Dick Pinney's Guide Lines Trout, salmon fishing has been exceptional so far this season

The ice has been out for several weeks even in the far reaches of Maine and New Hampshire and fishing for trout and salmon is winning praises from the people there.

Jim Sutton's fishing report: Action slowing down as temperatures heat up

The freshwater bite is about the same as last week, following the big full moon. Some bluegill and shellcracker are still finishing up bedding activity.

Fishing Line, week of 5/17/12

Flows have now dropped to 3,500 cfs, and are in a sweet spot for both spin and fly fishermen.

Doug Smith: Optimists keep on pushing at Leech

''It's fishing; some days they bite and some days they don't'' summed up the opener.

Fishing Line: 05/03/12

AMERICAN RIVER-Flows continued to climb, to 7,000 cfs last week, as Folsom approached the full mark, and inflows exceeded 10,000 cfs as snowmelt peaked in the warm weather.