Northern California Fishing News: This section of www.myoutdoorbuddy.com – your online outdoor-news magazine – is published weekly on Thursday and Friday and updated regularly. Links to www.eaglelakefishing.net and www.talkfishin.com (SW OR) are included. Reports from central Oregon and western NV are also included when available. Send comments, first-hand reports and photos to myoutdoorbuddy@frontiernet.net or to P.O. Box 402, Shingletown, CA 92688.
The Lake Siskiyou Report: Pink Hot, Browns have HIPS!By Curtis Bartoo, Mt. Shasta Do-It-Best Hardware
Fishing this winter has been more challenging due to changing conditions. The DFG stopped stocking our high mountain lakes due to frogs, bugs or whatever so last year Lake Siskiyou was over-stocked. This changed fishing somewhat. Now I have found that my lure color chart has changed. Colors that were very productive in years past were not having the same luck.
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Fishing the North Coast, Mar. 5: Chetco and Smith best options for the weekendBy Kenny Priest
[Kenny Priest, Eureka-based writer who loves to fish fresh and saltwater along the northwest coast has agreed to share a few of his timely north coast reports with MyOutdoorBuddy.]
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More lucky visitors win Real Fish Swimbaits at NorCal Show -- They catch bass!Bill Harris, a regular reader of MyOutdoorBuddy, brought his wife to Day Two of the NorCal Sport, Boat and RV show in Anderson on Saturday. Both enjoy fishing for bass so they entered the MyOutdoorBuddy drawing for four Real Fish Bait Company Deadly Custom Swimbaits.
You had to be present to win so Bill and his wife (we failed to get her first name) were among the large crowd that assembled before our booth at 2 p.m. Mrs. Harris held the winning ticket and was very excited when she was awarded her set of four lures.
 Unfortunately we didn’t get a photo of her but if Bill sees this article we hope he takes a photo and emails it to us for posting today while we’re at the show. Photo at left is of a Real Fish Bait Company Redear Sunfish Swimbait If you wish to send photos and stories to MyOutdoorBuddy, the address is MyOutdoorBuddy@frontiernet.net. Drawings for two sets of lures were held yesterday. The second set was won by Dorie Baublit of Janesville (near Susanville).
Dorie, and her husband Bill were in the booth next to MyOutdoorBuddy.com. Bill builds beautiful, inlaid custom call boxes and other kinds of turkey calls. If you Google “Custom Built Box Calls” you’ll see that Baublit"s boxes come up second on page one, and are bested only by Cabela’s in the rankings. The boxes are gorgeously handcrafted and designed – real works of art – and they definitely bring in the Toms. Their display also included three mounts of Merriam and Rio Grande turkey feathers. With turkey season only weeks away it would be a great idea to give Bill and Dorie a call at 530-253-3268 or visit their website at www.bbcustomboxcalls.com. A Typical Baublit box call is shown below. |
Colusa boat ramp gets strong support before B&W CommissionPat Kittle of Kittles Outdoor & Sport Co. in Colusa was pleased to report that a large group of local residents and city officials went to the Boating and Waterways Commission in Sacramento last Wednesday to make their case for funding for the new ramp needed at Ninth Street in the city...Full Story |
Outlook good for weekend Sturgeon on Sacramento; Striper action anticipatedBy Gary Heffley
The outlook for sturgeon fishing this weekend (March 6 and 7) sturgeon fishing in the Colusa area should be good.
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Big fish targeted at Clear LakeBy Gary Heffley
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No complaints at Baum Lake, northern California's steady trout fishing holeBy Gary Heffley
Janet Vaughn of Vaughn’s Sporting Goods and Fly Shop in Burney state’s that no one is complaining about fishing at all. As she mentions if people aren’t catching fish or the fish are too small everyone will say so, but this is not the case...Full Story |
DFG goes to the DOGS; Warden/K9 Teams to patrol Bassmaster TournamentCalifornia Department of Fish and Game (DFG) warden/K-9 teams will help inspect incoming boats for Quagga/Zebra mussels for an upcoming bass tournament in Stockton.
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Mar. 4 – Pressure down on Upper Trinity; wild steelhead move upThe rains of late February and early March have greatly reduced the number of fishermen on the Trinity while the wild steelhead continue to arrive in nice numbers, according to John Letton of Indian Creek Lodge in Douglas City...Full Story |
Whatever happened to my Crayola(tm) Crayon(tm) colors? Or what color is Witches “T”?By Gary Heffley
All baby boomers grew up with the basic colors as defined by “Crayola.". First, the basic 8: Red, Blue, Orange, Purple, Brown, Black, Orange and Yellow. Many of us graduated to the box of 16 or 64 that had flesh/peach, tan, grey, cornflower and midnight blue. You could color any picture you wanted as you had all of the colors in the world covered. (All told there are now 133 official colors of crayons with some name changes along the way according to Wikipedia online.)
