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

VOL.37 • ISS. 23 Freshwater Oct 26 - Nov 9, 2018 Freshwater reports: scrappy bass while throwing Ned rigs, drop shot rigs and shakey heads at 20 to Lake Berryessa cont. 40 feet deep. Throwing It will happen soon and the bite should kokanee pattern take off. Yesterday we saw some big swimbaits and top schools of shad on my HDS-12, but water lures could also very tightly bound together. We only be productive early saw one or two with bass in and around and late in the day. them and we did catch a few of those You should find the top bass in the afternoon. We didn’t see action off main lake many bass on some of my favorite points and creek inlets. off-shore island tops - maybe because Bullards Bar is the lake isn’t dropping much,” Hemphill holding 613,396 of concluded. water, 63 percent of capacity and 106 percent of average. For rainbow Bullards Bar and brown trout, anglers can head Reservoir to Englebright Spotted Bass Offer Top Reservoir. Trollers can experience solid trout Sport action while trolling DOBBINS – Kokanee anglers have spinners, spoons and left Bullards Bar for the season as the minnow imitation lures. fish spawn in the Yuba River inlet. You Elaine caught and released this hard-fighting spotted bass during Englebright is holding can still catch next year’s kokanee while a recent fishing adventure at Collins Lake. 66,359-acre feet of Photo courtesy of COLLINS LAKE RESORT. trolling with hoochies, spinners and water, 94 percent other lures, but few fishermen are trying of capacity and 109 for them. percent of average. the fish being caught by anglers now Your best bet is to fish for spotted are smaller ones. bass. Although world record class bass Anglers can hook and release lots of can be found in the reservoir, most of Continued from pg 4 DARE TO COMPARE! Lake Camanche Fall Rainbow Plants Due Soon BURSON – Anglers have been few and far between lately at Lake Camanche. You can expect more anglers to show on the lake in late October, when trout plants are slated to begin, providing the water temperature is cool enough. “The trout plants are on order,” said Terry Willard of the Camanche Recreation Company on Facebook. “The first plant should be during the last week of the month.” If you want to hook now, your best 7 bet is to troll Speedy Shiners in the deeper water near the dam, according to Jeremy Grimes at Fisherman’s Friend in Lodi. They’re trolling at 35 to 45 feet deep for rainbows ranging from 2 to 4 pounds. “Catfishing has been great lately and bass has been good, too. Trout fishing will get better as the water gets colder and we can stock again,” added Willard. The Lodi High School Bass Team is holding a high school event at the lake on October 21st with a $25.00 entry fee. The first official day of off season pricing started on October 1. Camping starts at only $17.00 per night, a 4 person cottage is only $115.00 per night, and RV punch cards are available $185.00 for six nights. Deep discounts on boat rentals are also available (excludes party barges) . The lake is 79 percent of capacity. Carson Pass Region Rainbows, Browns Lead Lower Bear River Catches PIONEER – Rich Spears at the Bear River Lake Resort topped recent catches with a 7 lb. rainbow. He was trolling a worm behind a set of flashers. Another angler hooked and released an 8 lb. German brown, but didn’t leave his name. “Shore anglers are hooking a lot of rainbows,” noted Mike Raso at the Bear River Lake Resort. “They’re tossing out worms, PowerBait, spinners and spoons.” The boat ramp is out of the water. The resort closed for the season on October 21. At Caples Lake, Danielle and Derek Perez landed 4 quality rainbow trout while trolling with PowerBait by Emigrant Bay. The Caples Lake Resort closed for the season on October 20. GO AHEAD! Put our Price, Service, Brand Name Selection, Local Knowledge and Complete Outdoor Needs up against ANY Competitor! Hunting • Fishing • Camping • Reloading • Clothing • Footwear 10 GIFT CERTIFICATE $ 10 $ Redeemable On Any Purchase Over $50 0890 www.sportsmanwarehouse.com Not redeemable for cash, license or gift card. One Certificate per customer per day. Must present gift certificate at time of sale. Cannot be combined with any other discount Now ELEVEN stores to serve you! Rocklin 6640 Lonetree Blvd. (916)782-9900 Redding 1659 Hilltop Drive (530)222-5500 Chico 765 East Ave. Suite 170 (530)897-0500 Fairfield Rohnert Park 1590 Gateway Blvd. (707)389-7400 5195 Redwood Dr. (707)585-1500 2344 Sunrise Blvd. (916)635-7800 3456 Broadway (707)298-6100 8468 N. Friant Rd. (559)261-2900 10536 Trinity Parkway (209)851-7400 Rancho Cordova Fresno Eureka Stockton Visalia 1650 West Visalia Parkway (559)308-7100 3722 Milpitas 111 Ranch Dr. (510)824-7200 Charlie from Orinda landed this hefty largemouth bass at San Pablo Reservoir this fall. Photo courtesy of ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECREATION COMPANY.