GO FOR IT!
4 June 26, 2020 VOL.39 • ISS. 14
“When I am
fishing a frog or
flipping matted
vegetation, I
am throwing the
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Carrier Braided
Line form P-Line.
It is critical to
be stealthy with
both techniques,
and with P-line’s
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can make longer
casts and it is
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through the
grass.”
– Bass Pro
Bryan Thrift
PRO’S
POINTER
HOT BITES...
SACRAMENTO RIVER ‘BOWS… Wild rainbows
1. to 3 lbs are on a very consistent bite. Fly guys
score on rubber legs nymphs while conventional
anglers rely on roe and plugs.
GOLDEN GATE SALMON… The salmon bite
2. is good outside the Golden Gate. Rigged bait
trolled from the surface to 40 feet deep has been the
key.
BERRYESSA ‘KOKES… Kokanee salmon
3. to 17 inches are being caught by trollers. The
Big Island has been the best area and Uncle Larry’s
spinners teamed with Vance’s Dodgers has been the
hot setup.
DELTA STRIPERS… Trollers are still scoring
4. limits in the West Delta. Deep running Yo-Zuri
Crystal Minnows are tempting bass to 18 pounds.
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GOOD BETS…
HALF MOON LINGS… Lingcod action at Deep
5. Reef is going well. Diamond bars and large Gulp!
Grubs have been doing the damage.
EAGLE LAKE TROUT… A strong trout bite is
6. underway at Eagle Lake. Trollers are working
shallow water from the Pelican Point to Shrimp Island
with grubs and orange spoons for trout to 3 lbs.
FOLSOM CATFISH … Big catfish are on
7. the prowl. Chicken livers, mackerel and night
crawlers are working, but the best baits have been
crawfish tails and trout guts.
TRINITY LAKE BASS… Anglers are catching
8. smallmouth bass to 5 lbs. Jigs, plastic worms
and topwater plugs worked around gravel piles are
tempting most of the fish.
SLEEPERS…
BODEGA KINGS… Wind has been the enemy,
9. making it tough to get out. When anglers fish
they find salmon to 25 lbs. on rigged baits..
UMPQUA SHAD… The water temperature
10. is up and the shad bite is going strong. Spin
anglers rely on small crappie jigs while fly guys score
with a variety of small streamers.
TAHOE MACKINAW… Mackinaw to 14 lbs.
11. are being landed by trollers. Minnows teamed
with dodgers have been working best when trolled
from 110 to 225 feet deep.
DON PEDRO BASS … Spotted bass are
12. on a good bite. Early and late, anglers are
scoring with topwater plugs and rip baits, while soft
plastics draw strikes when the sun is high.
COMING SOON...
FEATHER RIVER KINGS… Salmon fishing
13. will start on July 16. Based on the number of
salmon that arrived this spring, the early action could
be great.
SACRAMENTO RIVER KINGS… Salmon
14. fishing will start on July 16. Based on the
number of salmon that arrived this spring, the early
action could be great.
AMADOR NIGHT BASS… By early July
15. nighttime fishing for largemouth bass will be
going strong at Amador. Spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and
large plastic worms are the best offerings typically.
16.
DONNER LAKE KOKANEE… Kokanee
have started to show. They should become
concentrated by late June and anglers can expect to
encounter fish to 17 inches.