Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3807 Mar 15-29 2019 | Page 18

16 FRESHWATER REPORTS: CONTINUED FROM PG 15 FEATHER RIVER FRESHWATER March 15 - 29, 2019 cont. The hatchery has planted steelhead smolts in the river below Boyd’s Pump. In addition, the hatchery also released steelhead kelts (spawned out adult males) into the Sacramento at Verona and into the Thermalito Afterbay, with 50 percent of the fish going into each spot. They released all of the spawned out females back into the Feather. - Dan Bacher FOLSOM LAKE Trollers Battle Rainbows, Kings SACRAMENTO - Fishing for rainbow trout and landlocked king salmon has been surprisingly productive for trollers at Folsom Lake lately during the breaks between winter storms, Jerry Lampkin of TNG Motor Sports Guide Service made a trip to the reservoir on Thursday, February 21, that produced a total of 10 fish, including eight holdover rainbows and two kings, for two anglers. “We had a pretty good day on Folsom with Don Vaught from Manteca and Igor Bobritskiy from Livermore,” said Lampkin. “Don scored the first fish of the day with a 17.5 inch rainbow, but Igor landed big fish of the day with an 18.5 inch rainbow.” “Both fish hit a Crystal Basin Wee Thing lure in purple/chrome at 15 feet down and 1.5 mph. The Wee Thing also and a king longlined on the top at 1.5 mph. The other king hit a copper/red Speedy Shiner at 20 feet at 3 mph. Chartreuse/chrome Speedy Shiners produced a couple of rainbows also. “Both kings and a couple of the smaller planter rainbows were in the South Fork narrows above Browns Ravine. The big rainbows were up the North Fork,” noted Lampkin. The water temperature was 48.5 degrees and the lake was clear of debris, with good color and just a hint of tan. Other anglers are also bagging quality fish at Folsom. On Sunday, February 24, Carrie Victorine Hodges from Loomis landed two quality rainbows measuring 18.5 and 16 inches while trolling a Speedy Shiner with Karl Ross. Then on Monday, Art Hugo hit Collins Lake recently and landed this pair of Parent of Ophir caught a dandy rainbows. Photo courtesy the COLLINS LAKE RECREATION AREA, 6-pound king and a 4-pound Oregon House. spotted bass on a GVF Wee Dragon plug while fishing with Ross. The lake level is 430.29 feet in scored a couple of more smaller fish,” said elevation, 35.71 feet from full. The Lampkin. reservoir is currently holding 616,160 acre “We did have one drive by on and off on feet of water, 63 percent of average and a GVF Pina Colada spinner bug behind 115 percent of capacity. a Fusion dodger down at 40 feet, but Four major ramps - Granite Bay, Folsom everything else we caught was between Point, Brown’s Ravine and Rattlesnake the surface and 20 feet,” he stated. Bar - are open to boat launching now. Nightcrawlers behind the Sep’s Sidekick - Dan Bacher in chartreuse/red dot produced a rainbow Terry Raahauge Memorial Shoot Draws Big Crowd! T he weather was overcast but largely rain free on Saturday February 23 at Linc Raahauge’s Pheasant, Chukar and Sporting Clays Club in the rolling hills outside Dunnigan, Ca. This was great since the annual Terry Raahauge Memorial Shoot was held that day and a big crowd turned out for some hunting and shooting fun combined with a killer raffle and a BBQ lunch with all the trimmings. I ate way too much chili and too many cookies but it was worth it! Terry Raahauge, founder of the club, passed away five years ago and he is sorely missed. He was a bigger than life personality and a loyal friend. He could smack talk with the best of them with a great sense of humor, but if you were a friend he’d do anything for you. The year before Terry passed, he and I took a spring striper fishing trip and it was super fun. The bite was on, the bass were grabbing our minnows and Terry had a big smile on his face. I’d enjoyed Terry’s hospitality many times and it was great getting him out on the water. What’s Happening At Raahauge’s This Spring? Raahauge’s club consists of 2,400 acres spread across both flat fields and rolling hills. On crisp blue sky mornings, the golden hills and cackling roosters lull you into a sense that you might actually be visiting the much-storied pheasant hunting grounds in the Dakotas rather than California’s Sacramento Valley! While things will be winding down at Raahauge’s in terms of the 2018/19 hunting season, you can still get out and chase chukars and pheasants until the end of April, depending on the availability of birds. After that Raahauge’s will remain open for sporting clays and dog training, including K-9 rattlesnake awareness courses. For more information about upcoming events at the club, check them out online at www.lincraahauges.com or give Donna Raahauge a call at (530) 724-0552. FISH LAKE SHASTA LAKE OPENS FEB. 14 2019 3804 Come up for some Great Spring Fishing! 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