holland river bass fishing

They also need to repair the culvert because gophers had burrowed into it and it began to leak. I started on the lower part of Section 5 because it would take 2 hours for high flows to reach me. The Governor pronounced today that an uptick in Covid-19 cases requires we all were masks in public. There is a lot to report while we are off of our favorite waters and I hope to keep you up to date on some big issues that are driving our fly fishing for 2020. That means trout are concentrated in 40% less water volume and I expected to improve my catching today. The hatchery is still dry because of ongoing work and the workers gave me no indication that stocking will happen any time soon. Stocking according to the CDFW remarkably continues to occur on sections 4, 5, and 6 on the Upper Kern according to the CDFW website ( keep in mind weather/road conditions can change where they can and do stock) and not in our local lakes for the first time anyone can recall. A Sheriff from Inyo County said they did not have the manpower to handle and monitor the large crowds of fisherman and others that will congregated at harbors, boat ramps, lakes and river banks. Plan later than earlier what this graph shows - to be safe. I sure would hate to see these last fertile trout that managed to survive a very hot and dry summer get consumed. There was no one fishing at Riverside Park in Kernville. Although a small creek, it can bring a lot of muddy water into the Lower Kings should this latest storm drive flows up over 50 cfs. If trout planted on much of this section weren’t harvested by fishers it sure would be easy pickings for herons and hawks. At this time water clarity on the Upper Kern has held up but the next 24 hours will tell. The California Fish and Game Commission has announced today that the potential Emergency regulations to suspend or close areas to fishing will be discussed starting at 10 am (not 9 am)  April 15. Forest Service campgrounds are not open yet and no word if public bathrooms are open yet. Water is very clear and lots of great looking gravel beds but no small trout to be seen . Also the low flow section has been dropped to just 45 cfs. When flows drop in the next week or two, keep in mind that flows can intermittently fluctuate significantly on Section 5 for maintenance diversion at the KR3 Power plant. Nearly all were chunky holdovers. To be honest I really didn’t think I would return to the Upper Kern for a while but a few new developments this week urged me to take a trip today. How about harvesting’s role in the reduced catching? Many of the locations are near urban area and/or major travel corridors. Water clear. It has dropped to 350 cfs and will drop another 100 cfs by next week based on the trends. Not a lot of fishing boats on the lake at this time but that will change with the trout derby coming up soon 4/13-15 . Reports from the Lower Kings River are encouraging. Not a bad idea. The visibility was extremely poor but I took a water temp anyway at 1 pm and it was 70 degrees. Hot dogs and sodas will be provided along with fishing gear to be used by kids 15 and under. With the 2017 high Lake Isabella water levels it will be interesting to see if the Feb/Mar spring run of lake fish spawners will come back? Flows above Fairview Dam are at 700 cfs and leveling off. Three different streams in the Golden Trout Wilderness will be used to get the brood stock next month. Recommended baits are live shad if available or, of coarse wild shiners. Melissa Miller-Henson There was no indication it recently got planted, but I believe a fair amount of holdovers from the great water year of 2019 has made it very productive for now. Remember there is a lot of warden presence up there especially on the artificial lures, barbless, catch and release section below Alta Weir down past Avocado Lake. Landed 7 and had several 16”- 18” that exploded on the Hills #12 foam golden stone point fly. I saw a lot of stonefly shucks recently abandoned at the water line. Not much action, flows clear but near 1,000 cfs. Fishing with a 2075 Lund Pro V Bass. The first caller from the public was concerned that San Diego has closed all fishing from harbors and she was not allowed to go out in the ocean in her own self contained vessel to feed her family. Walleye fishing is improving. The Lower Kings is ramping up fast and has become our clubs “go to spot” for the first three months of the year the last several seasons. Be prepared to cover a lot of water to find where the trout are. It also is having both CDFW and private hatchery plants made to bring stocked levels to more normal levels. Stay tuned for next week’s report. • bluegill • crappie • catfish • redear • walleye • bass HUNTING—All hunters are required by law to carry and return a hunting permit card to one of seven hunter sign-in stations. I was surprised to see several anglers there and asked if they had stocked this week. I was hoping to bring my 8 yr old grandson up to try the