Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3811 May 10-24 2019 | Page 9

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GO FOR IT!
May 10 - 24, 2019
VOL.38 • ISS. 11
PRO’S
POINTER
7
HOT BITES...
1.
PARDEE MIXED BAG… Both trout and kokanee
are on the bite. The largest kokes are topping out
at 17 inches. The river mouth is the hot spot.
2.
MONTEREY KINGS… Big beautiful king
salmon that range up to and beyond 20 pounds
are biting. Mooch or troll tray bait anchovies to hook
up.
3.
CLEAR LAKE BASS… The bass bite is red hot
for fish that average 3 pounds and range up to
16. The A-Rig is the hands down most productive
offering.
4.
HAT CREEK RAINBOWS … Hat Creek is full
of rainbow trout and anglers are bagging limits.
Pautzke salmon eggs, night crawlers and meal
worms are the top baits.
GOOD BETS…
5.
TRUCKEE RIVER TROUT… Browns and
rainbows are being caught by spin anglers.
Salmon eggs work for the ‘bows while browns go for
Rapalas and Panther Martins.
IT ALL ADDS UP
6.
LEWISTON TROUT … Lewiston has been
heavily planted and bankers are hooking limits.
PowerBait, night crawlers and roe are tempting limits
of rainbows.
TO MORE FISH IN THE BOAT.
7.
S.F. BAY HALIBUT… Halibut to 22 lbs are
being caught. Trollers are pulling hoochies and
frozen anchovies, while drifters utilize live shiners,
mudsuckers and smelt.
8.
LAKE DON PEDRO ‘BOWS… Rainbows to
22 inches are up top and grabbing fast moving
spoons. There have been some kokanee to 16 inches
showing too.
SLEEPERS…
9.
WEST DELTA COMBOS… Both stripers and
sturgeon are on the chomp. Stripers hit plugs
and cut baits including chicken liver. For sturgeon run
roe and eel.
10.
BODEGA KINGS… King salmon to 23
pounds are being caught along the Sonoma
Coast. Rigged bait teamed with a Fish Flash Flasher
is the way to go.
11.
SACRAMENTO RIVER RAINBOWS…
The river is dropping and the rainbow bite
is excellent. Work pockets of soft water for fish to 6
pounds.
Scott Martin
P-Line Pro-Staffer
~ 8-Time FLW Tour Winner
12.
PYRAMID TROUT…Huge double digit
cutthroats are on the bite. Shore anglers
tossing flies, jigs and spoons are having the best
success, but boaters are hooking up too.
COMING SOON...
13.
MAZANITA LAKE TROUT… The lake is
snowed in now, but by mid-May trout to
7 pounds will be up for grabs. Size 8 to 10 woolly
buggers work great for sight fishing.
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14.
AMERICAN RIVER SHAD… Shad should
begin aappearing in the river by mid-May.
Crappie jigs and flies will hook the battlers.
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15.
SHASTA SPRING DERBY… The big
Kokanee Power two-day team derby is slated
for May 4 & 5. This is a fun event with a big cash prize
and great food.
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16.
EAGLE LAKE OPENER… Trout fishing kicks
off at the trout fishing powerhouse on May 25.
Trolling Sep’s grubs usually results in easy limits.
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