Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3618 August 18- September 4 2017 | Page 4

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Aug. 18 - Sept. 1, 2017
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VOL.36 • ISS. 18
HOT BITES...
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1.
LAKE TAHOE MACKS… Mackinaw ranging
up to 12 lbs. are being hooked while trolling.
Minnows teamed with dodgers have been working
best when worked from 100 to 200 feet down.
2.
BODEGA BAY LINGS… Lingcod action is hot
and the rockfish are on the feed too. For lings
mooch large frozen baits on trap rigs. For rockfish
shrimp flies worked just off the bottom dredge up
hardheads.
3.
JACKSON MEADOWS TROUT… The lake is
in great shape and trout are on the bite. Bank
anglers are hooking near limits of rainbows with
Zeke’s Sierra Gold and inflated ‘crawlers.
4.
CLEAR LAKE BASS… Top water action is
popping for anglers working Spooks and
frogs early and late. The largemouths average 2 to
3 lbs and range up to 8.
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5.
BUCKS LAKE KOKANEE… Limits of
kokanee in the 12 to 13 inch class are coming
out of Bucks. Pink lures trolled 30 to 40 feet deep
do the damage.
6.
HALF MOON ROCKFISH… Limits are the
rule for rockfish anglers departing from Pillar
Point. Swimbaits are producing some fish, but
shrimp flies do the heavy lifting.
7.
ROGUE KINGS… Kings are pushing through
the lower river. Boaters are doing the best
with rigged anchovies teamed with blades. The
bite happens on an incoming tide.
8.
NEW MELONES CATS… Whiskerfish are on
the prowl and anglers are hooking them when
the light level is low. Sardines, mackerel and live
crawfish are top baits.
SLEEPERS...
9.
GOLDEN GATE LINGS… It’s lingcod time
outside the Golden Gate. Anglers are catching
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10.
LAKE ALMANOR TROUT… Big rainbows
to 5.5 lbs are on a decent bite. Anglers
are trolling 20 to 25 feet deep with threaded night
crawlers.
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11.
AMADOR CATS… Warm summer weather
has spurred productive catfish action. Soak
minnows, mackerel fillets or liver for double-digit
whiskerfish.
12.
EAGLE LAKE TROUT … Rainbows that
range up to 19 inches are biting well. Dick
Nite Spoons, Needlefish and Speedy Shiners work
well in the south end.
COMING SOON...
13.
SANTA CRUZ TUNA… There is plenty of
bait offshore. If the tuna are going to show
it should be within the next 4 to 5 weeks.
14.
DELTA STRIPERS… The fall striper
run should get going the last week of
September. Trollers will want to pull Yo-Zuris, while
bait guys will score with shad and bullheads.
15.
SMITH RIVER KINGS… September
should be trophy time for Smith River
kings. Both roe and sardine wrapped plugs will
draw strikes from fish up and beyond 30 lbs. in the
estuary.
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