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So, has Bogs come up with the perfect fishing and wet weather shoe with their Tillamook Slip-on? Well, I bought a pair and put them through the ringer for a year. Here’s what I found…
• 100% waterproof
• Breathable neoprene
• 5mm neoprene liner
• Comfort rating to -40 degrees F
• Anti-fungal, odor-resistant sockliner
• MSRP: About $55
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You asked for it and now you’ve got it! Our new fishing report section that so many of you have been clamoring for is up and running!
We’re starting with Northern California and will steadily add new waters in this state and others in the upcoming weeks. These babies are like Fishing Reports on steroids — in addition to a run-down of what’s happening from a fishing standpoint, each report will feature photos of the area, a map, current weather, water conditions, photographic list of species available, plus trusted guides, lodging and tackle shops in the area.
You can find the new report section in the menu bar:
Or, click HERE
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Striper fishing in California’s Central Valley can be an emotional roller coaster at times. The highs can be so sweet, but then the lows can come outta nowehere and kick ya to the curb. Unlike other anadramous species like salmon that pretty much head one direction — upriver — stripers can disappear overnight and you’re never sure if they went up or down.
Here’s a glimpse of the beauty of striper fishing…the chaos, excitement and, in this case, family bonding, from a recent trip of mine…
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If you value striper fishing in California, you’re going to have to act quickly because assemblywoman Jean Fuller, (R) Bakersfield, wants them dead!
Fuller introduced AB 1253 to take game fish status away from California’s striped bass.
AB 1253 will remove all protections that striped bass currently enjoy and will allow unlimited harvest in all waters, fresh or salt, throughout the entire state. Even commercial harvest of striped bass will be legal if this bill becomes law. And guess what, largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish, brown trout, brook trout, mackinaw, kokanee are next on the list!
What you can do:
1) Sign the petitions at:
2) Comment on AB1253 at CA STATE ASSEMBLY (Just type “1253″ in the bill number box and “Fuller” in the “Author/Text” field.
30 Attend the rally. The Assembly Bill AB 1253 Hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 28 at 8:00 am at the California State Capital Building and we need a STRONG showing of anglers!
Also, watch the following video for more information…
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JD, I am heading to Juneau, AK at the end of June and looking for a place to fish but I am not interested in the fly or party boat
scene.
I am a simple man with wants and thought I would look around
for (A) true person that has some experience in the area and
see what I could read, this brings me here.
From my experienceit is easy to get advise from people
selling a service but my experience with those trips and information is considered tainted at best.
If you know a place to fish, a local hole or just a stream,
lake scant of people to drop a line in please know that
I would think kind thought of you and send positive vibes
in your direction.
– Bill A.
Bill, I’ll take all the positive vibes you can send! Here are some of the spots in the Juneau road system you can hit with a rental car. Good luck!
MONTANA CREEK
Close to town and it’s got a nice variety of species, from dollies to cutthroats to most of the salmon.
You can hike into the mouth of the creek via the paved Mendenhall Glacier trail or fish up or downstream of the bridge off Back Loop Road. You can also hit the upper reaches by following Montana Creek Road until it dead-ends in a cul-de-sac. There’s a trailhead at the end of the road that will lead you to the creek.
PETERSON CREEK
Peterson is located at Mile 24.5 on the Glacier Highway and can be accessed near the highway bridge. From the salt to the first falls, there’s about 2 ½ miles of stream to explore, and it harbors a decent steelhead run.
WINDFALL CREEK
Windfall Creek (a bit past Mile 27 on the highway) is a small stream that gives anglers a rare shot in local waters to catch sockeye salmon. The stream has a large run of reds but is subject to tight regulations to ensure the fishery remains viable.
There are a couple of holes were the sockeye stack up by the thousands and you can walk right up to them…just check the regs first.
FISH CREEK
Fish Creek’s a beautiful rushing stream on Douglas Island off North Douglas Highway that gives anglers a shot at king salmon in fresh water. Cutthroat and dollies also venture into Fish Creek and it gets loaded with chums and pinks mid-summer.
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At its meeting in Northern California April 8, the Pacific Fishery Management Council recommended a second straight year of sweeping ocean salmon fishing closures along the California coast…with one small exception.
While all commercial salmon and most sport fisheries are likely to be closed, the PMFC opted to allow a very limited 10-day recreational season in the ocean north of Cape Mendocino. So, anglers out of ports like Eureka, Trinidad and Crescent City may have a limited window to fish for kings in the ocean at some point this summer.
I say “may have” because the PFMC’s recommendation still has to be approved by the National Marine Fisheries Service, which will occur on May 1.
For more info: PFMC
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Beginning June 1, 2009, all boaters launching at Lake Tahoe will have to pay an inspection fee prior to getting their hulls wet.
Authorized March 26 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board, the inspection program is an attempt to prevent the introduction of invasive species like quagga and zebra mussels.
These nasty buggers (the mussels, not the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency), can really ruin an ecosystem if they get established, which would mean Tahoe’s epic fisheries would likely suffer a huge hit.
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Okay, so you guys nailed the last Name that Fish Contest entry in record time. Let’s see if I can stump all you arm chair ichthyologists out there with this one… [click to continue…]
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