stripping streamers or stillwater nymphing . The shore fishing isn ’ t as good as fishing from boats but they ’ re still getting into some nice fish here and there , the weather has been great so it ’ s not a bad plan to hang out on the shore and enjoy the scenery ,” exclaimed Reid .

FEATHER / YUBA RIVERS

Boaters Land Some Bright Kings

YUBA CITY - “ Salmon fishing was a whole lot better this season than last year on the Feather River opener ,” said Bob Boucke at Johnson ’ s Bait and Tackle in Yuba City .

Curtis Grima , Chief of Staff for Assemblyman James Gallagher , landed an 18 lb . king salmon , his first-ever , while fishing from Boucke ’ s boat in the Yuba City area . Boucke also landed a bright 10 lb . salmon .

“ We caught the two salmon while trolling blue # 6 Blue Fox spinners on the Feather from Boyd ’ s Pump to the power lines ,” he said . “ We didn ’ t see other anglers in the same area hook fish , though .”

Upriver below the Thermalito Afterbay outlet , one father-son combo hooked three bright Chinooks up to 20 pounds while back trolling with plugs opening day . Shore anglers also hooked some salmon ,

FOLSOM

Target Willows For Bass

FOLSOM - The surface water temperature at the Folsom Lake Marina has risen to 81 degrees , so you need to go deep for bass during the day .

“ Your top prospect is to drop shot in the willows of the main body at a depth of 20 to 25 feet deep ,” said Alan Fong of Fisherman ’ s Warehouse . “ Use Robo Worms in Morning Dawn and similar colors for the best action . Most of the fish are spotted bass , with some smallmouths and largemouths mixed in .”

You can expect to catch a few fish while throwing top water lures off the points early and late in the day .

Hardly anybody has been fishing for rainbow trout or king salmon lately .

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Folsom Lake is holding 977,000 acre feet of water , 96 percent of capacity and 125 percent of capacity . The lake level is 462.40 feet in elevation , only 3.6 feet from full .

“ If you are coming to the lake on a weekend , plan to arrive early in the day ,” the Folsom Lake Marina advised . “ Parking is very limited because of the high water and on weekends all entrances will probably close . A State Pass allows for free entrance into the park , but only if there is parking available .”

LOS VAQUEROS RESERVOIR

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Reservoir . This week the lake management stocked bluegill and largemouth bass to boost the fish populations at the reservoir .

“ We stocked 2,000 2 to 4-inch bluegill , 1,000 8 to 10-inch largemouth bass and another 2,000 2 to 5-inch largemouth ,” explained Brian Demmunik of the Los Vaqueros Marina . “ All these 5,00 fish are from the Freshwater Fish Company .”

“ We expect to plant another load of 1,000 8 to 10-inch largemouth later this week ,” he added . “ If you catch any of undersized fish , please release them gently and allow them to grow up .”

Demmunik labeled the trout fishing as “ consistent ” at the lake .

“ Trout fishing is fair , mostly in the morning , with fish being caught from around the reservoir ,” he reported . “ There are lots of fish being caught from Oak Point to past the Rock Wall . South Cove also continues to produce a good number of fish . Lot of anglers are catching two or three fish , with others catching lmits .”

The baits of choice for shore anglers are garlic-scented PowerBait , nightcrawlers or Kastmaster lures

Striper fishing is still mixed , with fewer “ shakers ” and more medium-to-large fish being caught . The pier by the Marina and the area from Oak Point south towards South Cove are producing decent numbers of stripers . From shore , cut anchovies and shad are the top baits .

“ Catfish are infrequent , though we planted 2,000 pounds of catfish in the last two weeks ,” he said . Use chicken livers , anchovies and mackerel for the cats .

The water clarity remains good . Water temperature is up slightly , at 71 degrees this week .

The reservoir is storing 151,600 acre-feet of water , 95 percent of its 160,000 acre-foot capacity . Pumping has stopped and the reservoir will slowly drop through the summer . - Dan Bacher

NEW MELONES LAKE

Black Bass Transition To Summer Pattern

ANGELS CAMP - Black bass have moved into their summer pattern at New Melones . Boaters are tossing out top water lures early and late in the day , then switch over to subsurface lures and the finally to deep water techniques .

“ The water temperatures jumped 10 degrees within the past few weeks , and most of the lake is a warm 85 degrees at the surface ,” said John Liechty of Xperience Guide Service . “ The bass have completed their spawn , and summer techniques are in play .”

“ Topwater lures such as the River2Sea Whopper Plopper in all three sizes are working early before anglers switching over to subsurface lures such as swimbaits , spinnerbaits , jerkbaits , or crankbaits once the midday heat arrives . Once you have found an area holding fish ,

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I have been changing over to a drop-shot or Senko to keep the bite going ,” Liechty tipped . A few quality kokanee are hitting depths between 45 and 70 feet in the main lake from the dam to the spillway with pink hoochies behind a pink / pearl white Vance ’ s Dodger , but trout continue to offer the top fishing , according to Gene Hildebrand of Glory Hole Sports .

Gary Burns of ‘ Take It To the Limit ’ Guide Service has landed quality rainbows while targeting kokanee in the same areas .

“ We are a little shy on the kokanee this year , but over the past 3 trips , we put 25 bows in the boat this week and lost 5 kokanee . Most rainbows are 2 to 4 pounds with the occasional 5 pounder ,” he stated .

Burns has been using pink and purple Apex lures or pink Wiggle Hoochies , tipped with garlic corn or a piece of nightcrawler , behind a Rocky Mountain Tackle Dodger in pink or orange moonshine .

The crappie bite is improving once again with small to medium minnows or crappie jigs near vertical structure and submerged tree cover .

Catfishing is also improving in the hot weather with the whiskerfish holding near the banks with submerged rock . Stinkbaits , a ball of nightcrawlers , chicken livers , or live minnows are working best .

New Melones is 91 percent of capacity and 1068.00 feet above sea level .

LAKE OROVILLE

Spotted Bass Top The Catches

OROVILLE – The hot weather has driven many anglers to fish the cooler high elevation lakes or coastal waters . Bass fishing is worth a shot at Oroville , while the landlocked king salmon remain nearly nonexistent .

Most anglers are fishing in the early morning or evening hours . You can expect to nail a lot of spotted bass from 10 to 14-1 / 2 inches long , along with an occasional larger fish .

The 30 to 35 foot depth is best , due to the warm surface water temperature of 80 degrees . Use drop shot rigs with Robo Worm in morning dawn and MM111 patterns and tubes for the top action . Tossing out top water

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