Seriously. I know it sounds sorta redneck but I really need to start doing it again.

Back when I was 15-17 me and my father used to fish on a semi-pro circuit here in Northern California called Won-bass. Used to fish about 150-200 days out of the year if possible on my father's bass boat (which he sold last year).

All I do now is think about finding a nice bass pond. I used to frequent this awesome 10 acre trophy bass pond in Lincoln but the man sold the land to a private development. Now the pond has litter on the shores and you can't even get back their unless you're a resident. Used to be some great turkey hunting back there too. It's a shame...

Kalifornia sucks for fishing these days. If it's not a govt protected refuge (which is good for nature), it's a pond on private land or one that requires $$$ to fish. There's that one private pond off Jackson Hwy but you have to pay for it too. I'm not talking Mather or Rancho Seco anymore. There's a lake toward the foothills called Hidden Lake that produces some great bass. But the name of the lake is not joking. It's a PITA to find. I want to find that diamond in the rough bass pond. I already have my secret places for Trout. Anyone have a spot or know anyone with private land you can get access?

It's either that or I need to look into buying a 14' boat.

 

we have a creek that our prop runs up to. Putah creek. There are bass, and salmon have been found in the creek as well. PM me or something

 

i fish, mostly for everything, but mainly salmon, but i fish rivers alot for stripers and steelies, and fish lakes for bass and catfish too, kinda been getting away from fishing the last few years but every year i make it up to oroville 2-3 times for salmon, biggest salmon so far was 48.6 lbs, it was 46" long... caught on the american river tho

 

Yeah. I'm done fishing the rivers during the salmon run. Seen too many fights break out over the years. Mainly because people can't cast to save their lives.

 

yup, thats y i stopped fishing at nimbus, and the afterbay like 5 yrs ago, u fight the ppl more than the fish, but luckily on the feather and american rivers, theres so many good spots that only a few ppl know about that its easy to find agood spot and fish there all day by urself.. the snagging deal is what really chaps my a$$

 

Used to go out their with my Grandfather as a child (I could cast). He was a undercover game warden too. So when someone next to him had a Salmon by the tail he'd tell them to let it go. They'd always be some obnoxious ******* until he flashed his badge. But every so often he'd be the one fighting for that reason. It's just too bad for them that he used to be semi-pro boxer too. Only saw him throw fists once though and that was the last straw for both of us.

But yeah, thanks for the advice and offers so far. I'm mainly looking for a nice quiet pond I can pull crappie and bluegill out of all day long with nightcrawlers while drinking beer.

 

I might be able to hook you up with exactly that.

 

I might be able to hook you up with exactly that. I don't know about all day long, but there are a good amount of blue gill, bass and other fish at the spot I speak of.

 

Eric, Nate's trying to get rid of his old boat, it'd be a great fishing boat.....

$1000 for it, trailer has new tires, boat has recent maintenance and stuff. Give him a call at the shop

 

i went deep sea fishing with my step dad once. it was kinda cool i got a bit woooise but it was still cool. the guy running the program took us to a plce where evey 5 min we got something.