Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3611 May 12-26, 2017 | Page 11

BASS ANGLER NEWS!
Hidden Gems: Four Often
Overlooked Bass Powerhouses!
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VOL.36 • ISS. 11
N
orthern and Central
California offers
up a long list great
bass fishing lakes. Many of
these lakes are well know,
but others don’t grab much
of the limelight. San Pablo
Reservoir, Lake Del Valle and
Rancho Seco are three waters
that offer both big bass and
numbers of bass, yet remained
overlooked by many in the
bass fishing community.
San Pablo Reservoir
San Pablo Reservoir is
known as one of the finest
fisheries in the East Bay. The
visitor center offers fishing
licenses for sale and a wide
array of bait and tackle.
Regular trout stocking
means that the lake’s Florida
strain largemouths grow big,
so bring those swimbaits.
The friendly and knowl-
edgeable staff are available
to assist you with all your
freshwater fishing and boating
needs. They know the best
fishing spots and can help you
catch the BIG ONE!
Lake Del Valle
Del Valle Lake is located
10 miles south of Livermore
off Interstate 580 in the San
Francisco East Bay area.
The lake is surrounded by
over 5,000 acres of beautiful
oak-covered hills at an altitude
of 745 feet. The water level
at Del Valle Lake fluctuates
seasonally from a high of 703
feet in the summer to a low
of 678 feet in the winter. The
lake stretches for 5 miles and
has 16 miles of shoreline.
Aggressive habitat en-
hancement over the past 20
years has helped to create
robust populations of both
largemouth and smallmouth
bass.
Rancho Seco
Rancho Seco Recreation-
al Area is a 400-acre park
overflowing with recreation-
al opportunities including
River2Sea offers
HUGE bounty for
2nd Annual Bass
Pro Shop Open
R
ROCKLIN CA
iver2Sea is coming back strong for this
year’s Bass Pro Shop Open coming May
19-21st to Folsom Lake, and wants to challenge
participating teams to finish well as they are
offering a huge incentive a