Other Rivers, Streams and Lakes

Ty · Ty

Heading north for some steel. Anyone have any tips on flies, access, tactics? We'll be wading and staying in Weaverville.

lightfoot · lightfoot

I pulled this report from the Redding Fly shop......Some changes have occurred over the past two years. All anglers should be aware of the new increased flows in Pit reaches 3, 4, 5. Pit 3 now has a minimum flow of 280 to 350 cfs which is up from 150 cfs. Pit 4 now has a minimum flow between 350 and 450 cfs whic...

SK60 · SK60

Fished the 850 cfs flows with MX19 and Dr. Chris below the 20 bridge. Man, what skinny water. Salmon on redds with their backs out of the water, riffles so shallow the boat got hung up twice, normal high water mark over 3 feet above the water level, pulling the boat back up rather than rowing to repeat a dri...

Packrat · Packrat

I spent last Thursday to Sunday in Bridgeport with 3 other guys for a Fall fishout. We fished the East Walker on Thursday and Friday. We caught a good number of fish but nothing of much size as compared to past Fall trips up there. That report seemed consistent with other fishermen we talked to on the wate...

Bob Loblaw · Bob Loblaw

I'm going camping this weekend up to Gualala, right on the banks of the river and I'd hate to go all that way and not wet my line. I've never been steelhead fising before, is it too early? any pointers for a rookie? is my 6 weight rod too light? All the DFG regs say is artificial lures, barbless hooks, and ze...

rgloft · rgloft

landed a huge rainbow well I had help a fishing buddy did net the thing . I probibley would not have been able to net the thing as it was really big well over 4 pds . It was really cool U could feel it getting up its speed and then going airborn. totally differnt than the little ones . but patients and skil...

DJ Cal · DJ Cal

I drfited the Yuba last Friday, October 7, with Ryan J. and a friend of mind. There were quite a number of salmon in the river, especially in the Hammon/Sycamore stretch. Where there were salmon, there were lots of hungry, aggressive trout, and different from a lot of recent reports and my own recent...

Ty · Ty

So I hit the North Yuba a couple days ago and while fishing one of my favorite spots, I noticed something moving in the shallows right by my feet. I looked down, only to see a kokanee that had made the run up from bullards bar res. A few minutes later, another one. They looked really close being "do...

rgloft · rgloft

I went to bridgeport this weekend and fished my ass off. Saterday, sun. and most of the day monday . Lots of other people doing the same . On my way home late monday I got a good look at the West Walker besides the flows being pretty high How does it fish ? Lots of really fast water , and it looks really s...

SK60 · SK60

Before the thread question starts again for this October about whats up with the drastic drops soon followed by sudden jumps back up in the flows, I can tell you that its due to the cleaning of the Putah South Canal by Solano County Water Agency. They drop the flows to muck out the sediment and weeds in th...

ONEWEIGHT · ONEWEIGHT

I had a good friend, who I fish with some and goes on our annual Montana, trip pass away this last Friday. I was pretty bummed and felt like a day to myself, so I ran up to the Yuba to fish and pass some memories for the day. It was the first time I have been up there since the flows went down and WOW! There hav...

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...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Hitting the Trinity tomorrow (Preview) Heading north for some steel. Anyone have any tips on flies, access, tactics? We'll be wading and staying in Weaverville.	Ty	0	739	Oct 27, 2011 by Ty
	Pit question (Preview) I pulled this report from the Redding Fly shop......Some changes have occurred over the past two years. All anglers should be aware of the new increased flows in Pit reaches 3, 4, 5. Pit 3 now has a minimum flow of 280 to 350 cfs which is up from 150 cfs. Pit 4 now has a minimum flow between 350 and 450 cfs whic...	lightfoot	6	1284	Oct 26, 2011 by lightfoot
	The skinny Yuba (Preview) Fished the 850 cfs flows with MX19 and Dr. Chris below the 20 bridge. Man, what skinny water. Salmon on redds with their backs out of the water, riffles so shallow the boat got hung up twice, normal high water mark over 3 feet above the water level, pulling the boat back up rather than rowing to repeat a dri...	SK60	1	1135	Oct 22, 2011 by Otter
	4 days in Bridgeport (Preview) I spent last Thursday to Sunday in Bridgeport with 3 other guys for a Fall fishout. We fished the East Walker on Thursday and Friday. We caught a good number of fish but nothing of much size as compared to past Fall trips up there. That report seemed consistent with other fishermen we talked to on the wate...	Packrat	7	1339	Oct 18, 2011 by Bob Loblaw
	Gualala River Steelhead questions (Preview) I'm going camping this weekend up to Gualala, right on the banks of the river and I'd hate to go all that way and not wet my line. I've never been steelhead fising before, is it too early? any pointers for a rookie? is my 6 weight rod too light? All the DFG regs say is artificial lures, barbless hooks, and ze...	Bob Loblaw	11	4128	Oct 17, 2011 by Bob Loblaw
	20 in fatty on a # 20 wd40 (Preview) landed a huge rainbow well I had help a fishing buddy did net the thing . I probibley would not have been able to net the thing as it was really big well over 4 pds . It was really cool U could feel it getting up its speed and then going airborn. totally differnt than the little ones . but patients and skil...	rgloft	4	1330	Oct 13, 2011 by coolbee
	Busy Weekend - Yuba and East Carson (Preview) I drfited the Yuba last Friday, October 7, with Ryan J. and a friend of mind. There were quite a number of salmon in the river, especially in the Hammon/Sycamore stretch. Where there were salmon, there were lots of hungry, aggressive trout, and different from a lot of recent reports and my own recent...	DJ Cal	5	984	Oct 11, 2011 by iamamultitasker
	Unexpected Salmon encounter (Preview) So I hit the North Yuba a couple days ago and while fishing one of my favorite spots, I noticed something moving in the shallows right by my feet. I looked down, only to see a kokanee that had made the run up from bullards bar res. A few minutes later, another one. They looked really close being "do...	Ty	0	693	Oct 10, 2011 by Ty
	west walker ? (Preview) I went to bridgeport this weekend and fished my ass off. Saterday, sun. and most of the day monday . Lots of other people doing the same . On my way home late monday I got a good look at the West Walker besides the flows being pretty high How does it fish ? Lots of really fast water , and it looks really s...	rgloft	2	870	Oct 6, 2011 by shon42073
	What's with the flows!!?? (Preview) Before the thread question starts again for this October about whats up with the drastic drops soon followed by sudden jumps back up in the flows, I can tell you that its due to the cleaning of the Putah South Canal by Solano County Water Agency. They drop the flows to muck out the sediment and weeds in th...	SK60	0	656	Oct 4, 2011 by SK60
	10/2/Yuba Report (Preview) I had a good friend, who I fish with some and goes on our annual Montana, trip pass away this last Friday. I was pretty bummed and felt like a day to myself, so I ran up to the Yuba to fish and pass some memories for the day. It was the first time I have been up there since the flows went down and WOW! There hav...	ONEWEIGHT	1	742	Oct 3, 2011 by Cole Davis
	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	1215	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	849	Oct 2, 2011 by DrDan
	Trinity guides? (Preview) Anyone body got any recommendations for guides on the Trinity?	Ty	4	1161	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	872	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	1094	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	785	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	916	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	1081	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	721	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	712	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	931	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	1866	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	1123	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	957	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	1361	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	1746	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	1178	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	911	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	865	Jul 18, 2011 by Iasc Beag
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