Fish Sniffer Magazine Volume 41 Issue 19 | Page 9

VOL . 41 • ISS . 19

FRESHWATER

December 9 , 2022
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FRESHWATER REPORTS :
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DON PEDRO / NEW MELONES cont .
core line because otherwise you would run into underwater trees with the downrigger weights ,” he tipped Boat launching conditions have been tough in the low water conditions . New Melones is holding 586,705 ace feet of water , 24 percent of capacity and 45 percent of average .
- Dan Bacher
FEATHER RIVER
Fish Hatchery Takes 16 Million Salmon Eggs , Steelhead Begin Showing
OROVILLE – The Feather River Fish Hatchery is done spawning for this year . The preliminary number of fall-run Chinooks received by the hatchery was around 12,000 fish , according to Anna Kastener , hatchery manager . The hatchery staff processed 16 million eggs total with their goal of producing 7.5 million salmon smolts , including the 1.5 million additional fish allocated for the drought . In normal years , the goal is 6 million fish . “ We met our production goal – the fish were a little late this year . We received a little more than last year . The hatchery has enough eggs to for our allotment of 120,000 fish for the landlocked chinook program also ,” she said . A few steelhead are showing at the hatchery . “ We will start holding the fish next week . We usually start spawning the steelhead at the end of the month ,” Kastener stated . Kastener said the facility took a total of 1485 spring-run fish , from which they gathered 3.3 million eggs , meeting their production goal for spring Chinooks , noted Kastener . Few anglers have been fishing for salmon , steelhead or striped bass on the Feather River lately . Combined releases to the Feather River below the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet are now 2500 cfs .
- Dan Bacher
FOLSOM LAKE
Trollers Battle Holdover Rainbows
SACRAMENTO – Trout fishing is picking up at Folsom Lake as the water temperature cools . “ Trollers are doing better than anybody else ” said Craig Newton of Willfish Bait and Tackle . “ Most of the fish are in the 12 to 16 inch range , but a few holdovers in the 3-pound range are also showing . Boaters are trolling Speedy Shiners and Rapalas in the top 25 feet . One angler reported catching a salmon weighing 5 pounds while trolling with trout gear near the surface . “ Bass fishing hasn ’ t changed much ,” he revealed . ‘ Anglers are
finding a pretty consistent bite fishing with really slow presentations of Ned rigs and Senkos in 20 to 25 feet of water . Most of the fish are spotted and largemouth bass in the 1 to 2 lb . range , with an occasional smallmouth mixed in .” Folsom Lake ’ s water level has dropped below elevation 400 ’ and the entire lake has a 5 mile per hour speed limit . Both the Hobie Cove at Brown ’ s Ravine and the low water ramp at Granite Bay are in operation , the Folsom Lake Marina reported . Folsom Lake is holding 247,449 acre feet of water , 25 percent of capacity and 64 percent of average . The lake level is 377 feet in elevation , 89 feet from full .
- Dan Bacher
KLAMATH / TRINITY RIVERS
Klamath River Upstream Of Interstate 5 Reopened To Adult Chinook Salmon Harvest
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife ( CDFW ) has announced that recreational fishing for adult , fall-run Chinook salmon on the Klamath River has reopened between Interstate 5 near Hornbrook and 3,500-feet below the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County . The Iron Gate Fish Hatchery has received more than 8,000 returning , fall-run Chinook salmon this month , which triggers the reopening of recreational fishing
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