Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3814 June 21- July 5 2019 | Page 22

20 June 21 - July 5, 2019 FRESHWATER REPORTS: CONTINUED FROM PG 19 LAKE SHASTA/ WHISKEYTOWN Bass Bite, Trout Play Hard To Get REDDING - Bass fishing continues to be consistent at Lake Shasta. Trout fishing has slowed down, likely the result fluctuating weather conditions. “My family spent 6 days on Lake Shasta TAHOE SPORTFISHING est.1953 Lake Tahoe’s Largest Fishing Fleet year-round fishing Half & Full Day Charters single fisherman to large families & private parties We supply everything you need to fish! Mackinaw Kokanee Salmon Rainbow Trout Brown Trout Call or Book Online (530) 541-5448 tahoesportfishing.com|@tahoesportfishing FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 14 fishing from three boats during our annual spring trip,” reported Fish Sniffer On Demand reader Warren Garcia. “We had a hard time catching trout, but some of the fish landed were really nice. My brother got a 4-pound brown on a vampire pattern Rapala and I landed a rainbow just a little smaller on a 1/6-ounce gold Speedy Shiner. We hooked trout from the surface all the way down to 50 feet deep.” “For us small spoons worked the best. Silver and blue and orange and gold Cripplures were our best lures for rainbows. We also got some fish on Wiggle Hoochies,” Garcia shared. “We had some wild weather while we were there and I think that’s why the trout fishing was tough. We had lightning and thunder. There were periods of hard cold rain and once we got caught out in a hail storm. It was pretty exciting,” Garcia exclaimed. “We also spent some time bass fishing. The bass bite was a lot better than the trout bite. We caught a lot of spotted bass. Most of them This angler scored a dandy striper while fishing the West Delta With Capt. Jeff Soo Hoo on June 1. were about 12 inches but we did Photo courtesy of SOO HOO SPORTFISHING, Brannon Island. get one about 4 pounds. We caught some bass on plastic worms and a few on Rapala floaters. The big bass grabbed a night crawler under a bobber that we’d rigged up for my little nephew,” eating fish that just can’t seem to lay off TAHOE Garcia concluded. rigged minnows trolled behind a set of Shasta is 2 feet from maximum pool. Awesome Mackinaw Fishing flashers. All boat ramps are in operation. Debris Continues The team at Tahoe Sportfishing has remains an issue so if you go keep an some of the best skippers on Lake Tahoe. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE- Outstanding eye out for floating wood. The Tahoe Sportfishing boasts a fleet fishing is the word coming out of the At Whiskeytown the first reports of of 8 boats that range from 30 to 45 feet Tahoe Basin. Tahoe’s mackinaw bite is kokanee are starting to filter in. Anglers in length, so you’ll always be safe and wide open and there are plenty of browns are hooking fish in the 14 to 16-inch comfortable as you sample the big lake’s range along with some smaller fish while in the mix too. angling opportunities. June is shaping up to be quite a month trolling a variety of offerings including Both morning and afternoon trips are for the Tahoe Sportfishing Team. Their hoochies and Apex Lures in the top 20 available and both open load fishing and clients have been battling some big macks feet. private charters are available. in the 7 to 10-pound class and browns If you take your own boat to Tahoe that range up to and you want to hunt large browns and about 5 pounds. big macks work water in the 25 to 50- When anglers foot range along the shoreline with large fishing with Tahoe rainbow pattern minnow plugs. You’ll Sportfishing aren’t need to put in your time, but double digit landing big fish macks and browns up to and beyond 8 they’ve been are possible for hard working minnow plug racking up lots of trollers. macks in the 3 to 5-pound range. CONTINUED ON PG 22 These are great Big smiles and quality stripers, that’s been the scene for anglers fishing Delta waters with Jeff Soo Hoo this spring. This bass was landed on May 28. Photo courtesy of SOO HOO SPORTFISHING, Brannon Island.