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HOT BITES ...
LAKE BERRYESSA … Trout , king
1 . salmon , and bass are all on the chew at Lake Berryessa . Topwater baits for bass and power trolling for trout and kings .
SHASTA LAKE … Big rainbow and brown
2 . trout and being landed while trolling in the 40-100 ’ range . The morning bite is most productive while trolling shad pattern lures .
FOLSOM LAKE .… Trollers are landing
3 . good numbers of king salmon and rainbows . Troll hoochies tipped with anchovy and spoons for trout in 30 to 50 feet of water .
SF BAY … Big schools of striped bass
4 . are in the San Francisco Bay . Look for birds working bait and try live anchovies or swimbaits . Solid numbers of halibut are still being landed by those drifting live bait .
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GOOD BETS …
BUCKS LAKE … Brown trout , kokanee
5 . and rainbows are being cught while trolling Soft Plastic Trout Trix Minnows and Cripplures in 15-30ft of water .
LOS VAQUEROS … Los Vaqueros
6 . planted 1,000 pounds of catfish on June 24th and anglers are using chicken liver and anchovies to get bites .
CALIFORNIA DELTA … Bass anglers are
7 . landing nice bass while throwing frogs near cover . Spinnerbaits and punching are also producing good sized bass .
LAKE TAHOE … The kokanee bite has
8 . heated up and mackinaw are still being caught for anglers willing to work for them .
SLEEPERS …
AMERICAN RIVER … Anglers are nailing
9 . steelhead on the American River while trolling Mag Lips while bank anglers are nailing them while floating a nightcrawler under a bobber .
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER … Trollers are
10 . still catching big numbers striped bass on the San Joaquin River . Try trolling Yozuri ’ s in both shallow water and deep
CENTRAL COAST SURF … Striped
11 . bass are consistently being fooled by anglers using a jerkbait and fishing the beaches of the Central Coast . Surf perch fishing is also really good right now for anglers using using Carolina rigs with a crappie slider .
LAKE AMADOR … The bass bite are
12 . chomping but few are talking about it . If you want to get bites try using a drop shot or a Senko .
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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 rock piles and setting flies a foot off the bottom .
TRUCKEE RIVER … Dryfly action
14 . is expected to pick up because the river saw a significant drop in flows and more summer bugs start showing up .
Free Fishing Days … Free Fishing
15 . Days are Saturday July , 6th and Saturday August 31st
UFC10 … The 10th Annual Ultimate
16 . Frog Challege is scheduled for July 27th-28th on the California Delta . For more information , visit www . anglerspress . com