came up to kayak with his “aunt” Val & we whacked em. Taylor has been my little buddy since he was in diapers!! We’ve always had a special bond & great karma. He grew up to be an awesome young man!! Double digit releases for both of us & countless strikes, perfect...
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