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Pair “fish” Shastina, Siskiyou, McCloud & Shasta Lake in two daysRoger Briggs and Pat Patterson, of Shingletown, fished (or tried to fish) four lakes in northern California over two days (March 1 and 2) but were able to score in only two out of four...Full Story |
Salmonid Restoration/AFS Conference comes to ReddingRedding Convention Center, Redding, CA March 10-13, 2010
Salmonid Restoration Federation and the California-Nevada American Fisheries Society chapter will co-host the 28th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference and the 44th Annual Cal-Neva AFS Conference in Redding, California.
Dana Stolzman, Executive Director of SRF commented, “We are truly excited about this new collaborative effort. The theme of the conference is Fisheries Restoration and Science in a Changing Climate since the conference will address the challenge of recovery and restoration efforts in the face of global climate change, water shortages, and California’s evolving political landscape. In this era of climate change, a state budget crisis that has paralyzed the restoration field, and diminishing salmon returns, it is more important than ever for fisheries scientists and restorationists to gather together to share resources, techniques, strategies and methodologies to restore habitat and recover wild salmon populations.” ---Full Story |
Tips for early season North State BassBy Gary Heffley
Having a conversation with Neil Amundson of The Great Outdoors store in Redding provided me with great reminders and tips for seeking bass in the constantly changing conditions of late winter and early spring in lakes like Lake Shasta and Trinity.
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Three CA DFG 2010 Kids Fishing Days set for summerUp to 4800 kids could catch 9600 trout
The CA DFG is inviting the public to show up at the Mt. Shasta Fish Hatchery June 19, July 17 and August 21 with their youngsters for the annual free fishing days. Three ponds will be stocked with trout and there will be people to help with your questions about fishing. Free bait and limited loaner tackle available as well as food concessions.
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Berkley Big Bass Challenge is May 22/23The Berkley Big Bass Challenge is just around the corner and will be back at the California delta, May 22 and 23, at Russo's Marina bringing with it more fun and bigger payouts than ever before, according to Vince Harris at FPT (Future Pro Tour).
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Salmon ocean abundance figures releasedBy Frank Galusha For an update on this article see; http://www.myoutdoorbuddy.com/fishing_report.php?fishing=1534 Preliminary 2009 salmon data released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) shows a continuing decline in the adult return of Sacramento River Fall Chinook. This data, collected by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), will be a major consideration as the PFMC begins the process of setting the 2010 ocean salmon season. |
Fly fishing: Debunking the mythsBy Gary Heffley
Fly fishing can be as simple as presenting an artificial bug in front of a fish and waiting for a bite but, in fact, it is a true art form. Much like a masterpiece painter with brush in hand, the truly accomplished fly-rod angler can create a scene that is unmatched, particularly if the area being fished is isolated and pristine. Just watching a good fly-angler form those beautiful loops while lightly, and quite literally, placing his offering on the nose of a rising fish has always captivated me.
Unfortunately, fly-fishing can also be seen as an elitist sport where only the most wealthy and most expensively equipped need apply or are welcomed. But other conventional forms of fishing also have exclusive lodges, getaways and charters that only a few can afford. Why then, I asked myself; do so many conventional anglers see fly-fishers as just a bit too snooty? I asked myself: Is such a negative reputation deserved? ---Full Story |
Steelhead Fishing Tips: Understanding the importance of river levelsBy Kenny Priest
[Kenny Priest, Eureka-based writer who loves to fish fresh and saltwater along the northwest coast has agreed to share these winter steelhead fishing tips with MyOutdoorBuddy readers.]
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Other northern California & Nevada watersWhere can you fish and where are the fish biting? Keep us in the loop... Full Story |
FLW Outdoors announces 2010 bass tourney schedulesWHAT: Date and Location Changes to National Guard FLW Series and National Guard FLW College Fishing
NOTES: FLW Outdoors announced that the Lake Mead and Lake Roosevelt events in the National Guard FLW Series and National Guard FLW College Fishing have been switched due to issues surrounding permits. The National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Regional dates have also been moved up one week. The changes are reflected in the schedules below. Full Story |
Fishing and Boating Tips[Editor’s Note: This list of tips is just beginning. The editors, reporters and readers of MyOutdoorBuddy.com will be adding tips regularly.
Please share with our readers what you know that will enhance the experience of wetting a line in northern California waters. What have you learned? Your expertise, no matter where you fish (fresh or saltwater) or what species you target, could be invaluable to other anglers. What not to do is just as important as what to do. Please send your strategies, ideas, tips, techniques and personal experiences to MyOutdoorBuddy (see email address at bottom of homepage). Please include you name and hometown.] Full Story |