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Burney Creek and Upper McCloud River
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I went camping this week with my wife.? We started out at Burmey Falls, and headed over to Fowler's Camp on the Upper McCloud River.? Tuesday morning I fished Burney Creek for a?couple of?hours and only managed to land two fish, both rainbows.? That evening I also fished the creek, landing seven, incl...
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JT
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High Sierra Trip
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Fished the high Sierras from Rock Creek to Walker this last week, on my way back to Davis this fall. Best way to go to school in my opinion. Weather was good at Rock Creek Lake until a week ago, then it went south quick, with lots of wind and a dusting of snow. At the lake we managed some browns (biggest was 17,...
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101fish
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East Walker and Hot Creek
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Fished the East Walker and Hot Creek with my Mom this weekend for the first time and was totally humbled. The East Walker flows out of the Bridgeport Reservoir. It reminded me a lot of Putah...only a little narrower in spots, shallower (flow was 66), with incredibly slippery rocks and lots of snags. To...
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flygirl1
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Truckee
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Just fished the Truckee for 3 days.?Best fishing was am hours.? Decent?hatches going off throughout the morning. Getting cold up there at night, feels good in the morning to fish in temps in the 30's.? Fished alot of water, fished alot of hours, caught alot of hard fight energetic wild trout.?landed...
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Matt R
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Weekend suggestions
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Hi all, I'm thinking about heading up above chico or thereabouts (pretty flexible) for some fishing.? I'll be heading up?with my wife and am looking for a fun place to wade with some beautiful scenery and hopefully a few trout.? Any suggestions? thanks, Vincent
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V
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Lakes in Berkeley Area
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Anyone with fishing suggestions for Lakes... I am a graduate student and I got to be honest I cannot afford to drive to Putah... I read damn near 1000 pages a week... anyone have a suggestion for a lake I might be able to wet some line in?? I am going crazy
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WT
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Washington State Fishing
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So I recently went fishing in Washington state and thought I would share it with you all.? These photo's are from the Rocky Ford, a spring creek on the East side of the state.? I was able to fish for six days and got tons of fish, using big hopper patterns, scuds, and leeches.? If anyone find themselves in e...
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WT
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carson river
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just wondering if anyone has gone to the carson river lately, east carson where silver creek which is off wolf road meet, normally start at that lil bridge, and work down to the bridge on the east carson. so again any one been up there and how was the fishing. does anyone want to go, and fish it with some com...
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lower stan
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??? I had to coach a soccer game in turlock on sunday so I decided to bring my rod and fish for a few hours on the lower stan after the game.? I fished a couple of miles below the dam from 5:30 to dark.? Caught a bunch of wild bows between 8-12 inches.? Got them on either a 16 red copper john or my dropper #18Pt? mo...
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edog7
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Sierras on Dries
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I decided to leave the nymphing to you guys today and headed up to the Sierras and my favorite stream.? It was a beautiful day and I never saw another fisherman.? I seemed to have trouble landing fish today for some reason.? I landed 20, but probably lost twice that.? Before you get too jealous, my larges...
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chemdoc
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Petaluma River...say what?
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-- Edited by SCM at 19:22, 2008-02-11
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Eve of Sept 1
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Got up to the creek about 5:30 and fished til dark. Pulled a few dinkers up on nymphs - but the usual spots weren't producing like normal - I think there must have been quite a few fisherman around early... Anyway, killer baetis hatch around 6:30 - 8:00 but no real top water action. Did manage to raise a few...
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JL
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Farm raised Trout?
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I am planning on fishing a lake that is stocked with monster trout. Everyone on the lake uses spin gear and power bait. Do farm raised?tout still eat flies? Should i use a Wooly Bugger? or bigger flies??
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bonefish1
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Mosquito lakes and pics.
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Planned on heading to lake alpine to float tube this past weekend for a few days but that lake is bigger then I remembered and the wind was howling, Had to change plans. Headed up hwy?4 a few more miles and stayed at a place called mosquito lakes, Its more like two large ponds, Its near ebbets pass at 8,000 f...
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shon42073
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Lake Alpine ?
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Anyone ever float tube lake alpine ? I'm heading up there this weekend for a few days, planned to fish the moklumne but it may be to low, also stresses the fish quit a bit to catch em in low warm water. Last report i heard was the moklumne is basically puddles now. So I figured that float tubing lake alpine ma...
