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6 July 7 - 21 , 2017 VOL . 36 • ISS . 15
ALMANOR / BUCKS LAKES
Big Trout Or Limits Of Kokanee ?
CHESTER - Both Lake Almanor and Bucks Lake are offering outstanding fishing opportunities . At Lake Almanor trout that run 3 to 6 pounds are on the bite . At Bucks Lake the kokanee bite is wide-open and there are some huge bonus mackinaw in the mix too .
“ The bite at Almanor is steady these days ,” reported Bryan Roccucci of Big Daddy ’ s Guide Service . “ We are still slow trolling threaded worms along the bottom on the east side of the lake for rainbows and browns . Most of the fish we catch are rainbows that average 3 to 4 pounds . The browns tend to be the largest fish . Our big trout this week was a 6.5 pound brown .”
“ At Bucks the kokanee bite couldn ’ t be any hotter for fish in the 12 to 12.5 inch range . The bite has been so good that I ’ m having difficulty getting four rods into the water at the same time . When I start putting out the gear , one of the first two rods gets hit before I can even get rods 3 and 4
July
SPORTSMAN ’ S WAREHOUSE RANCHO CORDOVA ALL DAY GARMIN GPS SALE ! July 8 , 2017- Learn about Garmin touch screen GPS units and purchase units at sale prices .. Sportsman ’ s Warehouse Rocklin is located at 2344 Sunrise Blvd , Rancho Cordova , Ca . For more information , call the store at ( 916 ) 635-7800 .
JACKSON RANCHERIA HOTEL AND CASINO PRESENTS AMERICA IN CONCERT July 12 , 2017 - Jackson Rancheria is featuring a performance from America . For more information , call the casino at ( 800 ) 822-9466 .
KOKANEE POWER PRESENTS THE STAMPEDE RESERVOIR TEAM DERBY July 15 , 2017 - Big kokanee and awesome prizes will be up for grabs ! For more information , call ( 888 ) 744-8150 .
JACKSON RANCHERIA HOTEL AND CASINO PRESENTS THE BAND PERRY IN CONCERT July 27 , 2017 - Jackson Rancheria is featuring a performance from The Band Perry . For more information , call the casino at ( 800 ) 822-9466 .
ULTIMATE FROG CHALLENGE ON THE CALIFORNIA DELTA July 29 & 30 , 2017- Get your frog on in the Delta ! For more information , call Vince Harris at ( 916 ) 768-0938 .
August
KOKANEE POWER PRESENTS THE WHISKEYTOWN RESERVOIR TEAM DERBY August 5 , 2017 - Big kokanee and awesome prizes will be up for grabs ! For more information go to kokaneepower . org .
KOKANEE POWER PRESENTS THE BUCKS LAKE TEAM DERBY August 19 , 2017 - Big kokanee and awesome prizes will be up for grabs ! For more information , go to kokaneepower . org .
September
SHAVER LAKE KOKANEE POWER TEAM FISHING DERBY September 9 , 2017 - The Shaver Lake team derby offers anglers an opportunity to compete for cash and prizes . For information , call ( 559 ) 871-3270
October
RIO VISTA BASS DERBY October 13-15 , 2017 - The Rio Vista Bass Derby is one of the oldest fishing tournaments in the U . S . Big prizes are up for grabs . If you love fishing the Delta this is a must attend event . For more information , call ( 707 ) 374- 2700
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onto the downriggers and into the water ,” Roccucci exclaimed .
“ We ’ ve been running Paulina Peak dodgers teamed with pink micro hoochies for the salmon . We got a big surprise this week when a huge mackinaw grabbed one of our kokanee rigs . The fish bolted off and came whisker close to spooling an Abu Garcia 5500 reel and I had to chase the fish with the electric trolling motor running full bore . In all it took about 20 minutes to land the mack on kokanee gear . It weighed in at 22 pounds . After a quick photo , we revived the fish and released it back into the lake ,” said Roccucci .
LAKE AMADOR
17 Lb . Channel Cat Paces Catches
IONE - Prior to the recent heat wave , Lake Amador kicked out a 17.5 lb . channel catfish . Mike Bearden was fishing a jig for bass in Cat Cove when he hooked the monster .
Barbara caught and released a 5,73 lb . largemouth bass while using a green pumpkin with red flake Senko . “ She caught
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two more bass weighing 4 and 3 pounds ,” reported Luke D . Castillo on the Lake Amador Facebook page .
The annual Moonlighter Bass Tournament is scheduled for August 5 from 7 pm to 7 am . The sign in starts at 4 pm and the BBQ at 5 pm . The $ 175 per team includes entry fees . There will be an 80 percent payback in prize money for first through fifth place . The big fish option costs $ 10.00 per team .
The registration deadline is August 2 , 2017 . No day of tournament sign ups will be allowed . To register , please visit WWW , LAKEAMADOR . COM or CALL ( 209 ) 279-4739 .
If you want to catch trout , your best bet is to fish Power Bait off the docks . Anglers are bagging rainbow and lightning trout averaging 2 pounds while soaking PowerBait and other baits .
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Hunter gets a little help from his dad showing off the Lake Amador catfish that he battled on his Sponge Bob rod during a June 12 fishing trip .
Photo courtesy of THE LAKE AMADOR CAFÉ , Lake Amador .
The Lake Amador Hatchery is currently rearing 5,000 rainbows , now averaging 1 / 3 to ½ lb . each that will be up to 1-1 / 2 to 2 pounds by October or November .
The hatchery is also raising a total of 40,000 trout fry , a mixture of rainbows , steelhead and cuttbows . “ We should release these fish into the lake in the fall of 2018 ,” said Lee Lockhart at the Lake Amador Resort .
AMERICAN RIVER
Shad Anglers Concentrate On Upper River
SACRAMENTO - Want to catch some hard-fighting shad ?
Bucks Lake Lake Almanor Eagle Lake Lake Davis Lake Tahoe
Then head to the upper stretch of the American River from Sunrise Avenue to Nimbus Dam .
That was the advice of Alan Fong at Fisherman ’ s Warehouse , who recommended fishing with 1 / 32 oz . jigheads , tipped with champagne tails , weighed down with one or two split shot .
“ Some of the fish are already spawned out ,” said Fong . “ Most are females in the 2 to 3 lb . range .”
Shore anglers are also picking up a few striped bass up to 15 pounds while tossing out jerkbaits and ripbaits on the Sacramento above the mouth of the American , according to Fong .
The Bureau of Reclamation ramped down water releases from Nimbus Dam in the American from 5,000 cfs to 4,000 cfs on June 22 through June 24 for “ storage management ,” reported Peggy Manza of Reclamation .
- Dan Bacher
LAKE BERRYESSA
Trollers Nail Trout , Crappie & Bass
WINTERS - When you troll at Berryessa , your next fish could be a trout , crappie or largemouth , spotted or smallmouth bass . All five species are hitting at the lake now . Rich Crispi of TW Guide Service reported summer variety action on his first downrigger trolling adventure to Lake Berryessa this year .
“ We did great ,” said Crispi . “ We had lots of strikes , lots of fish , lots of released fish , including bass and crappie . We had 25 grabs total .”
“ We boxed 10 trout and lost six ,” he noted . “ It was a tough day keeping them on . We trolled with Rocky Mountain Tackle
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