SAN DIEGO-The much-discussed return of anchovies is already yielding a substantially increased catch of perhaps California’s most exciting near-shore game fish, the bonito. A massive school of anchovies, estimated to be over 100 million strong moved in tight to the beach in La Jolla last month,...
HITTING IT BIG ON THE LOWER SACRAMENTO RIVER IS ALL ABOUT MINDING YOUR LINES By Jeff Lund REDDING— There are lines all around us. Some are written, drawn and paved; others form, whether at the DMV, the grocery store or for...
WITH LAKES NOW REFILLING, HERE’S A REFRESHER ON FISHING FLOODED COVER IN HEAVY COVER By Bill Schaefer SAN DIEGO—It’s a new year in more ways than one, and bass anglers will most likely find fish up in the shoreline weeds that...
WHAT EASTERN SIERRA ANGLERS NEED FOR A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS By Mike Stevens With a quarter-century worth of Eastern Sierra outings in my rearview mirror, you can imagine the adjustments, fine-tuning, fat trimming and experimenting that has gone on in...
BREAKING RADIO SILENCE ON STEALTH-MODE BASS TACTICS By Jason Haley Pardon the pun, but not wanting to give up any competitive advantage on the lake, this is something I’m normally quiet about. Have you ever heard a conversation from halfway across...
CUT BAIT CHUMMING A SMART PACIFIC OCEAN TECHNIQUE By Steve Carson Much has been written about the use of various live baits for tuna, and heavy chumming of the live stuff is almost always part of the program. In a record-setting...
