SATURDAY , JUNE 3 , 2017
Nestled between
Brentwood and Livermore off Vasco Road on the Feather and Sacramento rivers , so few anglers are going up to Oroville to target bass and salmon .
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A Senko is always a go-to rig during the spring months and can be fished on a variety of presentations ,” Liechty tipped .
Big fish honors go to Bob Schaefer , who caught a giant 9-pound largemouth .
“ The trout bite picked up quite a bit this past week for the anglers who are on the water trolling for them ,” said Liechty . “ The lake is getting closer to full each week ”
“ Trolling anglers are straying away from traditional trout lures and using some of the brightly colored kokanee lures to catch trout ,” he noted . “ Try using hoochies that have a lot of action . When trolling multiple lines , be sure to drop at least one down to the 30 ’ to 40 ’ range to catch those giant kokanees we hope to see this year .”
‘ The giant catfish in New Melones are starting to move into shallow water ,” tipped Liechty . “ The temperature continues to rise and the fish will become more active as it does . A massive ball of nightcrawlers on a treble hook should tempt these giants into biting .” New Melones Lake is currently
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holding 1,980,930 acre-feet . It is currently at 1050 ft . above sea level and 38 ft . from full . On the surface is some floating debris which will increase as you travel upriver .
LAKE OROVILLE
Spotted Bass Move Into Shallows
CHICO — Few anglers have reported targeting landlocked king salmon at Lake Oroville lately , but boaters are experiencing “ decent ” fishing for spotted bass , reported Joe Bitker of the Tackle Box .
“ The bass have moved into the top 15 feet of water in the coves ,” said Bitker . “ They ’ re hitting Robo Worms on drop shot rigs , as well as spinnerbaits and crankbaits .”
Most of the fish are in the 12 to 16 inch range , along with a few bigger fish . He recommended fishing the South Fork and the main body for the best success on bass .
Bob Boucke at Johnson ’ s Bait and Tackle in Yuba City said 90 percent of local anglers are concentrating on striper fishing
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Nestled between
Brentwood and Livermore off Vasco Road on the Feather and Sacramento rivers , so few anglers are going up to Oroville to target bass and salmon .
There is a lot of floating debris and logs throughout the lake , so be careful when launching a boat and driving a boat around the lake .
The lake was holding 2,812,242 acre-feet of water , 79 percent of capacity and 99 percent of average , at press time . The water level is 850.29 feet above sea level , 49.17 feet from maximum pool .
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PARDEE LAKE
Trollers Start Bagging Kokanee Salmon
IONE — The popular kokanee salmon are finally starting to show at Lake Pardee .
“ Stay shallow , roughly under 20 feet deep ,” advised Kaitlyn McCroskey of Pardee Lake Recreation . “ Like the trout , they like the shiny gold and silver Apex or Mini-Apex lure . said , “ Pardee regular Jeff Geiszle , his side kick Hannah and friend Tony Benzinger put in
( based on 125 anglers )
20 kokanee and 2 rainbow trout using a modified Apex lure at from the surface to 20 feet . It looks like it is going to be a great kokanee year !”
Bank anglers are experiencing the top rainbow trout fishing at Stony Creek Landing and Blue Heron Point . PowerBait , nightcralwers and grubs are the top baits .
She advised boaters , “ You will find the trout all over right now , but you can try the Narrows and the south end to start . The mouth of the river is always popular . Again ,
Rick and Robert doubled up on Suisun Bay keeper sturgeon while fishing with Captain David Hammond on April 20 .
Photo courtesy of DELTA PRO FISHING , Elk Grove
PowerBait is working well , as are grubs . Keep your flashers bright and / or shiny and don ’ t go deeper than 30 to 35 feet deep .”
The lake is 92 percent of capacity and the water level is improving .
PYRAMID LAKE
Late Showing Of Big Cutthroats
RENO — In a normal year , as April comes to a close , so does the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout ’ s invasion of the shallows at Pyramid Lake . Over the last ten or so days some of the best action of the season has been underway .
At least three fish from 20-24 pounds have been landed , and a few others in the high teens have been reported . It ’ s likely due to the unsettled windy and cloudy weather that has continued to blow through
3606 the area . These big fish have almost exclusively been caught by fly fishermen fishing off of ladders from the beach . This proves that the biggest of the big are still patrolling the shallows looking to feed .
This bite should already be winding down , but the lake is only 49 degrees at the moment . Normally the shallows would be getting up into the high fifties or even the sixties by now , and this would queue the trout that the spawn should be tapering off .
With all of the ice-cold snow melt entering the lake it would appear that the spawning period may run a little late this year . It is likely to assume that some sunny 80-degree days in the Western Great Basin may cause the fish to vacate and head out deeper .
The best options at this time are either nymphing with Pyra-midges and Maholo ’ s under a bobber , or retrieving wooly buggers right along the
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