Capt. Monte Smith

Capt. Monte Smith has spent decades mastering California's Gold Country reservoirs. When anglers talk Don Pedro, New Melones, and McClure, his name comes up. He reads thermoclines, seasonal movements, and deep-water kokanee at an expert level, and he's just as dialed running speed for aggressive fish. Year-round on the water for kokanee, landlocked kings, and brown and rainbow trout. This is the tackle behind that knowledge. Guide-designed, USA made, tuned for deep, clear reservoir water.