Red Lake
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
This is a nice colorful 16" cutthroat caught July 24, 2009
Caught by Nancy Siegler on Martha's little Guppy Fly....

 

The American River Shad
June 8, 2009
 

           The Shad        
Shad were introduced to the west coast by Seth Green, a fish culturist,
 who released 10,000 fry into the Sacramento River near Tehama in 1871.
 An additional 800,000 fish were released over the next ten years.
Shad have established populations in over a dozen California Rivers, including
the Russian, Klamath and Feather as well as the Umpqua, Coos,
Siuslaw and Coquille rivers in Oregon. Male shad mature in three
 years and the females in four. Shad are an anadromous species but unlike salmon
do not necessarily return to the stream of their birth. The spawning runs begin in March or
 April with the bulk of the run following in June or July. Mature shad weigh 3 to 6 pounds.
 Shad are in the river system now and ready to give you a great fight.
  They best action seems to be just before dark.  Using shad darts for flies on
good sinking line will usually bring you some nice fish. You can get lucky and catch a few on
 dry flies as darkness sets in.Shad are free spawning fish, which means
they spawn at the top of the water system.

 


Mother Nature always amazes me.
Here is another beautiful Native Rainbow trout caught in the East Carson River.
You can really see her white tips and I was lucky enough to feel her
fighting strength. She was about 15", caught & released...

Dave Schrader