American River Shad Fishing Report 5/14/11

Fished last evening above Watt ave. with my buddy’s Sean and Rod. We went 1 for 2 with Sean landing the only fish to the boat. The fish are in the American river system now and the fishing is only going to get better. So book your trip soon, seats are filling fast and we [...]

4/24/11 SHAD, SHAD. SHAD ! !

Shad season is almost here and they should be showing any day now. With the big flows we have had I am hoping for some big runs as well as some big female this year. So book your trip soon. 707-477-5174 Russ

American River Steelhead 1/15/11

steelhead jan 11 001

Fished with my buddy’s Paul and Dustin today, we drifted from Sailors Bar to Rosmore Bar. Paul landed this nice wild hen about 4lbs (released) and one other 1/2 lber, he also had two other grabs. Dustin had two good grabs but no solid hookups. The water flow has settled down to around 3300 cfs and the [...]

American River Shad Fishing 7/8/10

Steve and Daughter

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

American River Shad Fishing 6/21/10

Jack shad June 21, 2010

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

American River Shad Fishing 6/20/10

Peepers shad June 19, 2010 004

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

American Shad Fishing 6/19/10

Hollywood shad June 19, 2010 002

 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 [...]

American River Shad Fishing 6/18/10

Stickshad June 18, 2010

     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 [...]

American River Shad Fishing 6/13/10

Mark & Jim shad June 13, 2010

Mark and Jim Fished with me this evening and they both brought there sons Zak 4 years old and River 3 years old and we had a great time getting the young men into fish. They each landed 3, Jim landed 2 and Mark landed 2. What a kick in the shorts watching these two youngsters catch fish. The heat has helped the [...]

Shad Fishing On the American River 6/12/10

Dave shad June 12, 2010 002

I fished with Dave and Jason this evening who bought this trip at a fund raising auction for the National Turkey Federation.  It started right off with 2 fish landed and 1 lost at the boat in the first 1/2 hour. We ended up landing 7 fish  and losing 5 or 6 more. We had a great time [...]