Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3808 Mar 29- Apr 12 2019 | Page 12

10 FRESHWATER Mar 29 - Apr 12, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 8 FRESHWATER REPORTS: snagging incidents, with the most recent rains,” he added. Ty and Beau “The reservoir is currently 95 percent of CONTINUED FROM PG 4 Courtroul of Lake capacity.” Camanche Village posted limits of Lightning trout BULLARDS BAR/ using Beau’s ENGLEBRIGHT custom TMB RESERVOIRS cont. SMITH/CHETCO RIVERS crankbaits. The final day total while trolling at 35 to 40 Steelhead Fishing Best On of the three-day feet deep. All of the big fish hit in Chetco tournament of the afternoon.” PORTOLA – Steelhead fishing has been champions for the Two of the fish measured 14 excellent on the Chetco, but tough on the Angler’s Press inches long, two fish measured Smith River. Mother Lode circuit 13 inches and the rest ranged in “Couples that fish together stay together, took place on size from 11-1/2 to 12-1/2 inches. but sure do go at it when they are stuck Sunday at Lake Reimers has been trolling with in a boat all day,” reported Mario Gomez Camanche with Brad’s Cut Plugs behind Brad’s of Ironhead Guide Service. “I got the the final fifteen Extreme Kokanee Dodgers in pleasure of fishing with Erica and Ryan participants after the new “fatal attraction” or pink and getting them on their first steelhead. fishing the first two colors for their fish. days of qualifying at We had a banner day and the weather On a previous trip, Reimers was even better. We hooked 6 steelhead New Melones. and Jeff Downs landed 20 fish, and had 4 other opportunities but couldn’t Ge Moua of full limits, up to 13 inches. seal the deal on ‘em.” Elk Grove was Brett Brady of Bare Bones “Side drifting yarn and eggs was the go out trolling with Guide Service reported top- to technique and produced good results,” his daughter on notch kokanee fishing at Bullards he noted. “We hooked fish in slow and Sunday, and they Bar on his recent trip with Paul fast water and saw fish rolling all day. It’s put in six trout to Kneeland, Fish Sniffer Publisher. been a banner year for IGS and we still 1.5 pounds along “We landed our 10 fish limits have some fishing to do.” with 4 crappie of kokanee averaging 10 to The cuttbow bite is on at Lake Amador. These fat trout were fooled with lures on “We’ve been seeing 8 to 12 running F9 February 28. 12 inches long,” said Brady. opportunities per day,” noted Gomez. Photo courtesy of THE LAKE AMADOR CAFÉ, Lake Amador. Rapalas on either “We trolled at 30 to 60 feet a downrigger or on “The steelhead are ranging from 24 to deep behind pink and orange 37 inches long. We’re fishing the yarn on a planer board at dodgers. We fished straight the upper wild and scenic section of the depths from 5 to 10 feet. Grubs are also out from Dark Day and in Willow Creek. Chetco.” working as limits of rainbows have been We also landed a 17-1/2 inch rainbow CAMANCHE LAKE “The fishing on the Smith hasn’t found up the river arm near the bridge trout while trolling a nighcrawler behind a Rainbow Trout Plants improved,” he added. “Anglers are seeing despite dirtier water. gold star watermelon dodger in the North Continue - Dave Hurley only 1 to 2 opportunities today.” Fork.” - Dan Bacher Bullards Bar Reservoir is holding BURSON - Trout plants continues 791,816 acre feet of water, 82 percent of at Lake Camanche, with 500 pounds of average and 122 percent of average. Lightning trout along with 400 pounds of If you want to catch rainbow trout and an rainbow trout placed into the South Pond occasional brown trout, you can try trolling along with 900 pounds released at the CHABOT LAKE or bait fishing from a boat at Englebright North Shore boat launch during the latest CLEAR LAKE Reservoir. The CDFW planted the lake Rainbows Offer Top Sport plant. Crappie & Bass Bite Improves, with catchable rainbows the week of The lake is anticipated to receive a total CASTRO VALLEY – Although the water February 24-March 2. of 3600 pounds of rainbow trout from the But Access A Problem is muddy from recent storms at Lake Englebright is holding 72,816 acre feet Mt. Lassen Hatchery to be split between Chabot, anglers are picking up some CLEARLAKE – Both crappie and black of water, 103 percent of capacity and 109 the pond along with North Shore and quality rainbows from shore. bass fishing is improving on Clear Lake, percent of average. South Shore launch ramps. Unfortunately, “The top areas to fish are Coots Landing but access to the lake by boat or shore is - Dan Bacher the arrival of the Lightning trout brought and the Burner, although Raccoon Cove limited at this time. out anglers snagging the visible species and the dam are also producing fish,” said “All of the boat ramps except for the from the shorelines David Smith of the Lake Chabot Marina. Konocti Harbor Vista Casino ramp are at the pond. CAPTAIN “Anglers are using Mice Tails, PowerBait closed currently,” said Mae Erceg at the A group of young JAMES and Roooster Tails to hook the fish.” Clear Lake Outdoors. “Shore fishing is NETZEL men wearing similar Ray Costa of San Jose topped the also tough unless you have access to Full Time T-Shirts touting their catches with a 7.27 lb. rainbow caught private docks. Both the state and county Guide organization were on a Mice Tail. Caitlyn Bonice of Union parks and other parks are closed because observed snagging City also hooked a 5.31 lb. rainbow while of the high water level.” 888-975-0990 the Lightning trout, fishing with a Rooster Tail spinner in The lake is full, rising to the 9 foot level resulting in at least Indian Cove. Finally, Michael Greshner and making the 5 mph restrictions go into 20 phone contacts to bagged a 3.5 lb. rainbow while bait fishing We also fish Folsom, effect for boats traveling within a quarter either park personnel near the dam. Donner, Stampede, Boca, mile of shore. or Cal-Tip. Catfish are also stirring in the lake as “The water temperature is the low Lake Tahoe and the A video of the the cats feed on forage washed into the forties, but bass fishing is picking up Sacramento River. snagging was lake’s tributaries from recent storms. One posted on social CONTINUED ON PG 12 angler weighed in a 5 lb. channel catfish. media, leading to “We haven’t outrage from anglers heard of many bass throughout northern caught lately,” he California. The said. 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