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    Add me to the list of long time fans of yours,...

    Add me to the list of long time fans of yours, Bill. I was a newbie to the west coast when I walked into your shop in early 1986, and it immediately became a haven in a foreign land. I made a...
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    Add me to the list of long time fans of yours,...

    Add me to the list of long time fans of yours, Bill. I was a newbie to the west coast when I walked into your shop in early 1986, and it immediately became a haven in a foreign land. I made a...
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    Surprise from Lake Natoma this morning

    I think this one is a little confused…

    Stunned to see this Hex on a window screen this AM. I’ve lived on the north shore of Natoma for seven years, and this is only the second one I’ve had at the...
  4. A few of us still do! Did a lot of backpacking...

    A few of us still do! Did a lot of backpacking in my 20’s, then got back into it in my late 40’s when my son was in Boy Scouts. A group of us Dads still try to do a 50 miler every year as we enter...
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    The American. I live just off Lake Natoma, and...

    The American. I live just off Lake Natoma, and have lived here and just off Sailor Bar for the last 25 years, so most of the time I’m on the upper part of the river, Effie Yeaw and up.
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    On a quick note, I picked up my first shad of the...

    On a quick note, I picked up my first shad of the season Saturday evening, and forth e first time ever my first of the season came on the surface. Not seeing much yet -nothing last night - but they...
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    The Yuba is currently 11k out of Englebright. ...

    The Yuba is currently 11k out of Englebright. That’s also a little pushy…
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    The top rated facility it the country is in...

    The top rated facility it the country is in Sarasota - the only approved Olympic venue in the US. That’s where my son races next month - was going to do a dyi snook / baby tarpon trip while I was...
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    I saw that bump just now. At 16K, they quit...

    I saw that bump just now. At 16K, they quit letting them row at Natoma. My son is getting ready there for the Youth JR Nationals in Florida next month, be interesting to see if they let them on the...
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    Was out at last light a couple of days ago. No...

    Was out at last light a couple of days ago. No sign of shad in the upper river, for me or 2 boats.

    I had a good evening swinging for steelhead, if I leave out certain details. Got seven, all...
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    Manzanita has cabins? I know McCumber does, been...

    Manzanita has cabins? I know McCumber does, been 20+ years since I last fished it.

    I fished Manzanita once right at ice out at the start of a 3 day trip. My first cast, the first of the trip,...
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    Getting off topic, but The OV and Estes Park? ...

    Getting off topic, but The OV and Estes Park? I’m currently in Orangevale, and my parents honeymooned in Estes Park, I got seriously bitten by the fly fishing bug on the Big Thompson in RMNP as a...
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    Looks like they just raised the American to 10K...

    Looks like they just raised the American to 10K and change. The site I use doesn’t show any other planned increases, but 10is still a bit of a challenge. Maybe partly mental, but even after 35+...
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    Yep, aware of what runoff does. No water running...

    Yep, aware of what runoff does. No water running down the new spillway, so not deep either, but Folsom is obviously cold, and surprised at how cold the lower river still is based on the 37 years...
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    To return it to shad, I always looked for...

    To return it to shad, I always looked for mid-50’s water temps. The temperature yesterday at Sunrise was 51 - kind of shocked at how cold it still is. High point was a mama mallard with 10 (!) very...
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    I usually just use a mild abrasive, like Soft...

    I usually just use a mild abrasive, like Soft Scrub, and a sponge with a little water.

    I’d probably agree with some of the thoughts on the asking price, although the GFL was my favorite Sage rod. ...
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    Lake Orville seems to be the darling of all the...

    Lake Orville seems to be the darling of all the photographers this spring- narrow canyons make for dramatic refilling pics. Still some room on Folsom, but it’s coming.

    The American was still COLD...
  18. Thread: AR Flows

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    That’s what I’m guessing we’ll see, 7-8k for the...

    That’s what I’m guessing we’ll see, 7-8k for the duration of the shad run. Floatable, only wadeable at select spots that may be mobbed. May be even higher, don’t know what this runoff will look...
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    With the snow pack we’re seeing, I wouldn’t be...

    With the snow pack we’re seeing, I wouldn’t be surprised to see flows of 7-8K for a good part of the shad season. The best season I had on surface shad was at those flows, but access for us mostly...
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    Yep, just updated a few minutes ago. That...

    Yep, just updated a few minutes ago. That explains the 6’ rise at the H St Bridge on Saturday - didn’t seem to make sense at 7K. Um, fish the edges I guess?
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    [QUOTE=Troutsource;211518]Crap, I missed the bump...

    [QUOTE=Troutsource;211518]Crap, I missed the bump yesterday. Which CDEC sit shows this? And does it factor in a release schedule, or just sum up all the inflows?

    Thanks.[/QUOTE
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    The only reference I have (CDEC) shows it going...

    The only reference I have (CDEC) shows it going to 8000 on Friday morning, but it looks like it will be much higher than that on Saturday. Was raised to 5K yesterday.
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    Every time I string up my steelhead rods…

    Every time I string up my steelhead rods…
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    That reflects everything I’m hearing. My buddy...

    That reflects everything I’m hearing. My buddy was on the Van Duzen for 6 days, and 3 very fishy guys ended up with 2 for the week. I got over on the Navarro for 2 hours Friday morning, most...
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    As of Saturday, it still seemed about 12-15”...

    As of Saturday, it still seemed about 12-15” visibility. I like it at 5k, but I agree with CMC that with that visibility, and assuming that the 35-40K flows “rearranged” some runs, it’s a little...
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