We Found the Shad Schools! | American River Fishing Shad & Steelhead inflatable Kayak 

Nice! Good to know. I have never killed them for no reason, but have had many people tell me too. Squaw fish right?

@@PalmCirclePeteit’s because in Oregon and a few other states they’re invasive and you can actually get paid about $6 per fish to catch them so they can be killed by the state. For some reason people just ran with it and think they have to kill all of them everywhere.

This is correct. Sacramento Pikeminnow are native species and it is illegal to kill them arbitrarily. That fisherman's rumor is not true and nowhere in the regulations does it say anything about killing Sacramento Pikeminnow. Good on you for releasing.

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I use a 8 ft leader, to 3x tippet. Then usually a caddis or mayfly nymph. I will usually have a split shot or two about a foot above the first fly and a bobber/indicator about 4-6 ft above the first fly depending on water depth.

They are problems in the American river too they eat all the baby salmon.

@banqq4135 Of course they eat baby salmon. That is their niche in the ecosystem. Almost everything in the river eats baby salmon, or eggs. Steelhead, birds, other fish etc...All ecosystems have predators. Killing pikeminnow will do nothing for salmon in the valley. Some other non-native predator will come in and take its place and kill just as many or more. The only thing that will do anything for salmon and steelhead is more water and more habitat. People love to blame stripers, too, but stripers have declined along with salmonids. It's not as simple as people make it out to be.

By the way Pete, not trying to be a hater, just noting a common misconception among anglers. Cool vid, and fishing with your dad is always a good memory to have.

I believe it has been open since Nov 4 and ends July 30th.

Current in most of the river is much to strong to get back up river any considerable distance. You have to make a plan for where you get out to shuttle back up. We are blessed to live down river so can walk the kayak back to the house.