Fish Sniffer Magazine Volume 43 Issue 07 | Page 4

4 June 7 , 2024 VOL . 43 • ISS . 7

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HOT BITES ...
SAN FRANCISCO BAY … Live bait and

1 . swimbaits are producing limits of both striped bass and halibut . The bite has been wide-open at times and now is the time to get out there and fish .

MONTEREY BAY … Limits of rockfish

2 . and some lingcod are being caught in the shallow water reefs along the Monterey and San Cruz County coastline . Shrimp flies , bars , jigs and cut baits are all doing the trick .

FOLSOM LAKE .… Mixed limits of king

3 . salmon and rainbow trout are being taken on Folsom Lake . Trolling at 15-30 ft . with Speedy Shiners and Speed Spoons is your best bet for landing some nice fish .

LAKE BERRYESSA … Anglers are

4 . catching rainbows , kings , bass and even crappie . Anglers are having success using topwater baits for bass and trollers and landing rainbows and kings .

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GOOD BETS …
DAVIS LAKE … The trout bite at Davis

5 . Lake has turned on . Bank anglers are getting bites while using PowerBait and worms . Trollers are finding the fish at 5-10 feet deep while using copper / red Dick Nites and orange and copper Baby Simon Lures .

SHASTA LAKE … Trollers are catching

6 . rainbows , browns and king salmon . Try trolling at 2.3 to 2.4 mph in the 30 ’ -40’ depth range with a silver backed spoons .

LAKE AMADOR … The last trout plant

7 . for the season was 500 lbs . on May 24th . Fishing should remain good for both bank anglers and trollers .

LAKE CAMANCHE … Big trout to 3

8 . ½ pounds are being caught at Lake Camanche . Trolling spoons in the 25-35 ft . range has been very productive .

SLEEPERS …
PYRAMID LAKE … Anglers are putting

9 . up good numbers of Lahontan Cutthroat . Trollers are having success while fishing 20 ’ - 50 ’ deep but the bigger fish are being caught at 50 ’ -90’ deep .

HALF MOON BAY … Anglers are

10 . catching limits of rockfish while fishing shallow water with light tackle . Cabezon , browns , canaries , vermilions and lingcod are in the mix

CENTRAL COAST SURF … Striped

11 . bass are consistently being fooled by anglers using jerkbaits on the beaches of the Central Coast . Surfperch fishing is also really good right now for anglers using Carolina rigs with a crappie slider .

COLLINS LAKE … The bass bite

12 . is improving because the fish are moving up to spawn and can be found on beds . Lightning and rainbow trout are still being caught by bank anglers and trollers .

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COMING SOON …
EAGLE LAKE … The trout bite is

13 . decent right now but expected to improve as the water clarity gets better . Anglers are currently having success anchoring over rockpiles and setting flies a foot off the bottom .

TRUCKEE RIVER … Dry fly action

14 . is expected to pick up because the river saw a significant drop in flows and more summer bugs re showing up .

GOLDENEYE 2000 … Join the Fish

15 . Sniffer Staff on the Golden Eye 2000 on June 27th . They will be targeting striped bass and halibut and have some nice giveaways for this trip .

UFC10 … The 10th Annual Ultimate

16 . Frog Challenge is scheduled for July 27th-28th on the California Delta . For more information , visit www . anglerspress . com