Kern as he has done very well casting and landing small wilds on the Upper Tule this summer above 6,000’. Other counties wanted to make sure their areas would not have any restrictions placed on them and that normal fishing would continue to occur. For this reduction, we tried to maintain efficient stocking in about 30 locations instead of doing a poor job at 70 locations. Not much catching lately to report locally, however, lots of great news to report on snow pack! That should keep a lot of rafters and fishers away from Kernville and Riverkern that could bring Covid-19 with them should the Govenor’s stay at home order remain in place into the summer. If you know any one who wants to try our our beloved sport, please pass this along to them. As I had said before, flippin’ the suspended cattails and fishing the open areas nearby should produce fish. I pumped a few stomachs and they were eating #18 – #22 mayfly nymphs and ants. Warmer lake temperatures are suspected. 1-15 of 5399 Hopefully LATE this fall the hatchery will be ready to receive the first Kern River Rainbow brooders. Today I arrived on the river around 9:30 am and it registered 52 degrees. The last 20 years we seem to have isolated sporadic great water years nestled within years of drought.   Many of you tried to participate. This moss had larvae strewn in it. Not sure if there was very good harvesting on opening weekend or I just didn’t find where the recent planters are? The fire was on both sides of Mountain 99 and both sides of the river. We still got into trout some over 20”. Many waters are not going to be stocked at all and some at very reduced levels. Most are being caught in Lake Isabella near the auxiliary dam, but a few have entered the river inlets and are moving up river. I returned to some water that held nice trout two weeks ago and could not get a grab? Very cold nights and below normal day time temperatures have kept the river and lakes pretty chilly. Stay Safe. In the past several years the CDFW would not stock below their own guidelines of 45 degrees on moving water during winter. In the past brood stock and all trout being reared were lost because of a multitude of failures that include high river temps in below average snow pack years, silted up siphon pipe, power failures, culvert leaks, and etc. We eagerly await their arrival, perhaps in the next year to the Kern River Hatchery. However, the catch rates continue to fall post melt as more harvesting continues and less stocking is being done. Had a lot of surface bumps but nothing over 12” on the surface. Not sure if these are golden hybrids, but they were all 15” – 17” and appeared to be wild. https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Inland/Trout-Plan/Regulation-Simplification. So the Fairview Dam diversion water seems to be keeping things healthy on the top end of section 4. One 11 year old girl drowned when she slipped into the river while standing next to it , having no intention to enter it. The Shoal Bass is a fish that is exclusively native to the subtropical waters of Georgia, Florida, and eastern Alabama. They expect to hold trout again and stock in April, most of the schedule is not posted online yet. I avoid fishing any trout river when temperatures exceed 70 degrees. To insure that you get a link to the meeting/webinar sign up for an email notice soon, before the system is overloaded again. The Bass fishing is best during the summer months (June through September) with a full day you will enjoy 7 to 8 hours of fishing with a deli lunch included. No word on whether giant rainbows will be planted this year. The river is low at 100 cfs and is exceptionally clear and river temp was 53 degrees. This is the first time it will be held in Bakersfield. For the day I landed 26 rainbows in about 5 hours. There has been no stocking for 2 months. A heat up is on the way this weekend again. Sad. Check conditions after the upcoming snow storm blowing in up at 7,000’ this weekend. Lake Buena Vista has had many lunkers landed to 7 pounds but we are unaware of any fly fishers doing well there. I do have some information on future stocking, more on that later. Extra flash might be too unnatural for these mostly wild fishes. To compensate for this production loss, and try to provide at least some trout angling opportunities in the Department's Central Region Counties, we're planting fewer waters than we have historically. So I took an old friend who has never caught a golden trout to a golden favorite spot above 7500’. The stomach contents of this Sabine River largemouth bass shows what the river’s fish feed on. From killer whales slicing through waves to salmon jumping rapids on their journey home, marine life fills and defines the waters of the West Coast. I have rope burn on my stripping finger. N.O.A.A. A one time planting of fertile trout was made one week last month below Fairview Dam for the first time in several years, however, fishing pressure by both harvesters and C&R fishers during