Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3809 April 12-26 2019 | Page 22

20 FRESHWATER Apr 12 - 26, 2019 throughout the river.” Striped bass fishing on the Feather is best in high water years – and so this should be a good season on the Feather. Few anglers have been fishing for steelhead lately, although fishermen every spring generally find some good steelie action while using spinners, spoons, nightcrawlers, jigs and flies below the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet. - Dan Bacher FRESHWATER REPORTS: CONTINUED FROM PG 11 EASTERN SIERRA cont. afternoons have the fish moving into the riffles now to feed on the major BWO hatches that are happening in the early afternoons. Try our Hi- Vis Blue Wing Olive in size #16-18 when you see them breaking the surface. 6mm Otter Eggs in Tangerine Opaque, Kiwi Flash, Dead Egg, and Apricot, #14-16 San Juan worm red and Bead San Juan Worm red, #14-16 Level Crystal Leeches, #14-16 Parallel Assassin Dark and Light, and #16 Broken Back Copper Tiger Midge are lighting up the fish,” Loe exclaimed. “We had the pleasure and privilege of guiding a great group of war veterans who were brought to us by Wild Ops. This is a great organization that helps war veterans transition back to normal life after their time served. It is extremely healing for these guys and we thank them for all they have given up for our country,” said Loe. “On Hot Creek cold mornings, the last week gave way to a nice warm up and some good fish rising to midges and mayflies. Smaller nymphs and midges like our #18 Copper Tiger have been whacking them here. You can then get them on #20- 22 Paramidges fished in the film along the foam lines and in the eddies. Still some deep snow walking in to the Interpretive site and it becomes even more dicey if you are making the descent into the canyon, but can be worth the hike. #18 BWO’s, #18-22 Parachute midges, and Otter eggs and SD Crawlers have been FOLSOM LAKE Trollers Battle Holdover Rainbows Clara Ricabal hit the Feather River for some late season steelhead action on March 20 and landed this beauty! Photo courtesy of CLARA RICABAL, Angler West Television. FEATHER RIVER Lower River Striped Bass Are Hitting OROVILLE – Striped bass are moving into the Feather River in good numbers and fishing is expected to break loose when the high, muddy flows recede. dam where we found the clearest water the previous day. I put out my favorite Tasmanian Devil – a UV Pink body that I custom painted. We had trolled only about 150 feet and I was still putting out my second rod when the clicker on the Daiwa Lexa 100 LC reel started Boats 2019 Gator Tough 20’ Center Console Complete package with welded tunnel hull, front and rear casting decks, center console steering, windshield and grab rail, bow livewell, Lockable storage, Yamaha 105 hp 4 stroke jet, galvanized trailer and more! CALL FOR Special Spring Prices! SUTTER MARINE, INC. 3809 GRANITE BAY - Trout fishing remains very good for trollers on Folsom Lake, as evidenced by the latest trolling adventure by Jerry Lampkin of TNG Motor Sports Guide Service. The trip produced 15 holdover rainbow trout. “We kept 9 fatties out of the 15 landed today on Folsom,” said Lampkin. “The. Gvf Lures Pina colada behind a nickel glow crush dodger at 1.5 and 30 feet was king today.” Bank anglers should also find some solid trout fishing while tossing out nightcrawlers, minnows and Power Bait under bobbers or on sliding sinker rigs at Five Percent, Granite Bay, Browns Ravine and other areas on the reservoir. “Folsom Lake bass fishing is just about ready to break loose,” forecasted Don Paganelli of Don Paganelli’s Bass Fishing Experience. “Water temperatures are in the low fifties now and the lake level is CONTINUED ON PG 21 continued from page 1 SUTTER MARINE IS YOUR DEALER FOR We Offer A COMPLETE Service Department Featuring Factory Certified Technicians “My first striper trip of the season didn’t produce great fishing, but we did catch two limits of stripers,” reported Rob Reimers of Rustic Rob’s Guide Service. “The water from Beer Can Beach to the Nicholas Bridge was clear enough for us to drift minnows. We launched out of. Verona.” “We landed one fish weighing 12 pounds, two 22 inchers and one that was just-legal size,” he noted. “I expect the fishing to pick up when the water level goes down and the water clears up getting some serious looks and takes from the resident trout,” Loe concluded. GONE FISHING recharge for tomorrow. Saturday dawned clear and calm, and there were rows of trucks and boats coming in at 6 am. After brewing coffee, we jumped in the truck and were launching the boat in under a minute! We immediately headed toward the VOL.38 • ISS. 9 (530) 673-6250 380 Garden Hwy.• Yuba City, Calif. screaming as the rod bent dangerously back towards the stern. The feisty rainbow jumped 3 times as he battled his way in toward the boat. Finally, John netted a fat 19 inch rainbow! The water clarity was very good, so we stayed between the dam and Hat Island the rest of the morning. We ended up with 6 more rainbows from 15 to 18 inches. John caught 2 on a water- melon trout Apex on the Cannon downrigger at 13 feet. I caught 2 more on the custom Tasmanian Devil on the surface, plus a couple on John Brassfield of Trucksmart Stores with a sleek a Hot Steel Rapala set at 10 rainbow from Camanche that slammed a watermelon feet on the downrigger. All our Apex at 13 feet deep. Photo by PAUL KNEELAND, Fish Sniffer Staff. action happened before 10 am. We fished for 3 more hours with not a sniff, until we finally degrees in the afternoon, which we greatly decided nothing short of dynamite could welcomed after this long, wet winter. round up a fish when the bite was off! Lake Camanche is home to large It was a lovely weekend on a great fishing rainbow trout, huge bass, and some of lake! The weather was wonderful, up to 72 the largest crappie I have ever seen! They have a wonderful trout planting program from Mt. Lassen hatchery with quality trout put in the lake up to 8 pounds and more. Camanche Recreation has big, multi lane ramps at both the north and south shores of the lake, and lots of different kinds of lodging available. They offer 1, 2 and 4 bedroom cottages that can sleep up to 12 people, plus 150 RV sites, and over 500 campsites sprinkled along the shore of the lake. During the off season until April 30th, they offer Special Pre-Season rates that are a tremendous value. They also offer boat rentals with fishing boats, bass boats, kayaks, and pontoon boats that can handle up to 24 passengers. Both North and South shore marinas feature fully stocked stores for anything you may need, and the North Shore has a wonderful Café with delicious food and Fish Sniffer publisher Paul Kneeland with ice cream. a bright Lake Camanche rainbow that hit a For more information, see their website Tasmanian Devil trolled on the surface near at www.camancherecreation.com, or give the dam. Photo by JOHN BRASSFIELD, Trucksmart. them a call at (866) 763-5121