Fish Sniffer Magazine Volume 43 Issue 10 | Page 4

4 September 6 , 2024 VOL . 43 • ISS . 10

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BERKELEY / FISHERMAN ’ S WHARF

1 .… Albacore have showed up into reachable waters for NorCal anglers . Most boats are putting up solid numbers trolling and using live bait .

BODEGA BAY … Anglers are putting

2 . up good numbers of albacore and even a couple of reports of two huge big eye tuna being caught . Rockfish and lingcod bite still remains wide-open .

3 .

SF BAY .… Big numbers of striped bass are being caught while using
live and artificial baits . Anglers using BladeRunner Spoons are finding huge schools of stripers and catching and releasing quality fish .
HALF MOON BAY … Anglers are lining

4 . up to get in on the albacore action that ’ s happening just 30 miles out . Huge schools of anchovies have showed up in the bay and the halibut , rockfish and lingcod action is on fire .

GOOD BETS …
FOLSOM LAKE … Big king salmon

5 . up to 10 pounds are being caught on Folsom Lake . Trolling in 55 to 85 feet deep with Trigger Spoon has been the ticket to catching big kings .

LAKE TAHOE … The cooler water

6 . temperature has lead to a better mackinaw bite on Lake Tahoe . Trolling spoons in 100 ’ to 220 ’ is producing fish in the 3-6lb range .

CALIFORNIA DELTA … Trollers are

7 . boating easy limits of quality striped bass while trolling deep on both the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers . Lure tossers using big swimbaits are finding fish while fishing the West Bank .

FEATHER RIVER … The summer

8 . striper bite is on fire for anglers trolling and casting lures at night . Limits and big fish are in the mix for anglers who know the river well .

SLEEPERS …
SHASTA LAKE … Trollers are finding

9 . easy limits while fishing the main body of the lake . First thing in the morning and around lunchtime have been the two most productive times during the day to catch good sized trout .

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER … The

10 . striper bite typically busts open in the month of August for trollers and lure tossers . Few talk about it but big fish are often caught in the month of August .

CENTRAL COAST … Anglers

11 . fishing from the beach while using Carolina rigs with a crappie slider are landing good numbers of surf perch . The rockfish and lingcod bite is starting to pick up as well .

DAVIS LAKE … The trout bite is

12 . heating up and trollers fishing from the channel to the dam are finding solid action . Bank anglers are also catching fish while using PowerBait and worms .

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TRUCKEE / LITTLE TRUCKEE … Fall

13 . is the best time of year to fish these rivers and as the water temperature cools down you can expect the bite to turn on .

RIO VISTA BASS DERBY … The

14 . Rio Vista Bass Derby is scheduled for Oct . 11th-13th . For more information visit www . bassfestival . com

NTAC … The NorCal Trout

15 . Angler ’ s Challenge Tournament of Champions event is scheduled for Nov . 2nd-3rd , for more information visit www . anglerspress . com