I used to belong to a deer club up that way and there were lots of small creeks we'd cross over before getting to the property. Two of them were near Cazadero and it seemed they all had small trout or steelhead in them. The main one we'd cross was Austin Creek on the road to Cazadero which flowed directly into the Russian river. The other was Ward Creek which was located on our property off Neistrath Rd, between Cazadero and Ft. Ross. Ward Creek was quite small but you could see small trout in any of the pools or deeper parts of the creek.
Besides being small, Rossflyguy is RIGHT. They were always considered CLOSED to fishing. I'm sure almost every creek or stream up that way is still closed as they are all NATURAL / NATIVE spawning areas for steelhead and even salmon.
Another area I used to fish was the Garcia river just above Anchor Bay and Pt. Arena. This little river had a notable run of Pink salmon every other year and it was often publicized in the local papers in the area. The problem with fishing them here was the landowners. Most of the area is owned by the Stornetta family and is off limits. Silver salmon too were scattered throughout that area and are not uncomman from the Noyo River at Ft. Bragg south to the headwaters of Tomales Bay.
As Rossflyguy said, check regulations with Dept. of Fish & Wildlife before getting into trouble. And then you have to check which areas are Private Property.
Tony
Last edited by Tony Buzolich; 02-18-2025 at 08:08 AM.
TONY BUZOLICH
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