Other Rivers, Streams and Lakes

iamamultitasker · iamamultitasker

I just got back from a guided trip on the lower Sac and have been thoughtful about the entire experience since. My friend and I caught big fish, but it somehow felt unsatisfying. At one point we were fishing the "Whorehouse" riffle and at that point it hit me that a guided trip is something l...

DrDan · DrDan

Anyone know a place where I can take my two kids fishing for bluegill or other "easy" fish to catch? Preferrably within ~ 30 - 40 minutes from Davis. I know about the "Big M" pond but it's a haul to get to. I have been to the lower Putah but I'm not sure exactly where to go and access i...

Ty · Ty

Anyone body got any recommendations for guides on the Trinity?

Bob Loblaw · Bob Loblaw

Drove up 120 yesterday to the North Fork of the Stanislaus to join a bunch of guys from the Orvis store in SF. They had 4 guides, about 15 beginner/intermediate anglers, and it was completely free...did I mention they cooked lunch for us too? IN the morning we got a quick lesson in high sticking a nymph...

Black Cloud · Black Cloud

Saw some big fish in this pool in the morning, we decided to fish it on the way back. It was loaded. This was an August trip

DJ Cal · DJ Cal

Two of us went fishing on the Lower Yuba yesterday. After a good start in the morning (3 fish to 12", one each on a Brown RL stone, olive poopah, and tangerine bead), things slowed down late morning and through the early afternoon, and so we went exploring. The water is clear and the bottom looks cl...

Bob Loblaw · Bob Loblaw

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/11/04/vo.dog.gets.fish.kiro

Bob Loblaw · Bob Loblaw

I spend the weekend camping with the family at Upper Pines in Yosemite Valley...not my favorite place in the world to camp, kinda crowded, but there's nothing like waking up in the morning in a tent to the sound of running water. I managed to sneak away for a few hours and get my line wet. I fished a couple...

DJ Cal · DJ Cal

I will have an opportunity to fish the American, below Nimbus, in a couple of weeks, which is not water I am familiar with, as I typically hit the Lower Yuba this time of year. I would appreciate any advice you all may have for me: location (I will be wading, not drifting), patterns (beads, RLS and Poopa...

rgloft · rgloft

Just wanted to report a great fishing story . I usally go fishing and have fair results . Not this time . I went out for six hours yesterday and landed six one over two lbs . I really need to start bringing a camera no ones going to belive me . This thing was crazy big . I am sold on small flys . anyway dont give u...

Otter · Otter

If anyone asks you any questions about fishing the next two months. Your answer should be eggs and rubberlegs... Sometimes more eggs and sometimes more rubberlegs. I talked with Fish and Game on the Feather yesterday and they are issuing big tickets for targeting salmon in the low flow!! They ha...

ONEWEIGHT · ONEWEIGHT

Hit the Yuba up one last time above the HWY 20 bridge before it closes in 2 weeks. The flows are still high and the water is absolutely gin clear. I'm sure every fish can spot an angler moving along the banks in no time at this clarity. It was a rather steamy 97 degrees during the day and I'm glad I brought 2...

Iasc Beag · Iasc Beag

After last year’s trip into Inyo National Forest I couldn’t help but go back again for another eight day stint in the wilderness. This year however I dragged not only the Mrs. but two of my buddies from back home to experience the breathtaking magnitude of the Eastern Sierras. We followed the same 70m...

KW · KW

I've hit the south fork two weekends in a row, truly outstanding dry fly action!! Caddis, beetles and hoppers were really doing the trick. Also ventured down to the Merced right at El Portal and did very well with nymphs; in fact caugh my biggest trout to date on a #20 green copper john

Eric · Eric

Going over to the Mammoth area next week. I am somewhat familiar with the area, but still really learning the area. I make it over maybe once a year and usually fish the Upper Owens and if I feel up to facing the crowds, Hot Creek. I will be with my wife and young daughter so I am interested in any suggesti...

Packrat · Packrat

So I was in Tahoe this past week at my timeshare and got out to do a little fishing. Checked out the Little Truckee but didn't fish it, flows are still way too high for my liking, over 600cfs. Fished the Big Truckee for a couple hours one afternoon and only caught a couple small ones on a caddis pattern. Flow...

Rick Russo · Rick Russo

You guys seem to have pretty inquiring minds. I was fishing the King's River in late March above the reseervoir. There were not any fish where I thought they should be, but we found one hole that was very productive. I pulled this fighter out and am a bit puzzled what strain of trout(?)- see below....

