Hey! Its an update!

Hey all, I haven't been around much to post new entries due to a new job in fishing.

That's right! I actually have a job in fishing! I was contacted over the spring by Cal Kellog, editor of the Fishsniffer Magazine asking if I would like to write reports. I gladly accepted! So, on top of writing for the California Delta Chambers, I am now also a staff writer for the Fishsniffer! Currently my task is to write reports for Rio Vista, Folsom Lake, the Penninsula Shoreline, and the Silicon Valley Lakes. Its been very fun so far, and I've been able to talk to anglers just like you and myself that love the sport of fishing. Folks like Rich Crispi of TW Guide Service, Don Paganelli of Paganelli's Bass Fishing Experience, and John Akina of Oyster Point Bait and Tackle - these guys are dedicated to the fishing community! I'm really looking forward to working with these folks in the months to come.

So, this is a fishing blog, right? It looks like I stopped blogging around February, so that's where I'll start (of course with the best recollection of my memory).

In the beginning of the year, trout fishing was common for me. I frequented Lake Amador and Lake Pardee. Lake Amador wasn't as hot as last year's season, but it was still fair with some days (or nights) yielding limits.

As the weather got warmer, I switched over to Crappie at Lake Amador for a couple of nice slabs. The fishing was slower this year than last.

Shad season started in late May. The fish were big this year.

Mark (pictured above) landed a 29 inch striped bass earlier this month. The fish took a shad he was fighting and hooked himself in the process. I've seen this happen with Lingcod eating blue and black rockfish, but never with stripers eating a shad. Mark was using an ultra light rig (smaller than the outfit above) and 2lb test to land that fish. Absolutely impressive!


I had to step away from fishing as often during the first part of this month, however my buddies kept at it. Just in the last week, shad are still being caught from the Ameican River. Its been one impressive shad run!

Earlier this month, I had the chance to take out both my wife and my dad on separate trips to Lake Pardee to troll for Kokanee. The fish were schooled up big time around the south end of the lake. I've never seen them there in years past.


I like bass fishing, but I rarely ever do it. So just recently I found a nice spot in Elk Grove to fish in the evenings so I can do it more often.


Brian followed up a few days later with a nice 3 pounder of his own.

Just this past Monday, I went out to Amador for a night time trip. That was a fun one with a nice limit of fish from about 1.5 to 3.5 pounds. I need to replenish my stock of SuperHogs, Brush Hogs and worm weights!


That pretty much sums up this year's fishing so far. Bass, Kokanee, Catfish are all in line until Fall, where I'll be back at the striped bass and sturgeon in the Delta. I also have a trip planned for the saltwater, going for Rockfish and Lingcod. Oh I can't forget! There's going to be a Salmon season on the Sacramento River this year! So many fish, so little time.

Catch you guys soon!
Roland