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FRESHWATER
May 24 - June 7, 2019
FRESHWATER
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rock and wood structure. My
biggest fish was a 2.81-pound
spot. In all I landed and release
14 bass. You’ve got to be careful
when fishing bass lures with
multiple hooks from a small craft.
I lifted one fish into the kayak and
he imbedded a treble in my ankle
while thrashing around. I had
no choice than to man up and
jerk it out with my pliers,” Pleece
laughed.
At Scotts Flat, there are
bass in all stages of the spawn
cruising the shoreline and they
are grabbing a variety of baits.
Grubs rigged on darter heads
and Senkos work the best, but
Rooster Tail spinners and small
crankbaits are tempting bass too.
Scott Ferguson hit the lake
on May 1 and reported landing
a released a northern strain
largemouth that was well over 5
pounds.
“The bass grabbed a green
Senko. It was the biggest bass
I’ve ever caught,” Ferguson said.
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Drakes and Yellow Sallies
every day so you’ll want to
team your rubber legs with
a second smaller nymphs
of some sort.
Gear anglers are catching
some fish while working
plugs and side drifting with
crickets and beads, but the
best results are coming
for anglers drifting cured
roe. The fish are hungry
and they have a hard time
laying off a mass of eggs.
Mike Bogue of Mike
Bogue’s Guide Service and
Robert Weese of Northern
California Guide Service
are offering standard tackle
trips for anglers that prefer
working crankbaits, salmon
eggs, roe and crickets.
Here is some contact info
Bogue and Weese. Robert
Weese [phone].
Mike Bogue, (530) 246-
8457.
SACRAMENTO AREA
Shad Are Hitting Darts
and Grubs
Delta striper action is wide open. These boys hit the water with Captain
James Netzel on April 25 and scored easy limits and released a bunch
SACRAMENTO – Bank
of fish too.
anglers and boaters are now
Photo courtesy of TIGHT LINES GUIDE SERVICE, Loomis. hooking American shad on the
Sacramento all of the way from
Freeport to the mouth of the
RIO VISTA AREA
San Joaquin Kicks Out Striper
Limits
ROLLINS/SCOTTS FLAT
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Foothill Anglers Smack Big
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COLFAX - “I had my best ever day on
Rollins Lake last Tuesday. I hooked and
released over 30 fish,” exclaimed Jason
Pleece of Meadow Vista.
“I started off the day trolling Cripplures
and Ex-Cels from my kayak. While
working from the mouth of Long Ravine
up to Freeloaders Cove, I caught 17
rainbows and lost a bunch of other fish.
They were standard planters that mostly
went 12 to 14 inches,” said Pleece.
“When I’d caught enough rainbows,
I broke out my bass gear. I was pretty
amped after all those trout, so I didn’t
want to fish slow with plastics. I put on
a 3-inch clown pattern Rapala Husky
Jerk and started working around visible
shoreline structure and the bass were
really turned on. I hooked fish off both
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Anderson Reservoir Kicks Out
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COYOTE – Anglers have a lot more
opportunities to pursue black bass,
crappie and bluegill on the Santa Clara
Valley lakes, now that the lakes are
full and boating has reopened on four
reservoirs
Anderson, Coyote Lake, Stevens Creek
and Lexington Reservoirs reopened to
boating 7 days a week beginning April 15,
while Calero remains open to boating.
All other reservoirs and bodies of
water in Santa Clara County are closed
indefinitely to all vessels and floats - these
include: Almaden, Chesbro, Sandy Wool,
Cottonwood, Grant, Guadalupe, Uvas,
and Vasona.
“Anderson is producing largemouths
averaging 1-1/2 to 2 pounds each, along
with some larger fish in the 3 to 5 lb.
range,” said Denise Bradford of Coyote
Bait and Tackle. “Anglers are doing
Feather.
“Shad fishing is off of the hook in the
entire Sacramento/Feather River system,”
said Alan Fong at the Fishermen’s
Warehouse. “We are selling plenty of pink
or champagne shad darts or grubs to
anglers going shad fishing.”
The river level is dropping and
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weights from ½ to 3 ounces are working
depending upon
your location in the
river, according to
Fong.
