What's Biting? Where to Go.

Fishing Reports: As of 3-9-10

Rivers and Creeks: Local rivers and creeks are open for steelhead fishing Dec. 1st thru Mar. 7th. You may fish only on Wed. Sat & Sun & legal holidays. Catch & release only and barbless hooks. The local season is now closed. Creeks and rivers up North are open until March 31st. The Smith River is open until April 30th. If you are going to travel and need gear, tackle or bait, we still have a great selection

Surf and Piers: Perch and striped bass has been slow due to high surf, swell and storm surge. Tides selection is the key to successful perch and bass catches. Look for tides with 4 plus feet of water moving in between lows and highs. Incoming tides are the best however slack into the outgoing tide can be productive if you are in the right rip, trough or hole. Berkley Gulp blood and sand worms, shrimp, ghost shrimp, sand crabs and Kalin's perch grubs are very productive. If you like natural bait we sell grass shrimp, anchovies, squid, cured sand shrimp and prawns.

Bay: Rockfish season is closed for boat based anglers until May 1st. However you may take rockfish as a shore based angler year round. Check regulations for species restrictions. Giant squid, sand dabs, petrale sole, striped bass, shark, white seabass and halibut all can be potentially caught this time of year. Dungeness crab season is under way and the catch has been very good. We carry all the lures, rigs, jigs, traps and bait for the above mentioned fish along with expert friendly advice.

Lakes and Reservoirs: Loch Lomand Reservoir is now open and the bass are biting. Lexington and other Valley impoundments are full and the Spring bite is beginning. E-chip spinnerbaits, jigs with chunk trailers have been working the best.

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