Sunrise over Tahoe’s Emerald Bay

So, one morning I was burning down the road, boat-in-tow, hustling to catch the morning bite on Lake Tahoe when I passed Emerald Bay right at first light. The sunrise was epic and I missed a few prime minutes of fishing gawking at it…time well spent!

The flat calm sunrises on Tahoe in the summer are awesome and one of the reasons I look so forward to guiding up there! I can’t wait…

Sea-Run Brown Trout

Here in the U.S., we don’t have too much in the way of sea-run brown trout. There are, of course, lake-run brownies in tribs of the Great Lakes, a few remaining creeks on the East Coast and one isolated population in a river in along the West Coast that shall remain nameless.

I’m pretty fascinated by them, however. What’s not to like about a fish that can get as big as a Chinook and has an appetite for meat on par with a striped bass?
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Central Valley river salmon seasons shut down; Sac River gets imited fishery

For the first time in history, most of California’s Central Valley will be closed to salmon fishing this year due to a record-low forecast of fall run Chinook.

It’s hard to believe, but scenes like the one above of happy salmon anglers are sure to be in short supply.

Here’s what the season boils down to:
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