Larry and grandson David , had a great day floating down river . The fish are in the river biting and bending rods at almost every stop .”

“ The weather is beginning turn cold and everywhere you look colors are vibrant and bring that cozy warm holiday season to mind . The weather on Wednesday was darn near perfect cool and crisp in the morning Sunny and warm in afternoon ,” he noted .

“ Simply put , Margi Larry and David had a double-digit day catching and releasing hard fighting fish as well as fantastic scenery and weather . We caught fish on 3.0 Maglips lathered in Pro-Cure Carpspit and bouncing roe cured in Pro-Cure egg brine ,” he noted .

LOS VAQUEROS RESERVOIR

Rainbows , Stripers Highlight Catches

BYRON - Recent trout plants at Los Vaqueros have boosted the fishing considerably .

“ Some anglers are limiting out on trout , though not everybody is ,” said Brian Demmunik of the Los Vaqueros Marina . “ Anglers are hooking the fish while using garlic-scented PowerBaits , nightcrawlers or Kastmaster lures in South Cove and Oak Point as well as past the Rockwall .”

Mt . Lassen stocked 1000 pounds of rainbows on October 19 and another 1000 pounds the week of October 30 . “ We have planted 4,000 pounds of trout over the past month ,” stated Demmunik .

Striper fishing is fair with fewer shakers showing up but more medium to large fish being caught . “ We ’ re seeing more fish in the 20 to 22-inch range now ,” said Demmunik . “ The pier by the Marina and from Oak Point south towards South Cove are yielding the best action .”’

Wayne Pearl of San Ramon landed a 12.45-pound striper in Penn Cove using a swimbait .

“ Striper boils have slowed some , but are still being seen here and there ,” stated Demmunik . “ Early morning is the best time to find the boils all around the lake . If you happen across a boil , top water lures

are doing a good job catching fish . From shore , cut anchovies or shad are the baits of choice .”

A few anglers are hooking some quality channel catfish . Just ask Alexander Vasquez of Oakland , who bagged a 5.45-pound catfish in Cowboy Cove while using an anchovy .

“ During November , we ’ ll have night fishing every Friday from 5 p . m . to 8 p . m . near the Marina . It starts on Friday , Nov . 3 ,” added Demmunik .

The reservoir is currently storing 150,200 acre-feet , 94 percent of its 160,000-acrefoot capacity . Pumping has stopped . Water levels will slowly drop due to evaporation and absorption . The water temperature is between 65 and 67 degrees .

NEW MELONES LAKE

Trollers Experience Top Trout Action

ANGELS CAMP - Trollers continue to pick up hefty rainbow trout on New Melones Lake ., but the bite has definitely tapered off from the solid bite of this summer .

“ With the water cooling off , the rainbow bite has slowed down a bit on New Melones ,,” said Gary Burns of Take It to the Limit Guide Service . “ For the first time this summer the surface temperature hit the high sixties and the bows are moving up .”

“ I have been catching bows from 60 ’ down to 76 ’, whereas three weeks ago we were hooking bows down at 110 ’,” he remarked . “ The bows seem to be spreading out some , so you need to put more time on the water to put the big boys in the boat .”

“ We are still fishing the Carson area and working our way up to Coyote Cove . There ’ s not one single lure that ’ s working for us - troll Needlefish , Excels or Krocodiles from 1.8 to 2.5 mph ,” said Burns .

Kevin Olson of Valley Springs was trolling for trout with a gold Excel lure when he landed 4 lb . 11 oz . rainbow He was trolling Carson Cove at 52 ft . deep , according to

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Gene Hildebrand at Glory Hole Sports .

Crappie ? “ Look for crappie in the marina area at 20 ft . When you get your first hookup , you can expect to stay in the same area and load up your stringer with some nice fish ,” he tipped .

Dave and Trevor Ferguson landed some quality crappie near the marina while using Sep ’ s grubs in pearl with Kalin 1 / 16 oz . jig heads .

‘ The lake is cooling off , and is having an impact on all the fish in the lake , including the bass ,” said Hildebrand . “ The bass anglers are having the best results using the plastics , and jigs in the Johnny C ./ Sculpin patterns , according to the California Bass Anglers .”

The Glory Hole Sports Catfish Tournament started Nov . 1 ., added Hildebrand

New Melones Lake level is currently at 1053.80 and 29.20 ft . from full . Water temperature up river is 60 degrees and mid lake it is at 64 degrees .

OROVILLE LAKE

Les Myers and Mike Bard Win First Place in Gold Country Showdown

OROVILLE – If last weekend ’ s duck season opener was anything close to last weekend ’ s stingy bite at the FPT ’ s “ Gold Country Showdown ” event at Lake Oroville , then it is for sure that a good number of hunters ate roast chicken instead of roast duck for dinner .

For FPT competitors fishing that “ Gold Country Showdown ” event not only faced the daunting challenge of competing on a clear , deep-water lake currently hundreds of feet below normal pool , and a day that would prove to yield only a few limits over

RJ Schulze caught this incredible largemouth bass while tossing a deep diving crankbait at Lake Camanche on October 5 .

Photo courtesy of RJ SCHULZE , Sacramento .

6 pounds , but also had to keep focused on the task-objective of finishing high enough to secure one of only 100 berths available in the Tour ’ s year-end championship event known as the Coors Light Future Pro Tour Classic .

But Les Myers and Mike Bard , possessing only a mere three years ’ experience in organized competition , put a plan together that combined both skill and fortitude – and a variety of techniques , to overcome all of the challenges mentioned above , and best a field of 75 tough competitors to capture their first-ever Coors Light Future Pro Tour victory .

“ We have been pacing ourselves from the moment we started fishing this tour ”,

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