4 February 9 , 2024 VOL . 43 • ISS . 2
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IT !
HOT BITES ...
LOS VAQUEROS … The lake
1 . management planted 7,000 pounds of trout in January and plants will continue in February . Bank anglers are using PowerBait to tempt rainbows up to 8-plus pounds .
LAKE CAMANCHE … Shore anglers and
2 . boaters are hooking lots of trout at Lake Camanche . There are trout plants scheduled for this week , so fishing is expected to remain excellent .
LAKE AMADOR … Lake Amador
3 . continues to kick out some of the largest trout in Northern California , including fish to 12 pounds . Plants are ongoing and fishing is really good ..
FOLSOM LAKE … King salmon and
4 . holdover kings are on the chew at Folsom Lake . Try trolling spoons and spinners at 3 plus mph from the surface to 50 ft . for rainbows , but slow it down for kings .
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GOOD BETS …
PYRAMID LAKE … Pyramid Lake
5 . continues to fish better and better for Lahontan cutthroat trout . Make sure to have a wide selection of fly patterns until you find out what they want on that day .
LAKE BERRYESSA … Big healthy trout
6 . are being landed by anglers that are Power trolling spoons at 3.1 to 3.7mph . Spotted , smallmouth and largemouth bass are being caught by anglers using drop shot rigs .
BULLARDS BAR … Kokanee continue to
7 . be caught even though there is very light pressure on the lake . Troll Brad ’ s Kokanee Cut Plug and Paulina Peak Spinner Minnows with Peak Performance Dodgers at 50 ft . to 65 ft . deep .
CALIFORNIA DELTA … A solid sturgeon
8 . bite continues for anglers fishing Suisun Bay and the West Delta . Roe , eel , and ghost shrimp are all great sturgeon baits .
SLEEPERS …
LOPEZ LAKE … The crappie bite at
9 . Lopez Lake continues to be very good . The bass bite is also heating up and will continue to get better as the water warms .
PORT SAN LUIS … Anglers are
10 . landing good numbers of halibut out of Port San Luis . Trolling is your best bet but some are throwing swimbaits for good sized halibut .
MOKELUMNE RIVER … Fishermen
11 . are hooking steelhead in the 19 to 22 inch range , with some larger fish mixed in . Use steelhead flies , spoons and spinners .
MONTEREY BAY PERCH …
12 . Anglers are nailing good numbers of surfperch . Some big perch are on tap for anglers using jerk baits and Carolina rigs with soft plastics .
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SACRAMENTO BOAT SHOW … The
13 . boat show is scheduled for March 7th- 10th at Cal Expo .
NTAC AMADOR … NorCal Trout
14 . Angler ’ s Challenge is schedule for Mar . 16th at Lake Amador . For more information , visit www . anglerspress . com
BART HALL SHOWS … The Bart Hall
15 . Show in San Diego is scheduled for Feb . 15th-18th at the Del Mar Fairgrounds .
SAC / FEATHER RIVER … It won ’ t be
16 . long before the striper run begins in the Sacramento and Feather rivers . There are tons of stripers in the Delta system and the fish typically start moving into the rivers in late Feb . or early March .