Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3619 September 1-15, 2017 | Page 7

VOL.36 • ISS. 19 “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 GO FOR IT! Sept. 1-15, 2017 PRO’S POINTER 5 HOT BITES... 1. GOLDEN GATE KINGS… Red hot salmon fishing rolls forward beyond the Golden Gate. Rigged tray bait produces limits of salmon to 25lbs. 2. NEW MELONES ‘BOWS…Trollers are hammering beautiful holdover rainbows that weigh up to 6 lbs. Shad pattern spoons trolled 60 to 90 feet deep get the job done. 3. WEST DELTA STRIPERS… Fall striper fishing is underway early in the Sacramento and San Joaquin. For limits troll deep running Yo- Zuri Crystal Minnows. 4. WHISKEYTOWN KOKANEE… Fat kokanee in the 16 to 18 inch class are on the bite. Troll orange or pink spinners behind Paulina Peak dodgers to hook up. GOOD BETS... 5. DEL VALLE STRIPERS…. Stripers are on the prowl and both bank and boat anglers are hooking up. Bankies soak cut anchovies while boaters troll minnow plugs or rigged anchovies. 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. 6. HALF MOON BAY SALMON… The salmon bite outside Pillar Point Harbor is excellent. Rigged bait trolled briskly is all it takes to hook a limit. 7. COLLINS LAKE CATFISH… Mackerel, liver, minnows and ‘crawlers are producing channel cats to 9 lbs. The dam, river channel and eastern shore are good bets at dawn and dusk. 8. ROGUE RIVER CHINOOK… Salmon are massing outside the Rogue and push into the lower end of the river on incoming tides. Anglers pull spinners and anchovies for kings to 30 lbs. SLEEPERS... 9. BEAR RIVER FLY ACTION… For a mix of wild browns and rainbows fly guys are hitting the Bear below Rollins Reservoir. Yellow parachutes, yellow humpys and elk hair caddis work well in the evening. 10. Trollers that make the trip down to Bridgeport Reservoir are nailing quality rainbows and browns. Tasmanian Devils, Rapalas and Needlefish are all working. 11. BODEGA LINGCOD…. Jiggers and bait moochers are landing limits and near limits of lingcod to 22 lbs. Frozen mackerel are the top performing natural bait, while Ahi diamond jigs in 10 and 12 ounce sizes produce for lure anglers. P-Line Pro-Staffer scott martin Record 8-time FLW Tour Winner AT Lake Cumberland 12. SACRAMENTO RIVER KINGS… Salmon action isn’t red hot, but there are some hefty fish showing up for persistent anglers. Back trolling plugs and covering a maximum amount of water is the top approach for success at this time. COMING SOON... 13. EAGLE LAKE FALL FRENZY… With limits of big trout to 4 lbs already showing at Eagle Lake it looks like an epic fall season is right around the corner. Traditionally the best action takes place in October and can extend into mid-November. 14. FOLSOM TOPWATER… Fall topwater bass action should get underway in early October. Zara Spoons and Rebel Pop R’s are the lures. 15. PYRAMID LAKE OPENER… The trout season at Pyramid Lake kicks off on October 1. Double-digit cutthroats will be up for grabs for jiggers and trollers. 16. www.P-Line.com P-Line The Fisherman.indd 1 PITTSBURG STURGEON… Some of the best sturgeon fishing of the entire year takes place in October. For the best results soak salmon roe and eel in deep water. 4/14/17 1:20 PM