Water
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GOVERNOR BROWN URGES WATER BOARD TO FAST TRACK RIVER FLOWS SETTLEMENT TO FILL THE DELTA TUNNELS:
Stockton – Today, Restore the Delta’s executive director Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla released the following statement in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s September 19, 2016 letter to Chair Felicia Marcus of the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the need for comprehensive agreements on environmental flows for both the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers.
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Changing the Water Column with Lipless Crankbaits
Giant Flats, drop-offs, vegetation - No matter the type of fishery, lipless crankbaits can be fished just under the surface, in the middle of the water column or along the lake floor.
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Delta People Should Shut Up, Again
What caused this new round of scolding by backers of the Delta Tunnels (Resnick front group Californians for Water Security)? Two things -- check out our latest blog post.
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Metropolitan Water District will be in Stockton!
This is a great opportunity for Delta residents to ask the major Delta tunnels proponent and Delta islands purchaser, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, tough questions! We encourage you to attend, see meeting details below.
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Late summer cattail and emergent vegetation control
Late summer or early fall is the best time to kill cattails, Lotus lily and other emergent plants that are on the pond's edge or are above the water. Spraying herbicides this time of year will kill the entire plant and it will not regrow next spring.
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So far this year, 88 people died on Texas rivers and lakes
AUSTIN— In the first eight months of 2016, 88 people died on Texas rivers and lakes due to drowning, trauma and other causes. Many of these tragedies can be avoided, which is why Texas game wardens are asking boaters, anglers and swimmers to make a promise to friends and family during the Labor Day holiday weekend to stay safe out on the water and follow these basic guidelines:
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Tackle How-To: Jerkbaiting in Clear Water #LTB
To CATCH THE MOST BASS you can in clear water you NEED two things. In this Lucky Tackle Box video, Travis will show you what they are!
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Warmwater Fishing in Oregon
In Oregon, "warmwater fish" include largemouth and smallmouth bass, sunfish, crappie, channel catfish, bullheads, yellow perch, walleye and hybrid bass. None (except possibly the Sacramento perch) is native to Oregon, but most have been present since late in the 19th or early 20th century.
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'Killing the Colorado’ Brings Together Five Academy-Award Winning Filmmakers to Tell the True Story of the American West’s Crippling Water Crisis
Water: once an abundant necessity is now a scarce and complex commodity. Many efforts have been made to curb excessive water use in the West, but will taking shorter showers and ripping out lawns really make a difference? While recent drought conditions have diminished the once-mighty Colorado River—the source of the vast majority of the West’s water, experts are now wondering whether the most severe shortages have been caused not by weather or consumer choices but by short-sighted policies and poor planning. Did we engineer our way into this crisis? Can we engineer our way out?
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Tackle How-To: Fish Shad Baits #LTB
In this Lucky Tackle Box Video, Travis shows us how to use the Hawg Shad from FishBelly Lures to target those summertime bass! The Hawg Shad was featured in the Bass July Lucky Tackle Box!
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Shallow Water Anchoring | Power-Pole with Ken Mah
Ken Mah with the Wild West Bass Trail tells you why he runs Power Pole Shallow Water anchors.
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Action Alert: UC Davis Courses on the Delta
UC Davis Extension is holding a class to educate Sacramento citizens on the Delta with an agenda of selling the public on the tunnels. We hope some of you can register for this class and share your knowledge of how this project will destroy the Delta. We will be busy at that time at the State Water Board.
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Delta Island Purchase
he state Supreme Court has cleared the way for Southern California’s powerful Metropolitan Water District to buy five islands at the epicenter of the delta’s water system, officials said Friday.
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Santa Clara Valley Water District Taxpayers Protest Hidden Taxes Funding Delta Tunnels Planning
Today, ratepayers from Santa Clara Valley Water District questioned unfair, and possibly illegal, fees that have emerged in documents recovered under the Public Records Act. The documents reveal an elaborate money transfer mechanism set up years ago that is funding planning for the controversial Delta Tunnels project. Fees that taxpayers and ratepayers never approved.
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Key Buoy Saves Boat Keys
Whether for the boat, car or cabin, few things put a damper on the day more than dropping a set of keys in the water. Davis Instruments' patented Key Buoy is a key fob that automatically inflates a bright orange tube when immersed, making spotting and retrieval easy.
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Tackle How-To: Fishing Different Depths
In this Lucky Tackle Box video, Travis demonstrates how to fish different lures through various depths of water using Gary Yamamoto's Shibuki Popper Bait & the Midasu Lipless Crankbait.
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Fishing Through Bad Tides
While ultra-high water levels may provide an angler with too many cover options to throw at in the course of a day, tides that go out more than usual should work to concentrate the fish. That would seem to give the angler an advantage, and often does; but on the other hand, sometimes it prevents you from getting to where they live. #FBF
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Tubes for Clear Water Flippin' and Pitchin'
Fish on docks may relate to the side with the most shade, or they might position towards the back of the dock when there are no perceived threats. Other times, when a lake receives a lot of pressure, those fish may leave the area altogether.
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Zaldain’s Sight Fishing Approach
Once you pull up on a fish, it is best to put your Poles down and then wait maybe 20 to 30 seconds before casting or even before you grab your rod. This lets the fish get used to the boat sitting there and makes sure that they don’t notice any sudden movements.
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