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shon42073
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Stanislaus below Tulloch
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Fished the Stanislaus below Tulloch last weekend on the way back from racing the gang in the long barn area.? The flows are at a reasonable flow now.? The fishing was good.??The fish were slamming the olive poohpahs.? If you know this area you can hook several fish in the evening on various dry flies.? M...
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Otter
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Lake Almanor smallmouth
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Fished Lake Almanor the last week of July and the first week of August caught probably 100+ smallmouth bass. The action was unreal. Float tube in about 15 feet of water throwing olive and brown wollys with a little bit of flash in the tail with intermediate sink line. Cast strip the slack out of the line l...
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timmosazz
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River Salmon Looking for tips
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I just picked up? 9wt St Croix and would like to try for some river run salmon this fall. I have never fly fished for salmon. I have had good luck with a spin rod in hte past but have been converted to fly fishing. I use to use a #6 hook with roe yarn tied to it. I was thinking of something like that.? Also would si...
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timmosazz
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where to go in tahoe?
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i would like to hear your opinions on where to go. my most southern limit is silver fork of the american. and as far north as y'all please. also, some recommended guides would be nice.
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Daara
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Yosemite
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Just got in from High Sierra camp at Yosemite.? Fished between 8-10'000 feet.? Lots of little brookie streams and Lakes with a few bows mixed in.? The trip was grueling but well worth it.? The fishing itself was tough.? I thought for sure I would hammer them on hopper and ant patterns but these high coun...
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cole
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north fork moklumne and hermit valley ???
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Was curious if anyone has fished the north fork moklumne river above lake alpine off hwy. 4, I plan to spend 4 days up there in 2 weeks and cant seem to find much info.I'm gonna stay at hermit valley campground.?I drove through there coming back from the east walker river a few months ago and it looked like...
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shon42073
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Clark fork stanislaus river
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Just got back from a 2 day trip to the clark fork of the stanislaus river and the fishing was excellent despite very low flows. Fished near the iceberg meadows area and caught no less then 25 fish a day, mostly 6 to 10 inch brookies and bows with a few 12 bows in the mix. I was surprised that most fish i caught w...
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shon42073
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cache creek ???
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I'm visiting some family up at clear lake this weekend, planning on doing some float tubing for bass and night fishin for some?catfish. I was curiuos if cache creek would be worth a few hours, I know it has decent smallmouth, hows the trout fishing there ? I'm not real familar with the area so if anyone ha...
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shon42073
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Courtright Res
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Our 4wd club went on a trail ride last week out of Courtright Res which is East of Fresno.? It is somewhat of a drive from the Vacaville/Dixon area but if people are looking for an alternate destination out of the valley heat it's a nice spot. The lake is 8,000+ feet in elevation and above the valley heat wi...
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Silver Lake
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I went camping the past couple of days with my wife at Silver Lake.? I did a little bit of fishing but not in the lake.??The fishing was done in the Silver Fork American River.? I landed over 30 fish, all browns.? The biggest fish I saw was about 14" long.? I hooked a couple that big, but the biggest lan...
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JT
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Lake Almanor
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I will be heading up to lake Almanor at the end of July and Would like some tips on fly fishing the lake and streams feading it. I also will be fishing with my two daughters and wife, who are going to try fly fishing for the first time. I have been fly fishing for years and can put the time in and find what is work...
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timmosazz
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What was this fish ???
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Last weekend when I was fishing the middle stanislaus river I hiked and rock climbed my butt off and got into some pretty remote parts of the river and was catching ALOT of small rainbows around 8 inchers. One particular fish I got that day looked very different from the others, First it was only about 7 i...
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shon42073
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Truckee Report
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Hit the truckee last w/e and did?well. caught 13 fish in 2 days. not even long days. got a birthday brown on friday around 20"?and a rainbow around 20" the next day. lost 2 other rainbows that were even bigger?that put up brutal victorious fights.? Fishing is good everywhere on the river rig...
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Matt R
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middle stanislaus.
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Just made it back from a 5 day trip to the middle fork stanislaus and the fishing was excellent, pretty consitent action everyday for 6 to 12 inch rainbows and browns, I got one brown that was pushing 18 inches and the other is 14 inches, pics. are below. Please dont give me crap for keepin a few fish, this r...
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shon42073
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info update
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Howdy from Texas guys, Rich reporting in. Texas is tough on a fly rod. I've managed to break two Sages bass fishing here. I'm tossing some really big poppers and keep hitting my rod. Biggest is about 9 lbs. I managed to land a 5 month job in Fairbanks Alaska though . If anyone is headed up that way look me up....
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