03-31-2016 – John Snyder – Southwest Fishing News Fishing Reports Waterbody Report Bear Lake 2016-03-31 Fair The lake is mostly free of ice. Fishing has been excellent for cutthroat trout and fair for lake trout. The ice that was on the lake has stacked up along the east side shoreline, so boat launching …
03/23/2016 – John Snyder- SWFN For years anglers have been creating secret concoctions to allure more fish to the hook. Every thing from WD-40 to rotten chicken livers have been claimed to be the secret weapon that has fish jumping right on the stringer. One thing for certain modern bait cures have been very …
03/24/2016 – J. W. Snyder – SWFN A temporary emergency regulation closing all fishing within 5.5 miles of spawning habitat on the Upper Sacramento River begins on April 1, 2016 and will remain in effect through July 31, 2016. Enhanced protective measures are also proposed in the ocean sport and commercial salmon fisheries …
When it comes to trout fishing beads have become a main staple in the industry because of there effectiveness and ease of use. As a result, several beads manufacturers have come onto the scene of the years creating lines of hard and soft plastic beads, painted lead, and glass beads all of which have proven …
03/21/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Southwest Fishing News (SWFN) California’s recreational salmon season will open in ocean waters on Saturday, April 2, 2016, from Horse Mountain (40° 05’ 00” N. latitude) south to the U.S./Mexico border. The daily bag limit is two Chinook per day and no more than two daily bag …
03/18/2016 – J. W. Snyder – SWFN Closure of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery south of the Mendocino/Sonoma county line has been lifted, and opening of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery – delayed since November – is set for March 26 in the same region. Recent test results show that domoic acid levels in …
03/18/2016 – John Snyder – Southwest Fishing News Closure of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery south of the Mendocino/Sonoma county line has been lifted, and opening of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery – delayed since November – is set for March 26 in the same region. Recent test results show that domoic acid levels …
03/14/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Southwest Fishing News The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding sturgeon anglers to return their 2015 Sturgeon Fishing Report Cards as required by law. Although the deadline to report their catch was Jan. 31, so far only about 13,000 (or 27 percent) of the 48,338 …
03/02/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Southwest Fishing News At the annual salmon informational meeting held in Santa Rosa today, state and federal fishery scientists presented updates on the numbers of spawning salmon, and the expected abundance for the upcoming fishing season. Forecasts suggest there are 299,600 adult Sacramento River fall Chinook salmon in …
