Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3812 May 24- June 7 2019 | Page 22

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May 24 - June 7, 2019
FRESHWATER
VOL.38 • ISS. 12
FRESHWATER REPORTS:
and release, barbless hooks, artificial
lures, float tubes only.
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SHADOW CLIFFS LAKE
cont.
best with squarebill crankbaits,
chatterbaits, and drop shot rigs
with Robo Worms in margarita
mutilator patterns.”
“Crappie fishing is also good at
Anderson,” said Bradford. “One
customer reported catching 30
crappie to 1-1/2 pounds while
using jigs on the far end of the
lake. He kept two and released the
rest.”
“Anglers are reporting catching a
lot of largemouth bass and bluegill
while shore fishing on Uvas,” said
Bradford. “Likewise, shore anglers
fishing at night are picking up
crappie at Chesbro. Anglers are
using the same lures they’re using
at Anderson.”
“Boaters are picking up bass
averaging 2 to 3 pounds, with
an occasional fish in the 8 to
10 lb. range, at Calero,” noted
Bradford. “Squarebilled crankbaits,
spinnerbaits and other lures are
working in front of the boat ramp
and the picnic areas.”
- Dan Bacher
SHASTA LAKE
Trout Bite Fluctuates with The
Weather
The folks explored Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay on April 24 and rounded up full limits of high Sierra
mackinaw.
Photo courtesy of TAHOE SPORTFISHING, South Lake Tahoe.
SHADOW CLIFFS
LAKE
Largemouths Move Shallow
as Rainbows Go Deeper
LIVERMORE – Boaters around
Shadow Cliffs Lake are still catching trout
in the deeper waters, but as the water
temperatures rise, it will be harder to
catch the trout from shore.
“One of our regulars caught his limit of
rainbow trout while at Shadow Cliffs last
week, including a six pound fish caught
from a boat near the boat launch area.,”
reported Joe Sullivan of the East Bay
Regional Park District.
“The bass are starting to come into
the shallows and build nests, court, and
spawn. If you throw a lure, they may hit it
hard and put up a great fight,” he stated.
The weather has been cool in the
mornings with
temperatures
reaching into the 70s
in the afternoon.
To fish the Arroyo
Del Valle ponds, an
EBRPD Daily Fishing
Permit and CA State
Fishing License are
required. Fishing is
restricted to catch
REDDING – Lake Shasta is nearly
full and boaters still need to look out
for debris which will stick around in
some volume as long as the water level
continues to inch up.
Fish Sniffer reader John Stevens
recently visited the lake and had an
encounter with a partially submerged
piece of wood that damaged his propeller.
Trouters are enjoying action that ranges
from fair to good depending on the day.
Rainbow in the 2 to 3 pound class are
common and browns can range up to
6 plus. There have been some kings
around, but most of them are small sub 1
pound fish.
Jeff Goodwin of Jeff Goodwin’s Guide
Service has noted a drop in the numbers
of fish he is catching as the water
temperature climbs. Goodwin reports that
these slowdowns are common in both the
late spring and fall transitions.
As of press time the surface temperature
was hitting the 70-degree mark at the
warmest point of the day and the best
depth for trout trolling was about 30 feet.
For the best numbers shad imitating
spoons and Wiggle Hoochies have been
the ticket. For a shot at a larger trout,
minnow plugs and larger spoons pulled
quickly are your best options.
On the bass fishing front, you’ll find
plenty of spots, largemouths and
smallmouths holding off the bank in
water that ranges from 1 to 15 feet deep.
The bass are feeding and are in various
stages of the spawning cycle so a variety
of offerings and fishing styles will produce.
Soft plastics work the best. Some
anglers are reporting upwards of 100
spots per day to 3 pounds while fishing
hard with Senkos and worms.
Shasta is currently 9 feet from the top
and rising about 5 inches per day.
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Anglers dropping spoons with Captain Jeff Soo Hoo have been
battling quality stripers in the West Delta. This beautiful bass was
landed on May 2.
Photo courtesy of SOO HOO SPORTFISHING, Brannon Island.