Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3815 July 5-19 2019 | Page 3

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Vol. 38 - ISS.15
Our
37th
Year
Since 1982
July 5 - 19, 2019
“The Magazine for West Coast Sportsmen!”
Halibut, Stripers And Rockfish
Bite on the Bay
A
fter a long week in the office, the
last thing I wanted to do was set
a 2 a.m. alarm for Saturday.
But when it comes to fishing,
I do it happily…and I didn’t
even hit the snooze button that
morning.
I hit the road an hour later
with my usual essentials:
Dramamine, bottled water,
and a hoagie. My destination?
The Berkeley Marina. My
target? Halibut. BIG halibut!
I had the chance to speak
briefly with Captain Chris
Smith of Pacific Dream Sport-
fishing when I booked my
trip. “It’ll be the first boat you
see at K Dock,” he said. “It’s
new and it’s BEAUTIFUL!”
He wasn’t lying. It was big and shiny
and clean and looked gorgeous in the
rising sun. A dozen anglers had already
beaten me to the punch by 5 a.m., but the
vessel was so large and spacious that three
times as many folks could fit comfortably.
And they did – we had a full load with 30
anglers that morning.
I staked out a spot just outside the
captain’s quarters in hopes
of getting some insider tips
to increase my chances of
catching, and by 6 o’clock we
were off!
The morning got off to a
shaky start; Chris was on
the radio with several other
captains who were also
concerned with the outgoing
tide and north wind. I quickly
learned that these were not
optimal fishing conditions,
but our fearless leader was
able to locate several good
spots as we headed north
from the marina.
I grabbed a squirmy live
anchovy, hooked it on, and dropped my
line. Captain Chris had lent me a special
rod he built himself over 20 years ago,
nicknamed the “Green Goblin”. I was
hoping it would bring me lots of luck that
day.
Just as the crew started cranking up the
W
Merv and Patty Arnold of Citrus Heights,
Gary Caruso of Auburn and Brian Garcia
of Colfax. Bridget Looney and I were
in our small cabin and Dave
and Wanda Barsi
brought up their
travel trailer to
join in the fun.
Bridget and
I fished Friday
morning and it
was cold! 39
degrees when
we launched and
a 10 to 25 mph
north wind blew
all day!! Bridget
had 7 layers of
clothes on, and
she was still cold!
The lake looks
great, up a couple feet from
last year. The boat ramp
at Spalding is very usable,
and the Eagle Lake RV
park even has their slips in!
We motored out to Pelican
Bridget and Paul took a trip to Eagle Lake this week and
Point and set up the Big Jon
boated a double limit of big rainbow trout despite fishing in sideplaners off the Rogue Jet
a cold wind.
Coastal and fished all the way
Photo by PAUL KNEELAND, Fish Sniffer Staff.
Area Reports
FEATURES
Where...When...How...
Fish Sniffer staffer Stacy Barawed landed
several fish when she took a trip aboard the
Pacific Dream this June including this quality
keeper halibut.
Photo courtesy of CHRIS SMITH, Pacific Dream
Sportfishing.
80s rock over the loud speaker, I had
my first fish on! I took the rod out of the
holder and started reeling like crazy, as
if it was a largemouth bass during one of
my club tournaments – and that was my
CONTINUED ON PG 25
Hot Fishing at a Cold Eagle Lake!
e had our annual “Eagle Lake
Flotilla” the second week of June
up at Eagle Lake. Al and Deanna Fiske
opened their big cabin in Spalding to
INSIDE
FRESHWATER REPORTS
Almanor - Camanche Lake.....................................4
Clear Lake - Lake Del Valle................................. 13
East Delta - Folsom Lake.................................... 14
Klamath/Trinity Rivers - New Melones Lake ....... 19
Oroville Lake/Thermalito Afterbay -
Rio Vista Area........................................ 20-21
Rollins/Scotts Flat Lakes - Stampede Lake.... 22-23
Tahoe - West Delta.............................................. 25
SALTWATER REPORTS
Baja Roundup........................................................... 31
Berkeley - Bodega Bay.......................................28-29
Half Moon Bay - Monterey Bay.............................30
GONE
FISHING
by
Stacy Barawed
Special Section
Catch & Release
Fishing - pgs 6-7
down to Shrimp Island. We concen-
trated on water 8 to 15 feet deep, and the
sideplaners allowed us to run our lures
in much shallower water.
