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Flows have now dropped to 3,500 cfs, and are in a sweet spot for both spin and fly fishermen.

AMERICAN RIVER-Flows started to drop back, to 6,000 cfs over the weekend, as Folsom reached the full mark, and flows are likely to drop more in the upcoming days and weeks.

AMERICAN RIVER-Flows continued to climb, to 7,000 cfs last week, as Folsom approached the full mark, and inflows exceeded 10,000 cfs as snowmelt peaked in the warm weather.

The lake is full, and bass fishing was the best of the year.

AMERICAN RIVER-As predicted last week, flows have gone up to 3,500 cfs in response to Folsom Lake approaching the "full" mark.

AMERICAN RIVER-There are still some steelhead smolts in the river, and a very few spring run steelhead being caught by the occasional angler.

AMERICAN RIVER-A few diehard fly rodders continued to catch small steelhead plus a rare 3 to 5 pounder on dead-drifted nymphs and swung steelhead streamers, but there wasn't much going on in the American river last week.

This is kind of an in-between time on the American River with steelhead fishing slowing down and the shad run not net starting.

AMERICAN RIVER-Flows continued to be very low in spite of the heavy rains, and adult steelhead few and far between.

• SACRAMENTO RIVER, Sacramento – Striped bass fishing picked up a bit more last week, with anglers finding some action mostly on bait at Bryte's Beach, Miller Park Garcia Bend, the Deep Water Channel, and Rio Vista.

AMERICAN RIVER: There are still some bright steelhead coming upriver.

AMERICAN RIVER - The river is in transition. The few remaining adult winter run steelhead are in spawning or post-spawning mode and should be left alone.

AMERICAN RIVER--There are lots of spawning steelhead on riffles above Sunrise Blvd. They should be left to spawn in peace.

AMERICAN RIVER - Flows have decreased to 1,450 cfs, and a new batch of bright steelhead - albeit mostly small fish--have entered the upper reaches of the river to join darker fish spawning or near spawning in the shallows.

AMERICAN RIVER - There are still quite a few steelhead coming up the river, and quite a few that have been in the river for awhile.

AMERICAN RIVER - Nimbus Hatchery is loaded with steelhead, so there is no question that there are plenty of fish in the river. Even so, getting them to bite is never a sure thing and so it was last week.

AMERICAN RIVER - Steelheading was tough early in the week, primarily because of the bitterly cold mornings which put ice in the guides.

AMERICAN RIVER - Steelhead fishing was tough last week, but fishing pressure decreased some.

Steelhead fishing dropped off after the opening flurry action, but was still pretty good by steelheading standards.

Fishing pressure for steelhead was heavy opening day on the Salmon Spawning Closure Area-upstream of the power lines crossing the river at Ancil Hoffman Park to the USGS cable crossing the river at Nimbus Hatchery-but angler success was spotty.

AMERICAN RIVER - The American River fishing opener of the salmon spawning area upstream of the power lines crossing the river at Ancil Hoffman Park to the USGS cable crossing the river at Nimbus Hatchery on Sunday looks good, based on the number of steelhead in the Nimbus Hatchery and reports of some nice steelhead being caught downstream of the closure.

AMERICAN RIVER - The American River reopens in the stretch know as the salmon spawning closure area upstream of the power lines crossing the river at Ancil Hoffman Park to the USGS cable crossing the river at Nimbus Hatchery.

Salmon season closed on Sunday downstream of Knight's Landing.

AMERICAN RIVER – Although the few anglers fishing below the salmon- spawning area closed to fishing had little success last week, salmon, many in still nice shape, were pouring into the holding pen at Nimbus Hatchery.

AMERICAN RIVER - Mostly dark salmon were being caught in Nimbus Basin on long leaders and beads, roe and spinners.

The stripers and sturgeon have almost everyone's attention these days.

AMERICAN RIVER - Lots of anglers have been jamming shoulder to shoulder in Nimbus Basin, and many are hooking salmon, but almost all are dark and well past their prime.

AMERICAN RIVER - Some nice salmon continued to be caught downstream of the now-closed salmon spawning area demarcation at the power lines crossing the river at Ancil Hoffman Park, by backtrolling Kwikfish.

AMERICAN RIVER - Fishing for salmon has tapered off, but steelhead fishing is starting to come on with halfpounders to 22 inches taking flies swung or dead-drifted under indicators, as well as nightcrawlers, roe, spinners and spoons.

AMERICAN RIVER - Fishing for salmon continued to be good, but most of the fish are dark as they approach spawning.

AMERICAN RIVER - The American River is full of salmon and fishing is "really really good" according to guide J.D. Richey. It's a mix of darker and new bright ones still arriving.

Fishing for salmon and steelhead continue to be good to very good. Top picks: American River, Delta, Sacramento River, Berkeley.

AMERICAN RIVER - The salmon spawning gravel augmentation project has ended and flows have stabilized back to 4,000 cfs resulting in improved fishing for salmon, steelhead and striped bass.

Top picks: Salmon fishing goes from good to outstanding.

Another school of salmon came in.

Great week if you like variety and red-hot salmon fishing.

Numbers of salmon appear to be increasing, and more catches are being reported from Harrington Access to Nimbus Basin.

AMERICAN RIVER - Striped bass were banging topwater lures, minnows, sardines and crawdads throughout the length of the river last week.

AMERICAN RIVER - Anglers are continuing to score striped bass throughout the river on topwater plugs, soft plastic swimbaits, big streamer flies, jumbo minnows, and crawdads.

AMERICAN RIVER - Striped bass are being caught throughout the river on bait, but are often being seen boiling on the surface, above Gristmill, and are blasting topwater plugs early in the morning and late in the evening.

AMERICAN RIVER - Salmon fishing was slow except for a few being caught in Nimbus Basin, but striped bass were boiling and biting up and down the river, from Sailor Bar to the mouth.

AMERICAN RIVER - Anglers were finding the best fishing conditions of the year in the 4,000 cfs release at Nimbus and some decent fishing for shad, striped bass and salmon.

AMERICAN RIVER - The salmon opener on the American saw quite a few anglers, with most concentrated in Nimbus Basin. Some salmon were being caught, with the average catch one fish per 10 anglers.

AMERICAN RIVER - River flows dropped significantly, to 5,000 cfs, the lowest of the year, and this time they might finally stick, making bank fishing a little more manageable.

AMERICAN RIVER - Running high but clearing. There are lots of rafters out that make fishing difficult on some of the bigger pools.

AMERICAN RIVER - Flows went from 12,000 to 8,000 cfs and that opened the window for shad anglers, big time, according to Yee Vang of Broadway Bait and Tackle.

AMERICAN RIVER - The river is running high and cloudy. The river rose several feet this past week and was over the concrete slab at the Hwy 49 confluence-higher than seen in years by some reports.

AMERICAN RIVER - The river is running high, but still clear. Locals in the Georgetown area have been picking up some nice rainbows and browns in the Middle Fork.

AMERICAN RIVER - River flows were bumped up again due to the continuing unseasonable weather, hampering anglers trying for shad.