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I've heard a little bit about that. I guess that's also one of the
reasons why some of the local rivers are slow to get started this
year...?

We had a very wet year. Everything is running about a month behind
schedule. Last year at this time I was fishing a freestone river,
flowing around 150cfs. Right now it's flowing 4k. A lot of the high
Sierra lakes are just now accessible. Snowpack up in the high country is
a real problem. Having said all that, there are several good places to
fish in NorCal. Finding solitude on the 4th of July
weekend....chuckles....well, it IS California, and everybody is
looking for the same thing. :-( Hiking will get you away from the big
crowds, but you might run into people, even in remote areas.

Bill Kiene has a bulletin board that should prove very helpful.

http://www.kiene.com/messageboard/

If you need more, this board is always helpful.

http://www.ncffb.org/


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