Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3817 August 2- 16 2019 | Page 23

21 Aug 2 - 16, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 17 FRESHWATER REPORTS: CONTINUED FROM PG 19 WEST DELTA TAHOE Mackinaw Bite, Kokes Should Show Soon… SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Fishing is good at Lake Tahoe if you are willing to go deep for macks. The lakers are running large and fish in the 6-pound class are common. If want kokanee you’ll need to wait a while longer as the salmon have yet to show in a meaningful way. The team at Tahoe Sportfishing has been putting their customers on limits of keeper size macks that top out at 5 to 6 pounds. Minnows teamed with flashers have been the top tempter. Once the kokanee bite solidifies Tahoe Sportfishing’s skippers will begin targeting them. Royce Jones of Sacramento and his wife Jenny spent the 4th of July holiday up at Lake Tahoe and spent a lot of time trolling for mackinaw. “We got most of our fish in 60 to 100 feet of water. We caught a couple dozen fish all together. Some of them came on 3-inch Gulp! Minnows trolled behind Mack’s Flash Lite Flashers and the rest came on Yakima Bait Frog Pattern 3-inch Mag Lips. Our largest macks was just short of 7 pounds and the smallest was about 16 inches,” said Royce. Catfish & Black Bass Hold Center Stage, But Stripers & Sturgeon Are Still Available PITTSBURG - There is a lot of fishing on the menu for anglers interested in visiting the West Delta. Catfish are on a very good bite, black bass are cooperating and you can still catch stripers if you fish at the right time of the day. For catfish, anglers are working water from 10 to 20 feet deep with clams, worms and anchovies. While the best action takes place in the evening or after dark, fish can be caught all day long with the best bites occurring when the tide slows. Stripers can still be found throughout the lower end of the Delta in isolated schools. Trolling or plugging are the preferred methods of targeting these fish and the tops and bottoms of the tides are the best times. Most of the stripers encountered will be schoolies, but fish up to 15 pounds have been landed. Bait anglers are catching some quality stripers on frozen shad, but there are so many small bass in the system that it takes patience and lots of bait to hook the larger fish. Smallmouth bass are hitting crankbaits and surface poppers in the channels above Rio Vista. Look for these fish to be holding on rip rap covered banks. These folks took a July 3 trip to Stampede Reservoir with Captain James Netzel and limited out on handsome kokanee. Photo courtesy of TIGHT LINES GUIDE SERVICE, Loomis. Trout Anglers Challenge! Fish Lake Tahoe! NorCal For both Bank Anglers and Boat Anglers! 3204 5 hours DaiLy Trips 90 $ All Gear Provided (800) 877–1462 • Discounts for Cash • • Large or Small Groups • Group Discounts • Gift Certificates Over 50 Years Experience on The Lake P.O. Box 488 Sponsored by Carnelian Bay, CA 96140 (530)546–4444 E-mail: bigmack-2@att.net • www.mickeysbigmack.com THE FISH SNIFFER (833) 347-4661 FishSniffer.com FISH SNIFFER DIGITAL!!! Digital subscription now available to the Fish Sniffer. Download the app from iTunes or Google Play. Check us out on WIN A NEW BOAT! Top 50 adult finishers from all 2019 tournaments are eligible for a chance to win the Grand Raffle Prize 2019 TOURNAMENT DATES • FEB. 2nd .................. San Pablo Dam Res. • March 2nd .............. Lake Pardee • March 23rd ............. Lake Amador • APRIL 13th .............. Collins Lake • OCT. 12th ................ Lake Pardee • NOV. 2-3rd...Tournament of Champions... Brought to Collins Lake you by TONS OF FUN FOR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY! Top 25 youth finishers from all 2019 tournaments are eligible for a chance to win a Grand Raffle Prize Thousands Of Catchable Trout Planted In Each Lake! Derby hours 7am to 2 pm TOC Entry Fee: $25 per Qualifying Adult Qualifying Kids 15 and under FREE $10 High Roller Side Pot Option (3-Qualifiers Awarded) FREE Raffle after Weigh-in for Eligible Tournament Participants State Fishing Licenses are required and Calif. DFW rules apply ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE AT WWW.ANGLERSPRESS.COM Entry Fee ONLY $20 and KIDS ARE FREE! magazine.fishsniffer.com or Email digital_subscriptions@fishsniffer.com CONTACT THE FISH SNIFFER (833)-347-4661 • FishSniffer.com MOVING....OR MOVED? Send us your new address so we can get your FISH SNIFFER publications coming to your proper address... ON TIME, EVERY TIME! GREAT PRIZES FOR THE KIDS DIVISION! Phone Entry Reservations: (916) 768-0938 • Enter Online At www.anglerspress.com Mail Entry To: Anglers Press P.O. Box 601956, Sacramento, CA 95680 EXHIBITOR BOOTHS • HUGE RAFFLE AFTER THE WEIGH-IN • PRIZES • FAMILY FUN & EXCITEMENT! *Prizes and payout are subjected to change without notice A Sheldon Bright Production. CASH and PRIZES for the Adults Division! *Boats shown with options. SPONSORED BY: Fisherman’s Warehouse 3806