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AMERICAN RIVER--Loads of shad in here now and the bite has been wide open for anglers drifting pink and chartreuse grubs and attractor flies. The fish are scattered from Sunrise down to the Log Hole and all major flats in between. Stripers are here, though tough to catch. Try swimbaits or live minnows.
FEATHER RIVER--The shad fishing is still hot for anglers working the Shanghai Falls area with grubs, darts and flies. There are also fish stacked up below the Thermalito Outlet Hole in Oroville. A few stripers still around, too, but that's about done for the year. Up in the Low Flow section, there are some small steelies around.
CAPLES LAKE--The lake is still coming up and launching is now available at the concrete ramp at the resort. The DFG planted 80,000 Mackinaw fingerlings last week and will continue to plant more catchable rainbows with trophy plants, 3 to 5 pounders, scheduled for mid-June. Shore anglers are catching planters at the dam on worms and Power Bait. Trollers are doing pretty well on mixed limits of browns and rainbows using a Kastmaster and other small spoons. With lake releases unusually low (15 cfs), the creek below the lake is fishing exceptionally well for browns running 2 to 3 pounds and some nice rainbows on worms and salmon eggs.
FEATHER RIVER CANYON--North Fork and East Branch of the Feather both fishing very well. North Fork is being planted by the DFG at the campgrounds and families are catching limits of rainbows up to 14 inches on salmon eggs. The East Branch is full of beautiful native 'bows up to 3 pounds along Hwy 70 to the Greenville Y. Caribou Powerhouse Reservoir has some big browns and rainbows. A 9-pound brown was caught last week and rainbows to 13 pounds have come out of here in the past. Use crickets under a bobber, silver Kastmaster, and small white crappie jigs in the current below the powerhouse at the upper end of the reservoir for fish running 2 to 4 pounds.
STAMPEDE RESERVOIR--Early limits of kokanee are still common for trollers using a dodger and a bug, hoochie or spinner in red or pink at 30 to 35 feet. Some small Mackinaw have been hitting black/silver or blue/silver Rapalas under the kokanee. Shore fishing is fair with one angler landing a 3 1/2-pound brown off the dam on a nightcrawler.
GENERAL
NORTH COAST RIVERS
North Coast streams and rivers are regulated by low flow closures. If not mentioned, the river is closed or no reports. The DFG's Low Flow Closure Hotline for north coast rivers is (707) 822-3164. For the Russian River and counties of Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin, call (707) 944-5533. South Central Coast streams number is (831) 649-2886. Many streams closed, and others change to artificial/barbless only on March 31 and others on April 25.
CHETCO RIVER--Fishing for cutthroat trout opened May 23, and it's fair to good in the Chetco, throughout the river. Morning or late evening are the best times, and the best lures are beadhead zug bugs in a sculpin pattern, or tossing Mepps or Panther Martin spinners, or Dick Nite spoons. Bait is not allowed above tide-influenced waters.
ROGUE RIVER, Gold Beach-- Closed to the take of wild salmon on June 1 until June 10 from the mouth up to Hog Creek Boat Ramp, and also closed from the boat ramp upstream to Gold Ray Dam on June 1 through July 31 (for wild kings). Springer fishing slowed last week and most of the fish are now in the Lobster Creek, Quosatana Creek and Foster Bar areas. Anglers need to fish deeper slots now. About the end of the run now, and soon it will be trolling in the estuary for staging fall fish.
ROGUE RIVER, Grants Pass--Spring Chinook numbers pretty bad up here, and fishing has just been slow to fair. The main method of take is back trolling sardine-wrapped plugs, according to WON Field Reporter, Dave Pitts. Only adipose fin-clipped Chinook may be taken with the current closure on wild fish. It reopened to trout fishing on Saturday. The salmon flies are now out, and that creates a good opportunity to catch trout on surface imitations, according to Pitts.
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AMERICAN RIVER--Loads of shad in here now and the bite has been wide open for anglers drifting pink and chartreuse grubs and attractor flies. The fish are scattered from Sunrise down to the Log Hole and all major flats in between. Stripers are here, though tough to catch. Try swimbaits or live minnows.
FEATHER RIVER--The shad fishing is still hot for anglers working the Shanghai Falls area with grubs, darts and flies. There are also fish stacked up below the Thermalito Outlet Hole in Oroville. A few stripers still around, too, but that's about done for the year. Up in the Low Flow section, there are some small steelies around.
CAPLES LAKE--The lake is still coming up and launching is now available at the concrete ramp at the resort. The DFG planted 80,000 Mackinaw fingerlings last week and will continue to plant more catchable rainbows with trophy plants, 3 to 5 pounders, scheduled for mid-June. Shore anglers are catching planters at the dam on worms and Power Bait. Trollers are doing pretty well on mixed limits of browns and rainbows using a Kastmaster and other small spoons. With lake releases unusually low (15 cfs), the creek below the lake is fishing exceptionally well for browns running 2 to 3 pounds and some nice rainbows on worms and salmon eggs.
FEATHER RIVER CANYON--North Fork and East Branch of the Feather both fishing very well. North Fork is being planted by the DFG at the campgrounds and families are catching limits of rainbows up to 14 inches on salmon eggs. The East Branch is full of beautiful native 'bows up to 3 pounds along Hwy 70 to the Greenville Y. Caribou Powerhouse Reservoir has some big browns and rainbows. A 9-pound brown was caught last week and rainbows to 13 pounds have come out of here in the past. Use crickets under a bobber, silver Kastmaster, and small white crappie jigs in the current below the powerhouse at the upper end of the reservoir for fish running 2 to 4 pounds.
STAMPEDE RESERVOIR--Early limits of kokanee are still common for trollers using a dodger and a bug, hoochie or spinner in red or pink at 30 to 35 feet. Some small Mackinaw have been hitting black/silver or blue/silver Rapalas under the kokanee. Shore fishing is fair with one angler landing a 3 1/2-pound brown off the dam on a nightcrawler.
GENERAL
NORTH COAST RIVERS
North Coast streams and rivers are regulated by low flow closures. If not mentioned, the river is closed or no reports. The DFG's Low Flow Closure Hotline for north coast rivers is (707) 822-3164. For the Russian River and counties of Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin, call (707) 944-5533. South Central Coast streams number is (831) 649-2886. Many streams closed, and others change to artificial/barbless only on March 31 and others on April 25.
CHETCO RIVER--Fishing for cutthroat trout opened May 23, and it's fair to good in the Chetco, throughout the river. Morning or late evening are the best times, and the best lures are beadhead zug bugs in a sculpin pattern, or tossing Mepps or Panther Martin spinners, or Dick Nite spoons. Bait is not allowed above tide-influenced waters.
ROGUE RIVER, Gold Beach-- Closed to the take of wild salmon on June 1 until June 10 from the mouth up to Hog Creek Boat Ramp, and also closed from the boat ramp upstream to Gold Ray Dam on June 1 through July 31 (for wild kings). Springer fishing slowed last week and most of the fish are now in the Lobster Creek, Quosatana Creek and Foster Bar areas. Anglers need to fish deeper slots now. About the end of the run now, and soon it will be trolling in the estuary for staging fall fish.
ROGUE RIVER, Grants Pass--Spring Chinook numbers pretty bad up here, and fishing has just been slow to fair. The main method of take is back trolling sardine-wrapped plugs, according to WON Field Reporter, Dave Pitts. Only adipose fin-clipped Chinook may be taken with the current closure on wild fish. It reopened to trout fishing on Saturday. The salmon flies are now out, and that creates a good opportunity to catch trout on surface imitations, according to Pitts.
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