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20 Feb 15 - Mar 1, 2019 a couple of grabs, but neither fish stuck. Jerry started throwing out a ¼ oz. Little Cleo – one of his favorite lures -and a fish grabbed it on the way in, but neither did it stick. Jerry rowed the boat up and down the riffle, including the spots where they had landed the fish the day before, but we didn’t hook any fish. I did have one fish VOL.38 • ISS. 5 GONE FISHING continued from page 1 bump a silver Little Cleo. Jerry rowed the boat downriver and we saw an array of birds that Doug, a birder, identified, ranging from a flycatcher to a great blue heron. While using a Little Cleo, Doug briefly hooked a big steelhead that jumped out of the water and came off. After that we didn’t see any more action and we finally arrived at the Sunrise launch ramp. When the fish aren’t aggressively hitting lures or bait, it is often due to cold water temperatures. Sure enough, when I checked with the hatchery staff it turned out the hatchery water temperature was varying between 48 and 49 degrees. There was a big crowd of anglers fishing the riffle. We saw a good number of hook-ups, some fish landed, and many fish lost. It was much • MULE DEER better action than I saw on the openers in • ELK 2015, 2016, 2018 and • ANTELOPE again this year. I saw the most • SHEEP anglers out on the • TURKEY river that I’ve seen since 2013, an epic • SNOW COCK year for steelhead. Rodney Fagundes and I had one of our best trips that January, hooking 14 fish and landing 9 between the two Opportunity to draw of us one day while a tag for Non-Nevada using plugs and Little residents Deadline is Cleos. With the good March 1st. numbers of fish Non-residents receive a now showing, we can expect to catch 50% chance or better of steelhead at least into drawing a tag. the end of March. Many years there Ask about Nevada’s Guide tag allocation is also a good run program for Mule Deer hunting and of bright steelhead in the 3 to 7 pound Sign Up Now with NHDO! range, including many wild fish, in April. Always remember that a lot of patience 775-738-4082 • Email: mitch@nhdo.com is required for PO Box 28-1251 • Lamoille, Nevada 89828 catching steelhead, 3804 Nevada High Desert Outfitters MULE DEER HUNTING Nevada High Desert Outfitters Mitch Buzzetti often called the fish of a thousand casts. Also, remember to purchase a steelhead card before fishing the river. Having the chance to catch a steelhead in a scenic parkway in a big metropolitan area is something that Jerry really cherishes. “I’m a dedicated salmon and steelhead guy – and it’s great having the American so close to my home and where I work in the evenings,” he concluded. The stretch of river that reopened to fishing on January 1 is from the U.S. Geological Survey gauging station cable crossing about 300 yards downstream from the Nimbus Hatchery fish rack site to the SMUD power line crossing at the southwest boundary of Ancil Hoffman Park. Nimbus Basin – and a short stretch of river above the cable crossing that was open for many years - is now closed as the Bureau of Reclamation works on building a new fishl adder in the basin. Water releases to the American below Nimbus Dam remain at 1750 cfs. Jerry is available for not only drift boat trips on the American this winter, but for king salmon and trout trolling trips to Folsom Lake. He will book trips at Folsom into June. In April and May, he will focus on striped bass fishing on the Feather and Sacramento rivers. Then for two weeks in July, Jerry will fish for spring Chinook salmon on the lower Klamath River. In the last two weeks of August through September 9, Jerry will pursue fall Chinooks on the Klamath. When the salmon show in the Sacra- mento River in the metropolitan area in the fall, Jerry will venture out on trolling adventures for Chinooks through the end of the season. For more information, call Jerry Lampkin at (530) 320-0994 or go to his website at: http://www.tngmotorsports.com. Ask about Nevada’s Guide tag allo- cation program for Mule Deer hunt- ing. TOP-RATED TOPWATER PERFORMANCE The Yo-Zuri 3DB Series lures have a patented ribbed body that creates multiple wave-motion vibrations that fish detect with their lateral lines. The brilliant flash created by the 3D Internal Prism sends out flashes of reflected light, attracting big fish. 3DB PROP Prism Gold Black 3DB PENCIL Bone 3DB POPPER Prism Frog Yo-Zuri.com Brandon Card Yo-Zuri Pro Staff