Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3617 August 4-18 2017 | Page 7

VOL.36 • ISS. 17 GO FOR IT! August 4 - 18, 2017 PRO’S POINTER 5 HOT BITES... 1. “When I am fishing a frog or flipping matted vegetation, I am throwing the new X-TCB 8 Carrier Braided Line form P-Line. It is critical to be stealthy with both techniques, and with P-line’s new braid, you can make longer casts and it is ultra quiet com- ing through the grass.” – Bass Pro Bryan Thrift SAC RIVER SALMON… Salmon have been caught, conditions are good and things look poised to improve as we get into early fall. Patience is the key right now for anglers working with plugs and roe. 2. WHISKEYTOWN ‘KOKES… Kokanee to 17 plus inches are thrilling anglers. Apex Lures and Wiggle Hoochies teamed with Sling Blade and Paulina Peak dodgers are top options for hooking up. 3. GOLDEN GATE KINGS… Salmon are feeding beyond the Golden Gate and big fish beyond 30 lbs have been showing. Run rigged anchovies and herring teamed with small inline flashers for success. 4. DON PEDRO ‘BOWS… Limits and near limits of rainbows are the rule for trollers working 40 to 60 feet deep. Shad imitating lures are tempting trout to 4 lbs. GOOD BETS... Tactical . GETting it done. as an angler, success depends on the tactical decisions MADE long before you get to the water. You need every possible advantage to compete with the serious anglers of today. that BEGINS with your line. derived using the latest in raw material and extrusion advancements, TACTICAL DELIVERS Longer casts, extreme invisibility AND UNEQUALLED KNOT STRENGTH. head to the water spooled with the strongest, and most supple fluorocarbon. AWARD WINNING TACTICAL FLUOROCARBON. Available in 6-20lb. Test ~ 200 yard spools. 5. SANTA CRUZ ROCKFISH… Central coast bottom fishing enthusiasts are scoring handsome limits and some bonus lings. Shrimp flies paired with Gulp! or slices of squid do the trick. 6. DEL VALLE STRIPERS … Stripers are on the chomp and both trollers and bait anglers are scoring. Trollers pull rigged anchovies and plugs while bait anglers soak cut anchovies. 7. SHASTA RAINBOWS … The trout are packed into the 60 to 80 foot depth range. Put a shad imitating lure into the zone and you’ll find great action on ‘bows to 17 inches. 8. COLLINS LAKE WHISKERS… Catfish are biting well for anglers fishing coves and the river arm. Best baits include live minnows, liver, night crawlers, sardines and mackerel. SLEEPERS... 9. BUCKS LAKE ‘KOKES… Kokanee running up to 13 inches are on the rampage. Small spinners and spoons are hooking 20 to 40 salmon per day. 10. BODEGA BOTTOMFISH… Charter trips are producing heavy limits of hardheads along with some handsome bonus lingcod. Metal bar jigs teamed with flies are working. 11. DELTA PANFISH… It’s catfish and bluegill time. Work the bends with clams and anchovies for the cats. Docks, rocks (rip rap) and weedlines are the spot to soak crickets, wax worms and red worms for bluegill. P-Line Pro-Staffer scott martin Record 8-time FLW Tour Winner AT Lake Cumberland 12. TRUCKEE RIVER TROUT… Browns and rainbows are on a good bite. Fly guys rely on weighted streamers while spin anglers’ score with Panther Martin Spinners. COMING SOON... 13. TRINITY RIVER STEELHEAD… Steelheading will get started on the Trinity in October and peak in early November. Both fly and conventional anglers will get in on the excitement . 14. ROGUE FALL RUN… The fall salmon run generally produces big fish and epic fishing on the Rogue. Things get going in late August and the best fishing usually occurs in September. 15. MONTEREY TUNA… There is plenty of bait offshore. If the tuna are going to show it should be within the next 4 to 5 weeks. www.P-Line.com 16. TAHOE KOKANEE… By mid August anglers will see big school of ‘kokes at the south end. With one salmon over 5 pounds already landed this is a chance to hook a trophy size fish. P-Line The Fisherman.indd 1 4/14/17 1:20 PM