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.

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.

Fishing Line: 05/10/12

AMERICAN RIVER-Flows started to drop back, to 6,000 cfs over the weekend, as Folsom reached the full mark, and flows are likely to drop more in the upcoming days and weeks.

Fishing Line: 04/26/12

AMERICAN RIVER-As predicted last week, flows have gone up to 3,500 cfs in response to Folsom Lake approaching the "full" mark.

Dave Orrick: Fishing opener has lots of sun but few fish

LAKE WACONIA -- The man who is perhaps the most influential fisherman in the state of Minnesota didn't even wet a line on the first morning of fishing for the state's most popular game fish.