Archive of: Bill's Fishing Tales

Fishing upside down, Part II

By Bill Lynch

Fishing upside down, Part I

By Bill Lynch

Return to the twilight zone

By Bill Lynch

Rogue River steelhead adventure with Jim Andras

Sometime last fall, I agreed to go steelhead fishing in Oregon with my friend and fishing buddy Steve Kyle. He said February was a great month, and with out thinking, I said OK. He also persuaded Les Vadasz and Jim Powers to come too. Les and Jim are such sensible guys. I don't know what possessed them … or me.

By Bill Lynch

Angling in the twilight zone

By Bill Lynch

Fishing Report, February 10, 2012

While the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has been planting lakes around our area for many years in order to enhance a local winter trout fishery, it announced this week that it will begin planting rainbow trout (triploids) in Lake Mendocino for the first time this month.

By Bill Lynch

Fishing report February 3, 2012

The phrase "There's a sucker born every minute," is said by some to have been first uttered by P.T. Barnum, while others say it was someone else. No matter who first said it, Steve Kyle and I found out where suckers are born – the Yuba River.

By Bill Lynch

Fishing Report January 27, 2012

Last weekend's rains pumped lots of fresh water into the North Bay, which automatically improves the sturgeon action at the usual locations including the Pump House, China Camp, the mouth of Sonoma Creek and even the Napa River.

By Bill Lynch

Fishing Report January 20

Except for the hardcore crazy anglers, the next few days are going to be good for sitting at home oiling your reels, sorting out your tackle or watching fishing shows on TV. We need the rain, so we have to accept this as the price.

By Bill Lynch

Fishing Report January 13, 2012

Anglers should head north to the Sacramento River near Redding, the Trinity, the Klamath and even the Pit River for good trout and steelhead fishing this week. The waters are low, but the fish are in, and the action has been good for most anglers.

By Bill Lynch