VOL.39 • ISS. 14
FRESHWATER
June 26, 2020
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TAHOE/DONNER LAKES
Tahoe Produces For
Summer Trollers
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Mackinaw are
the target for trollers visiting Lake Tahoe
in search of action this week.
Mackinaw are providing steady limits
and some of the lakers are running large.
There have also been some brown trout
around that range up to 5 plus pounds.
The team at Tahoe Sportfishing is
putting their clients on macks that
range from 3 to 7 pounds while mainly
fishing around the south end of the lake.
Minnows rigged with flashers are working
well as are minnows teamed with large
dodgers.
Kokanee have yet to show on the big
lake, but when they do the folks from
Tahoe Sportfishing will get after them!
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fight fish!
With some of the most exciting fishing
of the year busting loose on Tahoe,
give the folks at Tahoe Sportfishing
a call now to secure your spot (530)
541-5448 or check them out online at
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Mickey Daniels of Mickey’s Big Mack
Charters has been enjoying solid action
at the north end of
the lake. Mickey’s
clients have been
hooking mackinaw
up to 7 pounds.
Some fish are being
kept for the table
while the others
are tagged and
released. Mickey
employs a variety of
different lures for his
fish including Mack’s
Lure Kok-A-Nuts
teamed with Sling
Blade dodgers.
WEST DELTA
The most consistent trolling is taking
place in the San Joaquin and in the
channels above Rio Vista. The top of the
tide is the best time. Deep running Yo-Zuri
Crystal Minnows have been working well.
Bait anglers are fishing the edge of the
ship channel near the Power Lines with
success. Standard baits and cut baits
such as shad, pile worms, sardines and
anchovies will all work.
Black bass action is widespread and
excellent. Small swimbaits, Senkos,
creature baits and chatter baits continue
to hook fish. The average largemouth is
running 2 to 3 pounds with some much
larger fish mixed in.
The frog bite is starting, but isn’t likely to
hit its stride until July rolls around.
Catfish anglers are experiencing solid
fishing in the evening hours and after
dark while fishing smaller sloughs. Clams
are the bet bait, but worm,
anchovies and chicken livers
are working too.
Sturgeon are
available for anglers
working deep water
areas in Suisun Bay. The
top baits for sturgeon
have been roe and
eel, but you might
want a selection of
shrimp baits too.
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GONE FISHING continued from page 1
so that’s exciting news for
guys that like to play around
for lures.
Having said that, if you jump
aboard a charter I’d advise you
running bait until you have at
least one fish in the box. Day in
day our lures catch salmon, but
bait catches more salmon…
If ocean fishing isn’t your
bag, the live bait potluck action
in San Francisco Bay is just
about as good as the salmon
bite.
Anglers are averaging two
halibut per day with some
anglers getting three fish limits.
And there have been plenty of
bonus stripers mixed in too.
Most of the bass are schoolies,
but the halibut range up to 25
pounds with plenty of 10 plus
pounders in the mix.
On the freshwater front,
most lakes are providing good
action on trout and salmon, but
there are occasional slow days
(which correspond with the
days I choose to fish).
If you want big kokanee,
New Melones is the spot for fish to 18 inches, but
you’ll have to put in some time finding them. There
are also some big rainbows showing up around the
kokanee. Uncle Larry’s Spinners are the top offering
for both kokanee and bonus trout.
Further north Lake Berryessa is also hosting a
productive kokanee bite for fish that range up to 17
inches or so. Like Melones, the Berryessa bite isn’t a
push over and you’ll have to put in some time to hit a
sweet bite window.
Trout fishing at Eagle Lake is going strong
and it’s going to get a whole lot better when
summer gives way to fall.
Photo courtesy of FISH TRAVELER
GUIDE SERVICE, Eagle Lake.
If trout are your poison
Eagle Lake is providing really
good fishing for chunky 2
to 3 pounders that fight like
steelhead and eat like fine
ocean salmon.
The downside? Eagle
Lake is a 9,617 hour drive
from most folks reading
this article or at least is
seems that way. Still, if
you are a trout nut the
investment is worth it.
Hit the water early, pull
grubs, rigged worms or
orange spoons and its
game on! If the wind
comes up don’t endanger
yourself, but remember
those big Eagle Lake
‘bows like to pull up into
the current created by the
white caps and the trolling
can be amazing. But
remember safety first!
In closing there are two
super productive bites in
the Sacramento area. The
first is the mixed bag trout
and kokanee fishing being
featured at Lake Pardee.
The other is the striper fishing in the Sacramento
River. Yes, the spring run is basically
over, but there are still enough bass in the
system to offer limit style fishing for guys that
invest some time in finding them.
Go get them! I’ll see your right here in the
pages of the next edition of the Fish Sniffer
and remember, river salmon fishing kicks off
on July 16!
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Kokanee Salmon
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
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