lethally high river temps on the 20 mile section mean few will survive to repopulate. Free fishing day for kids at the Kern River hatchery Saturday 4/28 with gear and lunch provided! That is where most trout are hanging in the water column this time of year, especially when the pocket water is very productive. If the past is any indication, most will not survive long as high water temps affect large trout adversely much more than small trout are impacted. Flows are pretty stagnant with no rainfall yet. They were caught more than a mile apart. I put together a regression analysis to help you predict when the best catching will be on the Upper Kern. For those of you that follow these reports, you know that over the last 10 years the total pounds planted by our Kern River hatchery (statewide trend is down big too) have been reduced 75% before the Moccasin Hatchery disaster. Shoal bass can only survive in the kind of habitat the Flint River provides, not many of which exist elsewhere. COOPER RIVER BASS By Ken Poor The Cooper River is a tidal river located just north of Charleston, South Carolina. The preliminary snow pack bumped up to 56% with actual snow course surveys to be done the next couple of weeks. The fish was strong and ran down stream at least 30 yards. River temp 52 degrees at noon. Not sure why the InciWeb website doesn’t show it fully contained? To start out the webinar, the CFGC spent a lot of time asking people to be professional and considerate of all points of view and the seriousness of the current health situation. At the end of our trip it was very smoky up on Section 6 and river temps hit 62 degrees. I did manage two healthy wild trout with pointy noses and white tipped fins. It felt like hanging out with an old friend. The 20 mile section is open to fishing, however, Chico Flats disbursed campground is closed for rehabilitation because people completely trashed the area. Catching will and has been driven by weather and primarily stocking. Why? Skill and patience is required to land these beasts. If you notice a flow surge or the water becoming stained, get back to the road side fast. All pristine this week  and last week with , amazingly, no recent stockers hooked of the 33 total landed over my last two short trips. This likely means the huge 170,000 acre  SQF fire will finally be quenched after 2 months of devastation, but soot and ash will soon murk up the pristine gin clear 20 mile section for some time to come. In that case, as the planters become extremely stressed, they have to be removed fast and planted quickly. With cooler weather predicted today, we decided to try the lower half of Section 5, even though it has not received much stocking the last month. It will be replaced with a concrete culvert that is rodent proof. Senior people from the CDFW have told us the following.“In case you have not heard, the Department Central Region’s Moccasin Creek Trout Hatchery was flooded this past spring and we lost all trout production at this hatchery. Great job Friends of the Hatchery and hatchery volunteers!!! We will update you on how the most popular CA rivers totaled when the April 1st numbers are in. They have used for years. Most of the trout in the river now I believe to be 8” – 11”wild and fertile. First, stocking was to resume this week directly from the San Joaquin Hatchery. However, the bulk of them will be held until they are true +3 lb trophies. It will be tricky as once the river exceeds 70 degrees they will have to depend solely on the 3 wells to supply a total of 1 cfs that can keep just one race cool. The hatchery manager has said fishing pressure has been light and that may be because of the lighter poundage? Unfortunately, Hill’s no longer carries these, but here is where you can get a very close pattern for around a buck (yellow belly is critical)  https://www.theflystop.com/fly-fishing-flies-discount/dry-flies/terrestrials/foam-terrestrial-olive  I had a lot of whacks and hook ups and a lot of trout that pulled my flies after running down stream. They will be disbursed over wide areas before they are harvested in short order when flows are low. As I am typing, utilities across the state are issuing warnings to many residents in fire prone areas that may experience power outages for days until the fire risks dissipate. Quick intermitant short strips. Hopefully the practice will be considered permanently and would greatly improve the distribution of planted trout on all of our waters. However, my smaller #16 BH Flashback PT caught 70% of the trout I landed. Conditions couldn’t be better. Pine Flat Reservoir is still low and will be in the accumulation mode so releases should be low (been well under 150 cfs the last month). The river hit 3,400 cfs this morning and the visibility is 6 inches if that. It appears harvesting has been more efficient than usual. No word on how successful the collecting was. There are also additional volunteers and hired personnel who assist with tournament duties. Avocado