fishing

[Nolena]

I'll be doing some rafting on the South Fork of the American River in mid-July.
I'd like to do a little fishing.
I'm thinking there might be some steelhead or striped bass that time of year.

Anybody got any tips for bait, line and pole sizes, anything else?

[Nolena]

Anyone?

[Kaikapu]

Nolena,

How cool is that; rafting and fishing on the American River.  What a blessing.

My daughter fishes a lot in the Sierra's and deep sea.  Matter of fact, she appears in the Western Outdoor News quite a bit.  I used to fish a lot but now I'm restricted to local lakes.  There are quite a few of us from WW that fish locally and do quite well with the trout.

Sorry, back to your request.  There is a site that has some information on fishing the American River; trout, steelhead and strippers.  www.theamericanriver.com/recreation/fishing/

I believe it also shows a map of fishing locations.

Have a great time.  Need a fishing report when you get back.

[Nolena]

Thank you. 

[K9luvr]

When I lived 100 yards from the Mad River in northern CA many MANY years ago--we used to use minature marshmallows and roe for steelhead.