Trout Plants: Week of 4/28

Time for Trout! Here are the waters scheduled for trout plants this week:

• Alpine County - Kinney Reservoir; Markleeville Creek; Silver Creek; Stanislaus River, Clarks Fork
• Alameda County - Lake Del Valle; Lake Chabot; Quarry Lakes; Shadow Cliffs
• Calaveras County - Angels Creek; Stanislaus River, North Fork; White Pines Lake
• Contra Costa County - Lafayette Reservoir; Los Vaqueros Reservoir; San Pablo Reservoir
• El Dorado County - American River, Silver Fork
• Humboldt County - Freshwater Lagoon
• Inyo County - Baker Creek; Big Pine Creek; Bishop Creek, Lower; Bishop Creek, Intake II; Bishop Creek, Middle Fork & South Fork; Cottonwood Creek; Georges Creek; Goodale Creek; Independence Creek; Lone Pine Creek; North Lake; Pleasant Valley Reservoir; Shepherd Creek; Symmes Creek; Taboose Creek; Tinnemaha Creek; Tuttle Creek

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PODCAST: Ready for Trout!

The general trout season opener is this weekend, and conditions are great in the Eastern Sierra and on the McCloud River, the Pit River, and Hat Creek (to name a few). Bass are biting in many NorCal lakes. Salmon season is underway along the coast - and opens next Wednesday north of Horse Mountain. And of course there's plenty of Delta action goin' on. 

Listen in for all the latest reports from the RodMob community and updates from Kenny Priest on Fishing the North Coast and Delta trolling legend Clyde Wands.

Catch of the Week

This week, our album art is courtesy of RodMobber Ken Smith. Ken caught and released this 25 pound female striper fishing the Sacramento River out of Tisdale on Friday. Thanks for posting Ken!

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 We're giving away FREE RodMob t-shirts to 10 folks who leave a report on the RodMob hotline this month. Just call and leave us a message at 1-855-RODMOB-1 with your report. We'll announce the winners at the end of April.

Thanks for all the great reports this week, and thanks for listening. Tight lines!

BITE UPDATE: Salmon, steelhead, stripers, and more!

Here are some of the highlights of NorCal fishing today.

Lots of salmon limits out of Half Moon Bay and Emeryville for boats including the Hulicat, the New Huck Finn, the Queen of Hearts, and the Outer Limits.

Farther south, private boats found limits off the Soquel Hole.

And the countdown is on to May 1st, when salmon season opens north of Horse Mountain in Humboldt County!

The New Huck Finn had 32 salmon to 14 lbs for 16 anglers by 11 AM Photo: New Huck Finn

If you're in the East Bay and targeting trout, San Pablo Reservoir is a good bet. Another 1,200 pounds of Mt. Lassen trout went in today, and there's a good shore bite reported off Scow Canyon and Sandy Beach.

You might even be able to get into some crappie action - Cuong L. of Concord caught this 2 lb crappie using a jig while fishing the Boat Launch area yesterday.

Cuong L. of Concord with a 2 lb crappie he caught on Monday. Photo: San Pablo Reservoir

 The American River is still producing some big, bright steelhead.

We're hearing reports of lots of striper hookups on the Sacramento River in the Verona area.

And there's a good bite at Lake Berryessa. RodMobbers John and Jonathon Polites reported jumbo minnows were the ticket today for landing one salmon, one brown, and two rainbows.

The bite's still happenin' at Berryessa!

Got an update to add? Drop us a line at fishon@rodmob.com or leave a message on the RodMob hotline (1-855-RODMOB-1). The 'Mob wants to hear your reports!

This Week’s Trout Plants

Time for Trout! Here are the waters scheduled for trout plants this week:

• Alameda County - Lake Del Valle; Lake Chabot; Quarry Lakes; Shadow Cliffs
• Alpine County - Stanislaus River Clarks Fork
• Amador County - Lake Amador (Daily trophy sized plants through May!)
• Butte County - Big Butte Creek
• Calaveras County - Angels Creek; Stanislaus River North Fork; White Pines Lake
• Contra Costa County - San Pablo Reservoir; Lafayette Reservoir; Los Vaqueros Reservoir
• El Dorado County - Stumpy Meadows Reservoir
• Fresno County - Big Creek, Huntington; Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam; Pine Flat Reservoir; San Joaquin River, below Friant Dam; Tamarack Creek; Tenmile Creek, Upper
• Inyo County - Baker Creek; Big Pine Creek; Bishop Creek - Lower, Intake II, Middle Fork, South Fork; Cottonwood Creek; Diaz Lake; Goodale Creek; Independence Creek; Lone Pine Creek; Owens River, below Tinnemaha; Owens River, Section 2; Pleasant Valley Reservoir; Rock Creek Lake; Shepherd Creek; Symmes Creek; Taboose Creek; Tinnemaha Creek; Tuttle Creek
• Lake County - Pillsbury Reservoir
• Lassen County - Ash Creek Upper; Susan River Lower

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PODCAST: Your Latest NorCal Fishing Reports

Windy conditions have made salmon fishing tough for folks in the San Francisco Bay Area this week, but there's plenty of other action to be had. Lake Berryessa is just one of the hot spots, there are springtime stripers on the Delta and rivers, and of course we're counting down to the trout opener in the Eastern Sierra and the salmon opener for the North Coast!

Click to listen to the latest NorCal fishing reports, news, and upcoming events:

Matt Heron joins us today with an update on fly fishing in the Truckee area. Troy from Clear Lake Outdoors fills us in on the bass bite there. Joel Sinkay has the latest on the Leonard's Bait and Tackle striper and sturgeon derby going on in the North Bay. And we've got a ton of reports from the RodMob community to share!

Catch of the Week

Our cover art this week is courtesy of Melissa Elysson. Thanks for sharing your catch Melissa!

Win a Free RodMob T-shirt!

Don't forget, we've got our hotline giveaway going on throughout the month of April. Call 1-855-RODMOB-1 and leave a message with your fishing report to be entered to win a FREE RodMob t-shirt! We'll choose at least 10 winners at the end of the April.

Thanks for listening!