Fishing with Steve

So I may be on hiatus from my cooking hobby... I bought me a fishin' pole & decided to give it an honest try. I like the outdoors, low impact activities, and water.. what more could I ask for? If I get hooked, maybe I'll get myself an inflateable outboard dinghy & have some fun with that...

I fished as a kid with my uncle - but apparently forgot entirely how. Last week on my first day with my new rod, I went out to Paradise Beach & managed to tangle about 20 feet of lure without casting anything. So I figured I need to learn a few things... such as:

How to fish:
Angling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angling
How To Fish http://www.takemefishing.org/howtofish
Fishing Knots http://www.netknots.com/html/fishing_knots.html

When to fish:
Fishing/Hunting - sacbee.com http://www.sacbee.com/365/index.html
Fish Sniffer Online .fishsniffer.com/places/sacvalley.html

Where to fish:
California DFG, California Fishing Passport http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fishingpassport/guide.asp
Sacramento River Access Sites http://www.sacramentoriver.org/access_site.php
American River Parkway http://www.sacparks.net/our-parks/american-river-parkway/

... and thanks to Google Maps (satellite view), I may have found a few good spots to try out

Steve V