The bite was on! We hadn’t
trolled 200 feet when the
inside sideplaner released and
a fat trout was dancing behind
the boat. Bridget grabbed
the rod and fought the feisty
trout until I netted a 19 inch
rainbow! A great way to start
the day.
We had constant action on
both the sideplaners and 2
other lines set at 8 feet deep
off the Canon downriggers.
The hot lures were the char-
treuse red dot Excel spoon
and firetiger Speedy Shiners
trolled at 2.2 to 2.5 mph. The
wind picked up and the thermometer
in the boat read 49 degrees, but if felt
like 25 degrees! We fished until 10:30
until we couldn’t stand it anymore, and
headed in to the cabin. We landed 15 fat
trout and kept 4 from 19 to 21 inches.
Saturday the weather was just the
same – a fairly brisk wind that blew all
WHAT’S
HOT
by
Paul Kneeland
F ish S niffer T IP OF THE W EEK
When trolling for ocean kings you can make your rigged tray bait even more
effective by spiking it with Pro-Cure Super Gel. Not only does a shot of sardine
or anchovy scent make the baits smell even more appealing, the UV properties
of Super Gel also makes your baits more visible in the dark nutrient rich water
salmon frequent. - Cal Kellogg
CONTINUED ON PG 19
SALMON JOURNAL...................................8-11,15,18
BAJA ROUNDUP......................................................31
BULLETIN BOARD.....................................................3
CATCH & RELEASE - FLY FISHING: Cal Kellogg......6
CATCH & RELEASE - FLY FISHING REPORTS........ 7
FISH SNIFFER COUNTRY: Dan Bacher...................27
GO FOR IT: Staff.........................................................2
HOW-TO: Cal Kellogg..............................................15
KAYAK FISHING SPOTLIGHT: Cal Kellogg ...............5
MAP FEATURE: Dan Bacher...............................16-17
MIXED BAG FISHING: Ernie Marlan........................24
SPOTLIGHT ON CONSERVATION: Dan Bacher......28
STAFF
TACKLE
What We’re Using
Cal Kellogg - fished Oxbow
Reservoir for rainbow trout.
Cal employed a 7’ Fenwick
HMG 70 ML rod rated for 4
to 10-pound test matched
with an Abu Garcia Revo SX spinning reel.
The reel was spooled with 6 pound Yo-Zuri
Hybrid and a 6 lb. fluorocarbon leader was
employed. Cal caught 5 rainbows to 17
inches while soaking inflated worms coated
with anise scent Pro-Cure Super Gel.
Paul Kneeland - fished Eagle
Lake with Bridget Looney, Gary
Caruso and Brian Garcia in
The Fish Sniffer Rogue Jet 21’
Coastal. They caught rainbow
trout to 21 inches and 3 1\2 pounds using a
Lamiglas Fish Sniffer special 7’6” ultra light
graphite downrigger rod with a Abu Garcia
Revo MGX Extreme level wind reel loaded with
6 lb test Yozuri TopKnot fluorocarbon line. They
trolled red, green and orange Speedy Shiners
and Tasmanian Devils on the surface off Big
Jon Sideplaners at 2.4 mph.
Dan Bacher -fished for
rainbow trout at Alpine
Reservoir. He used a Berkley
Ugly Stick GX2 6’ 6” medium
action spinning rod, teamed
up with a Shakespeare GX235 spinning
reel filled with 6 lb. test P-Line CX Premium
Flourocarbon Coated Line. He fished with
rainbow Berkley PowerBait, 1/8 oz. gold and
black Panther Martins and 2/5 oz. gold/red
stripe Little Cleos. Dan coated his baits and
lures with Bloody Tuna scent Pro-Cure Super
Gel.