Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3823 Oct 25-Nov 8 | Page 9

FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 23 FRESHWATER REPORTS: CONTINUED FROM PG 4 BERRYESSA LAKE cont. results. We went further up the narrows and found a nice, deep point. We threw topwater lures and soon I had a vicious hit and after a major tussle, landed a 3 + lb spotted bass.” “This is going to be THE day,” he stated. “Not so!!! We drop-shotted a dink, then headed for the main body where my previous trips had worked out well. I stared looking for the bait that had been everywhere in previous trips - filling the screen of my HDS 12. NO bait here, NO bait there, NO bait anywhere!!! Moved around quite a bit - still NO bait.” “And, no bites. Couldn’t believe it,” he stated. “He finally did catch a small bass. Hard to remember a trip that tough after the overall good September.” “I think the kokanee salmon is a wrap at Berryessa,” said Rich Crispi of TW Guide Service. “It has been a great year for kokes. I’m grateful they are back, but it’s trout on tap now - Eagle Lake trout!. Rainbow trips are now available until the end of the year.” Trollers can hook rainbows while using Speedy Shiners, Apex lures and nightcrawlers behind dodgers, while bank fishermen can hook the rainbows while tossing out nightcrawlers, PowerBait and minnows in Markley Cove and elsewhere on the lake. - Dan Bacher BULLARDS BAR/ ENGLEBRIGHT RESERVOIRS Solitude Prevails with Departure of Kokanee Anglers DOBBINS – If you’re looking for solitude, Bullards Bar Reservoir is a great place to find it now. The kokanee fishing is pretty much done for the year as the fish are spawning or getting close to spawning. 7 Oct 25 - Nov 8, 2019 Most of the fish don’t know if I will be you can expect to able to beat it.” hook on the lake are next year’s kokanee, although some dark fish in the 12 inch class are on tap for anglers CARSON targeting kokanee, while trolling with PASS AREA hoochies, tipped Rainbows, with white corn, Browns behind dodgers, advised Craig & Macks Newton at Willfish Highlight Bait and Tackle. Catches Spotted bass fishing should PIONEER - Trout improve as the fishing has improved water cools down considerably on and the lake moves Caples, Silver and into fall pattern. Fish Lower Bear River drop shot rigs with lakes, due to the Robo Worms, jigs, cooling weather Senkos and other and recent rainbow lures for the bass. plants. Fishing pressure “Shore fishermen is also very sparse are filling their at Englebright stringers with limits Reservoir. Rainbow at Caples Lake,” trout are available reported Chris for anglers trolling Hostnick at the with nightcrawlers, Caples Lake Resort. spoons and “Two anglers, Annie spinners behind and John, caught Bruce Wicks visited Lake Berryessa with Fish Sniffer publisher Paul Kneeland in late dodgers or flashers. September and landed a limit of big hard fighting kokanee. four rainbows, two Photo by PAUL KNEELAND, Fish Sniffer Staff. browns and two You can also hook an occasional wild mackinaw while brown while trolling shore fishing with with Rapalas and other stickbaits in the Pond. The South Pond is one of the best Power Bait on a recent trip. Most of the river arm. locations for shore anglers once the plants fish were in the 12 to 14 inch range. They Bullards Bar is holding 684,457 acre feet begin. were fishing on the fishing access on the of water, 71 percent of capacity and 116 “It’s the first really chilly morning here northeast shore.” percent of average. at Lake Camanche, which is what we like “Other anglers have been landing limits Englebright Reservoir is holding 67,035 to see to get the lake and pond waters to of trout, mostly rainbows, while fishing acre feet of water, 96 percent of capacity cool down for planting fish.,” said Terry at PowerBait and other baits and lures off and 110 percent of average. the Camanche Recreation Company. “The the spillway and the dam,” said Hostnick. - Dan Bacher water temperature was 72° this morning “The majority of fish are hitting within 100 at 8:00 am. The water temperatuyres feet of share.” should down to at least 62° for planting. At He said fishing for rainbows also this rate we should be planting by the last improved at Silver Lake after the CDFW week of October.” planted a load of rainbows there. Trollers continue to bag quality rainbows Lower Bear River Lake is kicking CAMANCHE LAKE in the deep water near the dam at out pan size rainbows, including many Camanche while using Speedy Shiners from a CDFW plant this October. Shore Trout Anglers Get Excited and other lures. Few people have been fishermen and boaters are hooking the About Fall out targeting trout lately, but that will all trout while using chartreuse PowerBait Rainbow change when the fall trout plants start. and other offerings around the lake. After returning from a six-week road trip, Plants The boat ramp is out of the water, but Andrew Schmidgall of Lake Camanche fishermen can launch on the dirt near the BURSON – Lake Village had an epic fishing day when dam and the campground, according to Camanche will he caught and released a 14.71 lb. Mike Raso of the Bear River Lake Resort. begin rainbow largemouth bass at Camanche. He was [phone] - Dan Bacher plants from the Mt. using a Wicked Weights jig on a ledge in Lassen Hatchery in the main body at 25 to 30 feet deep when late October. The he hooked the monster fish. plants will be split “This is my new personal-best bass,” between the North [phone] said Schmidgall. “It took about 10 minutes and South Shores CLEAR LAKE to bring in. It was the fish of a lifetime; I and the South Trout 20% OFF ALL-DAY BOAT RENTALS AT SAN PABLO RESERVOIR SHADOW CLIFFS LAKE LAKE DEL VALLE LAKE RANCHO SECO [phone] [phone] LAKE PARDEE [phone] Largemouth Bite Turns On Offer valid on all boat rentals Monday - Friday For more information about Boating, Camping & Recreation Visit WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINREC.COM All other boat rental terms and conditions still apply.Offer subject to boat rental availability. 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