Other Rivers, Streams and Lakes

mudhen · mudhen

So.... how does one get to the aforementioned water. I have parked at the parking place below the dam, where you walk down the road to the river, but going upstream from there looked to be a dead end, complete with some deep water. Is there a trail that I just haven't found, or is it bushwhacking. I have dri...

East Bay Ed · East Bay Ed

Took off last week for my first steelhead trip of the new year. A lot of mileage for two days. We fished the Trinity on day one. The water was low and clear. After fishing for most of the day with zero strikes we drove to my buddies cabin in Dunsmuir to thaw out. The next day it was north to the Klamath. N...

East Bay Ed · East Bay Ed

I'll be driving down to Carmel for a few days next week and visiting the area from Monterey Bay to Big Sur. Been down there before and always though about taking a rod. Any suggestions? Take a rod and fish a beach or rocky area for stripers, perch, or kelp bass. Leave the rod at home and just enjoy the ar...

East Bay Ed · East Bay Ed

It's that time of the year when I start having anxiety attacks thinking about going after steelhead. I should have never started, and hate to admit it, but its developed into my favorite fishing vice. Beware young men. Talk about dumb. No rain. No water. Too much rain. Too much water. Not here...

skunk extinction · skunk extinction

Hello everyone. I tried fishing this afternoon on the South Fork of the American River. Fished from Riverton but didn’t go far enough to reach Kyburz. I didnt catch anything, no bites to report either. I was euro nymphing with a single fly, just trying to get better at the technique. The water was quite...

nclay · nclay

Hi All, Anyone have a good recommendation for water as close as Putah but a little easier? My wife has really put in the work and tagged along with me for years now, I want to put her in some easy "just catch some fish" water. Doesn't even have to be trout. Anything as close as Putah that would hit this catego...

nclay · nclay

Poked around but did not fish, counted 12 cars on the way to the dam, on a Thursday! Enjoy the view. -- Edited by nclay on Thursday 8th of November 2018 10:02:16 AM

shon42073 · shon42073

Hi all, Been awhile since I've posted on this forum but I wanted to share an experience. When we go fishing we think of things that can cause harm to us. Rattlesnakes, Bears, Falling, Mountin lions, Other people etc. I never really thought about being hit by a landslide. Last saturday I was fishing in t...

mudhen · mudhen

Parked under the bridge on the near side. I wondered that I didn't see any cars, but I soon learned why. The trail down to the water disappeared after a 100 yards or so. The vegetation was really thick so the trail down went right to the water's edge, and soon enough, right into the water. Real pain in the as...

mudhen · mudhen

got there at 6, gate was locked. wasn't opened untill after 7:30. Went fishing and quickly caught my first fish. It was exactly 3 inches long. Then the wind came up from the west and rendered my new two weight useless for casting dries. Reverted back to nymphs and caught five more, the largest of which...

DeckDog · DeckDog

looking to hit the Eel River and possibly do a float on the river with a buddy who lives up in that area. got a bad steelhead itch going has anyone fished it? I'd appreciate any info you might have Jason

mudhen · mudhen

whilst lobbing nymphs yesterday on the Yuba, I waded on out and hucked my little 5x to 6x rig to the middle of the riffle where it was immediately engulfed by the largest trout I have ever seen. I'll put it in the 30" range (A disclaimer; at 62 years old I have no need to lie about this stuff). in the 5 to 10 seco...

East Bay Ed · East Bay Ed

I have to assume that this rain is going to open the mouth of the Russian and bring some steelhead into the system. Has anybody driven by the mouth or seen what the river looks like? It's that time of the year when I start to get nervous sitting around the house waiting to get out and give them a try.

VladimirR · VladimirR

erich · erich

Looking to do a swing trip to feather or trinity. Maybe take a rod to yuba as a option lol any one up I'm I Fl till the 6tj but after that all open

erich · erich

I'm looking for some one to go hike the yuba or feather for steelhead. Or maybe the truckee but I'm not familiar with it so would be a learning/exploreing trip. Was thinking weekend after thanksgiving. Hit me with a message.