ONEWEIGHT · ONEWEIGHT

I've been working way too hard and have only been able to fish 6 days in California so far in 2011. Yesterday, it was time to get on the water, so I ran up to the Lower Yuba for the day to enjoy the 98 degree heat. Actually, being in the water all day, I barely noticed how hot it was until I hiked back down the ri...

Black Cloud · Black Cloud

I had been waiting for the flows on the Middle Fork to go down so I decided to head up there this weekend. On the way ,crossed Lake Oreville, first time I've ever seen it full. About 20 miles up Hwy 162, I find the road is closed with no access to where we want to go. Time to pull out the DeLorme , there are a lot of...

Rossflyguy · Rossflyguy

I know its early but I want to try steelhead on the fly. What size rod and line size is good for steelhead? Also, what are some good rivers to give it a try this winter?

Iasc Beag · Iasc Beag

Threw caution to the flood water and heading into the canyons and a trib of the North Fork over the weekend. As expected the water level in the North fork was thundereding through the narrow flumes and pinch points making it extremely difficult to employ any particular style of fishing. Swinging str...

Otter · Otter

Anyone fished the east carson? Flows are around 1500. Should be good with streamers for big fish....

Eric · Eric

Ran up just for the day last weekend. Normally it is a trickle this time of year, but it was just a little on the low side, but still very fishable. Caught a few planters down at the bottom until that got a bit boring and then started to work my way up. From about a mile up, turned into all wild fish and had a ni...

ONEWEIGHT · ONEWEIGHT

We made our annual pilgimage to Rock Creek, outside of Missoula this past week. Despite very high water things did not dissapoint. The outfitter we have used for the last 8 years, John Perry Flyfishing, is excellent . . . some great guides. Our crew likes to whoop it up as well as fish, and that we did. ...

Iasc Beag · Iasc Beag

Had three very pleasant mornings on Spanish Creek in Quincy over the July 4, weekend. For the past three years I have made the four hour pilgrimage to the High Sierra "Hippy" Music Festival that is held in the fairgrounds but this year I decided to switch it up and bring a fly rod and a few selec...

KW · KW

Took the yearly Mantrip with my brothers , this year was West Virginia, fished the Potomic, Red Creek, Seneca Creek, Smoke Hole and a day trip to the Rapidan in Virginia. It was great to wet wade, do some sight fishing with dries and have easy to manuever flows. Between us we had a grand slam with Rainbows...

shon42073 · shon42073

Givin the current conditions of most trout rivers and streams I've been able to keep my sanity by playing around with some bluegill. There a great flyrod gamefish, there not always easy they can be finicky as a spring creek trout, they fight hard, are plentifull, And I have a pond full of them practica...

Bugger · Bugger

Well, I haven't posted in a while... but I kept looking, and I thought I'd share my new favorite thing. Due to the conditions on our favorite rivers this spring, I too decided to exploit the warm water venues closer to home and started fishing for bass. Lots of new stuff to learn! It's harder and more tec...

Otter · Otter

Went exploring this weekend to see if I could catch the hex hatch. Got out to the water and saw a youngster hooked up on his first or second cast. He was cheating with a nightcrawler though. I made a few casts with my new camo intermediate line and was hooked up. It felt like a huge trout like maybe a 20&q...

Iasc Beag · Iasc Beag

With the big Sierra melt well and truly underway, what should be expected in terms of flow rates and how soon should we see a reduction in flow? Being new to Cali and not having witness a major snow event like this winter, it there any particular time frame when the waters are due to subside and how fast wi...

