Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3611 May 12-26, 2017 | Page 11

BASS ANGLER NEWS! Hidden Gems: Four Often Overlooked Bass Powerhouses! Brought To You By VOL.36 • ISS. 11 N orthern and Central California offers up a long list great bass fishing lakes. Many of these lakes are well know, but others don’t grab much of the limelight. San Pablo Reservoir, Lake Del Valle and Rancho Seco are three waters that offer both big bass and numbers of bass, yet remained overlooked by many in the bass fishing community. San Pablo Reservoir San Pablo Reservoir is known as one of the finest fisheries in the East Bay. The visitor center offers fishing licenses for sale and a wide array of bait and tackle. Regular trout stocking means that the lake’s Florida strain largemouths grow big, so bring those swimbaits. The friendly and knowl- edgeable staff are available to assist you with all your freshwater fishing and boating needs. They know the best fishing spots and can help you catch the BIG ONE! Lake Del Valle Del Valle Lake is located 10 miles south of Livermore off Interstate 580 in the San Francisco East Bay area. The lake is surrounded by over 5,000 acres of beautiful oak-covered hills at an altitude of 745 feet. The water level at Del Valle Lake fluctuates seasonally from a high of 703 feet in the summer to a low of 678 feet in the winter. The lake stretches for 5 miles and has 16 miles of shoreline. Aggressive habitat en- hancement over the past 20 years has helped to create robust populations of both largemouth and smallmouth bass. Rancho Seco Rancho Seco Recreation- al Area is a 400-acre park overflowing with recreation- al opportunities including River2Sea offers HUGE bounty for 2nd Annual Bass Pro Shop Open R ROCKLIN CA iver2Sea is coming back strong for this year’s Bass Pro Shop Open coming May 19-21st to Folsom Lake, and wants to challenge participating teams to finish well as they are offering a huge incentive a