Dev · Dev

I was wondering if any of you guys have been there and have any input. I am going to be near bishop just below the pleasant valley reservoir in the wild trout section. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I've been tightlining a lot lately and I'm not sure if the waters are conducive to that style? And ju...

skylerjohnb · skylerjohnb

Hey guys, En Route to Paso tomorrow from Sacramento figured I would travel a fair bit off the beaten path and see if I could find some new trout water. Anyone have any suggestions for fishing the Merced or anything in that Western region of Yosemite? I planned on driving down the 99 and head East. Any...

lightfoot · lightfoot

Fished Pit 3 with the hordes. Lots and lots of grabs, landed about half. Fish were from 10-20+. Vast majority on basically a modified black ap in 14's. Rest on dark lord and prince also in 14's. They were the only 3 flies I used/needed. Water is high but you can cross the river in the rapid sections...

East Bay Ed · East Bay Ed

Drove up to see an old friend in Dunsmuir. Fished the upper Sacto in two spots. Stopped at Delta in hopes the browns were coming up from Shasta. The water was as high as I'd ever seen it. Fished an hour with no hits. Finally, I added a significant about of lead to sink my nymphs to the bottom. Started b...

East Bay Ed · East Bay Ed

I apologize if this is inappropriate for this section. We have no how to section. I loved it and pass it along just to show how people make do with less then adequate gear. Enjoy. East Bay Ed I got a kick out of this. I used to bow hunt with a Martin Lynx. It was a lot of work. Never tried for fish. You h...

Nate · Nate

Anyone fish near big tree state park near Arnold, CA? I fished it for about 30 min last year and caught a small Brookie. It looked like hard wading access.

lightfoot · lightfoot

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2017/04/26/pilot-peak-lahontan-cutthroat-trout-released-into-truckee-basin-waters/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CA_ALDS&utm_campaign=CAanglerupdate_041117&utm_content=bullards-buttonFISHERIES, FISHING (SPORT)...

Otter · Otter

I caught my first catfish on a fly rod. Little sucker tried to clamp down on my thumb. With all the water this year the bass were biting as well! Pound for pound smallmouth fight better than trout!

Otter · Otter

Look at the size of the bass on Berryessa. 13.89 pounds! probably hard to get on a fly rod, but I have heard dragging a worm on the bottom is very effective. http://lakeberryessanews.com Also Pyramid is firing up if you want to catch a giant trout...

Rafdawg_34 · Rafdawg_34

Anyone had eyes on Stony Creek recently? Havent been up there is a few years and wondering how it's flowing. The gauges are all lower down the river, below the reservoirs.

Alpen Glow · Alpen Glow

Gett'n itchy to go. just feel'n like day trip'n, until the main event. California dreaming. Along the river trail, the secret spot we all know well. fern and moss, encourage hopes. A perry poke and swing. Around rivers bend. Todays perfect tail out found. Black and blue, swung into shade 3 on 3 off...

Daara · Daara

anyone been up there? if so how is it? good or bad fishin

md12345 · md12345

Hi! I was wondering if anyone has fished, Adobe, Lynch, Lichau or other small creeks in the sonoma or marin area. I am looking for an adventure and to see some fish. Catch and release. anyone know access or rules? Thanks

East Bay Ed · East Bay Ed

I want to cure a batch of shrimp for steelhead. (called coon shrimp) It's difficult to find whole small shrimp in the SF bay area to use. I've been thinking of using grass shrimp. They are easy enough to get with a small gage trap and a little bait. Has anyone tried curing them for steelhead? If so what was t...

