Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3722 Oct 12-26 | Page 4

4 Oct 12 - 26, 2018 PRO’S POINTER “When I am fishing a frog or flipping matted vegetation, I am throwing the new X-TCB 8 Carrier Braided Line form P-Line. It is critical to be stealthy with both techniques, and with P-line’s new braid, you can make longer casts and it is ultra quiet com- ing through the grass.” – Bass Pro Bryan Thrift GO FOR IT! VOL.37 • ISS. 22 HOT BITES... 1. SACRAMENTO RIVER SALMON… Salmon from 15 to 40 lbs are hitting between Woodson Bridge and Anderson. Both roe and plugs are working. 2. GOLDEN GATE LINGS… Lingcod fishing along the Marin County coast is producing lings to 21 lbs. Large rigged natural baits presented on a trap rig are the way to go. 3. FEATHER RIVER KINGS… Guides and private boaters are having good success on kings up to 35 lbs. Flatfish and Kwikfish work early, roe works as the day goes on. 4. EAGLE LAKE ‘BOWS… Trollers are hooking trout to 3 lbs while working the north end of the south basin. Sep’s Grubs, flies and rigged worms do the damage. GOOD BETS… 5. MONTEREY ROCKFISH… Rockfish and lingcod action has been good to very good. Shrimp flies, butterfly jigs and soft plastics swimbaits are all working. IT ALL ADDS UP 6. SUISUN BAY STURGEON… Sturgeon are holding and feeding in deep water areas. Fresh salmon roe is the top bait, but it’s good to have shrimp and eel on hand too. TO MORE FISH IN THE BOAT. 7. BERRYESSSA BASS… Spots and smallmouths are on the warpath. Spoons are hooking up to 20 bass per day ranging up to 4 lbs. 8. ROGUE RIVER SALMON… Kings are being caught at the mouth and are pushing up river. Roe is the best bait, but some fish are being taken on spinners and plugs. SLEEPERS… 9. DELTA STRIPERS… Bait enthusiasts and trollers are hooking solid numbers of bass to 15 lbs. Worm-tipped minnow plugs work for trollers, while shad are the top natural bait. 10. COLLINS LAKE ‘BOWS… Trout fishing is underway with fish to 4 lbs showing in the catches. Bank anglers are tossing PowerBait while trollers pull Kastmasters. 11. HALF MOON BAY ROCKFISH… Limits are the rule for central coast anglers chasing rockfish. Shrimp flies tipped with Gulp! soft baits are hooking both rockfish and lingcod. Scott Martin P-Line Pro-Staffer ~ 8-Time FLW Tour Winner 12. TAHOE MACKS… Limits of mackinaw in the 3 to 7 lb. range are the rule. To hook up, troll rigged minnows teamed with blades 100 to 220 feet deep. COMING SOON... 13. SMITH RIVER CHINOOKS… Salmon fishing will get started in the Smith Estuary in October. Steelhead fishing will begin in December. P-LINE TACTICAL FLUOROCARBON Show up prepared for the battle: smoother, more sensitive, improved knot strength, stronger, and unmatched abrasion resistance. 14. CLEAR LAKE CRAPPIE… Winter is a great time to catch crappie at Clear Lake. By December the fish will be stacked in deep water and the bite should be underway. P-LINE X-BRAID Delivers superior abrasion resistance, longer casts, vibration reduction and a near zero stretch factor for unparalleled power. 15. TRINITY RIVER STEELHEAD… Steelhead fishing on the Trinity should be red hot in November. Both fly and conventional anglers will get in on the excitement. www.P-Line.com 16. AMERICAN RIVER STEELHEAD… Steelhead season on the American River below Nimbus Fish Hatchery kicks off January 1. Roe and Little Cleos work well. P-Line Fihssniffer-Aug18.indd 1 8/6/18 9:10 AM