Lake is still closed and that area of the river not stocked. Every trout I landed was near pristine. The Moccasin hatchery is targeted to be operational March 2019 but those trout will take a year to grow to foot long size. Of course more water means better habitat for all creatures in the river for sure. It was a very healthy buck that measured 22” and about 4 lbs . I arrived on the top third the 20 mile section and recorded 66 degrees. Make sure you are in good shape to handle altitudes well above 6,000 feet (roads closed above 7,000’, 9 ft of snow at Blackrock). So we need to keep up the concern. Water cleared rather quickly than we expected last week and remains good. However, snow pack for the Southern Sierra is better and is 149% of normal and 141% state wide for February 15. So we aren't very far from it on section 5. At this time 1 in 36 residents in Kern County have an active Covid -19 infection isolating at home according to our Kern County heath department. Colder river temps are making trout lethargic. Rainbow Trout/Steelhead are native to the Pacific Northwest. Here is a quick update on the Kern River Hatchery. On Thanksgiving Tuesday catching was on at Riverwalk , so it may have been planted even though not scheduled. The carp bite for fly fishers has been challenging with rising lake levels moving those finicky feeders into different holding water. The beautiful seventeen inch buddy I made last week came out to play again, although he did not run down river like last week. Story here   https://ktla.com/2019/08/19/another-l-a-man-found-dead-in-kern-river-2-others-including-11-year-old-girl-still-missing/. In the first two hours though, I only hooked four fish (two landed) none over 12 inches. One power failure or pump failure and there are just hours to repair or all big trout go belly up. They are in the transition between seasons, switching from mostly stream plants to the winter lake and urban water plants, though the Kern River will still be in the mix. So most had the fly pop out under the tug 50 – 70 feet down river from me. The ancient river Nile was full of fish; fresh and dried fish were a staple food for much of the population. They have planted the Lower Kings weekly with +footlongs and few lucky fishers have tagged some sizeable holdovers from last year. Good luck. Did the Prez catch the same nice trout twice? See here https://www.dreamflows.com/graphs/mon.480.php, You can order your 2020 fishing license now online here https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Licensing/Online-Sales. It was hoped that trout from the SJ hatchery might be trucked in and stocked soon as river conditions have improved but apparently that is not in the cards either I guess? I took a temp there and it was 74 degrees at 1:30 pm 104 on the car temp gauge, whew!!!. No word yet if the Kern River Rainbow brood stock will be collected later this summer. three counties.   Personally, I still bring all I need with me and fill up the tank before I head up to potentially avoid transporting Covid-19. Maler HEYSE: Malerarbeiten, Fussboden, Fassaden, WDVS-Wärmeschutz, Sanierung, Hannover. Many fly fishing experts say that 90% of trout hold in 10% of the water. The Arnerd was still hammered often as well. There is very good news for our local lakes. In the pm only the #16 BHFBPT landed trout The Lower Owens and PVR waters were unproductive for baiters and fly fishers alike. Here is a website for people to check on the fire from day to day. Made trips to 4 different areas likely to meet that criteria and we both had very little luck. My first five casts were rewarded with two spunky rainbows. Flows have been staying below 300 cfs, which is a bit high, but fishable and the catching has been good with the weekly plantings for months. Prizes are being offered by Cope's as well. The weather pattern is pushing the smoke up into the Lake Isabella area. Tule                                                       0% Time will tell but the water master has a very challenging job ahead of him over the next month. Their number is 760-376-3781. I look forward to going again, however, when I chose to quit at 2 o’clock water temperature was 67°. Indian River Inlet Fishing. I stopped in the McNally's’ area and asked around if they had seen a stocking truck and they said not yet. The loss of 3.2 million trout in the SoCal hatchery system has really made stocking all of California challenging. He had some great insight and he said if he could only have one fly to fish the rest of his life it would be a pheasant tail. Kings River has and continues to be stocked weekly and in the weeks with footlongs. I never had a double digit day during that year as one had to place a fly right in front of a trout’s nose to get a take. 386-738-1836. captainsmith@blackbassguideservice.com It was a bit difficult because I had to boulder hop down stream because a #18 BH pheasant tail likely is going to get ripped through a strong trout’s mouth. That was surprising for a weekday. Only one over 12”. My #12 foam stone with a yellow belly got a lot of hits, especially after 10 am. All trout are clean and free of fin rot , pointy nosed and most are white tipped fins. For the first time in years we will see trout out at Riverwalk before Halloween this week. Don’t forget to check flows on the low flow section when you are near RiverKern at   http://www.sutronwin.com/scedison/tw/jsp/ or call 877-537-6356. Expect the current dangerous conditions on both the Upper and Lower Kern to get much worse very soon. Use strong 3x and 4x tippet. I did see on the national forest website before I drove up that the area between River Kern and Johnsonville Bridge was supposed to be a wide-open for fishing.   