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release angling for trout to reduce stress during the current heat wave . A portion of the rainbow trout have external parasites called copepods that can be scraped off the fish prior to cooking . Fish parasites do not pose a threat to people when cooked properly .

On the salmon fishing front , salmon action in Rogue Bay continues to be pretty good . The majority of salmon are being caught downstream of Hwy . 101 . Anglers are mainly using anchovies or anchovies rigged with a spinner blade . Bank anglers have been picking up Chinook on a regular basis fishing from the North jetty or the sand spit . Some of the best lures have been spinners or spoons .

On the Umpqua , Chinook fishing in the estuary has begun with a few being caught around Reedsport . It is only a matter of time before the bank angling in and around Winchester Bay picks up . From July 1 – Dec . 31 , anglers can harvest two wild Chinook per day , and in combination with the other salmon / steelhead recorded on your salmon tag , up to 20 fish total . Fin-clipped hatchery fish can be recorded on a separate hatchery harvest tag that is available . There is no limit on the number of hatchery tags that can be purchased . Daily limits still apply .

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR

Trollers Boat Limits Of Landlocked Sockeyes

TRUCKEE – Experienced boaters are still hooking limits of hard-fighting kokanee at Stampede Reservoir .

“ It was a weird bite today at Stampede Reservoir ,” reported James Netzel of Tight Lines Guide Service , after returning from his last trolling adventure . “ We had 12 fish

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in the boat before the sun popped over the mountain .”

“ Then the fish disappeared and so did the bite . We worked hard to get the final 8 kokanee , which took until noon to catch . The overall quality of the fish was excellent , with 2 over 16 inches .”

Netzel has been catching the fish on Radical Glow tubes in pink / natural green and Rocky Mountain Recreation Company double glow pink planktons and organ planktons .

“ Make sure your leaders are short , about 8 inches or less behind the dodger , and that will get you the fish ,” he tipped .

On the day before his most recent trip , Netzel ’ s clients caught full limits of kokanee on both the morning and afternoon trips .

LAKE TAHOE

Visiting Anglers Find Blue Skies And Hookups

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - August is tourist time in the Tahoe Basin and a lot of these visitors are jumping on half day or full day fishing charters . Mackinaw have been plentiful on these trips , but kokanee remain elusive .

Gene St . Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters has been putting his clients on limits of mackinaw while fishing off Cal Neva Point , Sugar Pine Point and Dollar Point in water that ranges from 100 to 240 feet deep .

Gene is primarily pulling threaded minnows behind white dodgers , but he ’ s been mixing Flatfish and minnow plugs into his spread .

The average mackinaw being caught these days runs 2 to 4 pounds , but with determination and patience , double-digit fish up to 12 pounds have been landed in recent days .

Mickey Daniels of Mickey ’ s Big Mack Charters works the north end of Tahoe in Carnelian Bay .

Daniels uses a combination of Sling Blade dodgers , Kok-A-Nuts and tubes to hook macks residing primarily in deep water .

Anglers fishing with Daniels catch macks to 7 pounds . Some of the

fish are kept for the table . The rest are tagged and released .

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WEST DELTA

Fall Striper Fishing Kicks Off Early

BRANNAN ISLAND - Striped bass that had been feeding in San Francisco Bay a month ago have now migrated back into the Delta and anglers are nailing limits of schoolie-size bass that weigh up to 8 pounds .

Captain David Hammond of Delta Pro Fishing has been putting his clients on easy limits of stripers since the end of July , while fishing both the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers . Hammond has been trolling deep running Yo- Zuri Crystal Minnows teamed with worm tails for his fish .

“ I ’ ve been trolling the Sacramento River below Rio Vista every couple days for the past few weeks ,” related Fish Sniffer reader Frank Mathews . “ I ’ ve been getting from 6 to 24 stripers per day depending on the conditions . Some days weeds have been an issue . I ’ ve been pulling deep running Yo-Zuris . Red and pearl and rainbow trout have both been good colors for me . Most of the bass I ’ m catching run from 16 to 26 inches .”

There are sturgeon holding in deep water areas near Pittsburg , but few anglers are fishing for the . If you go you ’ ll want to have eel , roe and pile worms . The best fishing has been taking place during outgoing tides , but this is also the toughest time to anchor with a prevailing westerly wind .

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