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	getting to the water below Goodwin Dam on the Stanislaus (Preview) So.... how does one get to the aforementioned water. I have parked at the parking place below the dam, where you walk down the road to the river, but going upstream from there looked to be a dead end, complete with some deep water. Is there a trail that I just haven't found, or is it bushwhacking. I have dri...	mudhen	2	3049	Jan 14, 2019 by mudhen
	Northern California (Preview) Took off last week for my first steelhead trip of the new year. A lot of mileage for two days. We fished the Trinity on day one. The water was low and clear. After fishing for most of the day with zero strikes we drove to my buddies cabin in Dunsmuir to thaw out. The next day it was north to the Klamath. N...	East Bay Ed	1	2889	Jan 6, 2019 by lightfoot
	Central Coast of California (Preview) I'll be driving down to Carmel for a few days next week and visiting the area from Monterey Bay to Big Sur. Been down there before and always though about taking a rod. Any suggestions? Take a rod and fish a beach or rocky area for stripers, perch, or kelp bass. Leave the rod at home and just enjoy the ar...	East Bay Ed	3	2981	Dec 29, 2018 by browndude3649
	Any Russian River info (Preview) It's that time of the year when I start having anxiety attacks thinking about going after steelhead. I should have never started, and hate to admit it, but its developed into my favorite fishing vice. Beware young men. Talk about dumb. No rain. No water. Too much rain. Too much water. Not here...	East Bay Ed	7	3172	Dec 28, 2018 by East Bay Ed
	South Fork American River 11/19 (Preview) Hello everyone. I tried fishing this afternoon on the South Fork of the American River. Fished from Riverton but didn’t go far enough to reach Kyburz. I didnt catch anything, no bites to report either. I was euro nymphing with a single fly, just trying to get better at the technique. The water was quite...	skunk extinction	9	3105	Nov 22, 2018 by skunk extinction
	Other Options (Preview) Hi All, Anyone have a good recommendation for water as close as Putah but a little easier? My wife has really put in the work and tagged along with me for years now, I want to put her in some easy "just catch some fish" water. Doesn't even have to be trout. Anything as close as Putah that would hit this catego...	nclay	1	2851	Nov 12, 2018 by hellsangler
	Little Truckee (Preview) Poked around but did not fish, counted 12 cars on the way to the dam, on a Thursday! Enjoy the view. -- Edited by nclay on Thursday 8th of November 2018 10:02:16 AM	nclay	0	2883	Nov 8, 2018 by nclay
	Landslide almost got me ! (Preview) Hi all, Been awhile since I've posted on this forum but I wanted to share an experience. When we go fishing we think of things that can cause harm to us. Rattlesnakes, Bears, Falling, Mountin lions, Other people etc. I never really thought about being hit by a landslide. Last saturday I was fishing in t...	shon42073	1	2915	Sep 11, 2018 by rgloft
	Yuba river 8/25/18 (Preview) Parked under the bridge on the near side. I wondered that I didn't see any cars, but I soon learned why. The trail down to the water disappeared after a 100 yards or so. The vegetation was really thick so the trail down went right to the water's edge, and soon enough, right into the water. Real pain in the as...	mudhen	1	2831	Sep 3, 2018 by Fornacino
	Lower Stanislaus report 7/14/18 (Preview) got there at 6, gate was locked. wasn't opened untill after 7:30. Went fishing and quickly caught my first fish. It was exactly 3 inches long. Then the wind came up from the west and rendered my new two weight useless for casting dries. Reverted back to nymphs and caught five more, the largest of which...	mudhen	2	2853	Jul 20, 2018 by mudhen
	Eel River Steelhead (Preview) looking to hit the Eel River and possibly do a float on the river with a buddy who lives up in that area. got a bad steelhead itch going has anyone fished it? I'd appreciate any info you might have Jason	DeckDog	7	3917	Feb 15, 2018 by DeckDog
	Heavy tippets with nymphs on the yuba? (Preview) whilst lobbing nymphs yesterday on the Yuba, I waded on out and hucked my little 5x to 6x rig to the middle of the riffle where it was immediately engulfed by the largest trout I have ever seen. I'll put it in the 30" range (A disclaimer; at 62 years old I have no need to lie about this stuff). in the 5 to 10 seco...	mudhen	4	2595	Jan 28, 2018 by mudhen
	Russian River (Preview) I have to assume that this rain is going to open the mouth of the Russian and bring some steelhead into the system. Has anybody driven by the mouth or seen what the river looks like? It's that time of the year when I start to get nervous sitting around the house waiting to get out and give them a try.	East Bay Ed	2	1986	Jan 9, 2018 by East Bay Ed
	FOR TROPHY PIKE fishing places Putin (Preview)	VladimirR	0	1933	Dec 9, 2017 by VladimirR
