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Hey Alastair,
I am sorry to hear about your ankle. When I go to a nearby lake at dark AM, my wife always ask "is it safe?," and I always say "yes." But, I do wonder when I reach my destination...

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I have both a tandem inflatbale Aire kayak and a 10.5 portabote with electric trolling motor.

I use the inflatable to go down rivers or lakes.

Pros: folds up and fits into a trunk;...

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I heard some old-timers would eat the stripers caught from the bay raw. I don't think freezing can kill all the different types of parasites.

I regularly eat raw salmon at sushi restraunts,...

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I have used my inflatable kayak at the Forebay, and it's been my experience that Sept, Oct and most of Nov is really good at the forebay. In December I fish the flats, and a good day is hooking...

Hi Mike,
I use a 55lb Minnkota Maxxum on my 10.5' portabote. It works well, but I generally only go up to 50% output on the thrust which will usually last all day that's assuming that the battery...

Hey Jay,
We got nothing. The surface water temp was 77F at Check 12 and 75F at the Towers. The water was a little off color. We have generally done OK the last week in August.

Mark

Boat flips, angler missing

Published: January 6, 2007


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A Coast Guard helicopter out of Eureka searches for a missing angler on the Smith River...

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When fishing in the delta, river or lake during the winter which gloves do you prefer to use? I have fingerless wool gloves that keep my hands warm as long as I don't put my hands in the water....

Hi Billy,
Glad you are safe.

If the water level fluctuates the canoe may unwrap from the rock by itself.

I wouldn't try to get the canoe off the rock unless you had alot of help from...

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What do you use for a weed guard for striper or largemouth bass flies?

I have seen single mono, double mono and wire.
You can make it completely weedless; then it might be a fish guard.
...

Hi Jay,
Nice report. I've had boats troll circles around me at the Forbay after I've hooked a couple.

Do you find that the afternoon bite is better than the morning bite? Most times I only go...

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You can float on the Yuba from the HWY 20 bridge to Sycamore Ranch.

Or, Lower American (get a streamtime map) for launch points.

These sections are Class II at most depending on the...

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I found this website browsing last night. yubariverflyfishing.com. Under the links and partners tab they list a couple of guys for shuttle on the Yuba river.

If you give them a try let me...

Hey,
How much would a taxi charge?

Mark M

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I am planning to try the Lower Yuba from the Hwy 20 bridge to Sycamore Ranch next weekend.

Has anybody floated the river at these flows in a pontoon or kayak? I'm planning to take my...

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The night before our first trip down the American River, the flows jumped up 2000cfs to 8000cfs, and Andy called the next morning to ask if I wanted to reschedule. I chose to fish rather than...

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I'm looking for an anchor for my 13' Hyside self-bailing raft for rivers. Should I get a pyramid type anchor or an anchor with small spikes? What weight should I get? Lets say getting an...

Hey Mike,
I like your ideas, but #4-steering the kayak with one hand and fishing with the other hand. Once you hook a fish do you reel the fish and paddle to shore at the same time? I would think...

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I called Minn Kota and spoke with their tech support person. She said the battery should be at least 100 amp/hour which calculates to about 1.7 hrs at 100% (100amp/hr *0.85/50amp/hr draw). The...

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I recently purchased a 55lb thrust trolling motor which draws 50amps/hour, and purchased a Optima D34 battery which has 120min/25amp. I was told that the battery could run for 60 min at 100%...