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41 Years Serving Sportsmen
Vol . 42 - ISS . 11
Our 40th Year
Since 1982
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Area Reports
Practice for Largemouth Bass Tournament Confirms Striped Bass Addiction
I recently purchased a Skeeter Bass Boat and I have all the bass fishing equipment I need to fish tournaments so I thought I would fish the Ultimate Frog Challenge on July 29th and 30th . I had one week before the tournament , and I haven ’ t fished for bass on the delta for a long time so I thought it may be a good idea to get on the water to get some practice in . I launched at B & W Resort and took a short boat ride to the San Joaquin River and quickly found a spot on the corner of the San Joaquin and one of the sloughs . I have caught fish in this spot in the past so I thought this would be a great starting point . What I like about this spot is that it is a turn on the levy , it has current , thick cover , and even some sparse tulle . The tide was right , the current was flowing , and the sun was just starting to rise . I stopped the boat , dropped the trolling motor and grabbed a rod that had my favorite frog tied up and ready to go . I started chucking the frog and on my third cast a small curious bass blew up next to the frog but didn ’ t eat it . This small blowup gave me confidence that what I was doing was right . Then , I heard some frogs croaking . I was really feeling like I was in the right area and had high hopes of catching some nice largemouth bass .
Captain Virginia Salvador : From Catching Peacock Bass to Targeting Halibut and Sturgeon
Captain Virginia Salvador caught and released this beautiful peacock bass while fishing Lake Worth in Florida with Bill Lepree of South Florida Bass Charters this July .
Photo by Bill Lepree
WHAT ’ S HOT by Ernie Marlan
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The hunt for big striped bass was how Ernie Marlan spent a lot of his childhood while living in Alameda , California . This big striper was caught near the Alameda Rockwall in the early ’ 80s .
Photo Courtesy of Ernie Marlan Sr .
GONE FISHING by Dan Bacher
AN FRANCISCO - Virginia
Salvador of Vacaville took a well-deserved break from her full time job as a laboratory scientist and weekend occupation as a charter boat captain on San Francisco Bay out of Fisherman ’ s Wharf to pursue the vibrantly-colored peacock bass in Florida . Salvador was attending the ICAST sportfishing trade show in Orlando from July 10 to July 14 as a representative for Old Town Kayaks – and went to fish with Captain Bill Lepree of South Florida Bass Charters for the introduced tropical fish species in Lake Worth , Florida . “ It was an epic half day trip ,” said Salvador . “ My friend , Kanani Wong , and I caught and released 20 plus peacock bass . The fish ranged from 1 to 5 pounds . Wong caught the biggest fish , a 5 pounder , while using live shad .” “ These bass are incredible fighters ,” she said . “ They are way more aggressive than smallmouth bass , but are very similar in how they shake their heads when you battle them . You can tell right away that you have hooked a peacock by the way they shake their heads .” Salvador has fished for peacock bass with Lepree since 2017 . On the latest trip , Salvador also hooked and released an African cichlid while Kanani landed a clown knifefish ,
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July 28 , 2023
FRESHWATER REPORTS Lake Amador - American River / Sacramento Area ...... 6 Berryessa Lake - Bullards Bar Lake .......................... 7 Collins Lake - Don Pedro Lake ................................... 8 Del Valle Reservoir - Sacramento / Feather Rivers ....... 9
Folsom Lake - Los Vaqueros Reservoir ............. 12 Lake Oroville - Pardee Lake ............................... 13 Shasta Lake ......................................................... 14 Stampede Reservoir - Lake Tahoe ...................... 15 Truckee / Little Truckee Rivers .............................. 16
SALTWATER REPORTS Bodega Bay - Fisherman ’ s Wharf / Berkeley ......... 19 Half Moon Bay .......................................................... 20 Monterey Bay ........................................................... 21
FEATURES
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GO FOR IT : Staff ........................................................ 4 MAP FEATURE : Dan Bacher ................................ 10-11 SPOTLIGHT ON CONSERVATION : Dan Bacher ....... 18
STAFF TACKLE
What We ’ re Using
Ernie Marlan fished for striped bass on the California Delta . He used a Lew ’ s Elite TLE610MH 10-20lb rod team up with an Elite Ti reel spooled up with 30lb braid and a 16lb fluorocarbon leader . He caught and released several stripers with the largest one weighing in at 6 pounds .
Paul Kneeland fished New Melones Reservoir with Mark Kalinowski in Mark ’ s 23 ’ Rogue Jet Fastwater . He used an 8 ’ ultralight Phenix Reaper composite kokanee rod with a Team Daiwa Z ultra light level wind reel loaded with 6 pound Yozuri TopKnot fluorocarbon line . They trolled pink / orange Silver Horde micro hoochies and purple Apex Kokanee Killers tipped with shoepeg corn soaked in Pro Cure Kokanee Special scent behind Vances dodgers in silver / pink 25 to 45 feet deep off the Cannon Downriggers at 1.4 mph .
Dan Bacher fished for rainbow trout at Lake Alpine in the Ebbetts Pass Region . He used a Berkley Ugly Stick GX2 6 ’ 6 ” medium action spinning rod , teamed up with a Shakespeare GX235 spinning reel filled with 8 lb . test P-Line CX Premium Fluorocarbon Coated Line . He fished with Berkley Tequila Sunrise Power Bait on a # 14 Eagle Claw gold treble hook on a sliding sinker rig .