Date: 3/31/2019 Time: 7:00am-4:30pm Location: Pardee Res Air temperature: 65-70 degrees Water temperature: 53-56 degrees Seasonal fish pattern: pre-spawn Wind direction speed: SW 0-6 mph Water clarity: 3-8 feet Had the pleasure of fishing last Sunday at Pardee with my friend Josh. We launched at around 7:00 after our mandatory boat inspection which didn’t take […]
Rick Novotny
My Frog Story by Rick Novotny
My frog story… Like many bass fisherman that live in the foothills, I consider myself to be a pretty solid lake fisherman. My typical stomping grounds are Camanche, Amador, Hogan, Melones and Salt Springs. I like lakes and understand them well enough to put fish in the boat on a regular basis. Lakes are relatively […]
2018 Snag Proof Tournament interview: Josh Parris and Rick Novotny
2018 Snag Proof Tournament, California Delta, 2nd Place finish by RB Bass Anglers, Josh Parris and Rick Novotny, interviewed by RB Bass Angler Mike Rogers: I fished the Snag Proof Tournament this year for the first time, and I was excited about the possibility of a great top water bite, which is everyone’s favorite, as […]
Lake Camanche Fishing Report 6/30/18 by Rick Novotny
Spent some time fishing Camanche on Saturday. My wife had asked me to take her fishing recently and I was pretty excited for us to spend some time on the lake together. She has never fished for bass. We started early to get some time in before the boat traffic got too busy. Our first […]
Rick Novotny joins RBBASS Group of Anglers
I have been fishing since I was a little kid. Many of my childhood vacations involved fishing in one way or another. My father, grandfather and uncles were all avid fisherman. I have had the joy of fishing in California, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho for many […]