The Lower Kern has been planted about once a month according to the CDFW planting web site. Recent reports suggest most of the stockers over 12” have been harvested on the 20 mile section planted weeks ago, however, if you are willing to work and bushwhack you can still get a double digit day of sub footlongs many of which are too small for the frying pan. While a few found double digits over the weekend there was some great dry fly action on Hot Creek with tiny flies on bows under 12”.Where have all of the browns gone? Memorial Day weekend weather looks to be perfect but triple digits will be here mid next  week. The chocolate milk had not quite reached T-bird yet but some tubers were there putting in. All trout between 9” and 14”. Thanks for your interest! Ahhhhh the pleasantries of Fall are upon us. 200 miles round trip driving to from the Bako so time for a siesta by the pool. The boys did move onto the same water I just had released trout to  but didn’t appear to have any luck. More information and maps are available at the Inciweb site link below. What does this mean for our Kern County area? The good news is I found 38 bows in 7 hours so about 5/hr and I landed a bow at every spot I tried. 100 degrees when I quit at 2 pm. Fish from other hatcheries are still being planted in these areas, but the numbers and locations have been greatly reduced.” The hatchery people are hoping that it can be cleaned out and up and running again to receive San Juan Hatchery footlongs again in another few weeks. Arrived on the water at about 10 am. All the science supports maintaining the regulations in this section as they exist currently. For a good day of fishing for smallmouth bass on easygoing water go to Connellsville on the Yough. The latest from the hatchery is encouraging. Water temp was still 52 degrees and gin clear at the finish. Usually the best catching of the year occurs for three weeks post runoff (total flows below 1,000 cfs) as harvesters and birds remove a lot of the disbursed trout. There is a lot more moss in the river, especially on section 5 where water temps exceeded 70 degrees the last month of summer. The Kern River Rainbow Trout brood stock were supposed to be collected yesterday and transported to the San Joaquin Hatchery. All bait and tackle is provided on this guided fishing trip. We do have some positive news to report that the Kern River hatchery may finally be operational after 3 years of construction. See article from March   https://www.modbee.com/news/article207013744.html At this time the CFGC shows a meeting for April 15 beginning at 9 am on their web page, but there is no time allocated to address this critical topic? The Kern River hatchery was closed for months as it took a lot of work to remove all of the sediment,ash, and soot from the siphon. A Plumas County official thanked the CFGC for not placing a   I did try one stretch I haven’t fully covered in about five years. One was a pristine 15”buck with spawning color (seems late in the season for that). See the blue line in the graphs to understand the latest trends. We started around 8:30 am and noticed a hint of smoke in the air. For the day I landed 1 brown, 16 rainbows and a good sized squawfish. So predictably with total pounds likely below 50,000 this year I would have predicted < 5 trout/hr. The Mercury Move of the Tournament at the Tennessee River features the up and down nature of Steve Kennedy's 2nd place finish. We were far behind in rainfall and snowfall totals but now are in very good shape with another dumping on the way. The Kern River Hatchery siphon is repaired and trout should be back in the races in April. Also the destruction of the Moccasin hatchery means that a lot of SJV hatcheries will have their stocked pounds reduced to cover that loss. That’s nearly a trickle and natural predators are having easy pickings on trout that surface often and do not find good lies in deeper pools with cover. Give it a read here: https://tforods.com/the-predicament-of-buying-the-right-fly-lin/. There are October Caddis hatching and the yellow leaves lining the river are nearing their prime. The Kern River Rainbow Trout brood stock are going to be finally acquired August 15th, but they will be taken to the San Joaquin Hatchery. Pounds