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	Questioning guided fishing. (Preview) I just got back from a guided trip on the lower Sac and have been thoughtful about the entire experience since. My friend and I caught big fish, but it somehow felt unsatisfying. At one point we were fishing the "Whorehouse" riffle and at that point it hit me that a guided trip is something l...	iamamultitasker	6	915	Oct 2, 2011 by DrDan
	Local panfish spot near Davis? (Preview) Anyone know a place where I can take my two kids fishing for bluegill or other "easy" fish to catch? Preferrably within ~ 30 - 40 minutes from Davis. I know about the "Big M" pond but it's a haul to get to. I have been to the lower Putah but I'm not sure exactly where to go and access i...	DrDan	4	566	Oct 2, 2011 by DrDan
	Trinity guides? (Preview) Anyone body got any recommendations for guides on the Trinity?	Ty	4	841	Sep 28, 2011 by Ty
	North Fork of the Stanislaus (Preview) Drove up 120 yesterday to the North Fork of the Stanislaus to join a bunch of guys from the Orvis store in SF. They had 4 guides, about 15 beginner/intermediate anglers, and it was completely free...did I mention they cooked lunch for us too? IN the morning we got a quick lesson in high sticking a nymph...	Bob Loblaw	3	558	Sep 26, 2011 by Bob Loblaw
	Pool with big fish (Preview) Saw some big fish in this pool in the morning, we decided to fish it on the way back. It was loaded. This was an August trip	Black Cloud	3	786	Sep 20, 2011 by Black Cloud
	Where are the Yuba Salmon? (Preview) Two of us went fishing on the Lower Yuba yesterday. After a good start in the morning (3 fish to 12", one each on a Brown RL stone, olive poopah, and tangerine bead), things slowed down late morning and through the early afternoon, and so we went exploring. The water is clear and the bottom looks cl...	DJ Cal	3	483	Sep 20, 2011 by DJ Cal
	A new salmon technique...looks like a winner. (Preview) http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/11/04/vo.dog.gets.fish.kiro	Bob Loblaw	1	613	Sep 17, 2011 by lightfoot
	Merced River -Yosemite Valley (Preview) I spend the weekend camping with the family at Upper Pines in Yosemite Valley...not my favorite place in the world to camp, kinda crowded, but there's nothing like waking up in the morning in a tent to the sound of running water. I managed to sneak away for a few hours and get my line wet. I fished a couple...	Bob Loblaw	0	812	Sep 12, 2011 by Bob Loblaw
	American R (Preview) I will have an opportunity to fish the American, below Nimbus, in a couple of weeks, which is not water I am familiar with, as I typically hit the Lower Yuba this time of year. I would appreciate any advice you all may have for me: location (I will be wading, not drifting), patterns (beads, RLS and Poopa...	DJ Cal	0	443	Sep 12, 2011 by DJ Cal
	Houston ! The Eagle Has Landed (Preview) Just wanted to report a great fishing story . I usally go fishing and have fair results . Not this time . I went out for six hours yesterday and landed six one over two lbs . I really need to start bringing a camera no ones going to belive me . This thing was crazy big . I am sold on small flys . anyway dont give u...	rgloft	3	441	Sep 8, 2011 by AfricanAngler
	Eggs and Rubberlegs (Preview) If anyone asks you any questions about fishing the next two months. Your answer should be eggs and rubberlegs... Sometimes more eggs and sometimes more rubberlegs. I talked with Fish and Game on the Feather yesterday and they are issuing big tickets for targeting salmon in the low flow!! They ha...	Otter	4	659	Sep 1, 2011 by Otter
	Lower Yuba report (Preview) Hit the Yuba up one last time above the HWY 20 bridge before it closes in 2 weeks. The flows are still high and the water is absolutely gin clear. I'm sure every fish can spot an angler moving along the banks in no time at this clarity. It was a rather steamy 97 degrees during the day and I'm glad I brought 2...	ONEWEIGHT	8	1575	Aug 24, 2011 by Otter
	Inyo National Forest - Another eight day backpacking trip. (Preview) After last year’s trip into Inyo National Forest I couldn’t help but go back again for another eight day stint in the wilderness. This year however I dragged not only the Mrs. but two of my buddies from back home to experience the breathtaking magnitude of the Eastern Sierras. We followed the same 70m...	Iasc Beag	3	835	Aug 22, 2011 by Bob Loblaw
	The Tuolumne (Preview) I've hit the south fork two weekends in a row, truly outstanding dry fly action!! Caddis, beetles and hoppers were really doing the trick. Also ventured down to the Merced right at El Portal and did very well with nymphs; in fact caugh my biggest trout to date on a #20 green copper john	KW	1	675	Aug 20, 2011 by Cole Davis
	Eastern Sierra (Preview) Going over to the Mammoth area next week. I am somewhat familiar with the area, but still really learning the area. I make it over maybe once a year and usually fish the Upper Owens and if I feel up to facing the crowds, Hot Creek. I will be with my wife and young daughter so I am interested in any suggesti...	Eric	4	1093	Aug 18, 2011 by KW
