Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3617 August 4-18 2017 | Page 19

FRESHWATER VOL.36 • ISS. 17 colored plastic worms are the baits of choice. Look for the bass to be holding around main points in the Sacramento and McCloud River Arms. Shasta is currently 14 feet from maximum pool and dropping about 4 inches per day. At Whiskeytown the kokanee fishing is very good. Trollers have been getting easy limits of fat, healthy 15 to 17 inch fish while fishing near the bridge. Depending on the time of day, the fish will be holding from 35 to 60 feet deep and they will hit a variety of corn tipped lures. A number of anglers reporting doing well with Paulina Peak dodger teamed with micro hoochies, while other enjoy success pulling pink or orange Apex Lures. Tim caught and released this feisty largemouth bass while fishing at Los Vaqueros Reservoir this July. Photo courtesy of the LOS VAQUEROS RECREATION AREA, Livermore. SHADOW CLIFFS LAKE Catfish Go On The Prowl LIVERMORE – The trout bite has slowed down because of the heat, while anglers report fishing for catfish has picked up with limits being caught around the lake. Cody of Livermore landed 2 catfish totaling 10 lbs. Cody was using chicken livers by the marina, according to Joe Sullivan of the East Bay Regional Park District. Sam of Pleasanton caught his limit of catfish out on his boat while using mackerel for bait. Rich Lei of Livermore caught 3 catfish left of the 1st dock. Romy of Livermore landed 2 catfish while bait fishing by the marina. Another fisherman caught 5 catfish while fishing chicken livers left of the boat launch. The best bass action has been reported out of the Arroyo ponds. One fisherman caught and released 7 largemouths while float tubing in the arroyo and using Senkos. The water temperature is 75 degrees, depending on depth. The water visibility varies between 10-15 feet. - Dan Bacher SHASTA / WHISKEYTOWN LAKE Trout And Salmon Reward Mid-Summer Trollers REDDING - Trolling has been very productive for north state anglers targeting both trout and salmon. At Shasta, the rainbow bite is going well. At Whiskeytown outstanding kokanee action is available early in the day. At Shasta, the rainbows are holding in deep water. Angler are targeting rainbows holding from 60 to 75 feet deep. The fish average rainbow runs from 14 to 17 inches, but fish to 3 plus pounds are showing daily. For the ‘bows, Wiggle Hoochies in shad colors, Apex Lures and shad imitating spoons like Hum Dingers and Cripplures are the ticket. Several areas in the main body and lower ends of the arms are producing trout. One of the hottest spots has been the I-5 Bridge. Bass fishing at Shasta ranges from fair to good depending on the day. Early and late topwaters, swimbaits and rip baits draw strikes. 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These fish are 10 to 14 inches now, and are growing quickly on the abundant food available. In addition, holdover trout up to 20-inches still being caught. Most trout anglers have been still fishing, and most are using PowerBait. Trout were caught by boat anglers all around the lake on Sunday. Still fishing was productive at Buck Island, Red Rocks, and in the even in the more shallow areas of the reservoir upstream of Grizzly Campground. Some limits were caught upstream of Grizzly, and at least one angler recommended adding some movement to the bait in and among the vegetation to entice trout to strike. Bank anglers caught trout at the marina jetty, but trout fishing was poor for bank anglers near the Willow Point boat ramp. The lake is 96 percent full. Water clarity was better in the upper half of the reservoir compared to the Buck Island area. At Diamond Lake, trout fishing has been excellent. A significant portion of fish caught have been larger than 12-inches. Trolling lures and bottom fishing with PowerBait across all depths continue to be productive