Fishing/Hunting

Fishing Line: Week of May 22, 2013

Published: 10:16 am

Steelhead have disappeared, replaced by lots of shad and a few striped bass. Anglers have been catching a dozen or more shad an evening from Sailor Bar down to Grist Mill. The occasional striped bass was attacking swimbaits and Pencil Poppers, mostly downstream from Howe Avenue. Shad were taking pink and pink, or pink and chartreuse mini-jig combos and shad flies.

Fishing Line: Week of May 13, 2013

Published: Monday, May 13 2013 - 6:24 pm

AMERICAN RIVER - A few steelhead were still being caught, and some striped bass were attacking swimbaits and Pencil Poppers, but the focus now is on shad, which are all the way up to Sailor Bar Park. Steelies still taking nymphs under indicators, and shad were grabbing champagne curly-tailed jigs and flies.

3 million hatchery salmon released into American River in Sacramento

By Matt Weiser - Updated: Wednesday, May 8 2013 - 7:52 pm

State Department of Fish and Wildlife officials on Monday and Tuesday released 3 million juvenile salmon at the mouth of the American River in Sacramento.

Fishing Line: Week of May 6, 2013

Western Outdoors News - Published: Monday, May 6 2013 - 10:52 am

The incoming tide is still the best time for stripers and trolling got the job done.

Fishing Line: Week of April 24, 2013

Western Outdoor News - Published: Monday, April 22 2013 - 1:22 pm

Striped bass fishing continued to be very good, and a few more larger females are being seen.