Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3806 Mar 1-15 2019 | Page 20

18 March 1 - 15, 2019 PRO’S POINTER “When I am fishing a frog or flipping matted vegetation, I am throwing the new X-TCB 8 Carrier Braided Line form P-Line. It is critical to be stealthy with both techniques, and with P-line’s new braid, you can make longer casts and it is ultra quiet com- ing through the grass.” – Bass Pro Bryan Thrift GO FOR IT! VOL.38 • ISS. 6 HOT BITES... 1. SAN PABLO RAINBOWS… Big ‘bows are on tap at San Pablo. Bankers are using PowerBait while trollers work with worms and minnow plugs. 2. CAMANCHE TROUT… Rainbow trout to 5 lbs are on a solid bite for trollers. Grubs, hoochies and small Rapalas are the best lures. 3. SHASTA TROPHY BASS… Spotted bass to 8 lbs and largemouths to 13 have been landed recently. To hook up work the lake arms with trout imitating swimbaits. 4. PACIFICA PERCH… Beach anglers are hooking surfperch. Bait in the form of pile worms and bloodworms have been outperforming grubs. GOOD BETS… 5. DEL VALLE ‘BOWS… Shore anglers are loading up on rainbows while fishing near the boat ramps. PowerBait and Power Eggs have been the top offerings. IT ALL ADDS UP 6. BODEGA CRAB… Crabs are still on the crawl and private boaters are catching them. For the best results try an overnight soak in 40 to 100 feet of water. TO MORE FISH IN THE BOAT. 7. BULLARDS BAR SPOTS… Winter bassers are nailing spots to 5.5 lbs. Dead sticking soft plastics like Senkos produces the most action, but swimbaits and jigs hook the larger bass. 8. BAUM LAKE ‘BOWS… Bait anglers are hooking limits and near limits of rainbows to 3 lbs. Night crawlers, crickets and salmon eggs are the top baits. SLEEPERS… 9. PYRAMID CUTTHROATS… Fly anglers are hooking trout up to and beyond the 15 lb. mark. Purple and olive Woolly Buggers are scoring well, as are beetle imitations. 10. SOUTH BAY STURGEON… Diamondbacks are cruising the South Bay and anglers are hooking keepers. Mud shrimp, ghost shrimp and herring are the top baits. 11. CLEAR LAKE BASS… Big bass to 8 lbs. are being caught by anglers fishing with shiners. To hook up drift the deepest areas of the lake. 12. Scott Martin P-Line Pro-Staffer ~ 8-Time FLW Tour Winner DELTA CATS … The recent influx of run off has sparked the catfish bite. Duck guts, mackerel, night crawlers and liver will all draw strikes. COMING SOON... 13. LAKE PARDEE NTAC... The Northern California Trout Angler’s Challenge tour will visit San Pablo Reservoir on March 2. P-LINE TACTICAL FLUOROCARBON 14. P-LINE X-BRAID 15. EAST DELTA MONSTER BASS… March is the month for hunting trophy largemouths in the East Delta. Large subsurface swimbaits, wake baits and patience make memories. Show up prepared for the battle: smoother, more sensitive, improved knot strength, stronger, and unmatched abrasion resistance. COLUSA STRIPERS… With a good amount of rain and snow falling this winter, epic spring striper action should be on tap this April. Delivers superior abrasion resistance, longer casts, vibration reduction and a near zero stretch factor for unparalleled power. 16. SIERRA TROUT OPENER… Stream fishing is slated to open on April 27. Salmon eggs, worms and spinners typically work well on the opening weekend. www.P-Line.com P-Line Fihssniffer-Aug18.indd 1 8/6/18 9:10 AM