“I normally like
to use a two-hook
drop-shot rig with
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the shad are holding
at,” he disclosed
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continues to be very good on the San
Joaquin River from Prisoners Point to the
Antioch Bridge.
James Netzel of Tight Lines Guide
Service continues to find limits of stripers
while trolling Yo-Zuri lures. Five anglers
kept limits of stripers, along with releasing
a bunch of fish, on his latest trolling
adventure out of Pirate’s Lair Marina.
“The wind blew but we found a good
school protected somewhat and slayed
‘em until the tide change.,” said Netzel.
“A big 4’ tide with 20+mph winds blowing
against the tide made for some rough
fishing. But we already had about 50 fish
with half those being good keepers.”
The previous trip also yielded limits of
stripers for 10 anglers.
“We are leaving the dirty delta May 16
for the high Sierra Stampede kokanee
bonanza,” added Netzel.
- Dan Bacher
Shoemaker of the Rocky Mountain
Recreation Company. “I was talking to one
of our regulars who said he was fishing
for catfish and was catching trout, which
leads me to believe that the trout are
starting to go deep.”
“I also talked to another angler who said
he had been catching decent size crappie
in the reeds and cover,” she added.
Mt. Lassen planted 1,200 lbs. of Mt
Lassen trout at the Marina on May 2.
Nick Castilogia’s friend caught a big
trout while fishing off a boat. Junior Herra
of San Francisco also landed two trout
weighing a total of 2.51 lbs.
The lake level is 311 feet in elevation
and the surface water temperature is 64.6
degrees.
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Fees: Adult
$130 (Non Side
Member $150) • Junior FREE
Handicapped barrier free fishing access,
in Adult
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• 1 Place $55)
$600 • • Junior
Cash Paid
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(Non
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Includes
Dinner
at Member
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Hotel
(with
th Paid Adult)
st
Special
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Register
Online
at www.kokaneepower.org
Check in Friday June Entry
7th from
4:30 Adult
to 6:30
pm (Non
at the
Red Lion
in Redding.
Fees:
$45
Member
$55) Hotel
• Junior
FREE!
- The Adult
trout have
Entry Fees:
$45 (Non Member $55) • Junior FREE!
Fish cleaning station, Restrooms at marina,
apparently moved
Register
Online
at at
www.kokaneepower.org
Boat Launch Ramp, Marina, Store.
into deeper
water
Pablo
Check in Friday September 11
from will 4:30
to 7 SATURDAY
pm and
Saturday
12 CHECK
at 6 to 6:30
Check in Friday
each September San
11 from
4:30 to Reservoir
7 pm and Saturday September 12 at 6 to 6:30 am. All persons in each
There
be
NO
REGISTRATION
OR
IN. am. All persons
Register
Online
at September
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with
the
onset
of
boat All
must
be
registered
in
the
derby
–
NO
EXCEPTIONS.
Fishing
starts
at
6:30
am
–Lunch
begins
at
boat
1:30
must
pm
be
–
registered
in
the
derby
–
NO
EXCEPTIONS.
Fishing
starts at 6:30
am –Lunch begins ❂
at 1:30
pm –
Fishing
❂ Camping
Boating
persons in each boat
be September
registered
in the
NO Saturday
EXCEPTIONS
5:30 in am
Check must
in Friday
11 from
4:30 derby
to 7 pm – and
September 12 – at Fishing
6 to 6:30 starts
am. All at
persons
each –
Included
with be
all in
entry
fees.
Weigh
in pm
starts
at the 1 EXCEPTIONS.
pm. – You
must be
in weigh
in line
by 2 am
pm
– 888-744-8150
NO
EXCEPTIONS.
Included
Weigh in weather.
starts at 1 pm. You must be in weigh in line by 2 pm – NO EXCEPTIONS.
warmer
boat
must by
be 2 registered
derby
NO EXCEPTIONS.
Fishing starts
at 6:30
–Lunch
begins
at 1:30 pm – with all entry fees.
You must
weigh
in line
– in NO
Chairman
Gary
Coe
Scotts Flat Rd., Nevada City, CA 95959
with Flohr
all entry fees.
Weigh in starts at 1 pm. • You
must be in weigh in line by 2 pm – NO EXCEPTIONS. Chairman: Jake
Chairman: Included
Jake
• 559-271-8908
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said Marcella
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