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LAKE DEL VALLE
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into them is using anchovies or sardines.
Danny T. of San Jose and Jason I. of
Stockton caught three stripers weighing
over eight pounds. They were fishing with
anchovies in the narrows. Kenny K. of
Livermore caught a four-pound striper
while fishing sardines from a boat.
The sunfish bite has really picked up
at the water temperature increases. We
recommend casting some red worms or
mini-crawlers. You can find the bluegill
and crappie around the weed mats near
the shores or near the cattails as they are
using these structures for spawning.
The catfish bite is good. Their favorite
baits are large nightcrawlers or anchovies.
The catfish hang out around the fallen
trees that are all around the lake. Many of
the catfish take some time to get moving,
so you want to get your bait close to the
structure in the water and give them a
decent amount of time.
Frank D. of Oakland caught a 10-pound
catfish while fishing with nightcrawlers
from Hetch Hetchy Cove.
The bass bite is going well. Many
anglers are using top water lures in the
early morning and then switching to
worm imitations later in the day. Most of
the bass are currently found in the tule
patches that dot the lake. We recommend
throwing shad imitations near spawning
beds. The shad have already spawned
this year and there are lots of small-sized
shad currently schooling up.
With the rising water temperatures,
trout will be harder to come by. If you
are interested in trout, we recommend
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summer, the trout will move into deeper
water and will be much harder to catch.
– Captain Jacob
DON PEDRO LAKE
Boaters Target Kokanee, Bass
Don Brown of Gridley landed and released this huge 11 plus pound largemouth while fishing
at Clear Lake this June. The big fish grabbed a plastic worm rigged on a darter head!
Photo courtesy of DON BROWN, Gridley.
coming in the early mornings, when the
trout are most active, before the water
temperature rises. Many trout are being
caught on either bait or shad imitation
lures. The spring green PowerBait has
been the most popular to use. Also
using Kastmasters and small spoons.
If you are fishing from a boat, we
recommend fishing in Heron Bay. From
shore, we recommend fishing from the
east beach swim area. As the water
temperatures continue to rise during the
LA GRANGE – Whether you want to
catch kokanee salmon or black bass, Don
Pedro is a good prospect for anglers now.
Monte Smith of Gold Country Sport
Fishing got a late start during a mid-week
trip, and he said, “After launching at 9:00
a.m., we put in 5 kokanee before they
wanted to be back by 1:00 p.m. losing
another 3 or 4 fish. The fish have moved
which is pretty typical for this time of year
so you have to go find them. We were
marking fish, but the action wasn’t like
it was last week. I have been running a
combination of small hoochies, Uncle
Larry’s spinners, or Apex lures behind a
Sling Blade.”
The topwater bass bite is happening
for the first few hours of the day before
the fish move out to deep water to 50
feet with plastics on the drop-shot or jigs.
Big underspins or glidebaits are also
producing a few quality largemouth bass
early in the morning, but the shad spawn
is limited to isolated sections of the lake
up the river arm. The lake rose from 88 to
92 percent.
Don Pedro has risen to 92 percent.
- Dave Hurley
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