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FRESHWATER
June 7 - 21, 2019
FRESHWATER REPORTS:
VOL.38 • ISS. 13
dead sticking 4 inch wacky rigged Senkos
throughout the day. For maximum fun
you can get in on some good topwater
action early and late. I’ve primarily been
using Rebel Pop R’s and floating Rapala
minnow plugs for my topwater work,”
tipped Pleece.
At Scotts Flat smallmouth bass can be
taken on topwater baits at first and last
light. Plastic worms and 3 inch grubs
will draw strikes throughout the day. For
trout bank anglers are soaking PowerBait
while trollers score with Rapalas and gold
Kastmasters.
anglers and
boaters fishing the
Sacramento River
in the metropolitan
area.
ROLLINS/SCOTTS FLAT
The best areas
to target are
LAKES
Discovery Park,
Trout & Bass Bite Well!
Bryte Beach, the
COLFAX- Fishing is going strong at
Water Tower,
both Rollins and Scotts Flat Lakes.
and Miller Park.
“I’ve been catching trout and bass at
Anglers can
Rollins Lake all day long despite the
expect to hook
fact that there has been more boat
shad, a mixture
traffic recently,” related Jason Pleece of
of males and
Meadow Vista. “My top trout rigs have
females, in the
been either a set of Vance’s Little Slim
1 to 4 lb. class,
Willie Flashers teamed with a threaded
along with an
worm or a chrome and blue Cripplure
occasional larger
SACRAMENTO
AREA
trolled naked. I’ve been doing my trolling
fish.
Shad Lead Angling Parade
from my kayak. Most of the trout have
“Anglers are
been 10 to 14 inch planted rainbows.”
doing best
SACRAMENTO – American shad
“For bass you can catch numbers while
throwing out 1/8
continue to offer the top action for bank
oz. dart heads and
1/8 oz jigheads
with 1-1/2 inch
plastic grubs on
sliding sinker
rigs,” said Uncle
Larry Barnes
of Sacramento
Pro Tackle. A
variety of colors
are working,
including red/
Michael Allen hit Suisun Bay with Captain Hayden Mullins recently and
white, chartreuse, nailed this hefty keeper sturgeon.
champagne and
Photo courtesy of DRAGON SPORTFISHING, Pittsburg.
pink.
“I normally like
to use a two-hook drop-shot rig with a 10-
foot leader to find at what depth the shad
SANTA CLARA VALLEY
are holding at,” advised Alan Fong at the
LAKES
Fisherman’s Warehouse. “Once you find
the correct depth with the right weight, you Calero, Anderson Lakes Yield
can get a hook up nearly every cast.”
Top Largemouth Action
Most anglers are concentrating on
COYOTE – If you want to hook and
striped bass, but you can still hook
release largemouth bass, you should
stripers at Miller Park and Discovery Park.
head to Calero or Anderson reservoirs.
Boaters should drift jumbo minnows and
“The crappie bite at Calero has
anchor fish with cut baits, while bank
slowed down, but anglers are hooking
anglers should toss out bloodworms and
largemouths in the 1 to 2 lb. range,” said
pileworms from the bank.
Bryant was fishing at Camanche’s South Pond this spring when he landed this 10 plus

- Dan Bacher Armando Gutierrez at Coyote Bait and
pound rainbow!
Tackle. “Shad imitation lures, including
Photo courtesy of the LAKE CAMANCHE RECREATION AREA, Lake Camanche.
Keitech swimbaits, square bill crankbaits
and spinnerbaits, are working the best.
Fishing drop shot rigs with Robo Worms is
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Anglers fishing Anderson Reservoir are
experiencing similar action. “Boaters are
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