to be stocked are much lower than last year throughout Kern County and SoCal because of the huge bacterial trout kill this past summer. Just because the sun is low doesn’t mean river temps are low as well. We prefer to fly fish the Kern River above Lake Isabella as the wading is easier (much lower gradient) and the water much more clear for trout to see a fly. TRUCKEE                   72% I doubt they were wild though for several reasons I don’t have the time /space to elaborate. May be just coincidence but this was a very unusual occurrence for me. So you may want to contact the Forest Service office to see if your favorite spots are open to use again. The CFGC was pleased with the technical challenge to Not a lot of fish porn posts are out there...... yet? I have become a believer too. More rain is on the way and that may cloud things up? River levels are beginning to come up to 315 cfs as demands for water increases with the severe drought upon us again in the San Joaquin Valley. The delay to the opener extends through May 31, 2020. Many of the KRFF help stock those brutes. Also, we will be planting Ming Lake this winter so keep checking the Department's fish planting schedule to see when this water will be planted.”. Sadly the overall regulation changes will increase harvesting even as state wide trout stocking pounds continue to decline, only sterile trout are planted, and legal take rates remain the same or increase in number or season duration. We are especially involved with teaching people new to fly fishing and have the best mentorship program of any fly fishing club we know of. It was great to see some moisture from the heavens in Kern County this week but we have a loooooonnnnnggggg way to go . Flows on the Upper Kern have trended toward a sweet spot we have been waiting on for months. Looking forward at this time NOAA is projecting a normal snow pack for winter 2019 in the Southern Sierra. If we have another low snow pack year that won’t be possible again this year. That will make for a great few days and then high elevation wilds will be the targets around the 4th and beyond. Whiskey Flats Days has been cancelled because of the huge numbers of Covid-19 cases in Kern County and full ICU’s in our local hospitals. One of the trout was a long and lean 15” bow that I thought looked like a Leopard Bow. I covered twice the area of water and found trout to 16” in  3.5 hours. The fly fishing guides we used on the McKenzie River in Oregon swear by this product for their fly floatant. We’ll root for them and that the trophies can hit 3 lbs by the end of the year and released into our favorite stretches. It was very hot and I drank a gallon of water I’d guess. That said, the CDFW has been able to plant the upper Kern River above Lake Isabella primarily due to obtaining some extra trout that were made available by the CDFW’s Fish Springs Hatchery. I now tie it with a tungsten bead because an experiment I did in my pool showed that tungsten really helps the sink rate on bigger nymphs but has little increased sink rate on flies size #18 and smaller. I continue to protect the community up there by having all the food, water, fuel, and flies I need packed before I leave home, making sure I have no reason to closely interact with anyone or contact public surfaces while fly fishing. Not much rain forecasted for the Fresno area Saturday, so there should be good catching. Bigger trout really suffer much more in warm water than small rainbows. We are just a few months into the rebuild and there has been some progress. These long term holdovers I’m catching may not be interested in bait???? Flows (50 cfs) are very low on section 5 below Fairview and there is lots of wadeable water there, however, the extremely low flows have given natural predators a distinct advantage over unwary rainbows. Power outages for wildfire season have not yet affected the hatchery but they have been on alert several times and there may be an outage later this week according to SoCal Edison. Watch flows from Mill Creek as it is not flow controlled and can muddy up the Lower Kings quickly and clear up very quickly as well. On the down side, lower flows on a hot day could spike river temperatures. Stocking on section 4 only this week? Upper Kern River temps have been in the upper 30’s and low 40’s so the bite has been slower (except on pressured stocked runs) and flows are running clear around 250 cfs. That also means the trophy trout program there is on hold for the foreseeable future. Welcome to the first fly fishing report of the decade. Who is to say? I really wanted to check out the same water I fished last week to assess how much harvesting has occurred. A fisher I bumped into said that a county sheriff tried to cite him.   The event should no last more than a couple of hours The only positive we perceive is that the opening of many waters to trout fishing will be delayed to the Saturday before Memorial Day.

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