Fish Sniffer Magazine Volume 44 Issue 02 | Page 4

4 February 28 , 2025 VOL . 44 • ISS . 2

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HOT BITES ...
DON PEDRO LAKE … Anglers are landing

1 . good numbers of rainbow trout and king salmon . Troll with large spoons at 12 feet deep .

CLEAR LAKE … Largemouth bass to 9

2 . pounds are the reward for anglers using live scopes to locate fish . Use shad pattern swimbaits and other lures for the best success .

BULLARDS BAR RESERVOIR … Kokanee

3 . are being caught even though there is very light pressure on the lake . Troll Brad ’ s Kokanee Cut Plugs , spinners and hoochies behind dodgers at 10 to 30 feet deep .

MONTEREY BAY SANDDABS …

4 . Sanddabs , along with petrale sole and mackerel , are the reward for anglers venturing out on charter boats out of Santa Cruz and Monterey . Tom ’ s jigs , tipped with squid strips , are the top lures .

GOOD BETS …
LAKE OROVILLE … The spotted bass

5 . bite is productive for anglers using small swimbaits and soft plastics . Expect to catch fish in the 15 to 25 foot range .

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.. PYRAMID LAKE … The big Lahontan
Cutthroat are now moving close to shore in preparation for spring spawning . Fly fishing and casting spoons from shore is resulting in many large fish over 15 pounds . Trollers are still doing well on smaller fish .
PORT / DEEP WATER CHANNEL …

7 . Fishing for striped bass is tough on the Delta . However , anglers trolling Dredger lures and spooning in the Port of Sacramento and Deep Water Channel are catching fish averaging 6 pounds .

AMERICAN RIVER … The stretch of river

8 . below Nimbus Fish Hatchery is producing steelhead . Anglers are throwing spoons , drifting nightcrawlers under floats and pulling an array of plugs .

SLEEPERS …
TRUCKEE RIVER … Rainbow and brown

9 . trout are hitting flies on the Truckee River . The stonefly hatch is expected to begin in March .

FOLSOM LAKE … King salmon and

10 . holdover rainbows are being caught by anglers willing to put in the time . Troll with Trout Trix Worms and Speedy Shiners from 15 to 30 ft . deep .

COLLINS LAKE … Bait fishing with

11 . garlic-scented PowerBait is your best bet for rainbow trout at this time . Trollers are also scoring some rout on spoons and plastic worms behind dodgers .

SUISUN BAY STURGEON … The influx

12 . of water from recent storms should improve the diamondback action on Suisun Bay . Use ghost shrimp , salmon roe and lamprey eel for the sturgeon .

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COMING SOON …
RUSSIAN RIVER … The river is expect

13 . to clear from recent storms soon . Before the storms , Little Cleos , soft beads , and roe produced the top action .

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SACRAMENTO / FEATHER RIVER …
It won ’ t be long before the striper run begins in the Sacramento and Feather rivers . The fish typically start moving into the rivers in early March .
BODEGA BAY PERCH … Expect the

15 . perch fishing to pick up off the Sonoma County Coast in March and April . Toss out pileworms , shrimp and plastic grubs for the best action .

SAN FRANCISCO BAY HALIBUT …

16 . Bay Area party boats will begin trolling anchovies and herring for halibut in March . This should be another great halibut season .