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LIMITS OF BASS!!!!

by MIKE RESCINO / Lovely Martha Sportfishing
3/9/25. LIMITS OF BASS!!! Today we had beautiful weather and an excellent early season bite!! We finished up with 9 limits(18) of striped bass & 2 halibut!!! We have lots of room EVERYDAY. Make your reservation on our website at
(More...) (Sunday, March 9, 2025)

Sunday's Update

by FISH EMERYVILLE / Emeryville Sportfishing
Sunday's Scores: Scallywag - 6 Anglers - 8 Striped Bass - 2 Halibut Scallywag is on the books all of next week. The big boats are on the calendar starting March 15th for Halibut/Bass! Rockfish/Lingcod starts April 1st so make your reservations soon. We look forward to
(More...) (Sunday, March 9, 2025)

Now Booking Crowley Lake Trips!

by ANDRE NERSESIAN / Eastern Sierra Sportfishing
Less than two months until opening day on Crowley Lake and we're excited for another fantastic season full of big smiles, laughs, conversations, educational experiences and bent rods! This season should be nothing short of spectacular in terms of fishing.
(More...) (Sunday, March 9, 2025)

Spring time Sacramento River Striped Bass fishing!!

by JUSTIN THOMPSON / Justin Thompson Fishing
Striped bass  season is coming up fast, I will start my season on the 1st of April or a little before, I will be fishing out of Colusa down through tiesdale area depending. This is a great fishing trips for
(More...) (Sunday, March 9, 2025)

Bam Bam Bam!

by AARON ANFINSON / Bass Tub Sportfishing
Bam Bam Bam! Today we ran our first half day of the year leaving at 7:30 this morning and finishing up fishing around 12, our 13 anglers got plenty more than they wanted with 21 nice grade Striped bass! Also
(More...) (Friday, March 7, 2025)

The Smith is clear, and will continue to drop through early next week

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
The Smith is clear, and will continue to drop through early next week. As of Thursday, it was just under 9 feet on the Jed Smith gauge. Some much-needed rain is forecast to arrive Tuesday that could push the river
(More...) (Friday, March 7, 2025)

The Van Duzen is down to 740 cfs as of Thursday and is in fishable shape

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
The Van Duzen is down to 740 cfs as of Thursday and is in fishable shape. Conditions should be excellent through the weekend as flows continue to drop. It’s predicted to blowout with next Tuesday’s storm.
(More...) (Friday, March 7, 2025)

The main Eel is still high and just starting to turn green

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
The main Eel is still high and just starting to turn green, running at 7,600 cfs at Scotia Thursday. It will just be dropping down to a fishable height Tuesday when the next rise is predicted, which could push it
(More...) (Friday, March 7, 2025)

As of Thursday, the Mad is still a little high and off-color

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
As of Thursday, the Mad is still a little high and off-color. It’s forecast to drop through the weekend and it should be in decent shape Monday prior to the rise Tuesday. It’s predicted to get down to 8.4 feet
(More...) (Friday, March 7, 2025)

Plenty of Fishable Water for Weekend Steelhead Anglers

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
If you’re looking to do some late-season steelhead fishing this weekend, you’ll have some pretty good options. To our north, both the Chetco and Smith rivers are in good shape and should provide some good action over the weekend. The
(More...) (Friday, March 7, 2025)

Anglers dodged between storms for good fishing overall

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
Nacimiento Lake rose to 68 percent of its storage capacity and anglers dodged between storms for good fishing overall. Bass held from 2 to 30 feet deep with plenty of biters up shallow on warm days. Weightless Senkos and squarebills
(More...) (Friday, March 7, 2025)

Success Lake rose to 42 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing was fair

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
Success Lake rose to 42 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing was fair. Deep diving crankbaits in silver or red craw took bass along rocky points. Black jigs with chigger craw trailers worked for bites as well. Drop shot
(More...) (Friday, March 7, 2025)

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