Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3817 August 2- 16 2019 | Page 11

EAST DELTA 9 Aug 2 - 16, 2019 FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 17 cont. night up in the North Channel where he caught five catfish on beef leftovers and chicken livers, although (if you believe him… and I do), one escaped the stringer before morning. Still with three fish in the 5 to 6 pound range it’s a pretty good haul! Bryce from Gilroy was surprised to bring in a big 5.5 pound cat while trout fishing from the shore with PowerBait. Sara and Victoria joined the catfish club fishing a worm down by the dam while Ted Jones from Santa Cruz landed a 6 lb. fish trolling deep in the middle of the lake. Grant and Hannah both caught a few bluegill and redear, which have been hammering redworms anywhere there are big shady rocks. Dave Delgado was excited to land a five pound rainbow trout. His daughter Jade and Chris Guevera brought up a pair on rainbow Powerbait in the late evening along with several other fish earlier in the week. Then we have Dave’s Nephew, “Bro- Bro” fishing with his grandpa, Rick Chapa, who landed another couple dinner-sized trout using PowerBait right out of their boat slip on the marnia. Lily and Dwayne from Yuba City hooked up a green light for some night fishing and had the crappie and redear swarming around their worms. Night fishing is a whole lot of fun this time of year, you’ll find catfish trolling the bottom and a fishing light can bring in panfish from all around. Finally, Kathie Fletcher caught a 6.5 lb. trout using PowerBait on a wedding ring (the spinner, not the nuptial band of precious metal). - Ed Palma DAVIS LAKE Trollers Hammer Rainbows PORTOLA – Experienced trollers are landing lots of quality rainbows at Lake Davis, while shore anglers are having to cast way out into deeper water to hook the Luis used an anchovy to tempt this huge 8-pound catfish while fishing Cowboy Cove at Los Vaqueros Reservoir on June 11. Photo courtesy of the LOS VAQUEROS RECREATION AREA, Livermore. fish as the water temperature warms up. Ed Dillard of Dillard’s Guided Fishing reported solid fishing at Lake Davis lately. “We’ve been caching 10 to 20 fish a day, a mixture of planters and some holdover fish,” said Dillard.. “Baby Simon lures have been producing the top action. The surface water is warming up; it was 72 degrees yesterday afternoon.” “Trolling at 25 to 30 feet deep is producing the top fishing at Lake Davis,” said Jeanne Graham at J&J Grizzly Store and Camping Resort. “Anglers out in three boats today found good rainbow action while trolling with Baby Simons in moon jelly colors. Fishermen are hooking rainbows 18 inches and up..” “Anglers with good casting arms are catching big rainbows, but you have to get your bait way the heck out there,” said Graham “PowerBait and worms are producing the top action.” Big fish honors to go to young Ella, who landed a 27 inch rainbow while soaking bait at Mallard. SUTTER MARINE IS YOUR DEALER FOR Boats “Boaters and bank anglers are catching and releasing largemouth bass at Eagle Point and the cove at the corner of the Lightning Tree boat ramp. Fish averaging 1-1/2 to 2 pounds and going up to 5 pounds are hitting soft plastics and frogs,” stated Graham. “The top spots are Eagle Point and the cove of the Lighting Tree ramp.” Brown bullhead catfish are hitting just about anything, including trolled lures. Shore anglers are nailing fish in the 1 to 1-1/2 lb. range at Camp Five and Mallard. Davis Lake is holding 68,009 acre feet of water, 82 percent of capacity and 103 percent of average. - Dan Bacher spawn, so anglers are seeing a lot of shad activity in the early morning. “And where you find shad, you’ll likely to find striped bass,” advised Captain Jacob at the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company. The striped bass fishing is finally coming back to life as the water temperatures heat up. Anglers can expect to see striper boils all over the lake in the coming weeks. For now, the main way to hook into them is using anchovies or sardines. The catfish are also on the bite. “They are biting mostly on mackerel or chicken livers.,” said Captain Jacob. “Look for the catfish around fallen trees in the water. Stink baits have been working well for these fish that rely on smell to sense food. If you are fishing from shore, we recommend either the east or west beach areas. Some larger fish have been caught along the dog run trail.” Largemouth and smallmouth bass are hitting nightcrawlers or an array of soft plastics. Try fishing rocky points and trees in the water. Badger Cove or the south end of the lake are productive spots to target. The sunfish bite has shifted into high gear as the water temperature rises. Captain Jacob recommends casting some red worms or mini-crawlers. You can find the bluegill and crappie around the weed mats near the shores or near the cattails, as they are using these structures for spawning. Trout can be caught either using corn yellow PowerBait or spring green PowerBait at the Hetch Hetchy group campsite. EAGLE LAKE Summer Trollers Battle ‘Bows LAKE DEL VALLE Striper Fishing Shifts into High Gear with Rising Water Temperatures LIVERMORE – The surface water temperature at Lake Del Valle remains in the upper 70s and has surpassed 80 degrees on a few occasions. These high temperatures are causing the shad to SPALDING - Summer trollers are scoring well at Eagle Lake on a rainbows that weight from 2.5 to 4 pounds in most cases. According to Val at EagleLakeFishing. Net, anglers are still getting some fish as shallow as 4 feet deep on orange, olive and brown trolling flies as well as red magic fish scale Needlefish. Medium or large double joint Sure Catch Red Dog Lures and Speedy Shiners work too. 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