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Vol. 38 - ISS.19
Our
37th
Year
Since 1982
Aug 30 - Sept 13, 2019
“The Magazine for West Coast Sportsmen!”
Two Boat Salmon Mooching
Adventure Beyond The Golden Gate!
I
was hanging out on the starboard side
of the Pacific Dream, near the live
bait tank chatting with anglers.
One second nothing was
going on and then things got
exciting, transitioning quickly
to downright chaotic.
First an angler on the
portside got a bite. Well
actually it was more than just
a bite. His anchovy, hanging
about 30 feet below the boat
got mauled. The rod doubled
over in the holder and you
could tell just from the look of
the bouncing rod that he was
hooked up, except he wasn’t.
$@#&% Circle Hooks!
Right then a rod in the
starboard corner went off
and that bite resulted in a solid hookup.
The fish surged away tearing off line and
you could tell it was a husky salmon. A
beat later Captain Chris Smith was at the
angler’s side net in hand coaching him
through the fight.
While that fight was still going on, a
dozen feet up the starboard rail or so, Bill
Groome’s bait got smash and
he was into a fish that acted
like it was huge. Bill’s rod
bucked and a steady stream of
line sizzled off the reel!
With one net in Chris’s
hands, the other net on the
bow and both deckhands
shadowing Bill, something
told me I should run up front
and grab the second net.
I’d just snatch the net out
of the holder and was starting
back down the starboard side,
when Bill’s fish did a 180
and surged toward the boat.
I kicked it into high gear and
ran down the rail handing the
net off to deckhand Joey Smith. Just as
I did Bill’s fish boiled to the surface, but
it wasn’t a salmon. It was a handsome
thresher shark. Joey made the scoop
and just like that the 15-pound salmon
Chris had netted and Bill’s 25-pound
GONE
FISHING
by
Cal Kellogg
D
Brock with an opportunity to secure a
Sponsored Duckworth boat, Cal didn’t
have to think twice to put the deal together.
It didn’t take long to schedule a meeting
with the folks at Gone Fishin’ Marine to
work out the design and details for an
incredible fishing platform built to Cal’s
specifications.
A couple
months
later,
the most
gorgeous
and
capable
aluminum
boat in
California
arrived,
eager and
ready
to fish
anywhere
from the
Bay to the
Sierras.
Rigged
Cal and Wes are co-captains of the Fish Sniffer’s 2020 Duckworth. This will
to the
ensure that the boat gets a maximum amount of time on the water.
Photo by MARK BLANTON, Gone Fishin’ Marine.
F ish S niffer T IP OF THE W EEK
Special Section
Catch & Release
Fishing - pg 7
INSIDE
Area Reports
FRESHWATER REPORTS
Lake Almanor - Berryessa Lake.............................4
Bucks Lake -
Bullards Bar/Englebright Reservoir.................7
Camanche Lake - Feather River ................... 14-15
Klamath/Trinity Rivers - Pardee .................... 18-19
Quarrey Lakes/Shadow Cliffs Reservoir -
Shasta/Whiskeytown Lakes.................. 20-21
Stampede Lake - Western Nevada................ 22-23
SALTWATER REPORTS
Baja Roundup........................................................... 31
Berkeley - Bodega Bay............................................ 27
Bodega Bay - Fisherman’s Wharf........................... 29
Half Moon Bay - Monterey Bay.............................30
FEATURES
Where...When...How...
Lucas Edwards and deckhand Greg Brown
pose with the big king salmon Lucas caught
while mooching aboard the Happy Hooker
on July 31.
Photo by JONATHAN SMITH, Happy Hooker
Sportfishing.
thresher were flopping around on the deck
together!
So, how did I come to be hosting a
salmon mooching trip outside the Golden
CONTINUED ON PG 25
Team Fish Sniffer Adds a
New Duckworth Advantage Sport To Fleet!
uckworth welded aluminum boats
have long been one of the best
built fishing platforms available. Built to
the highest construction and performance
standards, Duckworth has a legendary
reputation for quality.
When Cal received the call from NorCal
Guide and Fish Sniffer Friend Kevin
37 Years
Serving
Sportsmen
hilt by Gone Fishin’ Marine, the 2020
Duckworth 18 Advantage Sport has
all the bells and whistles. This boat is
AWESOME!
Built on the long-
proven Advantage
platform, the New
Sport model is a
lighter, nimbler
version of its big
brother without
compromising
stability or perfor-
mance. At 18’3”
long and 86” wide,
the Advantage
Sport is a well-de-
signed, fishing
playground with
plenty of room for a
full crew and gear.
The hull has 12
degrees of deadrise at the stern that steps
to 24 degrees forward allowing the boat
to remain extremely stable even when
cutting thru the worst conditions on the
water.
Powered by a Yamaha 90HP outboard,
WHAT’S
HOT
by
Wes Ward
There isn’t a trout lake in California where you can’t catch trout on plastic curly grubs at least part of
the time. They work well in lakes like Davis where trout feed heavily on insects. Yet they also work great
on lakes like Folsom and Shasta where baitfish are the prey.
The most useful grubs for trout trollers are models that range from 1 to 3 inches in length. Grub trolling
is often done at slow speeds, say from 1 to 1.5 mph, but when using larger grubs or trolling lakes that
feature baitfish like shad or smelt don’t be afraid to bump the speed up to as high as 2.5. - Cal Kellogg
CONTINUED ON PG 18
TROUT & KOKANEE JOURNAL..........................8-13
BAJA ROUNDUP......................................................31
BULLETIN BOARD.....................................................3
CATCH & RELEASE - FLY FISHING: Alex Cady.........7
FISH SNIFFER COUNTRY: Dave Hurley..................28
GO FOR IT: Staff.........................................................2
HOW-TO: Cal Kellogg................................................6
KAYAK FISHING SPOTLIGHT: Kevin Hofer ...............5
MAP FEATURE: Dan Bacher...............................16-17
MIXED BAG FISHING: Ernie Marlan........................24
SPOTLIGHT ON CONSERVATION: Dan Bacher......26
STAFF
TACKLE
What We’re Using
Cal Kellogg - fished the
Middle Fork of the American
River for rainbow trout. Cal
utilized a 7’ Fenwick HMG
70 ML rod rated for 4 to 10
pound test paired with an Abu Garcia Revo
SX spinning reel. The reel was spooled with
8-pound P-Line CXX. Hooked and landed
several rainbow trout to 16 inches while
hiking and tossing a black Vibric Rooster Tail
smeared with Pro-Cure crawfish scent Super
Gel.
Paul Kneeland - fished Eagle
Lake with Bridget Looney in
the Fish Sniffer Rogue Jet 21’
Coastal. They caught rainbow
trout to 20 inches and 3.2
pounds, using a Daiwa DXS 8’ light action IM-7
graphite trigger stick rigged with a Daiwa Lexa
100 Line counter reel loaded with 8 lb test
Yozuri Topknot line. They trolled bright orange
and red dot frog Speedy Shiners with Pro Cure
Trophy Trout scent off the Canon Downriggers
at 25 feet deep at 2.5 mph.
Dan Bacher - fished for halibut
off Seal Rocks and Point
Bonita outside of the Golden
Gate aboard the California
Dawn during a California
Striped Bass Association (CSBA) West Delta
chapter charter. He used a Shakespeare
Ugly Stik “Tiger” BWC 2201 7’0” rod, teamed
up with a Shimano Calcutta 700 reel filled
with XTCB 8 Braid 50 lb. test line. He used
California Dawn live bait halibut leaders with
12 ounce sinkers. He landed two quality
halibut and released two undersized halibut.