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Fish bits for the week of 7/24/19
Packer Lake Mike Bordello, National Guard helicopter pilot, takes a break at Frenchman and has a little luck. Photo by Gary Blanchard Coming up on July 20 is the Packer Lake Fishing Derby. “Be one of...
View ArticleFish bits for the week of 7/31/19
Middle Fork Feather River “Trout have now joined in schools against me and my accusations of trout obesity in the Feather River,” said fishing guide Jack Trout. “As a result of my lack of empathy and...
View ArticleFish bits for the week of 8/7/19
Antelope Lake The weather is perfect up at the high altitude paradise. Boats on the water, clear skies above, do we really need fish to have a great day on the water? Bucks Lake “The fishing is doing...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 8/14/19
Antelope Lake The weather is perfect up at the high altitude paradise. Boats on the water, clear skies above, do we really need to pull a fish out of the water to have a great day? Bucks Lake “The...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 8/28/19
Middle Fork Feather River Fishing is slow. The “Dog Days of Summer” bring low flows. Rattlesnakes and scorpions are the happiest right now in the Plumas Forest. There was a new variety of scorpion...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 9/4/19
Lake Almanor “While it’s been a couple of weeks since my last report not much has changed,” said John Crotty on behalf of Almanor Fishing Association. Pond smelt are the diet of choice and they can be...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 9/11/9
Antelope Lake There are not many people up at the lake as of Sept. 7, the fire is keeping everybody away. The fish were hitting pretty good before the fire started though, bass, smallmouth, big mouth...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 9/18/19
Antelope Lake Stay home. Frenchman Lake Overall, the report is that fishing has been kind of slow, a few storms have come to the area here and there. Chilcoot Campground is closed but Spanish Creek...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 10/2/19
Antelope Lake Fishermen likely have the lake all to themselves due evacuation for the Walker fire, fortunately 97 percent contained, and seasonal closing of the campgrounds, store and docks. Weather is...
View ArticleFish bits for the week of 10/9/19
Antelope Lake Fishermen likely have the lake all to themselves due to evacuation for the Walker fire, fortunately now 100 percent contained, and seasonal closing of the campgrounds, store and docks....
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Fish bits for the week of 10/16/19
Roger Krueger of Janesville shows off one of the monsters he pulled from Antelope Lake, a 3 lb. 14 oz. Largemouth Bass, caught on a River2Sea Whopper Plopper. Photo courtesy Fishidy Lake Almanor Water...
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Fish Bits for the week of 10/30/19
Katie Walker Boeck holds her 3.5-lb. rainbow while her dad, Jerry Walker, captures the father/daughter moment. Photo by Jerry Walker Lake Almanor John Crotty of Almanor Fishing Association (AFA)...
View ArticleFish bits for the week of 11/13/19
Lake Almanor John Crotty of Almanor Fishing Association (AFA) checked in with the details on fishing Almanor on Nov. 10. Our unseasonably mild weather continues here in Plumas County. There was not a...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 11/20/19
Lake Almanor John Crotty of Almanor Fishing Association (AFA) and the AFA volunteers were busy Nov. 14 otter proofing the hatchery fish pens near Hamilton Branch. “We had a couple of otters that were...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 11/27/19
Lake Almanor John Crotty of Almanor Fishing Association had a few hours for fishing Nov. 18 after repairs were made on the fish pens. Local four-footed mammals (otters) were trying to make the fish...
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Fish bits for the week of 12/11/19
The scene is calm and quiet Nov. 25 at Frenchman as Gary Blanchard lets his invention hold the line waiting for a bite. Photos by Gary Blanchard Lake Almanor John Crotty of Almanor Fishing Association...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 12/24/19
Lake Almanor John Crotty of Almanor Fishing Association had some time between shoveling snow to get out on the water and provide some details on fishing at the lake. “We experienced another week of...
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Fish Bits for the week of 1/8/20
Lake Almanor John Crotty of Almanor Fishing Association reported in for the last time in 2019 on Dec. 29. “Well it’s winter time in Plumas County. It was 16 degrees at Canyon Dam on Friday morning,...
View ArticleFish Bits for the week of 1/15/20
Lake Almanor John Crotty of Almanor Fishing Association reported in Jan. 12. “Our mild weather continues here in Plumas County, we have received some dustings of snow over the past few weeks as...
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Fish Bits for the week of 2/5/20
John Crotty of Almanor Fishing Association works with other volunteers to remove this log hooked up on the fish pens. Photo submitted Bucks Lake Lodge Rebecca Gutierrez up at the lodge said the road is...
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