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ROLLINS/SCOTTS FLAT
Bass And Trout Cooperate
With June Anglers!
COLFAX - “I’m impressed. I’m seeing
the best fishing I’ve seen at Rollins in a
very long time. In fact, bass fishing has
never been better at least not for the 20
plus years I’ve been fishing the lake,”
reported Jason Pleece of Meadow Vista.
“For a long time a big bass up at Rollins
was a 12 inch smallmouth and once in a
great while someone would hook a decent
3 to 5 pound largemouth. Once spotted
bass got into the lake things started
changing. These days I’m getting more
spots than smallmouths and I’m getting
one or more 2 to 3 pound bass on almost
every trip,” said Pleece.
“On my last trip, I got 11 fish in about 3
hours fishing from my kayak. I got them
up top on a Yo-Zuri Banana Boat and
used a Shad Rap for shallow cranking.
The fish are post spawn and spread out,
so you never know when or where the
next strike will come. My top fish last night
was a 2.07 pound spot,” related Pleece.
“I haven’t been trout fishing at Rollins
for a couple weeks, but my buddy Ryan
and his dad did pretty good trolling. They
got a total of 7 planted rainbows in the
Bear River Arm while puling flashers
and worms on 3 to 5 colors of leadcore,”
disclosed Pleece.
Over at Scotts Flat there is good
reaction bait bass action at times on
poppers and rip baits for smallmouths to 3
pounds and northern largemouths to 4.
When the hard baits aren’t performing a
Ned Rig or a 4 inch wacky Senko will get
bites.
Trout reports are few and far between
for Scotts. Bank fishing is thought to be
slow, but trollers had been finding action
at the mouth of the river with standard
spoons such as Needlefish.
Catfish action should be kicking into
gear soon at Scotts with baits like liver,
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Gary Caruso and Brian Garcia show off limits of fat Eagle Lake Rainbows trolling
with Speedy Shiners at Eagle Lake on June 14th.
Photo by Paul Kneeland, Fish Sniffer staff
hot dog slices and night crawlers.
SACRAMENTO AREA
Night Anglers Target Catfish
SACRAMENTO – The fishing in the
Sacramento metropolitan area has slowed
down, with many anglers heading up to
higher elevation lakes to fish for trout and
kokanee salmon or to the ocean to fish
for salmon, rockfish and lingcod or to San
Francisco Bay to target halibut and striped
bass.
White and channel Ccatfish action
should pick up in the Sacramento
River, Lisbon Slough, the Sacramento
Deep Water Channel and the Port
of Sacramento with the arrival of hot
summer temperatures. Fishing is best for
anglers tossing out chicken liver and cut
anchovies, sardines, mackerel and other
baits.
Striped bass fishing is tough in the river
locally although patient anglers can hook
stripers while fishing pileworms and cut
baits off Bryte Beach, Miller Park, Garcia
Bend, Freeport and other areas on the
Sacramento.
Jay Rowan, CDFW Senior
Environmental Scientist Supervisor,
reported, “We are continuing to plant trout,
but have cancelled all the fishing in the
city events, and may cancel some plants
in very small waters that if planted may
make it difficult to follow social distance
guidelines. We are also trying our best to
identify any waters that are being closed
to the public so we don’t plant those.”
For more information, call the Fishing
in the City - Sacramento Metro Area
Information line: (916) 358-2872, or email
r2fishinginthecity@wildlife.ca.gov
- Dan Bacher
June 26, 2020
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SAN PABLO RESERVOIR
Lake Reopens to Shore
Fishing, Private Boat Launch
SAN PABLO – San Pablo Reservoir
reopened on Monday June 15th for private
boat launching and shoreline fishing,
according to Marcella Shoemaker at the
Rocky Mountain Recreation Company.
The lake is known for its robust rainbow
trout, channel catfish, largemouth bass,
spotted bass and panfish fisheries.
Business hours are from 6 a.m. to 8
p.m. Boat and kayak rentals and picnics
or group gatherings are not permitted at
this time. There will be no playground and
no fish cleaning tables available.
“We will be planting trout and catfish,”
said Shoemaker. “We stocked 1,200 lbs.
of catfish on June 11 and 600 lbs. of
rainbow trout and 600 lbs. of Lightning
trout this June 12.”
“We are excited to see everyone.
Please be patient With us we have new
safety procedures only 4 customers are
allowed in visitor center at a time,” noted
Shoemaker.
A face mask must be worn in the visitor
center no exceptions. 6 ft social distancing
must be enforced at all times.
“We do not have the same household
rule on private boat launching!! Boat
launching must be staggered,” she added.
San Pablo is located at 7301 San Pablo
Dam Rd, El Sobrante, CA 94803. For
more information, contact: (510) 223-1661
SANTA CLARA VALLEY
LAKES/SAN LUIS
RESERVOIR
Bass Go On Post Spawn Bite
at Calero
COYOTE – More anglers are fishing
for bass and other fish species at
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