Foghorn Outdoors California Fishing The Complete Guide to Fishing on Lakes, Streams, Rivers, and Coasts

by Stienstra, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781566916011
• ISBN10: 1566916011
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-31
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

Pack up your rod and reel, stock your tackle box, and head out to fish the best lakes, streams, rivers, coasts, and reservoirs in the Golden State. Whether you're a first-time enthusiast or a seasoned professional, you'll find the perfect destination in a range of options selected by expert angler Tom Stienstra. From the crystal lakes of Yosemite to the open waters along the Golden Gate Bridge, this is your guide to fishing in California. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	p. xiv
Dear Anglers	p. xviii
Fishing Tips	p. 1
Starting Out
How to Catch a Fish
Fishing Private Ponds
The 10 Commandments of Getting Kids Hooked on the Outdoors
Angler Ethics
Bluegill, Sunfish, and Crappie
Catfish
Largemouth Bass
Trout
Mackinaw Trout
Steelhead
Sturgeon
Salmon
Striped Bass
Halibut
Rockfish and Lingcod
Bonito
Yellowtail
Albacore
Redwood Empire	p. 71
Big Lagoon
Crescent City Harbor
Dead Lake
Eel River
Eureka Coast
Freshwater Lagoon
Humboldt Bay
Klamath River
Mad River
Mattole River
Redwood Creek
Redwood National Park
Shelter Cove
Six Rivers National Forest
Smith River
South Fork Eel River
Stone Lagoon
Trinidad Harbor
Van Duzen River
Shasta and Trinity	p. 101
Castle Lake
Copco Lake
Gumboot Lake
Iron Gate Reservoir
Kangaroo Lake
Klamath National Forest
Klamath River
Lake Siskiyou
Lewiston Lake
Lower Sacramento River
Marble Mountain Wilderness
McCloud River
Russian Wilderness
Ruth Lake
Salmon River
Shasta Lake
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Six Rivers National Forest
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Trinity Lake
Trinity River
Upper Sacramento River
Whiskeytown Lake
Yolla Bolly Wilderness
Lassen and Modoc	p. 147
Antelope Lake
Battle Creek
Battle Creek Reservoir
Big Lake
Blue Lake
Butt Lake
Caribou Wilderness
Cave Lake
Deer Creek
Dodge Reservoir
Duncan Reservoir
Eagle Lake
Fall River
Hat Creek
Indian Creek
Iron Canyon Reservoir
Klamath National Forest
Lake Almanor
Lake Britton
Lassen National Forest
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lily Lake
Macumber Reservoir
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
Medicine Lake
Mill Creek
Modoc National Forest
North Fork Feather River
Pit River
Plumas National Forest
Reservoir C
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Silver Lake
Thousand Lakes Wilderness
Mendocino and Wine Country	p. 197
Blue Lakes
Bodega Bay
Cache Creek
Clear Lake
Cleone Lake
East Park Reservoir
Garcia River
Gualala River
Hammerhorn Lake
Howard Lake
Indian Valley Reservoir
Lake Berryessa
Lake Mendocino
Lake Pillsbury
Lake Solano
Lake Sonoma
Letts Lake
Mendocino National Forest
Napa River
Navarro River
Plaskett Lakes
Putah Creek
Russian River
Spring Lake
Stony Gorge Reservoir
Yolla Bolly Wilderness
Sacramento and Gold Country	p. 237
American River
Big Reservoir
Black Butte Lake
Bucks Lake
Bullards Bar Reservoir
Camanche Lake
Collins Lake
Eldorado National Forest
Englebright Lake
Feather River
Folsom Lake
Jenkinson Lake
Lake Amador
Lake Natoma
Lake Oroville
Lassen National Forest
Little Grass Valley Reservoir
Mokelumne River
New Hogan Reservoir
Paradise Lake
Pardee Lake
Plumas National Forest
Rollins Lake
Sacramento River
Scotts Flat Reservoir
Sugar Pine Reservoir
Tahoe National Forest
Thermalito Afterbay
Yuba River
Tahoe and the Northern Sierra	p. 283
American River
Bear River Reservoir
Blue Lakes
Boca Reservoir
Bowman Lakes Recreation Area
Bridgeport Reservoir
Buckeye Creek
Caples Lake
Carson River
Desolation Wilderness
Donnells Reservoir
Donner Lake
Echo Lakes
Eldorado National Forest
Fallen Leaf Lake
Faucherie Lake
Frenchman Lake
French Meadows Reservoir
Gold Lake
Hell Hole Reservoir
Highland Lakes
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Ice House Reservoir
Indian Creek Reservoir
Jackson Meadow Reservoir
Kirman Lake
Lake Alpine
Lake Davis
Lakes Basin Recreation Area
Lake Tahoe
Little Last Chance Creek
Loon Lake
Packer Lake
Plumas National Forest
Prosser Creek Reservoir
Rubicon River
Salt Springs Reservoir
