Get The Net Fishing
Now booking for late summer/fall trips on Folsom lake for trout and king salmon, and Collins lake for trout. Weekend and weekday dates available in September, October and November. Let's put a trip together!
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​USCG Certified OUPV Captain
Licensed, bonded and insured
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Gift certificates available​
WATCH THIS RECENT VIDEO FEATURING OUR TOURS
It’s Game Time with Get The Net
Trips and instruction
Northern California is an angler's paradise. Folsom Lake, Bullard's Bar, Collins Lake and others consistently produce rainbow trout, landlocked king and sockeye salmon (aka Kokanee).
Our trips can be private, with no more than 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children per trip in order to ensure a more personal and -if you want- instructional experience.
Contact me, and let's put together a Northern California guided fishing adventure!
If you are going on a fishing trip with us soon... be sure to review this checklist.
Tom Mailey
Growing up near Puget Sound, with a dad and older brother who fished, I can't even recall the first time I held a rod. I have fished northern California waters now for salmon and trout for over 30 years. Since starting Get The Net in 2020, I've found I love being a fishing guide and introducing folks to the sport. My "regular" job for 32.5 years was being the "Tom" of the "Pat, Tom and Cody Show" on New Country 105.1 KNCI. But I retired in May, '25 and my gig now, I'm proud to say, is out on the water.
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(Get the Net Fishing is not affiliated with my full-time employer, Bonneville International)
"What would you rather do, or go fishing?"
-Patrick Mailey
(my dad)
Get the net!
Any day on the water is a good one
(click an image to see full gallery)
Dom and his brother Alex boated one of the biggest Folsom kings of 2025 (for my biz) on 8/30/25. The brothers worked together to bring this beautiful hen over the stern!
3 nice wild Folsom rainbow to go with Dom and Alex's king. Dad (and me) were both pretty proud of those 2!
couple good lookin' dudes in good lookin' hats with a good lookin' Folsom lake king 8/28/25
Jim is pushing 88 years old and still reeling in fish! Folsom Lake 8/28/25
Russ and Max with that night's dinner 8/23/25
Only one chance to fish Tahoe for kokanee this year but got it done 8/20/25
Russell won the tussle with this chrome 3 year old Folsom lake king 8/23/25
my son, Sam, and his girlfriend with our modest Tahoe kokanee haul. They ain't big, but they're delicious- and fun!
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1/2 day trips (up to 5-6 hours) available 7 days a week
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-Folsom Lake: $180 pp/mornings $150pp/afternoon
-Collins, other lakes: $250 per person
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$70 deposit required on all trips, refundable if canceled to within 24 hours of trip
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-Children Under 12, half price (please note: very young kids may find the kind of fishing I do, for lack of a better term, "boring", esp if it's a slow day. I love having kids on board, but it's up to the parent to mitigate expectations and to pay attention to their immediate needs)
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-20% discount for veterans and first responders
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-Gift certificates available