Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3611 May 12-26, 2017 | Page 3

Up-To-Date and Published Locally... By Sportsmen... For Sportsmen! Clear Lake Map Feature MADE IN U.S.A See Page 20 Vol. 36 - ISS.11 Our 35th Year T Since 1982 May 12 - 26, 2017 “The Magazine for West Coast Sportsmen!” HOOKING UP EAST AND WEST! he past 10 days or so have been pretty exciting for me. In ad- dition to my usual work producing articles, reports and press releases for the Fish Sniffer and other pub- lications, I’ve been cutting down trees, hunting turkeys, partaking in some intense workouts and fishing. Yes, fishing or more specifically, CATCHING! by Last week I visited Pyramid Cal Kellogg Lake with Fish Sniffer publish- er Paul Kneeland for a day of troll- ing from the Fish Sniffer Rogue Jet Coastal. It’s a fancy and rugged fishing machine to be sure, perfect for the SEE OUR NEW BAJA ROUNDUP SECTION ON PAGE 30 INSIDE Area Reports FRESHWATER REPORTS Almanor - American River.....................................4 Lake Berryessa - Colusa.....................................11 Don Pedro Lake - Frenchman’s/Davis Lakes.12-13 Klamath River/McCloud Reservoir - Pyramid Lake........................................ 14-15 Quarry Lakes - Southern Oregon Roundup... 16-17 Lake Tahoe - West Delta.....................................20 Shasta & Whiskeytown Lakes to SALTWATER REPORTS Berkeley & Emeryville to Fisherman’s Wharf.........33 Half Moon Bay - Shoreline Peninsula..................34 FEATURES Where...When...How... WHAT’S HOT Fish Sniffer publisher Paul Kneeland and editor Cal Kellogg caught about two dozen cutthroat trout when they fished Pyramid Lake, including this beautiful trout that couldn’t resist a top lined Tasmanian Devil lure. Photo by CAL KELLOGG, Fish Sniffer Staff. often-windswept waters of the nation’s premier trout lake! Since Pyramid is the nation’s best trout fishery in the minds of many, it’s surprising that up until last week I’d never wet a line in the lake’s wa- CONTINUED ON PAGE 23 MODERN WAY TO FISH POWERBAIT FOR TROUT A 35 Years Serving Sportsmen the number one position as the most anglers seeking a stringer full of trout lthough not the only way to popular bait for trout, is a testament catch a quick limit of trout, the while fishing from shore. Here, you to this products effectiveness. will find not only a description of the popularity of still-fishing dough bait Once your outfit is basic method, but a sim- is undeniable, especially by those rigged and baited; just cast ple way you can increase out, allow your outfit to the effectiveness of your sink to the bottom, wait presentation. for a bite, and set-the-hook Dough bait is the generic by when your rod tip dips to- term used to describe any Buzz ward the water. And, leave brand (there are several) of prepared bait formulas de- Ramsey some slack in your line, so trout can swim off with signed to be molded around your bait and swallow it a hook and mostly still without feeling line resistance before fished for trout. And while I’m using you yank back on your rod tip to set the term “dough bait” to describe this the hook. product type you should realize the To enable trout to quickly find most recognized and effective brand your bait is the ticket to quick fishing (in my opinion) are the PowerBait or success. When using PowerBait you Gulp! products marketed under the can greatly increase your success Berkley label. PowerBait is a prepared bait formula by using the right amount of dough designed to attract trout as well or bet- trout bait in combination with a Lil’ Corky single-egg-imitation such that ter than real bait. The fact that Berk- PowerBait paired with Lil’ Corkys account- your bait will float above bottom so ley PowerBait outsells worms and ed for this hefty stringer of rainbows. Photo courtesy of BUZZ RAMSEY, Berkley. single salmon eggs, which once held CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 GONE FISHING Jerry Brown Meets With Interior Secretary About Delta Tunnels See Page 27 BASS ANGLER NEWS....................... 5-10, 18-19 BAJA ROUNDUP.................................................... 40 BULLETIN BOARD................................................... 4 FISH SNIFFER HOW-TO: Cal Kellogg................... 24 GO FOR IT: Staff....................................................... 2 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR...................................... 3 MAP FEATURE: Dan Bacher............................. 22,23 PENN TIP OF THE WEEK ..................................... 41 SALTY TIPS Steve “Hippo” Lau.............................. 41 SALT WATER JOURNAL............ 32, 35-39, 42-43 SPOTLIGHT ON CONSERVATION Dan Bacher.... 27 COOKIN’ YER CATCH Paulette............................. 28 WHAT’S HOT – SALTWATER: Ernie Marlan........... 36 STAFF TACKLE What We’re Using Paul Kneeland - fished Whiskeytown Reservoir with Bridget Looney in the Fish Sniffer 21’ Rogue Jet Coastal. They caught ko- kanee to 14 1/2 inches, and rainbow trout to 15 inches, using an 8’ Phenix Reaper composite trigger- stick kokanee rod with a Team Daiwa Z ultra light reel loaded with 6 pound Berkely Vanish fluorocarbon line. They trolled pink Paulina Peak spinner hoochies and copper pink Uncle Lar- ry’s spinners tipped with corn behind Paulina Peak and Arrowflash dodgers in gold/pink right on the surface at 1.4 mph. Dan Bacher - fished for crap- pie at New Melones Lake. Bacher used a Berkley Ugly Stick GX2 6’ 6” medium ac- tion spinning rod, teamed up with a Shakespeare GX235 spinning reel filled with 6 lb . test P-Line CX Premi- um Flourocarbon Coated Line. He tossed out a 1/16 oz. white Mini-Jig and a 1/32 oz Berkley PowerBait Atomic Tube in a grass- hopper pattern in the coves around sunken trees and brush. Cal Kellogg - fished Fol- som Lake for spotted bass. For tossing 4 inch Senkos and 6 inch Robo Worms Cal chose a Cousins GDS 701 spinning rod. The rod was balanced with a Abu Garcia Car- dinal SX 30 spinning reel spooled with 8 pound Vanish fluorocarbon line. The baits were rigged on Eagle Claw Laser Sharp hooks.