Eel River Fishing: Steelhead, Salmon (and Sasquatch?)
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The Eel River is best known for its winter steelhead fishing (including hatchery fish you can keep). Salmon, trout and shad round out the fishing.
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Fishing the Russian River (Complete Angler’s Guide)
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The Russian River can be quite good for winter steelhead and is one of the better shad and smallmouth bass rivers around. You might also catch catfish, trout, stripers and sturgeon.
Feather River: Complete Fishing Guide
The Feather River always has fishing: Salmon, steelhead, trout, stripers, shad, smallmouth ... We show you where, when and how to catch this California river's major game fish.
The Feather River always has fishing: Salmon, steelhead, trout, stripers, shad, smallmouth … We show you where, when and how to catch this California river’s major game fish.
5 Best Shad Fishing Rivers in California (and How-To Guide)
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Fishing for American shad in California is incredibly fun … and you might catch a whole lot of them once you know where to go. We tell you when, where and how to catch shad.
Shad Fishing in Oregon and Washington: The Best Rivers
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Where to catch American shad in Oregon and Washington, including the Columbia, Willamette and Umpqua rivers.