Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3822 Oct 11-25 | Page 4

2 Oct 11 - 25, 2019 “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 PRO’S POINTER GO FOR IT! VOL.38 • ISS. 22 HOT BITES... 1. WEST DELTA STRIPERS… Stripers are hitting well from Pittsburg to Rio Vista. Trollers work Yo- Zuris while bait anglers sling chicken livers, bullheads and mudsuckers. 2. SANTA CRUZ ROCKFISH… Hot rockfish and lingcod fishing are creating excitement. Shrimp flies work well, along with metal jigs, soft plastic swimbaits and mooched frozen baits. 3. SAC RIVER KINGS… Guides and private boaters are having good success on kings up to 35 lbs. Flatfish work early, roe works as the day goes on. 4. DELTA STURGEON… Deep water sturgeon are on the chomp in the West Delta and Suisun Bay. Salmon roe is the top tempter, but eel is creating hook ups too. GOOD BETS… IT ALL ADDS UP 5. S.F. TROPHY KINGS… Anglers interested in quality size fish are hooking salmon that range beyond 25 lbs. Trolling rigged bait is the best approach. TO MORE FISH IN THE BOAT. 6. ALMANOR ‘BOWS … Trollers are whacking rainbows to 6 lbs. The trout are holding 20 to 30 feet deep and can be hooked on spoons, flies and threaded worms. 7. ROGUE RIVER KINGS… Chinooks are holding in the bay as they prepare to run up the Rogue. Trollers are hooking fish while pulling rigged anchovies. 8. EAGLE LAKE RAINBOWS… The trout bite is going strong and it’s only going to get better. Troll the south basin with worms, grubs and orange spoons for fish to 4 lbs. SLEEPERS… 9. TAHOE MACKS… Limit-style mackinaw fishing is on tap for fish ranging 3 to 6 lbs. To hook up troll rigged minnows teamed with blades 100 to 220 feet deep. 10. FOLSOM LAKE WHISKERFISH … Hefty catfish are biting. Anglers fishing during low light periods are nailing fish to 10 lbs. on mackerel, liver and sardines. 11. BODEGA ROCKFISH… The coastal rockfish action is excellent. White shrimp flies teamed with squid strips produce rockfish, while jigs tempt lings to 20 lbs. Scott Martin P-Line Pro-Staffer ~ 8-Time FLW Tour Winner 12. TWIN LAKES TROUT … Fall is in the air in the Eastern Sierra and the Twins are producing trout to 5 lbs. PowerBait, flies and Rapalas are the top offerings. COMING SOON... 13. TRINITY RIVER STEELHEAD… Steelheading will get started on the Trinity in October and peak in early November. Both fly and conventional anglers will get in on the excitement. P-LINE TACTICAL FLUOROCARBON Show up prepared for the battle: smoother, more sensitive, improved knot strength, stronger, and unmatched abrasion resistance. 14. AMERICAN RIVER STEELHEAD… Steelhead season on the American River below Nimbus Dam kicks off January 1. Roe and Little Cleos work well. P-LINE X-BRAID 15. COLLINS LAKE TROUT… November is the time for holdover rainbows. Toss dough bait and inflated worms from the bank for fish that range up to 8 lbs. Delivers superior abrasion resistance, longer casts, vibration reduction and a near zero stretch factor for unparalleled power. www.P-Line.com P-Line Fihssniffer-Aug18.indd 1 16. SMITH RIVER STEELHEAD… Steelheading will get started on the Smith in December and peak in January depending on the conditions. Roe will produce trophies. 8/6/18 9:10 AM