Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3612 May 26-June 9 | Page 19
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and Paul Dubow of San Jose. While
trolling with Joe Aksamit of Joefish
Guide Service, they also found top-
notch striped bass action.
“The anglers landed 12 fish, but we
had 30 other bites,” said Aksamit. ‘We
went through 2-1/2 trays of anchovies
and a bag of threadfin shad. We caught
the fish while trolling at 16 to 25 feet
deep in the main body, including the
area near the dam.”
Smith said this has been a “very
consistent year” for striped bass at
New Hogan, with the lake at full
capacity as water surged into the lake
from the Calaveras River during the
big storms this season.
“The fish have been smaller this
year, averaging 18 to 21 inches,”
Smith noted, “but the fishing is very
good. Earlier this spring we caught a
6-1/2 pounder and 2 five pounders.
Our best day so far this season was 16
fish for two anglers fishing with me.”
Smith does most of his fishing for
trout and salmon on the Mother Lode
lakes or fall Chinook salmon on the
Sacramento River, but he looks for-
ward to his trips to New Hogan for a
change of pace.
“I like fishing New Hogan because
it offers something different from the
salmon and trout fishing that I do on
the Mother Lode lakes,” he said. “It’s
fun to catch 2 to 6 pound stripers on
light trout tackle. The only difference
is that I use heavier line, 40 lb. braided
line with 12 lb. test leader, and bigger
hooks to target the stripers.”
However, Smith cautioned that
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Facilities Information: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New
Hogan Lake, 2713 Hogan Dam Road, Valley Springs, CA.
95252-8498, phone (209) 772-1343, email: NewHogan-
info@usace.army.mil, Website: www.spk.usace.army.mil/
organizations/cespk-co/lakes/newhogan.html
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Guided fishing trips: Monte Smith of Gold Country
Sportfishing, 209) 581-4734, www.goldcountrysportfishing.
com.
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Day Use: Picnic sites are located in Fiddleneck Day Use
Area and at the New Hogan Dam Observation Point near
the Park Headquarters. Wrinkle Cove is a popular swimming
area. NO lifeguards are provided.
Oak
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Wrinkle
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North Fork
Fishing Access
Toyon
Pacific Placer
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Camping: New Hogan offers 177 campsites in its three
developed campgrounds. Acorn East and Acorn West
have hot showers and flush toilets while Oak Knoll is more
primitive. A group campground is also available at Coyote
Point. 95% of these campsites and the group campground
are available by reservation. To ma