Inspiring post, Bill.

With 'catch-n-release for bass only', it will make it a great bass fishery again.



It is bass time in all the low-elevation reservoirs and ponds now, even here in Florida and probably Texas.




I fished Rancho Seco some over the past 30 years or so, but also listen to the folks who fished it a lot.


It is a nice fishery for bass, panfish, and planted trout. Another fact is that it is usually very clear.



Mike Monroe, George Innis, and Chuck Campana all fished it a lot and had interesting information and stories.



George fished it with conventional tackle many years ago and told me that underwater is the original dam with big bass.


Mike Monroe fly fished it from his pram and used a long leader and a large 'Casual Dress', a shaggy nymph, for bass.


Chuck fly fished it from his pram in the cooler months for planted large Rainbow trout. He would visually find a school, then cast a

small olive woolly bugger on a floating line and a 15 foot leader to 4x. The fish were spooky in the clear water.