Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

Fishing for striped bass is steadily improving. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said a good area to try is the south part of the lake between Horseshoe Bend park and Friendship Creek. Brood minnows or ...

Black bass are in a mood to bite as the lake cools. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said black bass fishing is good with a variety of lures. Crank baits, spinner baits, jerk baits, jig ...

Don’t bother The flows in the northern section of the California Aqueduct have been slowing down, and fishing has been ...

LIVE BAIT is cheating. If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it 10,000 times. The level of cheating, of course, varies by species and age. Any child under 15 can use live bait for whatever he or she wants.

The first time Terry Knight went to a dock at Clear Lake and cast a new fishing rig that was supposed to "catch the big ones," he laughed and said "it looked like five minnows swimming right at me." ...

Striped bass fishing continues to be good, reports Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Stripers are being caught 60 feet deep or deeper, he said. Best baits are brood minnows, shad or ...

San Luis Reservoir, looking south towards Portuguese Cove in early fall in November 2023. Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who ...