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17 pound hen to get on the boards at Miller. Brad's Killer Fishing Gear cut plug and PRO -Troll Inc. flasher did its job. Holding the salmon is Don Motto, retired Navy EOD and board member of Purple Heart Anglers. Fishing Guide James Netzel has plenty of open dates for Salmon fishing. Please call him at (888) 975-0990 to get in on the action.

Donner Lake still kicking out limits of Kokanee. Today started off great, 6 fish before daylight, then the bite turned off for 1.5 hrs before things got crazy. Twice we had zero rods in the water. Couldn't bait em up quick enough before another hook up. 3 doubles and lots of tangles but had an enjoyable day keeping 3 limits outta about 25-30 Kokanee.

Slower today at Boca except for last hour. Think we got 7 to the boat that last hour. Crazy. Lost a couple too. Ended up with 4 limits by noon to 18". Average in the high 15's.

Another good day today at Boca. Fishing has slowed to a crawl for most, but with a bit of expierence and hard work, we're still doing well. Radical Glow Tubes 20'-35' have been the ticket for us. Also Rocky Mountain Tackle double glow pink plankton putting a fair number of kokes in the box. Have a few days available next week if you're interested in some

Fishing Guide James Netzel checked in from the High Sierra today. We got boat limits in 5 hours. It was a great day fishing up in high sierras today. 25 Kokanee to 17". Average 15". The report has been posted as Stampede but it is for an undisclosed location.

Fishing Guide James Netzel checked in with an update fish report from Stampede Reservoir. We got off to a later start today at Stampede and a tough bite but banged out 7 Kokanee to 15" and a nice 17" cutthroat. Lost a bunch too of course. Lotta boats today. Made it difficult to keep the net hidden.

Fishing Guide James Netzel checked in from Stampede Lake with a Kokanee Fish Report. A ton of fish hooked today at Stampede but only 13 managed to get in the net. Beautiful day up here while the valley is sweltering in 100 degree heat. It's a hard life!!

Fishing Guide James Netzel checked in from Tight Lines Guide Service. Today we tore it up today at Stampede. 25 Kokanee to 16". Dick Nites and sockeye slammers did most of the damage bouncing the bottom.

Captain James Netzel checked in from Tight Lines Guide Service. Today we fished at Folsom Lake. John McCormik senior and junior had a blast this morning catching 2 limits of Rainbows at Folsom lake. Red dot bullfrog speedy shiner was hot spoon followed by copper.

Captain James Netzel checked in from Tight Lines Guide Service. Today we had 4 limits of Stripers today in the Sacramento Delta. We also caught one Chinook Salmon that was successfully released. The Salmon was caught on a minnow. The bite slowed way down it took 5 dozen minnows to get limits today. As usual a bunch of smalls but not near

Fishing Guide James Netzel checked in from Folsom Lake today. James said, "Here's my wife Melissa with 2 nice Folsom rainbows. We caught 2 limits in less than 3 hrs. Speedy shiners. Hot color was copper, followed by bull frog red dot and brown trout. Caught fish 30-50' down"

Fishing Guide James Netzel checked in from Folsom Lake today. Here's the end after about 5 hrs. 8 rainbows to 21". Lost a hog King and 3 other nice rainbows. Marked the Kings, just we're not willing today. Folsom is hot right now for both hold overs and planters. Can't believe how acrobatic they are. More jumps than Kokanee and just as fat full