Silver Lake
Spicer Meadow Reservoir
Stampede Reservoir
Stanislaus National Forest
Stumpy Meadows Reservoir
Tahoe National Forest
Topaz Lake
Truckee River
Union Valley Reservoir
West Walker River
Yuba River
San Francisco Bay Area	p. 349
Berkeley Pier
Bon Tempe Lake
Calero Reservoir
Campbell Percolation Ponds
Carquinez Strait
Chesbro Reservoir
Contra Loma Reservoir
Cordell Bank
Coyote Creek
Del Valle Reservoir
Dumbarton Pier
Farallon Islands
Fort Point Pier
Half Moon Bay
Henry W. Coe State Park
Lafayette Reservoir
Lagunitas Lake
Lake Chabot
Lake Cunningham
Lake Temescal
Lexington Reservoir
Loch Lomond Reservoir
Los Vaqueros Reservoir
McNear's Pier
Nicasio Lake
Pacifica Pier
Pescadero Creek
Phoenix Lake
San Francisco Bay
San Joaquin Delta
San Pablo Bay
San Pablo Reservoir
Shadow Cliffs Lake
Stevens Creek Reservoir
Suisun Bay
Monterey and Big Sur	p. 411
Capitola Pier
Coyote Reservoir
Los Padres National Forest
Monterey Bay
Moss Landing
Pinto Lake
San Lorenzo River
Uvas Reservoir
San Joaquin Valley	p. 427
California Aqueduct
Don Pedro Reservoir
Eastman Lake
Hensley Lake
Lake Evans
Lake McClure
Lake McSwain
Lake Success
Lake Tulloch
Lake Webb
Los Banos Creek Reservoir
Merced River
Millerton Lake
Modesto Reservoir
New Melones Reservoir
O'Neill Forebay
San Joaquin Delta
San Joaquin River
San Luis Reservoir
Stanislaus River
Tule River
Turlock Lake
Yosemite Lake
Yosemite and Mammoth Lakes	p. 459
Ansel Adams Wilderness
Beardsley Reservoir
Cherry Lake
Convict Creek
Convict Lake
Crowley Lake
East Walker River
Ellery Lake
Emigrant Wilderness
Grant Lake
Gull Lake
Hoover Wilderness
Horseshoe Lake
Hot Creek
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness
June Lake
Lake George
Lake Mamie
Lake Mary
Lundy Lake
Mammoth Lakes
Merced River
Owens River
Pinecrest Lake
Pleasant Valley Reservoir
Reverse Creek
Robinson Creek
Rock Creek Lake
Saddlebag Lake
Sierra National Forest
Silver Lake
South Fork Stanislaus River
Stanislaus National Forest
Tioga Lake
Tuolumne River
Twin Lakes
Upper San Joaquin River
Virginia Lakes
Yosemite National Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon	p. 499
Bass Lake
Big Pine Creek
Bishop Creek
Courtright Reservoir
Florence Lake
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Golden Trout Wilderness
Hume Lake
Huntington Lake
Independence Creek
Inyo National Forest
Kaiser Wilderness
Kern River
Kings Canyon National Park
Kings River
Isabella Lake
Lake Kaweah
Lake Sabrina
Mammoth Pool Reservoir
Middle Fork Tule River
North Lake
Pine Flat Lake
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Shaver Lake
Sierra National Forest
South Lake
Wishon Reservoir
Santa Barbara and Vicinity	p. 533
Angeles National Forest
Cachuma Lake
Castaic Lake
Channel Islands National Park
Davy Brown Creek
Gaviota Beach
Lake Casitas
Lake Nacimiento
Lake Piru
Lake San Antonio
Lopez Lake
Los Padres National Forest
Manzana Creek
Morro Bay
Oso Flaco Lakes
Pismo Beach
Pyramid Lake
San Luis Obispo Bay
San Simeon Landing
Santa Margarita Lake
Santa Ynez River
Los Angeles and Vicinity	p. 565
Angeles National Forest
Big Bear Lake
Big Rock Creek
Catalina Island
Corona Lake
Crystal Lake
Dana Point Harbor
Fulmor Lake
Glen Helen Park Lakes
Green Valley Lake
Holcomb Creek
Irvine Lake
Laguna Niguel Lake
Lake Elsinore
Lake Evans
Lake Gregory
Lake Hemet
Lake Perris
Lake Skinner
Lytle Creek
Port Hueneme
Prado Park Lake
Puddingstone Lake
San Gabriel River
Santa Ana River
Santa Fe Reservoir
Santa Monica Bay
Silverwood Lake
San Diego and Vicinity	p. 605
Barrett Lake
Cleveland National Forest
Dixon Lake
El Capitan Lake
Lake Henshaw
Lake Hodges
Lake Jennings
Lake Miramar
Lake Morena
Lake Poway
Lake Sutherland
Lake Wohlford
Lower Otay Lake
Mission Bay
San Diego Bay
San Vicente Lake
Sweetwater Reservoir
Death Valley and the Southern Deserts	p. 633
Angeles National Forest
Brite Valley Lake
California Aqueduct
Colorado River
Lake Cahuilla
Lake Havasu
Mojave River
Parker Dam
Ramer Lake
Salton Sea
West Bouquet Canyon Creek
Wiest Lake
Resources	p. 661
National Forests	p. 662
State Parks	p. 664
National Parks	p. 665
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	p. 667
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	p. 668
Other Valuable Resources	p. 668
Angling Records	p. 672
Index	p. 683
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