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tough bite for largemouth bass with a variety of techniques .

Steve Santucci of Steve Santucci ’ s Fly Fishing Guide Service reported some great topwater action on Wednesday for bass in the 2- to 4-pound range . He said , ‘ Stripers are coming and going so we will have fish until the end of June as the water temperatures are still OK for the linesides .”

– by Dave Hurley

EASTERN SIERRA

Anglers Cope With High Water Conditions

BRIDGEPORT - “ Bridgeport Reservoir has toughened up a bit from the shore but the boat anglers are still doing very well ,” reported Jim Reid at Ken ’ s Sporting Goods . “ Trolling has been great with Rapalas , Tasmanian Devils and Speedy Shiners , bait anglers are doing good with Mice Tails , night crawlers and PowerBait . The weather has put off the fly anglers a bit but stripping streamers has produced some fish here and there , when the weather warms up a bit look forward to stillwater nymphing for some good fishing . Early and late in the

Marabella bagged this husky rainbow trout while soaking bait at Los Vaqueros Reservoir on May 8 .

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day there are some fish being caught from shore casting lures , and during the day there are still some nice fish being caught from the shore with bait though it doesn ’ t seem to be quite as good as last weekend . This also may improve when the weather clears out .”

“ The East Walker has been bumped up to about 625 cfs this week , it ’ s running pretty fast but there are still a few anglers getting into some nice fish . With the higher flows you need to be very careful wading . Streamers still seem to be the ticket for the most strikes though we have had one or two decent reports on nymphs . The upper mile section is probably the best section to fish on the California side , below the bridge gets pretty choppy with the higher flows and of course has a lot more brush and willows to contend with . Patterns to try include : zuddler , dead drift crayfish , double bunny , sculpzilla , jj special , prince nymph , micro stone , pheasant tail and soft hackles ,” tipped Reid .

“ Twin Lakes have been a little hit and miss this past week , we ’ ve had quite a few very good reports but also some not so good reports . We talked to a few anglers who were able to get into some nice browns in the 3 to 6 pound range by trolling deep with either lead core rigs or downriggers . It seems that getting deep is going to increase your odds a great deal right now as a lot of fish are hanging out between 40 and 80 feet down . There has been some success by anglers slinging lures and bait from the shore , the best times seem to be early morning and late evening ,” concluded Reid .

FEATHER RIVER

Striper Fishing Tapers Off

YUBA CITY - After an excellent striped bass season on the Feather River , the action has tapered off with the reduction in releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River .

“ After the Department of Water Resources dropped the flows , the water temperature warmed up and the fish began to spawn ,” said Manuel Saldana , Jr ., of MSJ Guide Service . “ The fishing has slowed down , now that the fish are spawning .”

“ On my latest trip to the Feather before the bite slowed down , three anglers caught their limits of stripers by 10:45 am , as well as releasing shakers ,” said Saldana . “ Most of the fish are in the 18-1 / 2 to 20 inch range , with a few larger fish mixed in . I have been drifting jumbo minnows in the Boyd ’ s Pump and Yuba City areas .”

After the Feather bite got tough , Saldana headed over to the Sacramento River at Tisdale . “ We caught our limits of schoolie stripers by 10:45 a . m . while drifting jumbo

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This angler took a May trip to Lake Berryessa in search of bass and got this impressive bonus crappie .

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minnows ,” said Saldana .

The Department of Water Resources is currently releasing a combined 10,300 cfs below the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet .

-by Dan Bacher

FOLSOM LAKE

Anglers Working For Their Bass

SACRAMENTO – Bass fishing at Folsom Lake has tapered from the hot action of a couple of weeks ago as the fish recover from the spawn .

“ The fishing is on and off and there are a lot of small fish showing ,” advised Don Paganelli of Paganelli ’ s Bass Fishing Experience . “ To target the quality fish , your best bet is to hit the lake early in the morning and fish off the points .”

On his latest trip , three anglers fishing for a half day caught and released 10 bass while dragging Carolina-rigged Aaron ’ s Magic Robo worms “ really slow ,” said Paganelli . The fish , a mixture of smallmouth and largemouth bass up to 2 pounds , hit in 5 to 15 feet of water .

All five boat ramps are currently open . The Folsom Lake Marina staff continued to urge caution when boating on the lake : “ While State Parks has contracted for the clean up of debris , it will remain a problem until the lake has reach its full pool . Launching or retrieving your boat at the ramps may be a problem .”

“ If your boat has a stainless steel prop you need to be extra careful . An aluminum

prop will bend and break , but with a stainless steel prop the lower unit will break ,” they said .

Folsom Lake ’ s water level is 458.90 feet in elevation , 7.1 feet from maximum pool . The reservoir is holding 899,053 acre-feet of water , 92 percent of capacity and 112 percent of average . The surface water temperature at the marina is 71.0 degrees .

LAFAYETTE RESERVOIR

Channel Catfish Plants Begin !

LAFAYETTE – Desert Springs has stocked the last trout plant of the year , 500 pounds , in Lafayette Reservoir . The catfish season has begun , with the CDFW delivering 1400 pounds of channel catfish to the lake .

The water temperature is 70.4o @ 6 feet and 57.6o @ 20 feet , due to the current warming trend , reported Jaquelyn Lovelace of Lafayette Reservoir . Expect to catch the trout in deeper water , now that the surface water temperature has warmed up .

“ Fish all day with nightcrawlers and PowerBait in chartreuse , orange , or pink glitter and garlic ,” she tipped .

Catfish offer the top fishing at the reservoir now . Anglers should fish midday to evening with mackerel , anchovies , nightcrawlers and other baits from midday to evening in the coves

Black bass fishing is best for anglers tossing out large worms or plastics .

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