Big rainbows are on the bite at Lake Don Pedro . This heavy fish was caught on a Chuker T Spoon on July 12 .

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said he hasn ’ t heard of any salmon caught in the Colusa area of the Sacramento since the season began . He noted that most anglers are going to the mountains or coast to fish with the hot weather . Local anglers have reported solid smallmouth bass and rainbow and German brown fishing at Lake Almanor .

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LAKE DAVIS

Sunfish , Bass Offer Light Tackle Fun

PORTOLA – Trout fishing remains slow at Lake Davis , but families are having a lot of fun catching bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish from shore .

“ The kids are just killing sunfish up to 1 pound at Camp Five ,” said Jeanne Graham of J & J Grizzly Store and Camping Resort . “ They ’ re using earthworms and mealworms for the fish .”

Largemouth bass fishing is also going strong in the Camp Five and Lightning Tree areas . Anglers are tossing out plastic worms and poppers to land bass ranging from juveniles to 4 pound , she said .

“ Brown bullhead catfish are hitting worms and prepared catfish baits off Mallard , Coot Bay , Eagle Point and Camp Five ,” stated Graham .

For rainbow trout , Graham suggested fly fishing in the shallows off Camp Five where the fish are coming in to feed early in the morning . Then around 9 to 10 am , she recommended trolling deep with red dot frog Dick Nites in the creek

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One girl landed a huge rainbow measuring 26 inches and weighing 6 pounds , 11 ounces while fishing worms from shore early in the morning .

Lake Davis is holding 83,000 acre-feet of water , 94 percent of capacity and 121 percent of average .

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DEL VALLE RESERVOIR

Stripers Go On Bite

LIVERMORE – The hot bite over the past couple of weeks at Lake Del Valle has been the striped bass , with many anglers coming back with limits .

“ Striped bass have been the easiest fish to catch recently ,” said Cody McGarry of the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company . “ Anglers are fishing with anchovies , chicken liver and sardines .”

“ If you want to try and throw some lures . I would recommend either jerk baits or swim jigs . Most anglers have been fishing in the lower narrows and out towards the dam ,” he tipped .

Big striper honors go to Nathan Maka and his grandfather of Morgan Hill , who caught 4 stripers weighing a total of 13 pounds .

“ Catfish have been showing up a lot more recently with many anglers having luck catching them ,” he tipped . “ We received our third catfish plant of the year of 1000 pounds , making it a little

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“ Most anglers are using either anchovies , nightcrawlers or mackerel . I would recommend fishing near fallen trees and weed beds ; the more cover the better for catfish ,” he noted .

McGarry got into the catfish action himself , landing one monster channel cat weighing 14 pounds . Robert of San Leandro reeled in a catfish going 9 lbs .

Jessica Espinoza of Fremont caught an 8 lb . catfish . Cecil of San Leandro landed five cats weighing a total of 10 pounds .

“ Black bass have been really active lately , especially in the early morning ,” said McGarry . “ They have started hitting top water lures around tule patches . I would also recommend using either Senkos or crankbaits .”

The weather at Del Valle has been really hot and dry with temperatures in the low 90s rising all the way up to about 105 at its peak . The surface temperature is still rising , sitting at 81 degrees at press time .

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Bass , Trout Are Hitting

LA GRANGE – Monte Smith of Gold Country Sportfishing is getting on Don Pedro early for limits of quality rainbow trout using his custom shad-patterned spoons at depths to 40 feet and below . With the hot temperatures , the rainbows

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Mike Gomez of the Bait Barn in Waterford said , “ There is a topwater bite with the River2Sea Rover or similar lures early in the morning or evenings , and buzzbaits have also been effective . By 9:00 or 9:30 a . m . when the sun is on the water , you have to work your way down in the water column with crankbaits , jerkbaits , or swimbaits before going at deep at 60 feet by noon with Pro Worms in 124p or 300 or Berserk ’ s

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“ The fish become inactive during the heat of the day , but they will move up once again at night with anglers using fluorescent line with black spinnerbaits or crankbaits to hook them . Most anglers are getting on at first light and getting off by 10:00 a . m . when the water skiers

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