Howe Ave., american River, Sacto.

Fished Howe today, 10/08/11, from 6:45am to 10:00am.  Hooked one at 8:00. 8 poundish.  K13 lighted kwikfish, chartreuse and chrome. 1.5 oz in line weighted. 40 foot back.  The best part of the day was meeting all the NCKA members.  I was fishing in an aluminum boat but will get the kayak out there soon.  Will fish Sunday morning, please say hi and share some tales.  Boat is 12', big net i back and blue seat in front.

We saw you. Congrats on the fish! My first time there and I will be back.

Hope to be there too... Blue kayak with poles all over

congrats on the fish and yes it was nice to see the yak attack today nice to meet all of you guys today on the water hope we hook up again soon 

First off let me first say welcome! Were you the one I spoke with? I was in the red kayak......

Secondly, this too was my first time fishing the AR for salmon; and boy did I make newbie mistakes....

1.) While I really REALLY love my Raptor, I am not the fastest paddler to begin with. Many fellow NCKA brothers at the launch ramp got to watch a newbie paddle his ass off for 15 minutes and not move more than 5 feet up river.... I finally figured it out but expended vast amounts of energy paddling upriverto Watts....
2.) While at the island by the Watt street launch, I hooked into a bohemath, who took 3/4 of my calcuta 400 spool before I tried to slow him down. Applying more pressure on the spool than I should, the salmonzilla manage to pry open  my swivelsnap and swim off with my favor hand made spinner......


On the brighterside, great f-ing day to be on the water. Got to hang out with my fellow NCKA bros who I have missed in over month and a half. Ricci, the BBQ salmon was off the hook,  Jed thanks for the empanadas, thanks to those who took the time to show us newbies how to fish in your backyard; next time Adam, a little more clarity on which direction to go. Some of oldies folks don't hear as well as we should. Craig didnt mind being marooned on the island with; next time please come running faster when i start screaming like a little girl. Novofish and Noaki, nice job on being the hot stick, you guys rock! VWOOL, had a blast with you and  Jedmo both on and off the water.....


Can't wait to see you guys at Tiki!

(Pictures to come shortly)

G-Whiz

Way to go out there guys.  I hit another section of the river with Abdiver for some action.  Stopped by to see Ricci and the gang down at the spot.  Wish I could have stayed and bbq'd with you guys but the lady was calling.

JD! Man I feel like I know you already...seen you out on the water a lot!
Congrats on the fish!
Matt

It was nice talking to you again other day, JD!
I didn't realize that we have met bunch of times at Port last year until you told me that you have trolling motor on your blue kayak (& CF registered).
Hope to see you on the water again & bring your yak (this weekend perhaps?)

Naoaki

Fished today, 10/20/11. Put the line in at 7:45 am and had one on at 7:47. What luck. Fished 6 more hours with no luck.

Fishing sat. the 22nd in the morning. say hi and i will be monitoring 69 on the radio.  Good luck!

Sounds like a fun spot to fish and I may head that way this weekend.  So I'm a nob to kayaks with a few trips and maybe 40 miles total of lake paddling.  What can I expect on the American?  I'm not superman but in decent shape, will I be able to paddle up river or is a float and shuttle the best way to go?  Are you guys fishing flies or gear?

I had my first visit to the American River this summer for spey casting lessons and I like it.  The water looks clean and it's somewhat conveinent since I work in the bay area frequently.

Fished Sat. and Sunday (10-22 and 10-23-11). No luck.  Only heard of a few caught.  A lot are jumping but not biting. What's up with that?

Was out scouting tonight 10/25/11 and saw a nice salmon caught off the Guy West bridge.  Fisherman was using roe.  He had already caught a couple of others and since they were males he gave them away.  Will be out tomorrow afternoon.  Keep your line tight. Jim Sawdust Spangler.