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18 Feb 1-15, 2019 FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 4 FRESHWATER REPORTS: latest storms, anglers reported catching crappie while soaking minnows in the local ditches of the Natomas area, reported Uncle Larry Barnes at Sacramento Pro Tackle. - Dan Bacher CONTINUED FROM PG 17 RIO VISTA cont. latest trip, but didn’t find any. He switched over to crappie in Snodgrass Slough, where he and two fishing buddies landed 100 crappie, keeping 75, while working small swimbaits at 18 to 24 feet deep. “The striped bass should show up in the north Delta any day now, but it has been slow overall. The water clarity is very fishable right now around Liberty Island,” he added. SANTA CLARA VALLEY/ SAN LUIS LAKES Main Lake Stripers Dominate Angling COYOTE – Fishing for black bass, crappie and catfish has slowed down in the Santa Clara Valley lakes, so targeting San Luis Reservoir stripers offers anglers the best chance of actually hooking a fish. Boaters are finding decent striper fishing while drifting jumbo minnows at 50 to 60 feet deep in the main lake. Shore anglers ROLLINS LAKE are experiencing the top fishing while Browns & ‘Bows Bang fishing jumbo minnows off Dinosaur Point, Baits according to Mickey Clements at Coyote Bait and Tackle. COLFAX - Fishing has heated “Most of the legal-sized fish being up at Rollins Lake despite the caught now are from 18 to 22 inches long, fact that the water is stained, with although a few bigger fish are showing,” brown trout and planter rainbows Yekam and his fishing buddy took a trip to Los Vaqueros Reservoir this December and limited out on monster catfish while fishing South Cove. said Clements. “The forebay is also grabbing lures and baits. Photo courtesy of the LOS VAQUEROS RECREATION AREA, Los Vaqueros Reservoir. producing some stripers at Check #12 “My dad and I had a pretty near the oil boat ramp.” good trip to Rollins Lake this “Fishing in the local lakes, including week,” related Jason Pleece of Anderson, Uvas and Chesbro, is pretty Meadow Vista. “On our trip, we made my slow now because the water is muddy and usual troll up the Bear River Arm . I was RUSSIAN RIVER SACRAMENTO AREA the water levels are really low,” he noted. using Rapala and Yo-Zuri minnow plugs. Huge Steelhead Landed Urban Ponds Offer Rainbows “Before the storms, anglers were picking The Yo-Zuri was best. I landed three up some quality channel catfish at Uvas Before Latest Storms SACRAMENTO – Fishing on the browns on it that measured 11, 15 and 19 and Chesbro,, but that bite has died.” Sacramento River has been tough with inches. All the browns hit in the middle of GUERNEVILLE - Before the The best local bass bet is Calero. “The the cold and muddy water conditions – the morning once the sun had gotten on latest storms arrived in Sonoma and bite has slowed down, but boaters are still and hardly anybody has been out fishing the water. Meanwhile my dad caught 4 Mendocino Counties and blew out landing a few largemouths while slowly for stripers, catfish or sturgeon. rainbows to 15 inches, while using a bright fishing on the Russian River, anglers fishing jigs and drop shot rigs at 10 to 15 The California Department of Fish and orange ¼ once Kastmaster.” were seeing a great start to the 2019 feet deep,” said Clements. Wildlife is planting rainbow trout in local “Last week I took my daughter up to steelhead season. - Dan Bacher ponds, including Elk Grove Park Pond, Rollins for some bank fishing. We started “Alex Martinelli showed just how good Hagan Park Pond and Mather Lake, this out soaking PowerBait in Long Ravine with a giant hatchery buck that weighed winter. and caught two planters early. After in at 16 lbs. bled,” said Steve Jackson at The CDFW stocked trout in Hagan Park making a run to Colfax to warm up with King’s Sport & Tackle. “That’s almost a Pond and Elk Grove Park the week of some hot chocolate we headed back to 17 lb. fish! What a giant and the biggest January 6 through 12 and Mather Lake the lake and got two more rainbows on of the season to come into the store. “ the week of January 20-26. The trout PowerBait while fishing Free Loader’s At press time, the Russian was 10,000 plants are available here: https://nrm.dfg. Cove,” said Pleece. SHADOW CLIFFS LAKE cfs and muddy. “With storms backed ca.gov/fishplants/ At Scotts Flat, fishing pressure has up across the Pacific, we are looking at Anglers Brave Cold for Trout The CDFW Fishing in the City program been light, but anglers fishing from the several weeks before the river is down.,” PLEASANTON - The latest plant of 750 will hold a fishing clinic at Florin Creek bank have been landing 2 to 4 rainbows said Jackson. pounds of rainbows from the park district Park on Saturday, January 26 from 8 a.m. per outing on standard baits such as “However after this next series of went into the lake the week of January until noon. This is for 5 to 15 year-olds PowerBait and inflated worms. There have storms, there may be a drying period of 14-15, boosting the catch rates at Shadow only until noon. The CDFW stocked the been no recent reports of browns being several weeks so the end of January/first Cliffs Reservoir. pond the week of January 20-26. caught, but that doesn’t mean browns are of February is looking good! If you have The water temperature has been perfect There is no pre-registration. The not available. The only way to find out for an itch to scratch try the coastal streams for trout, 55 degrees, depending on depth. event is co-sponsored by the Southgate yourself is to hit the lake and try trolling or setup at Johnson’s Beach and try The water clarity varies between 10-15 Recreation and Park District. the surface with minnow plugs. some plunking,” said Jackson. feet, reported Joe Sullivan of the East Bay For more information, call the Fishing in Regional Park District. the City information line: (916) 358-2872. 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