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    Inspired by Jeff's success, I went back out again...

    Inspired by Jeff's success, I went back out again on Monday night and got into fish. Second cast got hit -- always a good sign -- but it was a couple of hours before a nice hen got on the line. Not...
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    Went and had a look for myself, and found the...

    Went and had a look for myself, and found the following:

    -- The Feather at Verona doesn't look too bad. It was a greenish hue that could be cleaner but did look fishable.

    -- Two hours fishing...
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    Amoeba, were you (or anyone!) able to get a look...

    Amoeba, were you (or anyone!) able to get a look at the Feather as well?

    The report on the Kiene web site mentions the first shad showing up at Verona, but I'm wondering what the turbidity...
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    I've been wondering if guys in boats might get...

    I've been wondering if guys in boats might get the first shad pulls. One year a buddy and I anchored up near Discovery Park with a bit of a crowd; the water was deep and fast and the terminal gear...
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    Really glad to see this thread again this year! ...

    Really glad to see this thread again this year! Many kudos to Jeff C. for his scouting and sharing.

    Some grabby shad can't show up too soon for me. So far it has been a spring of far too few...
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    Depending on how far and hard you're willing to...

    Depending on how far and hard you're willing to "portage" your kayak through brush and steep ground, you could probably find a spot to launch near one of the pullouts used by bankies. With the low...
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    I'm not an American river expert, so I may have...

    I'm not an American river expert, so I may have got it wrong . . . but I walked around the area and spotted a serious concentration of bank fishers downstream from a large log. There are lots of...
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    Got my inflatable out at Paradise beach, up and...

    Got my inflatable out at Paradise beach, up and over the levee on wheels (a pretty decent workout), and spent a couple hours not catching in the vicinity of the Log hole. There was a rotating cast...
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    Sounds like a good plan -- I bet lineups will be...

    Sounds like a good plan -- I bet lineups will be thinner on weekdays.

    I'm thinking the same, maybe put in at Watt or Howe and float down to Paradise beach, trying spots on the way. Might beat...
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    Lower river non-wading situations

    A half dozen years ago I put my inflatable kayak in at Goethe park and had a pretty shaddy day fishing off an anchored position.

    Sounds like right now the flows are too low and the fish too few...
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    OK to bank fish near Verona right now?

    Does anyone know if people are allowed to fish from the banks near the Feather/Sacramento confluence right now, assuming of course a safe social distance from other fishermen?

    I'm reading the...
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    Hooray and nicely done Mr. C! A shad is a shad;...

    Hooray and nicely done Mr. C! A shad is a shad; and that is a great sign.

    It often does seem like lots of males are around in the early window . . . but there's gotta be a hen down there...
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    Thanks OceanSunfish! How funny, just an hour...

    Thanks OceanSunfish!

    How funny, just an hour ago a buddy sent a picture of the very situations you accurately describe. Sounds like launching and operating out of the usual marina at Verona is...
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    No doubt, May is the happy time for shad :) As...

    No doubt, May is the happy time for shad :) As well as a chunk of June!

    But if anyone hears a credible report of shad showing up at Verona in these last days of April, I'd love a heads-up. Bit...
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    Still no shad passing Verona?

    I know too well what a zoo it can be near that marina at the Feather/Sac confluence, but when you're looking for that first shad of a new springtime, you'll do desperate things :)

    Any word of...
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    True fact, we are waiting for that! I was glad to see your board back up when I checked last night -- thanks Bill.

    Last year my first hookups on the Feather happened around 4/20.
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    Even with a boat (I actually anchor up an...

    Even with a boat (I actually anchor up an inflatable kayak), Verona is pretty hectic, with constant traffic of various kinds out of the launch, and almost always a boat lineup along the prime zone. ...
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    Jeff, do you ever go over and fish Verona...

    Jeff, do you ever go over and fish Verona personally?

    I have a source who said it looked very muddy there last weekend. Though in the past, I've done well when the Feather was clear-ish and the...
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    I've got a picture from April 15 2013 of two fat...

    I've got a picture from April 15 2013 of two fat shad . . . think they were actually taken on the 14th though :)

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    Has anyone checked out Verona?

    Though it's a dog show of boats coming and going, Verona can be pretty good in the early season.

    Has anybody been around there to check it out? Any trustworthy reports?

    Thanks!
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    Was wondering the same . . . I anchored at a few...

    Was wondering the same . . . I anchored at a few spots around the Feather/Sac confluence that have really produced in times past, and got nada. Saw one guy in a boat of three nearby get one shad,...
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    Here's a shad that definitely got had; skunk,...

    Here's a shad that definitely got had; skunk, raccoon? Won't leave them in the boat overnight in Verona again.

    The roe was still completely intact :)

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    That, amigos, is a shad :) But so far away! ...

    That, amigos, is a shad :)

    But so far away! Any pictures, reports, or bald lies of a shad swimming around in the Verona area?

    I know nobody likes blowing spots, but that area around the...
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    Sounds promising . . . shadaholics will start...

    Sounds promising . . . shadaholics will start rubbing their hands together in anticipation of the season's first fix :)

    If I have nothing else to do Sunday (likely enough) I might even go sit at...
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    Aha, sounds like shad are not far! :) ...

    Aha, sounds like shad are not far! :)

    Sitting in a kayak and swinging is my main method. Had some good days near Goethe park doing that in years past.

    Would the area around the Minnow Hole...
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