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10 Sept . 1-15 , 2017 VOL . 36 • ISS . 19
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AMERICAN BASIN cont . with white corn , behind dodgers , at 55 to 60 feet deep .
“ Anglers are catching 13 to 16 inch limits of kokanee at Union Valley ,” confirmed Craig Newton at Willfish Bait and Tackle . “ One customer reported success on GVF action mad action dodgers teamed with GVF spinner bugs . The pink dodger / gold and pink bug and green dodger / green and gold bug combos have been working best .”
“ One angler reported catching really nice smallmouth bass in the 1-1 / 2 to 2-1 / 2 lb . range in the Middle Fork of the American River above the confluence with the North Fork ,” said Newton . “ He was targeting trout with gold Kastmasters .”
If you want to catch kokanee up to 16 inches at Hell Hole Reservoir , Boaters should troll with hoochies and spinner bugs behind dodgers at 45 feet deep . Anglers fast trolling with Rapalas and Tasmanian Devils along the shoreline in the early morning hours should also pick up some German browns .
AMERICAN RIVER
Anglers Battle A Few Scrappy Jacks
SACRAMENTO - Few fishermen have hit the lower American River lately for salmon , but fishing should perk up when the weather cools and more fall-run Chinooks begin to ascend the river in September .
“ One customer reported landing two small Chinooks weighing 3 and 5 pounds while jigging from his boat in the Howe Avenue area ,” said Alan Fong of Fisherman ’ s Warehouse .
“ The fishing at the mouth of the American is hit and miss ,” stated Fong . “ Most of the fish are hitting jigs in the early morning hours . Many of the fish are in the 6 to 8 lb . range , along with some larger ones in the teens .”
Fong said a few anglers are targeting stripers on the American . but they ’ re been tight-lipped about how they ’ re been doing .
“ Your best bet for stripers now is to fish swimbaits and wake baits above the Hazel
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Uncle Larry Barnes at Sacramento Pro Tackle added that boaters are picking up a few salmon while working jigs between the 16th Street and railroad trestle bridges on the lower American .
Water releases from Nimbus Dam in the American continue to be 3,500 cfs , reported Peggy Manza of Reclamation .
- Dan Bacher
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WINTERS - Black bass fishing is going strong for good-sized spotted , largemouth , and smallmouth bass at Lake Berryessa .
“ On my last trip there , two anglers and I landed 12 quality bass ,” reported Don Paganelli of Paganelli ’ s Bass Fishing Experience . “ All of the fish we landed were spots and largemouths except for one smallmouth . The largest fish weighed 4 pounds and the bass averaged 2-1 / 2 pounds each .”
“ We fished drop shot rigs and Carolinarigged Aaron ’ s Magic Robo Worms in the main body of the lake at about 20 feet deep ,” said Paganelli . “ The fish were holding around submerged willows and off points .”
Rainbow trout fishing has slowed down at Berryessa . “ Over three days of fishing , we landed near-limits of fish on one trip and experienced a scratch bite on the other two ,” said Troy Barr of T-Roy ’ s Guide Service . “ We trolled Apex lures and Brady ’ s Kokanee Cut Plugs at 50 to 66 feet deep .”
BULLARDS BAR / ENGLEBRIGHT LAKES
Kokanee Salmon Bite Tapers Off
DOBBINS – The kokanee bite has slowed down on Bullards Bar as the fish get ready to spawn .
“ I haven ’ t gone up there over the past couple weeks , but a friend , fishing with two other anglers , reported landing 12 fish out of 30 bites on his latest trip ,” said Rob Reimers of Rustic Rob ’ s Guide Service . “ Most of the kokanee were in the 12 inch range . The males are starting to get little humps on their backs as they prepare for spawning .”
The fishermen trolled at 70 feet deep with hoochies , Weddings Rings and other lures all over the lake , said Reimers .
Reimers has been focusing on king salmon below the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet lately . On his latest trips before the kokanee slowdown , Reimers reported
Diane Tatu of Wilton was trolling for kokanee at Lake Pardee on July 23 when this huge 6.8 lb rainbow decided to strike .
Photo courtesy of PARDEE LAKE RECREATION INC ., Lake Pardee .
consistent 10 fish limits while trolling with Brad ’ s Kokanee Cut Pugs .
Bullards Bar Reservoir is holding 842,447 acre-feet of water , 83 percent of capacity , and 112 percent of average .
Fishing pressure at Englebright Reservoir has been light lately , due to the large numbers of recreational boaters hitting the lake and the hot weather . Englebright is a sleeper for trollers to pursue beautiful holdover rainbows and a few wild German browns .
Englebright is holding 67,573 acre-feet of water , 97 percent of capacity and 112 percent of average .
- Dan Bacher
CAMANCHE LAKE
Huge Catfish And Bass Hit The Late Summer Scales !
BURSON - Water surface temperatures at Lake Camanche are between 80 and 84 degrees , making the conditions ideal for channel catfish action .
Just ask Adam Comstock , a local angler , who brought in a 10.62 lb . catfish . He reported he was fishing the north shore day use and using mackerel for bait .
Peter Kutsar brought in two cats weighing in at 8.13 and 9.24 lbs . while using cornmeal .
Regular angler Robbie Dunham of Galt went out on the lake with friends Dustin and Chris , reporting solid trout fishing .
“ We fished for trout from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm ,” said Dunham . “ We lost the first fish , but boated the next 9 . We trolled at 35 ′ to 45 ′ with Speedy Shiners from Little Hat to the Dam . Dustin Marsh and Chris Jensen were the anglers fishing with me .”
Novice angler Devon Lewis of Stockton had a great day bass fishing at Camper ’ s Cove on Saturday , August 12 .
“ He ’ s a natural at catching bass ,” said Terri Willard at the Camanche Recreation Company . “ The store staff said he was using a purple Robo Worm when he landed three chunky bass weighing 5.98 , 3.14 and 2.45 pounds .”
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“ I ’ m absolutely stoked ,” he commented . “ A 4-1 / 2 inch Margarita Mutilator Roboworm on a drop shot set-up was the winning rig .”
Lake Camanche was 88 % full at the time of this post . Lake Pardee is releasing approximately 492 cubic feet per second ( cfs ) while Camanche is releasing approximately 701 cfs . The elevation of Lake Camanche was 228.67 ′ at press time .
LAKE CHABOT
Lake Crappie Record Shattered !
CASTRO VALLEY - Francisco Escobar of Castro Valley carefully caught and released a 2.34 lb crappie at Lake Chabot , a new lake record , on August 16 . He landed the fish while fishing a lure near tules .
The most consistent fishing available now is for largemouth bass and channel catfish , reported Dominic Cotroneo of the Lake Chabot Marina and Café .
“ Boaters are catching and releasing good numbers of bass ,” he stated . “ Anglers are hooking smaller sub-legal bass while throwing out Kastmasters and spinners . They ’ re catching better fish in the 2 to 3 pound range while using Senkos . The best area changes daily ; today it is Half Moon Bay .”
If you want to hook feisty channel catfish , Cotroneo recommended fishing mackerel from shore and boat in Honker Bay . For example , one fisherman landed three cats weighing 7 , 7 and 3 pounds while soaking mackerel in Honker Bay .
The park district is still stocking catfish , but will begin planting rainbow trout when the water cools down next month . The lake is 100 percent full .
- Dan Bacher
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