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  1. I have fished the same stretch of the East Carson...

    I have fished the same stretch of the East Carson 7 of the last 8 Octobers, and one time in May. My favorite water in California. Two falls ago I had an 18 inch Rainbow on that I lost a few inches...
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    NF Yuba Report 10-6-12

    Been meaning to post a report since I got up there last Saturday. Fished from about 9 am to sunset, and was the only one on the river. Hooked into about 9 fish in the special regs stretch between...
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    East Carson

    Fished the east on Friday. Hiked down from the airport and was on the water from 10 am to 6 pm, downstream of the bridge and meadow. Was a brutal day, with less action than I've ever had out there....
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    Where to take my prego wife on Mother's day

    I thought since my wife is a few months pregnant with our first, I would take her somewhere for Mother's day. She requested we tent camp one last time before it becomes too uncomfortable and that we...
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    East Carson this weekend?

    Some friends and I are rafting the EC this weekend and I'm trying to decide whether or not to bring my rod. The forecasted heat wave will probably run the river up above 1500 cfs, and it will...
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    Sounds like you guys had a good time too. I...

    Sounds like you guys had a good time too. I haven't fished for smallmouth on Putah yet. The few times I've checked out the river below the dam, it's too hard to figure out where the private...
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    Weekend Smallies

    I spent the better part of the weekend targeting smallmouth in Cache Creek, mostly along highways 16 or 20. (Saturday) and the North Fork American below Lake Clementine (Sunday). I had been on...
  8. Thread: The Carson

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    Us either. I did sit down under that tree to set...

    Us either. I did sit down under that tree to set up my rig. Forgot my leatherman there as well...realized when I got back to 89. Wasn't about to waste an hour of fishing and a drive back up those...
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    Hope Valley and Markleeville area

    Spent the past week up there fly fishing with my wife to celebrate our one-year anniversery. On Monday we fished the West Fork of the Carson. Fish were rising from 5 pm on, but weren't interested...
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    Thought I should follow this one up, since I did...

    Thought I should follow this one up, since I did indeed fish it.

    The water was very high and very cold (45 degrees). Wading was nearly impossible, so had to search hard for places to fish. ...
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    My best efforts of the last 24 hours to change my...

    My best efforts of the last 24 hours to change my flight out to Chicago from Saturday to Sunday have at last been thwarted, and I will be unable to attend. :( I am truly bummed.

    I hope you...
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    We went out to the Yuba last night and fished the...

    We went out to the Yuba last night and fished the South side below the bridge from about 5:30 to dark. Spent most of the time helping the wiffo cast. Fished hoppers, stimulators, and poopah's and...
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    Where to go - Yuba, Putah, other?

    I just got my wife a brand new 5 weight rod and reel for her birthday and want to take her trout fishing tomorrow afternoon/evening...She's a beginner and I want to give her the best shot at catching...
  14. Thread: NFF Question

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    I wouldn't call myself a computer guru, but my...

    I wouldn't call myself a computer guru, but my guess is that it is not a huge problem. It depends on what actually corrupted or caused that file to go missing. If you have your original Windows...
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    Info on Pemigewasset River, NH

    Didn't know whether to post here or on "Trout (rivers and streams)"...

    I'm headed to Plymouth, New Hampshire in a couple days and was wondering if anyone had ever fished the Pemigewasset River...
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    Congrats for a good day on the river! I wish I...

    Congrats for a good day on the river! I wish I would have trekked out there...Had to decide between the Yuba (an hour drive) and Putah Creek (half hour)...Got skunked at Putah, mostly because of the...
  17. Thread: July gathering

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    I agree that this sounds like a grand outing...I...

    I agree that this sounds like a grand outing...I read the message board somewhat religiously as well, but had been skipping this thread as I don't have a boat and only have a 6 wt rod/line. But with...
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    I'm not an expert in these things, but I know...

    I'm not an expert in these things, but I know that the amount of gas phase nitrogen in the water is affected by many things, including temperature and phytoplankton species present, abundance, etc.,...
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    Sounds like a blast! A nice lake to go bassin'...

    Sounds like a blast! A nice lake to go bassin' with a flyrod right in your backyard...sounds a little bit like heaven to me. O:) =P~
  20. Thread: Any Bass Lakes

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    Fished Mather Lake this afternoon/evening for the...

    Fished Mather Lake this afternoon/evening for the first time. Plenty of Bluegill and Redear Sunfish in there...got around 15 of those, and managed one little smallmouth, all on a #14 black nymph. ...
  21. Thread: Fly Lines

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    Poll: I've only ever fished with SA and Cortland lines....

    I've only ever fished with SA and Cortland lines. Cortlands seemed to be a bit stiffer and harder to control, but made for better distance in the cast. SA lines seem nice and flexible...Of course,...
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    Never fished Clear Lake, but have spent probably...

    Never fished Clear Lake, but have spent probably a hundred summer mornings and evenings in the midwest flyfishing for crappies. I've always had the best luck with small streamers (size 14-18?),...
  23. Thread: On the AR 3/19

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    What flies were you using? I went all day...

    What flies were you using? I went all day Thursday at Sunrise Blvd with no bites :( ...used alevins, prince nymphs, birds nests, poopahs, san juan worms...fished just about every accessible part I...
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    Thanks for the info guys. I think I'll head up...

    Thanks for the info guys. I think I'll head up to Cache creek/Bear creek on Saturday and explore, maybe make it to Payne's. How did I not know there was a Davis fly-fishing club!? I bet that's a...
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    Need some fly-fisher's therapy

    I'm looking for areas within an hour or so of Davis where I can wade and fly-fish for smallmouth. I moved to Davis from the midwest in August and have been fishing several times on Putah Creek and...
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