	Small Tahoe Area Creek Pays off BIG! (Preview) So I was in Tahoe this past week at my timeshare and got out to do a little fishing. Checked out the Little Truckee but didn't fish it, flows are still way too high for my liking, over 600cfs. Fished the Big Truckee for a couple hours one afternoon and only caught a couple small ones on a caddis pattern. Flow...	Packrat	10	1453	Jul 27, 2011 by wormfree
	Unidentified Fish (Preview) You guys seem to have pretty inquiring minds. I was fishing the King's River in late March above the reseervoir. There were not any fish where I thought they should be, but we found one hole that was very productive. I pulled this fighter out and am a bit puzzled what strain of trout(?)- see below....	Rick Russo	6	879	Jul 25, 2011 by Rick Russo
	Lower Yuba 7/23 (Preview) I've been working way too hard and have only been able to fish 6 days in California so far in 2011. Yesterday, it was time to get on the water, so I ran up to the Lower Yuba for the day to enjoy the 98 degree heat. Actually, being in the water all day, I barely noticed how hot it was until I hiked back down the ri...	ONEWEIGHT	5	606	Jul 25, 2011 by shon42073
	Middle Fork Feather (Preview) I had been waiting for the flows on the Middle Fork to go down so I decided to head up there this weekend. On the way ,crossed Lake Oreville, first time I've ever seen it full. About 20 miles up Hwy 162, I find the road is closed with no access to where we want to go. Time to pull out the DeLorme , there are a lot of...	Black Cloud	1	599	Jul 18, 2011 by Iasc Beag
	Steelhead? (Preview) I know its early but I want to try steelhead on the fly. What size rod and line size is good for steelhead? Also, what are some good rivers to give it a try this winter?	Rossflyguy	4	726	Jul 16, 2011 by Packrat
	North Fork and trib (Preview) Threw caution to the flood water and heading into the canyons and a trib of the North Fork over the weekend. As expected the water level in the North fork was thundereding through the narrow flumes and pinch points making it extremely difficult to employ any particular style of fishing. Swinging str...	Iasc Beag	1	521	Jul 14, 2011 by Tippit
	East Carson (Preview) Anyone fished the east carson? Flows are around 1500. Should be good with streamers for big fish....	Otter	2	506	Jul 13, 2011 by Otter
	Beaver Creek Report (Preview) Ran up just for the day last weekend. Normally it is a trickle this time of year, but it was just a little on the low side, but still very fishable. Caught a few planters down at the bottom until that got a bit boring and then started to work my way up. From about a mile up, turned into all wild fish and had a ni...	Eric	0	362	Jul 12, 2011 by Eric
	Montana 2011 (Preview) We made our annual pilgimage to Rock Creek, outside of Missoula this past week. Despite very high water things did not dissapoint. The outfitter we have used for the last 8 years, John Perry Flyfishing, is excellent . . . some great guides. Our crew likes to whoop it up as well as fish, and that we did. ...	ONEWEIGHT	4	690	Jul 11, 2011 by ONEWEIGHT
	Spanish Creek, Quincy (Preview) Had three very pleasant mornings on Spanish Creek in Quincy over the July 4, weekend. For the past three years I have made the four hour pilgrimage to the High Sierra "Hippy" Music Festival that is held in the fairgrounds but this year I decided to switch it up and bring a fly rod and a few selec...	Iasc Beag	7	3847	Jul 9, 2011 by Iasc Beag
	Cabins West Virginia (Preview) Took the yearly Mantrip with my brothers , this year was West Virginia, fished the Potomic, Red Creek, Seneca Creek, Smoke Hole and a day trip to the Rapidan in Virginia. It was great to wet wade, do some sight fishing with dries and have easy to manuever flows. Between us we had a grand slam with Rainbows...	KW	1	451	Jul 7, 2011 by Iasc Beag
	Bluegill (Preview) Givin the current conditions of most trout rivers and streams I've been able to keep my sanity by playing around with some bluegill. There a great flyrod gamefish, there not always easy they can be finicky as a spring creek trout, they fight hard, are plentifull, And I have a pond full of them practica...	shon42073	10	913	Jul 2, 2011 by Packrat
	Bass on the fly (Preview) Well, I haven't posted in a while... but I kept looking, and I thought I'd share my new favorite thing. Due to the conditions on our favorite rivers this spring, I too decided to exploit the warm water venues closer to home and started fishing for bass. Lots of new stuff to learn! It's harder and more tec...	Bugger	2	641	Jun 30, 2011 by Bugger
	Hex Hatch (Preview) Went exploring this weekend to see if I could catch the hex hatch. Got out to the water and saw a youngster hooked up on his first or second cast. He was cheating with a nightcrawler though. I made a few casts with my new camo intermediate line and was hooked up. It felt like a huge trout like maybe a 20&q...	Otter	5	1216	Jun 30, 2011 by Otter
	Will it get worse before it gets better? (Preview) With the big Sierra melt well and truly underway, what should be expected in terms of flow rates and how soon should we see a reduction in flow? Being new to Cali and not having witness a major snow event like this winter, it there any particular time frame when the waters are due to subside and how fast wi...	Iasc Beag	1	552	Jun 23, 2011 by shon42073
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