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CLEAR LAKE
Wind Doesn ’ t Stop Hot Bass Bite
LAKEPORT - In spite of heavy winds , Larry Hemphill , fishing guide , found great bass action on two days of fishing at Clear Lake .
“ I guided Thursday and Friday - day trips - with horrible wind both days , all day ,” Hemphill explained . “ We could only find some protected areas to fish . I had 3 clients on Thursday and they all caught a lot of bass - biggest at 5 lbs . All the dinks that had been pestering us have disappeared for the time being .
“ They caught about 25 to 30 between them , many in the 3 to 4 lb range with a few bigger . Friday I had my 2 clients working the east side of the lower lake - trying to find some wind protected areas . I think the bass had the same idea since the bite was the best I have seen in recent memory ,” he said .
“ The clients started off at 6 am catching quality bass up to 4-1 / 2 lbs and the bite never stopped by the time we quit at 2 pm . I lost count of the bass they caught - well over 50 with only 1 dink . The limits were well over 20 lbs both days ,” he tipped .
“ Finally , these trips produced only one or two crappie ,” he said . “ Nearly all the bass
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caught both days were from 3 to 15 feet - a few down to 20 feet . Bass were everywhere - docks , retaining walls , points , and weed edges . The weeds are forming but not bad yet .”
“ The lake is green at Red Bud area , but fairly clear a little further north . We used 6 and 7 inch Robo worms most of the time with MM111 coming on strong ! Morning Dawn is still good . Bass are beginning to look at beaver type baits also , along with the Yamamoto Flappin ’ Hog ,” he concluded .
The surface water temperature was 71-75 degrees and the water clarity was stained , with 2 to 4 foot visibility .
COLLINS LAKE
Trout Go Deep With Hot Weather
OREGON HOUSE - “ Summer fun is here ,” reported Shelly Groce at the Collins Lake Resort . “ The fish are going down deeper and anglers are still catching a lot of fish .”
Trout are dominating the catches , but fishermen are also bagging channel catfish , black bass and sunfish .
Big fish honors go to Randy Wyatt of Petaluma , who landed a quality 6-3 / 4 lb trout while trolling , and Pat Durgan , who caught two rainbows weighing 6-3 / 4 and 6 pounds while fishing green PowerBait in Elmer ’ s Cove .
Tim Franklin of Marysville landed a 6 lb rainbow while using a Berkley lure . Shaun and Alan caught 4 trout down by the dam on PowerBait . Mike Eltiste of Lincoln nailed a 4-3 / 4 lb trout on PowerBait down by the dam . Seino of Yuba City bagged 4 trout using green PowerBait by the dam .
Wyatt Joseph of Loma Rica caught a sunfish using mini jigs . Waylan McCutcheon of Loma Rica reeled in a limit of trout trolling on the lake . Kevin brought in a 4-1 / 2 lb trout from the north end of the lake .
Ray Johnson caught 5 catfish , one trout , one bass , and a sunfish while using worms down by the dam . Daniel landed a 4 lb catfish by the bridge . Bryan and Brooklyn caught a bluegill on live bait . Finally , Charlie Moore caught 5 bass on the dock fishing with a secret bait .
The lake is two feet from full .
COLUSA / KNIGHTS LANDING
Heat Keeps Most Anglers Off The Water
COLUSA - The record heat of the past couple of weeks has kept most anglers off the water , but the anglers fishing before it heated up were catching stripers on the Sacramento River .
“ Before the heat wave , boaters and bank anglers were catching stripers from
Princeton down to Meridian on top water lures and swimbaits early and late in the day ,” reported Daniel Baca at Kittle ’ s Outdoors . “ Anglers were also drifting live minnows and fishing cut anchovies and sardines for the stripers . The fish were a mixture of shakers and keepers in the 18 to 25 inch range .”
The shad fishing in the area near the Colusa Bridge has slowed down – and few anglers have been trying in the heat .
Baca reported “ phenomenal ” largemouth bass fishing on a recent trip to East Park Reservoir .
“ Two of us caught and released 15 fish just in a half hour of fishing and we didn ’ t start fishing until 11 am ,” said Baca . “ We used spinnerbaits , creature baits and beaver-type baits off the points . Our fish ranged from 12 to 20 inches long during the trip .”
- Dan Bacher
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Fly Fishermen , Trollers Do Best On Trout
PORTOLA – Fly fishermen and trollers are experiencing fair action on rainbow trout , while bank anglers are struggling to catch trout .
“ During a recent derby , the fly fishermen did best ,” said Jeanne Graham at J & J Grizzly Store and Camping Resort . “ Spencer Clark and his fishing partner caught 6 fish total measuring 22 to 25 inches .”
“ Fly fishing is best in the shallows of Cow Creek , where damsel fly patterns are yielding the best action ,” she said . “ A lot of snails are also starting to show in the lake ’ s north end .”
Trolling is also producing quality rainbows . Boaters are using the typical red dot frog Needlefish and Dick Nite copper red head lures at 20 feet or deeper , since the fish moved into deep water with the recent heat wave . The best area is from the Lighting Tree to Big Island and back .
“ There are still not
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Nick the Informative Fisherman caught and released a bunch of bass during a recent visit to Lake Camanche , including this largemouth and spotted bass .
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huge numbers of largemouth bass showing , but those reported have been in the 3 to 4 lb . class . Anglers targeting bass are doing best throwing Rapalas and poppers around structure and brush ,” Graham added .
“ Today a bass fishermen reported catching
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