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Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! It may be low visibility fishing but I'll give it a whirl during incoming tide, as was recommended!

I'll be in the Gualala area for a few days next week and want to try my luck steelheading the Gualala River since it's open. Any tips on these questions are much appreciated. First, I've never fished...

I've never fished Feather River and am planning a guided trip early next month. From what I've read, I've gotten conflicting information about the timing of the run. So, I'm not sure if my trip is...

Thank you for the tips, everyone. I actually found the sole when scouting for it this afternoon. What cracked me up is that it was stuck where I took my last step in the mud last night.

I did a...

I hit one of my usual spots yesterday and had a great outing. Beautiful afternoon. Tasty cigar. I got a solid halfpounder on the swing, which swam away before I could take a quick pic for the...

A buddy and I want to go on a guided drift on either the Smith or the Feather. Recommendations on guides would be much appreciated. Thanks!

I went all around Paradise Beach yesterday and was bummed by the lack of access to good spots. Lots of water moving through there! Is wading better upstream?

Monday it is! Thanks.

A quick poll. Dad's coming in town tomorrow for the weekend and wants to go steelheading. Better to go during sunny Sunday PM with murky water or couldy Monday AM with clearer water? I was...

I fished log hole and on downstream a bit on Saturday without a grab. Maybe in a week it'll be on...

Thanks for the suggestions. Turns out my buddy cancelled on me tomorrow. It happens. Anyway, I'll take him to Rancho Seco and Lake Solano later on. But I'll be out for half pounders tomorrow!

I want to take a buddy of mine fishing on Friday who has never been fishing before. I'd like to take him somewhere reasonably close to Sacramento where he's likely to catch his first fish. Although...

Leaving town to Mammoth Lakes. I was thinking of trying my luck at some of the usual haunts - Twin Lakes, Owens River, and perhaps Hot Creek - but welcome suggestions for new water. I've never fished...

Awesome pictures. Beautiful fish. Nice work!

I've consistently had good luck at Sailor's Bar over the past few weekends. Orange and pink have been the colors for me. Time of day has not really mattered. It's interesting to see how a few feet...

Allow me to offer a bit of better news....I had my best shad outing in a while.

I fished Sunday PM 4:30-6:30 at Sailor's Bar and got 10 or 11. Also had an unidentified silver fish of decent heft...

I haven't chimed in in ages and can't resist on this topic. Generally, I think the rule of thumb with bourbon is that it should be aged 8 years or more. If you follow that, it's hard to go wrong. ...

I think it's time to wait for the rain too. Maybe we'll get some soon?

I fished the basin yesterday. I found a couple good drifts and got skunked. I don't think that's ever happened to me before.... None of the other guys out yesterday caught steelhead either. A few...

I recently went to the North Coast and was curious about steelhead fishing in the Eel River. The water flows were really low but the riverbed is enormous. So, does the river get substantially...

That hook in the back looks pretty grim. It'd be worse if you didn't have someone with you to full it out though. Glad to hear guys are out catching nice fish.

Thanks, again, everyone. I can't think of a reason not to get this line. I love casting. And, the thought of getting that much more performance for longer and better drifts is hard to pass up . ...

Wow, the casting potential sounds really fun. The posts spark a couple other questions. First, does the line schweep like a nylon windbreaker or sound more like a zipper? And, second, If I want...

To read about it, this fly line seems pretty high tech. But I am curious to see what the members of the board think about it. Anyone fished it? I am in the market for some new fly line soon. I...

What a night...gorgeous. I saw a pod of at least six river otters swim by. There were stripers boiling up on the surface all around. And, I saw what I never thought I'd see this year...a huge...