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Any Californians doing any good yet?

Any fellow Californians getting any early season Bluegills or Redears yet?  Won't be long now for the pre-spawn bite!

Started by Jeff Soto

25 Mar 30, 2016
Reply by Lee Soares

California/Arizona Border Bluegills

I spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday fishing the waters around Yuma AZ and the canals in Imperial County CA. The fish are on the beds so we…

Started by Jim (Ike) Isaac

7 Mar 12, 2013
Reply by JBplusThuy

SoCal Panfish

If you read the posts and check out the photo's, you might get the idea that SoCal Panfish hatched from the egg weighing 12oz. I spent the…

Started by Jim (Ike) Isaac

3 Mar 12, 2012
Reply by fish4anything

Perris Lake Thursday 5/19

A friend and I fished the marina at Perris Lake yesterday.  All together we caught 93 fish.  Almost all bluegill and about a half dozen wei…

Started by Jon McLean

0 May 21, 2011

On the crank

Caught a couple on a Yozuri Snap Bean (smaller sized one) yesterday evening at Lake Alpine in Marin, here is one of them.

Started by Bluegill Chaser

6 Jul 19, 2010
Reply by Travis Kratcha

California delta bluegill spawn

Anybody know about when the bluegill spawn gets going in the California delta? Looking forward to introducing my kids to fishing over spawn…

Started by JBplusThuy

7 May 17, 2010
Reply by Bluegill Chaser

California/Arizona Border Bluegills (Redux)

I had so darn much fun a couple of weeks ago that I went back this weekend.; We ended up with multiple  species. I added some "non Blue Gil…

Started by Jim (Ike) Isaac

3 Apr 28, 2010
Reply by JBplusThuy

Sothern California Fishing

Anyone fishing lately???? Looking for some so cal crappie action.

Started by Chris Salmon

6 Apr 5, 2010
Reply by Chris Salmon

Sacramento River Delta

Both times I used a panfish jig: Fished the delta off a house dock in Discovery Bay on 8/25 and 8/26 for 15 bluegill to 1lb with most in t…

Started by Bluegill Chaser

4 Feb 9, 2010
Reply by Bluegill Chaser

Lake Hemet

Has anybody fished Lake Hemet lately? I will be back home in November. Would like to take my 88 year old father fishing where it would be q…

Started by Steve Crowder

5 Oct 26, 2009
Reply by Steve Crowder

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