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LAKE DAVIS
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and largemouth bass out to play here at
Lake Del Valle.
The smallmouth and largemouth bass
have been very active as they begin to
enter their spawning season. Some of
the bass have even been caught with the
telltale bleeding on their tails from making
beds to spawn.
Many of our anglers are nailing them
along the tule patches that run along
the lake. Our personal favorite is to flip
nightcrawlers with as small a split-shot
weight as possible. You can throw smaller
Kastmasters or spinner baits in shad
patterns, Square bill crankbaits also have
been working well; the bass seem to
prefer some sort of displacement. We also
recommend fishing from the dock on the
south end of the lake.
The trout bite has turned out also. The
favored bait by our anglers right now is
the chartreuse and orange Mice Tails.
From shore, many of our anglers are
having success along the east and west
beaches in the south end of the lake.
If you have a boat, fishing the sandy
beaches along the narrows would be a
good bet. If you are trolling, you will want
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small spinners, or medium to smaller
Trout and Bass Bites Turn On! sized Rapalas. Powerbait is also usually
a good bet. Right now, the fish seem to
LIVERMORE – The lake temperature
be very interested in corn yellow or the
has been in the lower sixties for most of
chartreuse colored.
the day, finally bringing the smallmouth
The catfish bite is also starting to pick
up. Many can be found along the points in
Heron Bay casting
either anchovies
or nightcrawlers as
bait. You can even
use mackerel if you
want to try for a
larger catfish.
Most of the catfish
can be found either
at the fallen trees
around the lake or
hanging out in the
tule patches. If you
see a carp roll over
it is a good chance
that a catfish is
around too!
The striper fishing
has been slow but
will pick up later
in May when the
shad start to come
up to the surface of
the water and the
striped bass begin
to “boil” on the top
of the water.
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It’s currently the annual transition time
between ice fishing season and open
water fishing.
“The ice is really thin at the dam and
there’s some open water now by Mallard,”
said Jim Graham of J&J Grizzly Country
Store and Campground Resort. “I don’t
recommend that anybody go ice fishing at
this time.”
“The last group who reported fishing on
the lake was three anglers who stopped in
the store to show me 3 rainbows weighing
3, 3-1/2 and 4 pounds. They caught the
fish on PowerBait while ice fishing,” said
Graham.
Fishing should be great when ice comes
off the lake, due to the abundance of
rainbow trout in the lake. The California
Department of Fish and Wildlife stocked
14,420 pounds of rainbows in the
reservoir in August 2018.
Davis Lake is holding 70,875-acre feet
of water, 85 percent of capacity and 111
percent of average.
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VOL.38 • ISS. 10
DON PEDRO
LAKE
Trollers Nail
Kokanee, Rainbows
IONE – You can find
a two-for-one special
of kokanee salmon and
rainbow trout if you go
fishing at Don Pedro
Reservoir at this time.
“It was tough in the
morning, but we kept
searching and finally found
a location holding both
kokanee and rainbow trout,”
reported Monte Smith of
Gold Country Sport Fishing.
“We ended up with 5
rainbows and 5 kokanee
using a variety of gear in 17
to 35 feet of water near the
shorelines.”
“Excel spoons landed
both kokanee and rainbows
while Needlefish and more
traditional kokanee gear
were also effective. Once
we found the warmer water
with pollen on the surface,
Steven Perales visited Lake Amador on April 3 and slugged it
out with this huge 7.5-pound rainbow!
we started catching fish.,”
Photo courtesy of LAKE AMADOR CAFÉ, Lake Amador. he concluded.
Largemouth and spotted
bass are trying to move
up, and a variety of lures are working
larger shad imitation lures. Many of the
for the larger fish in the shallows in
striped bass either run in the marina area
including jigs, Fatty Worm’s Swim Daddy
or out by the dam during this time of year.
underspins, and jigs at depths from 15 to
Heather L. from Hercules caught a
25 feet. A 23-pound limit was the winning
seven-and-three-quarter pound rainbow
weight during the Angler’s Press event
trout on chartreuse PowerBait. She was
this past Saturday.
fishing on the east beach.
The lake is currently 81 percent of
Kenny K. of Livermore caught his limit of capacity.
rainbow trout, topped by a seven pounder,
while fishing with corn-yellow PowerBait.
He came back a few days after his limit
of trout and caught two catfish weighing
seven and 13 pounds and limit of
trout, topped by an 8 pounder. He was
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fishing with anchovies and corn-yellow
PowerBait.
Trout Bite as Anglers Brace
The CDFW stocked Del Valle with 5,000
for General Opener
pounds of rainbows the week of April 1-5
BISHOP - The general trout season is
and another 1000 pounds the week of
slated to kick off on the Last Saturday
April 15-19.
- Captain Jacob of April in the Eastern Sierra, but if you
want to get an early start the fishing has
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