Game & Fish West

AROUND THE WEST

or those who think February is all about tying flies for May trout, or sharpening your knives and turkey calling, there’s a wide variety of prime action—and thickness of Thinsulate—for just about every interest. This is prime predator season, with coyotes starting to roam widely. For ice anglers, there’s no shortage of destinations filled with panfish, trout and predatory fish. In California’s San Joaquin and Sacramento river systems, double-digit hawgs will hit baits all month.

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