Think safety first when it comes to winter fishing. Beware of ice on boat ramps during subfreezing temperatures. Watch for ice that may form in the backs of coves. Smaller lakes may freeze completely ...

(WFXR) — Smith Mountain Lake is one ... The outlook for striped bass is also very good. Those fish are in prespawn mode, too. Captain Johnny Mathena of Patriot Fishing Charters targets stripers.

Best bets Delta sturgeon leading the parade, Steve Mitchell said. Don Pedro multi-species bite going, Monte Smith reported.

The water is cleaner in the San Joaquin River side of the Delta, but the striped bass bite has been ... For boats able to get out on Lake Berryessa, trout fishing has been solid when trolling ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake.

Pine Flat bass, king salmon and trout providing lots of action, Brandon Grimsley reported. New Melones bass bite is good, ...

Fishing report compiled by ... visibility in the central Delta. Drifting live mudsuckers or anchoring with fresh shad are producing a few striped bass around the Antioch Bridge upriver toward ...