VOL . 41 • ISS . 4
March 18 , 2022
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Edward Tomilloso shows off a nice bass as Bob Saito sets the hook on another good bass . The bait of choice for them on Lake Cachuma was a ½ oz green pumpkin foot jigs with a Yamamoto double tail grub trailer .
Photo Courtesy of Edward Tomilloso
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have been much farther off , the dam , the east bank and the north channel . At least I imagine that fish fresh from the farm are recently fed and when they are planted ; Sure a few will bite immediately , but most will find a comfortable temperature strata and search out some new digs as they acclimate . Which is to say that if you ’ re fishing near the plant site you may be fishing today ’ s already-fed-fish , whereas further away you ’ re likely in less competition for hungrier fish from every weekly plant and even prior years , which means larger fish . The plant trucks are exciting , and it is fun to watch , but at least the
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PORTOLA – The ice is slowly beginning to break up at Lake Davis , although anglers were still catching some rainbow trout averaging 16 to 18 inches long through the ice at press time . Anglers should be able to fish open water on the lake soon as the ice
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