Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3811 May 10-24 2019 | Page 17

FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 11 CONTINUED FROM PG 10 COLUSA AREA Boaters Battle Schoolie Stripers COLUSA – Boaters are now hooking good numbers of stripers while fishing out of the new boat launching facilities at Colusa State Park. “I found a school of schoolie stripers while fishing by myself in my boat in the Chico Straits,” said Craig Newton at Willfish Bait and Tackle. “It was a scouting run for my boat, so I didn’t spend a lot of time fishing.” “But I managed to land four keepers and lose two others while drifting live jumbo minnows. I kept just one fish, a 7 pounder. The other private boaters I saw also had one to two fish,” noted Newton. The City of Colusa’s new Colusa Boat Launch Facility grand opening took place on December 28, 2018. The ramp is located in the Colusa Sacramento River State Recreation Area.. This area offers visitors campsites and picnic sites also. For reservations, please call City Hall at (530) 329-9198 Monday - Thursday 8am-4pm. - Dan Bacher LAKE DAVIS Ice Comes Off Slowly PORTOLA – Lake Davis is in its annual transition from ice fishing season to open water fishing – and few anglers have been out fishing for the reservoir’s prized rainbow trout lately. “There is a little bit of open water at Mallard, but I haven’t heard of anybody out fishing yet, said Jeanne Graham of J&J Grizzly Country Store and Campground Resort. “It didn’t freeze last night and it’s raining now, so that should help the lake ice out.” Ice out is always one of the most exciting times to fish Davis or any other Sierra Nevada Lake. 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. Bank anglers should toss out Power Bait, Mice Tails and nightcrawlers for the rainbows, while boaters should troll with Dick Nites and Needlefish ear the surface when the lake becomes fishable. Davis Lake is holding 78,065 feet of beach is the preferred destination many anglers. The catfish bite out here is slow but steady with many anglers fishing the fallen trees that dot the shorelines. The catfish are also moving in the reed patches. A good rule of thumb is if you see carp moving, the catfish are probably around. The bass bite has been the highlight of fishing at Del Valle for several weeks! If you are fishing from shore, the south end of the lake provides the perfect habitat for the bass to spawn. We recommend using nightcrawlers or long thin plastic worms. The Texas rig is usually the way to go as the bass are Monster trout are on the bite at Lake Amador. These big rainbows hanging out in the were landed on April 9. Photo courtesy of LAKE AMADOR CAFÉ, Lake Amador. cattail patches that cover the lake. If you have a boat, we recommend going water, 94 percent of capacity and 119 out and hitting the rock points along the percent of average. lower and upper Narrows. The bass have also been known to hit Kastmasters or spinnerbaits as the shad imitations work well for most fish out here. The striped bass have been slow DEL VALLE RESERVOIR lately, but they are still moving out here Smallmouth and Largemouth as the shad start to spawn. When the Bass Go on Bite water heats up keep an eye out for the striper action to pick up. We recommend LIVERMORE – The lake temperature throwing anchovies around the Narrows has been in the lower sixties for most of or trolling with a large trout imitation the day, finally bringing the smallmouth swimbait. and largemouth bass out to play here at Doug K. from Fremont landed a two- Lake Del Valle! pound, three-ounce crappie on a crappie As the season grows warmer, the jig. He was fishing in the Narrows. sunfish fishing has picked up. Several Callum R. caught a seven-pound trout large crappies and bluegill have been while fishing with chartreuse Powerbait in reported to the marina staff. Sunfish are the Narrows. a great target fish for kids and can be Toni S. of Oroville easily caught using red worms or mini caught two trout, nightcrawlers. We suggest fishing for weighing a total them near large weed patches all around of 12.5 pounds. the shore of the lake. She was fishing The trout bite is still going strong with with corn-yellow many anglers hooking into trout using PowerBait in Badger corn yellow PowerBait or chartreuse Mice Cove. Tails. Throwing a small Kastmaster out Diane C. of and slow rolling it can also land some Sunnyvale caught trout. Many of the trout are hanging along several bass and the sandy beaches that dot the Narrows trout while fishing or are running in the back of the coves. with Mice Tails If you are fishing from shore, the east DON PEDRO LAKE Bass Action Is Inconsistent IONE – The bass bite remains inconsistent with a 14-pound limit taking the 75-boat Gallo tournament on Friday with only 11 pounds qualifying for a payment. Catching numbers is not a problem, but the quality bass have been hard to locate. This is compared to the 23-pound winning limit during last week’s Best Bass Tournament event. Ryan Cook of Ryan Cook’s Fishing was on the lake this week, and he resorted to plastics on the drop-shot or split-shot in order to get bite. Trout and kokanee trolling continue to be fair as the fish from the surface to 30 feet with a variety of gear including hoochies behind a dodger or Needlefish. The lake dropped slightly to 80 percent. - Dave Hurley CONTINUED ON PG 16 Fish Rollins Lake! R CAPTAIN JAMES NETZEL Full Time Guide Now Booking DELTA STRIPERS in the Narrows. The largest of the fish weighed four pounds. Jacob H. of Livermore caught three bass weighing three pounds apiece while fishing with worms from the south end of the lake. Ty B. and Steve T. of San Jose caught an 11-pound channel catfish, an eight pound striper and a four pound trout. Kenny K. of Livermore caught several trout while fishing Powerbait in the Narrows. The largest fish weighed four- and-a-quarter pounds and the stringer weighed 18.5 pounds. Courtney T. of Modesto caught this six- and-a-half pound trout while fishing with a Kastmaster in Badger Cove. Larry L. of Hayward caught a nine- pound striped bass while fishing with anchovies in the Narrows. Brian W. of Los Gatos also landed a nine-pound striped bass while fishing with anchovies in the Narrows. - Captain Jacob Lake Almanor Now Booking La ke Almanor Eagle Lake R a in bows and Lake Davis B ro wns! 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