Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3808 Mar 29- Apr 12 2019 | Page 13

Mar 29 - Apr 12, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 8 GO FOR IT! 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 11 HOT BITES... 1. ALMANOR BROWNS… Big brown trout ranging from 3 to 6 lbs. are on the bite at Almanor. Top lining Rapalas and Arctic Fox Flies draws strikes. 2. AMADOR TROUT … Trout are on the bite for bank anglers. Orange PowerBait and Power Eggs work best, but worms, salmon eggs and spoons create hookups too. 3. SOUTH BAY HALIBUT… Trollers that put in the work are hooking halibut. Rigged herring trolled behind a large Sling Blade dodger is the top set up. 4. CLEAR LAKE BASS… Husky largemouth bass are in the prespawn mode at Clear Lake. Rip baits, swimbaits, jigs and creature baits are all triggering strikes. GOOD BETS… IT ALL ADDS UP 5. SAC RIVER STRIPERS… Stripers are pushing into the Colusa area. Minnow anglers are scoring bass to 8 pounds. TO MORE FISH IN THE BOAT. 6. SAN PABLO BAY STRIPERS… The striper bite is on. Trollers are scoring with swimbaits and Rat-L-Traps, while bait rely on bullheads, ghost shrimp and pile worms. 7. TRINITY LAKE BASS… Anglers are hooking good numbers of smallmouth bass. Jigs, plastic worms and topwater plugs worked around gravel piles are tempting the fish. 8. TAHOE LAKERS… Mackinaw fishing is going well. Limits of fish to 9 lbs. are the rule for anglers trolling with rigged minnows or Needlefish spoons. SLEEPERS… 9. ROGUE RIVER SPRINGERS… Spring kings are starting to move up the Rogue and fish to 25 lbs have been caught. Spinners are doing the damage. 10. DEL VALLE TROUT… Anglers are hooking limits and near limits of rainbows while fishing from the bank. Anglers should soak rainbow PowerBait or inflated worms. 11. DELTA STRIPERS… The striper bite is heating up and fish to 11 lbs are being hooked. Trollers are pulling Yo-Zuri’s, bait anglers soaking chicken livers and pile worms. Scott Martin P-Line Pro-Staffer ~ 8-Time FLW Tour Winner 12. CAMANCHE BASS… The bass are cruising the top 30 feet at Camanche. Bass anglers are hooking up to 20 bass per day on soft plastics, jigs and crankbaits. COMING SOON... 13. COLLINS LAKE NTAC- April 13 will feature a visit from the Norcal Trout Angler’s Challenge Tournament Tour. The fishing should be great. P-LINE TACTICAL FLUOROCARBON Show up prepared for the battle: smoother, more sensitive, improved knot strength, stronger, and unmatched abrasion resistance. 14. SIERRA TROUT OPENER… Stream fishing is slated to open on April 27. Salmon eggs, worms and spinners typically work well on the opening weekend. P-LINE X-BRAID Delivers superior abrasion resistance, longer casts, vibration reduction and a near zero stretch factor for unparalleled power. 15. AMERICAN RIVER SHAD… Shad should begin appearing in the river in late April and early May. Crappie jigs and flies will hook the battlers. www.P-Line.com 16. EAGLE LAKE OPENER… Trout fishing kicks off at the trout fishing powerhouse on May 25. Trolling Sep’s grubs usually results in easy limits. P-Line Fihssniffer-Aug18.indd 1 8/6/18 9:10 AM