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March 1 - 15, 2019
VOL.38 • ISS. 6
NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge Tour To Stop At Lake Amador March 23!
T
he NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge Tour (NTAC) will go to trout-filled Lake Amador, located in the
Mother Lode foothills near Ione, on March 23, 2019.
The lake is spilling over the dam and is in great shape for the tournament. Big rainbows and exciting
lightning trout are being caught daily!
Since the event is expecting a large turn out, anglers need to make their reser-
vations for campsites and boat rentals before they are sold out.
If you haven’t already signed up to fish the NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge
event at Amador, now is the time! Go to www.anglerpress.com or call tour-
nament director Vince Harris a call directly at [phone] to
secure your entry!
Lake Amador is best known for its superb trout fishing,
offering one of the heaviest planting program in northern
California.
The lake is also home to huge largemouth bass, channel
and blue catfish, crappie, bluegill and carp.
The facility offers a dual lane paved boat launch that
provides safe and easy launching. For those without a boat,
the recreation area offers 13.5 miles of shoreline to fish from
as well as an extra-large fishing dock that extends over 100’
off the shoreline below the clubhouse.
For those who want to rent a boat, 12-foot aluminum boats
are available for ½ and full day rentals at the Clubhouse.
For more information about Lake Amador, contact 7500
Come visit
Lake Amador Drive, Ione, CA 95640, [phone], http://lakea-
mador.com/
For Trout & Prizes
Plan on Fishing the
SMUD/Rancho Seco
Derby April 6 & 7!
T
housands of pounds of trout are
up for grabs at the Sacramento
Municipal Utility District’s (SMUD)
26th annual trout derby at Rancho
Seco Recreational Area
hosted by Angler’s Press
Outdoors.
The heaviest trout will
win cash and prizes,
and take home a 12-foot
aluminum boat package
grand prize.
For more infor-
mation call (916)
768-0938.
FRESHWATER REPORTS:
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BULLARDS BAR/ENGLEBRIGHT
RESERVOIRS cont.
The lake was a couple of degrees warmer
in that part of the lake than elsewhere.”
They trolled with Brad’s Cut Plugs
behind Brad’s Extreme Kokanee Dodgers
in the new “fatal attraction” color for their
fish. The fish averaged 11-1/2 to 12-1/2
inches long, with an occasional fish in the
13 to 13-3/4 inch range.
Bullards Bar Reservoir is holding
692,357 acre feet of water, 66 percent of
average and 111 percent of average.
Englebright Reservoir is a solid prospect
for anglers interested in hooking rainbows
and an occasional brown while bait
fishing or trolling. The CDFW planted the
lake with rainbows the week of January
27-February 2.
Englebright holding 65,093 acre feet of
water, 77 per cent of capacity and 116 per
cent of average.
CAMANCHE LAKE
Hit the Narrows for Trout
Limits
BURSON - If you want to catch some
chunky rainbows, you can catch them
either while trolling or bait fishing from the
bank at the Lake Camanche Recreation
Area.
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Come up for some Great Spring Fishing!
We Offer 15 FULLY
CONTAINED CABINS
With Private Docks
and Free Wi-Fi
On The Sacramento Arm
Of Lake Shasta
Your Hosts Harold and Arlene Jones
19667 Lakeshore Dr. • Lakehead, CA 96051
LAKE SHASTA
at Lakehead on the
Sacramento River arm
[phone]
(530) 238–2448
www.shastacabins.com
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Brentwood
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Now Catching
• Fully equipped cabins with
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• Free Boat slips at private dock
• Gameroom, volleyball, pool,
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[phone]
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thru Friday
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A Contra Costa Water District Facility
2907
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best area to fish is from
Local Trout Whisperer,”
Coots Landing to the dam.”
Robbie Dunham of Koke
Anglers have caught
Machine Guide Service,
some hefty trout at Chabot
continues to produce limits of
lately. Big fish honors go
rainbows while trolling with
to Kenneth Murphy from
grubs on a long set back with
Castro Valley, who nailed
minimal weight in the Narrows,
an 8.1 lb. trout at Coots
according to Terry Willard at
Landing while soaking.
the Lake Camanche Recreation
Power Bait.
Company.
Gary Wong from Fremont
On his latest trip, Dunham
landed a 5.88 lb. rainbow in
reported two limits of rainbows
Indian Cove. Dexter Miguel
by 12:30 p.m. while fishing in
from Union City caught a
the Narrows with plastic grubs.
5.34 lb. rainbow trout at
His biggest fish weighed 4.8
Raccoon Point while using
pounds.
a Cotton Cordell. James
Roy Purganan reported
Chung of San Jose reeled
catching a large trout at the
in a 5.9 lb. trout at Lake
South Shore Pond while fishing
Chabot while using Power
rainbow PowerBait “really deep
Bait and Mice Tails.
- like 50 + feet.”
Trout plants continue at
“That’s the secret to the pond.
the lake. The latest trout
It’s 100′ deep and the trout often Mark Deweese was working a bass lure at Lake Amador on February 1
plant featured 1,000 pounds
are holding deep,” said Willard. when this huge 9.68-pound lightning trout decided to strike.
Photo courtesy of LAKE AMADOR CAFÉ, Lake Amador. of rainbows.
Mt Lassen continues to plant

- Dan Bacher
rainbow trout on the north and
shore shores and in the South
Shore Pond.
CHABOT LAKE
Before Presidents Day weekend, they
Bait Best Bet for ‘Bows
stocked 1,200 lbs. in the South Shore
CLEAR LAKE
FREMONT - Shore anglers using bait
Pond. The previous plant consisted of
Bass Fishing Should Improve
are hooking most of the rainbow trout at
1,200 lbs. of trout, with 600 lbs. each to
with Warming Weather
Lake Chabot, since trolling from a boat is
the north and south shores at the boat
tough at this time.
ramps.
CLEARLAKE – While the bass fishing
“The water is getting cloudy from the
Camanche is 77% of capacity and the
has been slow lately, due to cold water
recent rains,” said David Smith at the
lake elevation is 222.04′. While receiving
temperatures, fishing should improve
Lake Chabot Marina. “Anglers are hooking dramatically as the weather and water
more water (1,336 cfs.) from Pardee, the
fish on nightcrawlers, Power Eggs and
lake was also releasing more water, 1,351
warm up in the coming weeks.
Mice Tails, scented with garlic scent. The
cfs., and keeping the level steady.
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