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SACRAMENTO RIVER, Sacramento - Regulars are calling last weekend's salmon opener the best in at least 10 years, and around 50 kings were taken at the mouth of the American on everything from big spinners to Gitzit jigs. A few very large stripers were caught as well at night on broken-back Rebels trolled upstream of the mouth of the American.
Fishing report for July 20, 2005
WORTH A CLICK! EDITOR S NOTE: Due to rapidly changing weather conditions in the Sierra and Northern Nevada, anglers are urged to call ahead to the sources listed at the end of each area description for reports on the latest road and water conditions.
You don t need a yacht to have success in the ocean
WORTH A CLICK! It may often lack the opportunity of catching a really big salmon, halibut or tuna, but there is nothing quite like spending some time fishing in the ocean surf, from the rocks of a jetty, or even from a pier that extends well out into the sea.
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Fly fishers can learn about casting for stripers and shad with shooting-head gear at a free clinic tonight taught by Andy Guibord of Kiene's Fly Shop. The clinic will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Northminster Church, 3235 Pope Ave. Space is limited; registration: (530)750-3511; map: www.cffu.org.
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SHINGLE SPRINGS (l6mi/26km). You can still see the brick walls of the shingle mill built here in 1849; the spring flowing under it is the other reason for the town's name. Continue on to...
PLACERVILLE (9mi/l4km). Rustic buildings and narrow streets give Placerville a 19th-century look. Turn north on Hwy. 49 to...
COLOMA (7mi/l1km). In 1848, James Marshall found the first gold in California here while erecting a sawmill for Captain John Sutter. Return to Placerville, and drive east on Hwy. 50 to...
CAMINO (8mi/l3km). Camino originated as the Seven Mile Station on the Placerville-Lake Tahoe state route. Watch for the turnoff to...
APPLE HILL (2mi/3km). Apple harvest season begins in early September, when many growers open their farms to the public. Continue east on Hwy. 50 to...
POLLOCK PINES (5mi/8km). From here to Echo Summit, you'll pass several entrances to Desolation Wilderness, a popular backpacking area (permits required). Continue to...
STRAWBERRY (27mi/43km). It lies in a magnificent setting at the foot of Lover's Leap. Continue to...
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LAKE TAHOE (l2mi/l9km). The largest alpine lake on the North American continent offers year-round recreation and lodging. From South Lake Tahoe, head west and north on Hwy. 89 past spectacular Emerald Bay SP and sublime Sugar Pine Point SP. At the junction with Hwy. 28, you reach the Truckee River, the lake's only outlet, and...
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TRUCKEE (19mi/30km). The historic lumber and rail town has a lovingly restored downtown. Return to I-80 west to Donner Lake and Donner Memorial SP. Farther west on I-80 is...
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DUTCH FLAT (32mi/51km). An old stage stop and a mining town just a mile north of I-80, Dutch Flat was a base for 1,000 Chinese railroad workers during the 1860s. Proceed west on 1-80 to...
COLFAX (12mi/19km). The rustic town originated in the 1860s as a shipping center for the Central Pacific Railroad. Proceed north on Hwy. 174 to...
GRASS VALLEY (14mi/22km). Here you'll find the Empire Mine SHP, with a 777-acre, hard-rock gold mine. About five miles west on Hwy. 20 is the former "Republic of Rough and Ready," which seceded from the Union in 1850, then rejoined the same year. Return to Hwy. 49 and proceed north to...
NEVADA CITY (4mi/6km). The entire town is on the National Historic Register. Just north of the city is the Malakoff Diggins SHP, which preserves what was once the world's largest operating hydraulic gold mine. Return on Hwy. 49 south to...
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