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Shaver Lake produced fast limits of kokanee and trout amid active morning bites New Melones and Don Pedro featured strong ...

I eventually stumbled upon the Costalegre, which is the name of the mostly under-the-radar, mostly unspoiled stretch of coastline between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo.Within that stretch I found ...

It really wasn’t a tossup, but our nature guide told us about a nearby lake worth a detour. Next stop: Santa Margarita Lake, formed in 1941 by the Salinas Dam near the Santa Lucia Range. A 1.8-mile ...

Santa Margarita Lake, formed in 1941 by the Salinas Dam. (Benjamin Myers) ... Whiskeytown Lake, and maybe even try our luck at fly fishing.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rudy Schenk, a fly fisherman dressed as Santa Claus, puts on his fishing vest in the parking lot at Vivian Park in Provo Canyon on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023.

Months later, Santa Margarita Lake’s waters and fish population remain high. Al Price, who has been fishing at Santa Margarita Lake since 1962, believes the floodwaters benefited the region.

Our reports cover the coast to the High Sierra, and Lake Isabella to New Melones. Fishing report week of Sept. 20-26 for California’s San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast ocean & lakes, Delta.

At Santa Margarita Lake, three young men made a sport out of hooking wild geese with their fishing poles and dragging the birds into the water, Paso Robles resident Lahni Brannan told The Tribune.

Fishermen deliberately hooked geese at Santa Margarita Lake. At Santa Margarita Lake, three young men made a sport out of hooking wild geese with their fishing poles and dragging the birds into ...