Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 2723 Oct 26-Nov 9 | Page 16

14 Oct 26 - Nov 9, 2018 Freshwater reports: Heron Bay and have been hitting well on Kastmasters or small top water lures.,” said Jacob. “You can still throw swimbaits at the points along the shoreline. The rock point at the Hetch Hetchy group campsite is one of the best spots. Anchovies and sardines have been great bait to throw from shore; you just want to get out into the channel as far as you Continued from pg 13 Del Valle Lake Bait Anglers Lay into Catfish, Stripers LIVERMORE - The hot bite this week VOL.37 • ISS. 23 Freshwater by the dam. Arleen H of San Jose caught a seven and a half pound catfish using anchovies on the south end of the lake. Jack F of Livermore caught a ten-pound catfish in the lower narrows while fishing with anchovies. Phabian W of Livermore caught a six and eight pound striped bass from Heron Bay while using a Kastmaster. Luke Simpson came all of the way from Colorado to bag an 8 lb. striper in the Narrows while fishing a Rat-L-Trap. “Danny H of Livermore caught several fish while out at Del Valle,” noted Jacob. “His catches include a two pound smallmouth that he caught using a swimbait in the lower narrows, and two catfish that weighed seven and nine pounds. He caught his catfish at the dam, fishing with anchovies. “ The lake temperature has been sitting right around 70 degrees, with it dipping into the 60s at night and rising into the 70s in the afternoon. The lake level has been dropped as Del Valle prepares for the fall and winter seasons. Don Pedro Lake Target Bass with Drop Shot Rigs LA GRANGE – The cold fronts have slowed down the bass bite at Don Pedro with plastics on the drop-shot working best along with Berserk’s brown/purple or Purple Hornet jigs at depths to 45 feet. Although the water temperature hasn’t changed much, the bass have dropped in the water column. The cold fronts and wind will help out the trout bite as they move closer to the surface. Kastmasters, Needlefish, Apex lures, or Cripplures are the top lures as both the rainbows and bass will be located around the forming shad schools in the cooling water. The lake held at 74 percent.  – Dave Hurley for a really good fall season at Eagle,” Spediacci exclaimed. Lon Westberg of Redding recently spent a week at Eagle Lake and reported good action. “At times, we had to deal with some pretty stiff wind and there was some algae in the water that you needed to keep off your lures, but overall we had a great time. We didn’t have any problem hooking trout to 3 pounds. We spent most of our time pulling brass and red Cripplures and Bikini Needlefish and those lures worked great. Our trolling speed was an even 2 miles per hour,” tipped Westberg. Eastern Sierra Bridgeport Reservoir Offers Hot Trout Action BRIDGEPORT- “Bridgeport Reservoir is producing lots of fish in the 2 to 6 pound range. Both trolling and bait fishing from boats is working,” reports Jim Reid of Ken’s Sporting Goods. “The shore fishing hasn’t livened up just yet but when it gets colder hopefully that will change. The trolling has been good with small Rapalas, Needlefish, crawlers and Thomas Buoyants while the bait anglers have been doing well over in the Rainbow Point area with inflated crawlers, pinched crawlers, Mice Tails and Powerbait. We heard about a couple fly anglers doing well up in the East Walker channel as well as the Buckeye/Robinson channels stripping streamers, we heard they didn’t catch huge numbers of fish but that they got into some good browns in the 5 and 6 pound class. The water clarity is not good, as usual, out there but if you get your trolling gear just 10 or 12 feet below the surface and under the algae you should be able to get into some good fish,” tipped Reid. “The Twins are still kicking out some good fish with flies as well as bait, the trolling has been a little tough but bait CONTINUED ON PG 18 Eagle Lake Speed Trollers Prosper Sherinne Wilson caught the big catfish during a September fishing trip at Collins Lake. As of press time, whiskerfish were still on the chomp. Photo courtesy of the COLLINS LAKE RECREATION AREA, Oregon House. at Del Valle continues to be the catfish., while trout action has improved with cooling water temperatures and the first two trout plants of the year. “Many large cats are being caught up by the dam and in the upper narrows in the deep water.,” said Captain Jacob at the Del Valle Marina: “With the water level drop, hidden structures such as fallen trees are exposed, making them prime spots to fish for catfish.” “Fishing from boat is the best way to go because of the ability to cover more structure. From shore, you can still get to a couple nice spots along the dog run trail. We recommend using anchovies, chicken livers, and mackerel,” said Jacob. “The striped bass are still boiling near can. From boat, the rock points near the shoreline are a good place to target with bait.” The first two trout plants of the fall have perked the trout fishing up between the marina and the beach. PowerBait or mice tails are always favorites of the trout! The small and largemouth bass are being caught with some regularity on top water lures. Jr. Spooks work well, as do shad colored swimbaits, noted Jacob. Nightcrawlers or jumbo red worms are good baits to try, although the lures seem to be catching the larger bass. “The bass are being caught predominately in the shallow waters near tree structures or rocks. They are very active in the mornings, but have been hitting continuously all day,” he explained. (510) 223-1661 (925) 426-0197 Big fish honors go to Michael C of Fremont, who caught a15- (925) 449-5201 (209) 748-2318 pound catfish while trolling a (209) 772-1472 Hoochie. Jacob H of Livermore Offer valid on all boat rentals Monday - Friday landed an eight- For more information about Boating, Camping & Recreation pound catfish Visit WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINREC.COM All other boat rental terms and conditions still apply.Offer subject to boat rental availability. 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