Think safety first when it comes to winter fishing. Beware of ice on boat ramps during subfreezing temperatures. Watch for ice that may form in the backs of coves. Smaller lakes may freeze completely ...

Best bets Delta sturgeon hitting and New Melones bass and trout action solid, Kyle Wise reported. McClure bass eating, Randy ...

Pine Flat bass, king salmon and trout providing lots of action, Brandon Grimsley reported. New Melones bass bite is good, ...

Striped bass are prowling the south half of the lake. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing in the Prairie Creek area and farther south into the White and War Eagle river tributaries.

Other good lake trout locations are deep humps and narrows in between two humps or shorelines. Begin fishing on bottom. That’s where you’ll find the warmest water in winter. Although lakers ...

An annual trout fishing season pass is $125 payable by ... Hill reported bank fishing remains decent for good numbers of striped bass from 18 to 28 inches with 5-inch flukes on a scrounger head ...