	Swing some flies!! (Preview) Looking to do a swing trip to feather or trinity. Maybe take a rod to yuba as a option lol any one up I'm I Fl till the 6tj but after that all open	erich	0	1965	Dec 2, 2017 by erich
	Fishing partner (Preview) I'm looking for some one to go hike the yuba or feather for steelhead. Or maybe the truckee but I'm not familiar with it so would be a learning/exploreing trip. Was thinking weekend after thanksgiving. Hit me with a message.	erich	1	2040	Nov 21, 2017 by lightfoot
	Headed to Lower Owens river (Preview) I was wondering if any of you guys have been there and have any input. I am going to be near bishop just below the pleasant valley reservoir in the wild trout section. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I've been tightlining a lot lately and I'm not sure if the waters are conducive to that style? And ju...	Dev	1	2294	Nov 7, 2017 by jvento
	Merced or Yosemite region (Preview) Hey guys, En Route to Paso tomorrow from Sacramento figured I would travel a fair bit off the beaten path and see if I could find some new trout water. Anyone have any suggestions for fishing the Merced or anything in that Western region of Yosemite? I planned on driving down the 99 and head East. Any...	skylerjohnb	0	1665	Oct 30, 2017 by skylerjohnb
	Pit (Preview) Fished Pit 3 with the hordes. Lots and lots of grabs, landed about half. Fish were from 10-20+. Vast majority on basically a modified black ap in 14's. Rest on dark lord and prince also in 14's. They were the only 3 flies I used/needed. Water is high but you can cross the river in the rapid sections...	lightfoot	0	1683	Oct 21, 2017 by lightfoot
	Upper Sacto (Preview) Drove up to see an old friend in Dunsmuir. Fished the upper Sacto in two spots. Stopped at Delta in hopes the browns were coming up from Shasta. The water was as high as I'd ever seen it. Fished an hour with no hits. Finally, I added a significant about of lead to sink my nymphs to the bottom. Started b...	East Bay Ed	0	1576	Oct 21, 2017 by East Bay Ed
	Cambodian girl makes compound bow with PVC pipe (Preview) I apologize if this is inappropriate for this section. We have no how to section. I loved it and pass it along just to show how people make do with less then adequate gear. Enjoy. East Bay Ed I got a kick out of this. I used to bow hunt with a Martin Lynx. It was a lot of work. Never tried for fish. You h...	East Bay Ed	0	1909	Oct 7, 2017 by East Bay Ed
	Stanislaus River (Preview) Anyone fish near big tree state park near Arnold, CA? I fished it for about 30 min last year and caught a small Brookie. It looked like hard wading access.	Nate	2	2961	Jun 8, 2017 by Tuggernaut
	future adventures (Preview) https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2017/04/26/pilot-peak-lahontan-cutthroat-trout-released-into-truckee-basin-waters/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CA_ALDS&utm_campaign=CAanglerupdate_041117&utm_content=bullards-buttonFISHERIES, FISHING (SPORT)...	lightfoot	0	1776	Jun 3, 2017 by lightfoot
	Catfish on a fly rod! (Preview) I caught my first catfish on a fly rod. Little sucker tried to clamp down on my thumb. With all the water this year the bass were biting as well! Pound for pound smallmouth fight better than trout!	Otter	3	1915	May 31, 2017 by Nohackle2
	Big bass on Berryessa (Preview) Look at the size of the bass on Berryessa. 13.89 pounds! probably hard to get on a fly rod, but I have heard dragging a worm on the bottom is very effective. http://lakeberryessanews.com Also Pyramid is firing up if you want to catch a giant trout...	Otter	0	1821	Apr 6, 2017 by Otter
	Mendo Natl Forest stream (Preview) Anyone had eyes on Stony Creek recently? Havent been up there is a few years and wondering how it's flowing. The gauges are all lower down the river, below the reservoirs.	Rafdawg_34	6	2631	Apr 6, 2017 by Rafdawg_34
	Swing-Ku, South Fork Eel, March 2017 (Preview) Gett'n itchy to go. just feel'n like day trip'n, until the main event. California dreaming. Along the river trail, the secret spot we all know well. fern and moss, encourage hopes. A perry poke and swing. Around rivers bend. Todays perfect tail out found. Black and blue, swung into shade 3 on 3 off...	Alpen Glow	0	1740	Mar 20, 2017 by Alpen Glow
	novato creek (Preview) anyone been up there? if so how is it? good or bad fishin	Daara	12	7483	Mar 9, 2017 by md12345
	Sonoma county creeks (Preview) Hi! I was wondering if anyone has fished, Adobe, Lynch, Lichau or other small creeks in the sonoma or marin area. I am looking for an adventure and to see some fish. Catch and release. anyone know access or rules? Thanks	md12345	3	2276	Feb 10, 2017 by Boondockz
	Curing Shrimp for steelhead (Preview) I want to cure a batch of shrimp for steelhead. (called coon shrimp) It's difficult to find whole small shrimp in the SF bay area to use. I've been thinking of using grass shrimp. They are easy enough to get with a small gage trap and a little bait. Has anyone tried curing them for steelhead? If so what was t...	East Bay Ed	7	2355	Jan 27, 2017 by Boondockz
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