A dry dropper is a two-fly rig that combines a dry fly and either a nymph or emerger, allowing you to fish on the surface and subsurface at the same time. If you’re fishing shallow water but not ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

Plastics on the drop-shot on a ‘dead-stick' presentation are also effective, and there are plenty of fish to be caught shallow, especially if the sun comes out. Senko are best for targeting the ...

Axel Veerkamp, 14, of Placerville with a 38-pound, 46-inch salmon he caught trolling near Stinson Beach with Captain Trent Slate of Bite Me Charters. Axel Veerkamp, 14, of Placerville with a 38-pound, ...

From an African fly fishing adventure for tigerfish, to the unexpected impact of the Bassmaster EQ tournaments on the Classic, a tour of the 5 best trout towns around Yellowstone, these stories ...

California trout fishing season opens April 26, 2025 How to get a California fishing license Best places to trout fish in northern Shasta and southern Siskiyou counties See list of North State lakes ...

Redfish BayGOOD. 60 degrees. The tides have dropped out after the recent cold front. Look for any areas that are about knee ...

California wildlife officials stocked 22 North State waters with trout in the 6 months leading up to the 2025 trout season opening on April 26. This trout season looks to be a good one after the wet, ...