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Fishing Report: Lopez Lake receives plant of 900 trout

For the first time since 2008, the lake received 900 pounds of triploid trout plant May 28 by the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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Fishing Report: Father-son teams shining on lakes

Although Mitch Wasley and his dad, Mike, didn’t win the May 18 competition at Lake San Antonio, they logged their second runner-up finish in Best Bass Coastal Region events. With one event remaining, the Wasleys are 18 points out of first in the Anglers of the Year point standings race. Covered...
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Fishing Report: Second Wounded Warriors deep-sea event is planned for October

Anglers Anonymous Central Coast has tenatively scheduled sponsoring their second deep-sea fishing outing for veterans for Oct. 5.
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Fishing Report: Wilson ends tourney victory drought

It had been almost four years since Wilson of San Miguel last had a tournament win. Because he fished solo, he didn’t have to split $2,780 in winnings.
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Fishing Report: Saltwater fishing event to benefit second Wounded Warriors fundraiser

Half the proceeds will go toward assisting with the funding of a second Wounded Warriors event later this year. Anglers Anonymous Central Coast successfully sponsored the initial Wounded Warriors day on the ocean last September.
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Fishing Report: Rockcod, lingcod seasons underway

Fishing off the Central Coast took on a new dimension this week with Wednesday’s opening of the rockcod and lingcod seasons.
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Teen dominates Ambushers event

In his fifth year of Ambushers’ bass tournament fishing, 16-year-old Jeremy Donk won his second consecutive contest Sunday at Santa Margarita Lake.
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Fishing Report: Big trout catch highlighs bass tourney

What Aaron Quarles brought to the Tri Valley scales at Cachuma triggered jaw-dropping expressions all around. It was a huge 13-pound, 8-ounce trout. Danny Knotts didn’t bring his 10-pounder to the scales but prompted further awe.
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Fishing Report: Winds hurt start of salmon season

Strong offshore winds have been a major detriment to the start of the salmon season off the Central Coast.
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Fishing Report: Salmon season looks promising

A post on Patriot Sportfishing’s website summarizes the 2013 outlook: “Since we were catching incidental salmon all through the last (2012) rockcod season, right up to mid-December, we are hopeful that it will be a good year.”
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Fishing Report: Keeney uses smallies to win tourney

Catching feisty smallmouth bass last weekend was the route Paso Robles’ Jim Keeney traveled in winning his first bass tournament in two years, winning the SLO County Bass Ambushers two-day competition at Lake San Antonio.