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Brentwood concluded Gomez . Don Pedro has and Livermore risen slightly to off Vasco Road
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DAVIS LAKE
Trout Fishing Busts Loose With Cold Weather
PORTOLA – Rainbow trout fishing has broken wide-open on Lake Davis , with trollers , fly fishermen and bank anglers all bagging beautiful fish , now that the surface water temperature has cooled down to 55 degrees .
“ The trout are biting ,” said Jeanne Graham of the J and J Grizzly Store and Camping Resort . “ The fishing picked up Friday and was really good yesterday . I ’ m ecstatic over the fishing reports I ’ m getting . The fish are really nice-sized , with a lot of trout going over 20 inches .”
Trollers are hooking trout from the surface to 15 feet deep while using red dot frog Needlefish and copper / red Dick Nites .
“ Fly fishermen are hooking lots of trout while throwing out black Wooly Buggers and other fly patterns from Lightning Tree to Mosquito Slough ,” Graham said . “ Trolling flies is very effective now .”
Bank anglers are concentrating on the Mallard Cove area . “ Fishermen are doing the best tossing out worms and PowerBait ,” she tipped .
The catfish , bass and sunfish bite has shut down with the cold water temperatures .
Lake Davis is holding 73,317 acre-feet of water , 88 percent of capacity and 124 percent of average .
- Dan Bacher
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LIVERMORE – Targeting catfish is your best bet for catching fish at Lake Del Valle now .
“ Most anglers are using either anchovies , chicken liver or nightcrawlers as bait ,” said Cody McGarry of the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company . “ Most of the catfish have been caught in the lower and upper narrows . Make sure you find cover in the water ( fallen trees , weed beds , rock walls ).” Stripers have started warming up , “ I ’ ve had many anglers this weekend come back saying they saw a lot of striper boils , but didn ’ t have time to catch up and cast at them ,” said McGarry . “ If you happen to
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Larry Yee of Daly City caught 3 catfish weighing up to 13.5 lbs . Bob Fahey of San Jose caught 2 catfish weighing a total of 13 pounds .
“ The weather this week has been beautiful here at Lake Del Valle , average temperatures are in the mid 70s with peak temps . in the low 80s . The surface temperature is still sitting at 70 degrees this week ,” he added .
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LA GRANGE - The bass bite remains slow out of both lakes as the water temperatures continue to be warmer than normal . The fish are feeding on the abundant shad schools , and they are less willing to fall for artificial lures .
Mike Gomez of Berserk Baits has been pre-fishing McClure the past two Saturdays for minimal action despite throwing a variety of offerings at the fish .
He said , “ I only landed 10 fish this past Saturday , and only two of the bass were keeper-size , and the story was the same the previous Saturday with 15 fish resulting in only two keepers . A recent club tournament from the 1790 group out of Modesto produced a winning weight at 11 pounds with 9 pounds getting you paid . The only thing I could get them to go on is plastics on the drop-shot , and I have been scoring the occasional bass with the Pro Worm ’ s 124p or Pro Gold 300 at depths from 40 to 65 feet in 80 to 90 feet of water .
“ Every one of the bass are spitting up shad up to 1.5 inches , and the fish are holding around the shad . We see them down there but getting them to go is a different story . With all of the bait , they just aren ’ t going for lures right now . I tried reaction baits , jigs , and crankbaits , but the only successful lures have been plastics . The water temperature starts off at 70 degrees in the mornings , and it rises to 75 by the afternoons . Once the weather cools down , the bass will go on a major feed , but right now , they are suspending in deep water . Don Pedro is the same way , and interest in both lakes has waned as there were only 15 boats on the
Nestled between lake on Saturday ,”
Brentwood concluded Gomez . Don Pedro has and Livermore risen slightly to off Vasco Road
84 percent with McClure dropping to 75 percent . -
- David Hurley
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EAGLE LAKE
Cooling Fall Temps Move Trout And Improve Fishing
SPALDING - With overnight temperatures dropping down into the upper 20 ’ s the surface temperature of Eagle Lake is falling and is now in the low 60 ’ s . As a result , the trout are starting to move up toward the surface and anglers are beginning to score more consistently on rainbows that range up to and beyond the 3 pound mark .
The west side of the southern basin offers the best action at this time with lots of chubs stacked up along the east side . For much of the day the best fishing takes place in water that ranges from 15 to 35 feet deep , but early in the morning you can find them in water as shallow as 8 feet .
Bait anglers are struggling to hook up , but trollers are getting rainbows on a variety of offerings . The fast trolling crowd is running Rapalas in bright colors , Speedy Shiners and Needlefish .
Anglers that prefer a slow troll have gotten some fish on grubs and a few on flies . Overall threaded worms without added blades are the best offering if you want to troll less than 2 miles per hour .
Fly fishing hasn ’ t really kicked into gear yet , but it should happen soon . Once the water temperature dips into the 50 ’ s the trout should move tight into the bank and that ’ s when the fly guys will really start hooking up .
If you are planning a fall adventure to Eagle and you plan on bringing a RV contact the folks at the Eagle Lake RV Park and ask them about popular Fish Sniffer Special .
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Pier Anglers Nail Salmon Below Antioch Bridge
STOCKTON - Despite slower action on the other side of the Sacramento River of the Benicia shoreline , the salmon bite from the public piers in Antioch appears to be outstanding .
Dan Mathisen of Dan ’ s Delta Outdoors in Oakley reported an outstanding salmon bite from Humphrey ’ s Pier in Antioch on Flying C spinners . He said , “ It has slowed down to around 20 fish per day with the full moon this week , but there have been days with over 30 salmon .”
“ Bass fishing has been best with reaction baits such as spinnerbaits and chatterbaits , and there are plenty of small stripers hitting hair jigs and Optima ’ s Bad Bubba Shad swimbait ,” he said .
These anglers doubled up on king salmon while trolling the Sacramento River near Rio Vista on September 30 .
Photo courtesy of HAP ’ S BAIT , Rio Vista .
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Vince Borges of Vince Borges Outdoors and Phenix Rods reported good action for largemouth bass with the fish chasing the abundant shad . He said , “ Any reaction bait in shad patterns are working such as chatterbaits , spinnerbaits , or flukes , and there is some action on topwater lures with the white River2 Sea Whopper Plopper . I have been targeting flats as the bass are feeding on both tides , and you need current in order to get hit , but we are going through 30 to 50 bass on each trip .”
Randy Pringle , the Fishing Instructor , reported the largemouth bass bite has ‘ absolutely ’ picked up as the weather has settled down and the shad have infiltrated the Delta . He said , “ We are seeing salmon jumping out of the water , and the largemouth bass bite has been outstanding with reaction baits in shad-patterns . We continue to score with the ima Rock N ’ Vibe Suspend in shad colors , and the key is to keep it above the weed lines along the rocks and weeds .
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