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Dang rain...so here's another...Mitchell Creek....
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Blame it on the rain, and cabin fever. Interesting responses to?the Walnut Creek thread ... any wisdom out?amongst ya'll regarding Mitchell Creek in Clayton, Mt Diablo State Park? I've read some stuff about a one time population of Wild and yes, Native rainbow there.? Supposedly, the last survivo...
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American River 01/28
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Well, had another fun day on the American.? This time I had the pleasure of fishing with two good guys Brian and Eric (Lilwhippersnapper).? We hit the river before dawn only to find that the spot we were supposedly going to "hog all day" already had some hardcore steelie hunters fishing it....
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l/s
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? anybody hear anything about the lower stan
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Scotts Creek
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Well, I was hoping to fish the San Lorenzo for some steelies, but the local shop said it's raging and muddy. He did tell me that Scotts Creek clears up really fast and is probably fishable. So that's where I'm going tomorrow. Anyone ever fish that creek?
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Is anything worth fishing this weekend?
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Is the Yuba, American, Russian or Putah worth fishing this weekend?? My guess is that they are all blown out but I am hoping to get a full day in somewhere on Saturday. TK
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Russian river
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me and a buddy from work plan to float the russian in kayaks (after the rain stops and the river clears up which may be a couple weeks) i was looking for recomendations of good places to put in and take out.also does anyone know of anyone that runs shuttles out there?
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my first steelhead
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I decided to give steelhead a try this year and I have been out fishing hard through this bad weather weve been having just hoping to hook up with something...? After getting skunked the last three times out I decided to switch it up and fish the late afternoon hoping the warm day would mean some active fi...
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1/25 battling the high winds, and rain on the AR......
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well we all know the weather wasnt perfect, but had a good fishing buddy, chuch the duck, with me and we made it out there. and thats all that matters. well it was slow, really slow, the winds were not lettin up, i got so many tangles. no one was hooking up. me and chucky finally did, almost had doubles, but a...
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American river closure
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My father told me that they might shut down the American between feb. and march? to prevent people going out and thrahsing the spawning steelhead in the river......anyone heard anything bout that...?
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American River 21 Jan 2008
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I?chased steelhead on?the American River today with Brian Clemens and ChucktheDuck.? We ran into Chris Laskodi as well.? The fishing was pretty slow, but we got into a few fish.? I didn't realize how close the?American River was to Dixon.? It's not too much further?than Putah Creek.??I could have c...
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tomorrow 1/25 on the AR
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just wondering if anyone out there would like to battle the weather with me on the AR tomorrow. Its not gonna be pretty, sure aint gonna be easy. 10-15mph winds, 90% chance of rain, and did i forget to mention cold. ya that too. but with all that said, dont think to many people will be out there. and if there...
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Lower Stanislaus
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Anyone fished it recently? I'm thinking of trying my luck there soon, for the first time. I only have a vague idea of?acess points (below Tullock reservoir), and it's my understanding that I need a steelhead card and a bay stamp, and that it's C&R/barbless only right now.?Any advice/info on the r...
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1/18/08 My American River Trip......
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well wouldnt really call it a trip cuz its my back yard, but it was a trip for wyteurp who i finally meet up with and he was in the mood for some steelies. well got on the water about 7:30, tried a spot near the hatchery and it wasnt lookin so hot. so we moved. i got in the water right way, and wyteurp was fixing hi...
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TRINITY
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Fished trinity for half the day on thursday.All day friday and 2 hrs on sat morning...Got a chance to fish with 2 of my good friends.I had 6 adult steelies thursday.Fish averaged around 26".Friday I had 10 steellies with about the same average size as thursday.Sat morning I had 2 more. ? My friend...
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Where to fish on the American?
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I am looking to fish the American this week by myself.? Have never been there and was just looking for some suggestions for places along the river to fish that aren't too remote since I will be alone.? I have a map.
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A possibility
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Hey guys I was wondering if people would like me to start an American River flows/water clarity/and fishability thread..........I live just down the street from it and can provide regular?reports about it if you guys want... Just thought id put it out there i know some people fish it and if ya think it...
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where to go for steelhead (my first time ever)
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I've asked around and figured out the basics and such, but where the heck should I go. Also the Names of "magical" flies for the area you recommend or other useful info would be very Appreciated. -- Edited by Daara at 20:07, 2008-01-16
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Anybody ben to the Yuba river.
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I have been thinking about trying the Yuba river above the? Hwy 20 bridge and was wondering how it is going up there. I have never been there but what I have heard sound good.
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feather river report
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Fished the feather river with a good friend thursday..only a few other people past thru all day.Far cry from the huge crowds on the weekends...A typical weekend this time of the year you have guys and gals ( just for you fly girl ) standing 10 ft a part from one another...people walking thru the slots you...
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Check out this monster I caught
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Check out this monster I caught!!! He hit a 22 Black Zebra Midge. With my 5wt rod and 5x tippet.
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Lake Amador
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A friend and I went to Lake Amador yesterday and found the fishing to be very good.? For your purists, you might not like the fact that it is full of planted trout, but if you haven't caught that elusive "Putah Pig" yet, the fish in this lake are all huge.? They only plant large fish and they are v...
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Mokelumne on New year's day
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Hey there everyone...On new Year's day there was supposed to be a Delta Fly Fishers barbeque and fishing day below the hatchery on the Mokelumne just above Clements.....Did anyone go to this? If so how was it? JS
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Putah Starter Kit
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I had the misfortune of losing my flybox at our camp ground just below the dam on Putah Creek. In the box was an accumulation of fly patterns and sizes collected over about?5 years...Probably 150 to 200 flies. It was on the table one minute, went in to our coach, and a minute later it was gone! Bummer! Need...
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East Carson/East Walker
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Hey folks, any of you venture off into these rivers? I might be looking to head up there Jan. 1-2. Any news/notes/suggestions. I have looked at all the other reports online and found they were from over a month ago....Sporting goods stores and fly fishing stores have old info anyway....JS
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Fresno Area
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In the Fresno area, the hatchery has started planting 10lb trouts into the rivers of San Joaquin below Millerton Lake and the Kings River below Pine Flat Dam. ?For anyone who will be going out, good luck fighting the crowd. ?I heard it's been crowded, almost like salmon fishing. ?People are shoulder t...
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NORTH / MIDDLE Fork Of the Americans HWY 49 info
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i think i might be taking a shot at the middle and the north fork of the american river where they meet up?at hwy 49 outside of auburn. i have looked it over from the foothills bridge outside of auburn, and it looked pretty good at that time, there will be some walkin that will need to be done, but it looks lik...
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San Lorenzo River
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I'm gonna head out to the San Lorenzo tomorrow. Anybody fish it yet this season?
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Yuba river
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Fished the yuba thursday.Flow was around 100.Yuba is very pretty and you can wade so much of it...You really feel like your in the middle of know where...Salmon are just starting to come up.egg bite was slow, but fooled a few fish.Put?a lot of different flies in the water but nothing really stood out. C...
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Truckee, Yuba, American
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i really really want to do a truckee river trip some time soon, dont know how it would be to drive up there, but i have been hearing from little birdies that the truckee is fishing great right now. also as we all know the yuba river above hwy 20 bridge will be opening up in a few weeks as well, and i would really...
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Delta Stripers
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It was quite a change from catching rainbows on dries with a 3 wt yesterday, but a friend took me out in his boat today to try striper fishing on the delta.? I must say it was great fun.? I am tired from constant casting and stripping, but we had an excellent day.? Both of us caught over a dozen fish, mostly st...
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