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American River Fishing Guide
10/30/10 Started off the 2010 season going 1 for 3, Saturday started off with two big take downs in the first 30 minuets and then nothing. Sunday I boated a nice buck around 9 or 10 lbs (already marinating for the smoker). There are fish in the system you just have to work for them. If you [...]
10/14/10 Salmon season opens in 3 weeks, Saturday October 30 th. I have done a few scouting trips the last couple of weeks and the river is holding fish in the deep holes. I have also seen fish rolling. I think the trick is going to be get in the hole first and when another boat comes in, [...]
Myself, and a couple of buddy’s, Paul and George drifted between Redding and Anderson Today. It rained from 7:30 AM to around 1PM and we got SOAKED. We also caught fish, 5 landed and over 20 more hookups. Above is a photo of my first trout on a fly rod, not a giant by no means but [...]
Fished Saturday 8/7/10 with my buddy Paul Harris on the Lower Sacramento river. We drifted a section between Redding Ca. and Red Bluff Ca. Paul only landed this 1 wild rainbow that went almost 3lbs. ( the photo dose not do this fish justice) It took a back trolled F- 7 Flatfish. We hooked fish [...]
Looks like we’ll finally have a Salmon season in the central valley. California Fish & Game Commission have adopted the regulations to allow fishing for the fall-run Chinook Salmon to resume for the first time in three years. The American River season will run from October 30 to November 28 from Ancil Hoffman Park to [...]
Fished this evening by myself and I must say the fish are still here. I landed 9 and lost way more. Here are some photo’s I did not get to post last week. There are still a lot of fish in the system so give me a call and let’s go fishing. (707)477-5174 Russ
Took my self adopted dad Jack Harris fishing this evening for a belated fathers day and we had a great time. We hooked 10 or 12 and Jack landed 4. I still have a few days open this month so give me a call and let’s go fishing. (707)477-5174 Russ
Fished with Joe and his daughter Ariana and son Jimmy from San Jose this evening and we only landed 3. One for each for them. I still have a few days open this month so give me a call and let’s go fishing. (707)477-5174 Russ
Fished with my Buddy’s Mark from Downy Ca. and Mondo from Long beach Ca. today. We did a 7 to 9 mile drift and landed 7 with many more lost at the boat. Also my buddy Paul brought up his boat from Pleasanton and our two buddys Dan from Placerville and Jim from Santa Rosa fished with him also [...]
Fished with my buddy Jim from Santa Rosa this evening. We only fished for a few hours and we landed 5 and lost 3 at the boat. Wednesday I fished with my buddy George and we landed 4 and lost 3 or 4. The water flow has dropped to 5500 CFS and with the flows [...]
