Fish Sniffer Magazine Volume 42 Issue 13 | Page 21

Gone Fishin ’ Marine of Dixon is the dealer for a wide variety of family , fishing and ski boats including Tracker , Duckworth , Kingfisher , Ranger , Lund , Tahoe , Sea Ray , Sanger and More ! Tracker Boats Tracker has been providing freshwater anglers with top notch fishing machines for four decades and Gone Fishin ’ Marine is your official Tracker dealer in the Sacramento Valley . Right now they are featuring the Sun Tracker Bass Buggy 18 . Year after year , the BASS BUGGY ® 18 DLX continues to be the best-selling pontoon boat in the SUN TRACKER ® lineup , and there are plenty of reasons why . For one , this boat has a nimble and easy-to-tow , 20 ’ length overall , but still provides plenty of playpen room for a crew of eight . Speaking of the playpen — inside the tall railings ( great for boating with kids !), you ’ ll find all the features anglers want on a fishing boat , including two aerated livewells , rod holders , four fishing chairs and pre-wiring for an optional fishing package . And there ’ s still room for the entire crew to relax under the Bimini top and enjoy the day ! Ranger Boats Ranger Boats are building the highest-quality , strongest performing Bass Boats on the water . With over 50 years of experience , Ranger continues to innovate to bring the best fishing experience possible . Gone Fishin ’ Marine is now featuring the brand new Z531R 55th anniversary Bass Boat . It features the complete Ranger Cup Equipped package elevated with a one-off color scheme inside and out , commemorative 55th badging throughout , RGB carpet trim lights , custom black chrome accents , and a premium heated driver ’ s seat with shock-absorbing air bladders in the bottom and seat back . The trailer features custom-matched fenders , 17 ” black Challenger wheels , and matching smoked taillights for a complete package that ’ ll turn heads for another 55 years . Gone Fishin ’ Marine is located in Dixon at 1880 N . Lincoln Street . For more information give them a call at ( 707 ) 678-1600 or go to www . gfmarine . com

FRESHWATER REPORTS :

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Saturday morning . Fishing on our top-rated tailwater rainbow trout fishery continues to be stellar from the Posse Grounds down past Jellys Ferry . Evening Caddis hatches have been good some days and nonexistent on others , probably due to the weather and afternoon storms the past few days . The Baetis are coming off well in the afternoons when it is cloudy . The BP Weiss nymph , the smaller Perdigons especially in olive , and the Olive Hot Spot are good flies to tie on regardless . The Caddis grab will begin in the afternoon and intensify towards dark . Zack ’ s Jigged Bird ’ s Nest , Cinnamon Poopahs , and amber Bubbleback Caddis are great flies for now . Fish deep in the good runs , but keep an eye on the shallow riffles as some fish

will get way up in them to chase Caddis coming off . The evenings can have some very large fish chasing the hatching Spotted Sedges way up into the shallow water blowing everything up . This lasts anywhere from 10 - 30 minutes , but holy cow ! Swing a Bird ’ s Nest or Soft Hackle in the evenings when you see the bugs hatching . A dark Missing Link in # 14 would be good to have too . To get a day out on the river with one of our guides , give Bryan or Chris a call in Outfitters : ( 530 ) 222-3555 .

- The Fly Shop

SHASTA LAKE

Easy Rainbow Limits and Big Browns

SHASTA LAKE - We ’ re sitting around 39 ’ to crest and the top water temperature is right around 76 ° in the morning in the main body . The mornings are starting to cool down . We ’ ve been catching multiple limits before 9:00am with a 3-4lb trout on every trip . Big browns are chewing and we are catching them as well . We have been finding fish in the 60 ’ -90 ’ range and have noticed that if we are catching bass then we drop down another 5 ’ to 10 ’ to find the trout . Once we hook up then we slow the boat down to 1.8 mph and this often triggers another strike and often double up . Slowing down often helps you land fish when the fish are just nipping at the lures and the fish are hooked deep or solid . Trout are feeding on a new hatch of little bait fish around 1 ” -1.5 ” as they are trying to put weight on . Shad pattern lures are what we often start with but we have been using a variety of baits and the fish are hitting just about anything you can put in front of them .

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Jason Mills , of Corning , CA , is holding these 3lb and 4lb rainbows that he landed while trolling a white / black spoon 60 feet deep and 2.3mph on the main body of Shasta Lake .

Photo Courtesy of Rob Hower

This angler did some evening fishing with RH Guide Service when he nailed this beauty .

Photo Courtesy of RH Guide Service