Fishing Articles

Mother Nature can be so cruel at times. For the first time in nearly a month, the Mad, Van Duzen, and the South Fork of the Eel are all on the verge of turning emerald green. It’s the color that will make any winter steelhead angler giddy. But no sooner will they be in prime shape, rain will once again...
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Shasta Lake continued to flex its muscle last weekend during the Wild West Bass Trail (WWBT) Pro-Am that took place Friday-Sunday. We reported on the impressive weights brought to the scales on Day 1, but Day two got even crazier, as Angels Camp angler, Alex Niapas sacked a record-breaking mixed bag that essentially sealed the tournament on Day 2.   His 30.22...
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Estuaries like the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay provide a smorgasbord of delicious invertebrates for the fish living there. As juvenile Chinook salmon are currently migrating downstream towards the ocean, they will try to take advantage of this extravagant snack bar, eating ravenously and growing rapidly. But one big downside to this buffet is that these feasting...
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding anglers that multiple changes to the recreational groundfish regulations have gone into effect for 2019. The new regulations were adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission in mid-December. Anglers should check CDFW’s website for the current regulations before fishing for groundfish, as changes can occur in-season. Groundfish regulations printed in the...
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Exactly one week ago, long-awaited rains raised the Chetco River to 30,500 cubic feet per second and after it started dropping to an Irish green hue on Wednesday and Thursday, anglers plunking Spin-N-Glos from the bank started walloping chrome-bright metalhead. Winter steelhead were being caught on Wednesday when the river was in the 6,000-plus cubic feet per second arena, but the...
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