Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3814 June 21- July 5 2019

June 21 - July 5, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 14 13 What’s Happening • What’s New What’s Hot! Sponsered by: Barebones Guide Service Provides a Great Fishing Experience on Rivers and Lakes had a fish on and there were countless I first fished with Brett double and triple hook ups. Most fish Brady of Barebones Guide weighed 5 -15 lbs with a handful over Service about ten years ago. I 20 lbs. remember that day like it was At the end of the day, Brett says, yesterday because not only “Ernie that has to be one of our top did we have a phenomenal five fishing trips!” I couldn’t answer day fishing the Feather River right away because I had to think for striped bass but it was the beginning of a great friendship about some of our memorable days on the water. For example, we found that has translated to many schools of stripers this past November laughs, memories and epic and December on the California fishing adventures. A happy couple holding up a nice Lahonton Cut throat they caught with Barebones Guide Service Recently, I received a call in Delta that produced both quality and while fishing Stampede Reservoir. the early afternoon from Brett. quantity. I have been fishing the delta Photo Courtesy of Barebones Guide Service. a long time and believe that this was He said, “Ernie, I am not sure Nice limits of rainbows for these two the best fishing as far as numbers what you are doing but you anglers they caught while fishing Davis and size. Both my daughter and son better stop, go pick up Rick Tietz (owner of Blade Runner Lake with Barebones Guide Service. caught one in the mid-twenties, and I Photo Courtesy of Barebones Guide Service Tackle) and meet me at the boat launch at 3pm.” When you even caught a couple that surpassed receive a call like this from Brett you better listen because the 20 lb mark. Not to mention, the fishing has to epic. I dropped what I was doing, picked there were so many fish between 10 – 20 lbs in this group of fish. up Rick and we headed to the Feather River. We have also targeted big stripers on the Sacramento River. We fish with big I was with two of the best striper fishermen that I know top water or glide baits hoping the day will produce that one big bite. If we are and we planned to target striped bass. Brett is one of the lucky enough to land a fish it usually is in the 20 -40 lb range. few guides that I know that is fishing whether he has clients or not. A true fisherman at heart that just loves Brett and I have also done combo trips for stripers and sturgeon. We fish for to be on the water. Rick is great fisherman that knows stripers in the afternoon and for sturgeon during the night. I can’t even begin how to catch fish and is the best when fishing a Blade to tell you how much fun it is to catch stripers on top water baits in the Runner Spoon. afternoon and then hook up on sturgeon during the night. Sleep for a few I was fishing with hours and then start throwing top water baits again for stripers. great company and I Brett, I am not sure where that day ranked in our ten years of fishing was confident as we together but I will tell you that it was awesome and I can’t wait to do it approached the boat again! launch. It didn’t take The Spring striper run is almost over so Brett will start fishing Lake long for us to get the Oroville for King Salmon, Jackson Meadows and Davis Lake for trout, boat in the water and Bullards Bar and Stampede for Kokanee. He will also be fishing the Sacra- we started fishing just mento and Feather Rivers for King Salmon in the Fall. a few yards from the ramp. This is a day If you are looking to fish with a guide that enjoys showing his clients a that I will never forget! good time and is one of the best fishermen in Northern California I would We fished a 300 yard suggest you give Brett a call. Ask him about the Barebones Trifecta Deal. stretch of the river This includes three days of fishing on three different bodies of water. How for about 3 ½ hours fun would it be to fish three different bodies of water? A different view with spoons, and a different experience each time out. I think this summer I would do swimbaits, hair Jackson Meadows and Davis Lake because I have never fished them. I jigs, and the would also do Bullards Bar since I have only been there once. I would also fishing was abso- save a little more money and do a salmon trip in the Fall since the returns lutely epic. Most Brett Brady displaying a beautiful 4.5 lb are expected to be really good. What would you do? 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