“Everything else is pretty much standard. There’s some perch but not around here. The salmon is pretty much done.” Located just northwest of Sisters, the Metolius is restricted to catch-and-release fly-fishing with barbless hooks. Some of the best fishing is on the stretch between Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery and Bridge 99.
Obviously, things changed radically over the last 10 days and that shows in this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Probably the most powerful, precise, and smartly engineered ice sonar I’ve used, the MarCum LX-7L remains a top choice among expert ice anglers. MarCum’s industry-leading noise rejection software means I can fish close to several other anglers and their sonar units without any on-screen interference.
This work is part of the Vineyard General Permit, which outlines Total Maximum Daily Loads of sediments that can be released into the Napa River watershed. The idea is to evaluate the condition of the streambed in areas that provide spawning habitat for steelhead and/or Chinook salmon. The Napa and Sonoma County farm bureaus are coordinating this group water quality monitoring program on behalf of all vineyard owners within the two watersheds. We hunted Clear Lake for many years and decided to give it a try again. And found the lake to be very low and difficult to launch at the county park in Kelseyville. The forecast was for winds of mph, which is good for waterfowl hunting.
Multi species day— smallmouth, walleye, musky, white bass & my friend even caught a river redhorse which I have never seen firsthand before. As soon as I got there, hooked into a nice walleye in a shallow flat from shore. Would have been more than happy if I didn’t catch anything else all weekend, but within the next hour I pulled off the ol’ Fox River trifecta— a walleye, a nice smallmouth, & a musky. All residential fishing license sales are down in 2022 except for senior licenses, and droughts over the last couple years have affected game habitat, such as waterfowl wetlands, according to data from NDGF.
The Vexilar FL-8SE is the archetypal ice fishing sonar that transformed ice fishing from static and sedentary to interactive and engaging. This classic piece of ice fishing gear has been around for 40 years and is the “Kleenex” brand of ice fishing sonar. It remains the most popular ice fishing fish finder, and I’ve been using my model for thirty years. My Vexilar FL-8SE is still alive and kicking after all those seasons of use, which is a testament to its durability. Ice fishing anglers have a wide variety of transducers to meet their needs.
North Dakota sees continued decline in fishing; hunting interest for non-residents is up
Fishing has been very slow in the small to midsize tributaries reports guide Scott Feltrinelli of Ontario Fly Outfitters. He said more rain and more cold weather is needed to get things rolling. Weather is changing quickly and we should see good numbers of brown trout and a few early steelhead, usually by Halloween. The East Pier in Olcott is fully open for casters seeking salmon and trout. Fish have started to arrive at Burt Dam in better numbers according to reports by Karen Evarts at the Boat Doctors in Olcott as water flows increase.
Most ongoing restoration efforts attempt to lessen the burdens that juvenile salmon face by improving their rearing habitat, controlling pollution, and adjusting river flows. Despite these restoration efforts, juvenile salmon abundance and survival have continued to decline. Reducing interactions between juvenile salmon and non-native predators could prove to be an effective restoration approach, but achieving this can be remarkably difficult. Records from rotary screw traps on the Stanislaus and Tuolumne rivers show that most young salmon do not even make it as far as the San Joaquin River, still hundreds of miles away from the Golden Gate Bridge. Numerous elements contribute to the low survival of juvenile salmonids, including habitat alteration, pesticide pollution, and predation by non-native fish. Pat Fetzer of St. Helena fished with AC Fly Fishing out of Redding, where they drifted the lower Sacramento River for limits of rainbow trout.
The weather and lake conditions from a boating perspective have been nothing short of epic. Finding the correct depth is the biggest challenge as water temperature breaks become more pliable. Holidays closer to home are on the agenda for many British holidaymakers this year – but where to go and what to do? McDonald says if you plan on fishing at this time of the year be prepared for any kind of weather and take the precautions necessary to keep safe.
He has picked up big bass on shiners, paddle tails and drop shots next to Strawberry Island and in the east river. Ice anglers have a wide variety of fish finders to meet their needs. From simple, less expensive models with a few features to advanced models with all the bells and whistles, there is a high-quality, powerful, and reliable fish finder for your type of ice fishing.
Fishing the round house area, he used Ned rigs, tubes and drop shot rigs, but needed larger profile baits in the muddy conditions to get fish to hit. His big bass was a 5.53-pound smallmouth, which took second for big bass overall. Lake Erie is pretty riled up from recent winds and rain, so it may take a few days for things to settle down.
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