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RIO VISTA cont . Old Sacramento and get two to three bites . Its been that good . But , you ’ re going to be hanging out with a LOT of boats ,” he said .

“ Double chartreuse , or a chrome and chartreuse Silverton are you best bet .

The Sacramento River salmon run is on in the Redding area . This monster was landed on October 4 .

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Rig them on a spreader with about 50- 54 ” inches of 25 pound test leader to the spinner , and a 18 to 24 inch dropper to your sinker ,” he tipped .

While the majority seek salmon , very few anglers sought striped bass .

“ You can fish in solitude right now for stripers . You might see a couple guys trolling on the west bank , and a few bait fisherman spread out around the Power lines and Sherman Island . Right now you can use sardines or shad and do really good picking up five and six pounders ,” he tipped .

Though some bigger fish are also in the mix , as Jack Naves staff writer with the Fish Sniffer found success over the weekend picking up a 25 pound striped bass near Collinsville using chicken livers .

“ Sturgeon fishing interest is picking up right now . A lot of the guides are gearing up and a few of them are starting to scout out the normal haunts . Fish are coming out of Pittsburg and Collinville in deep water but the wind has been unpredictable ,” Kamikawa related .

- Roland Aspiras

ROLLINS / SCOTTS FLAT LAKE

Raymond Mitchell Goes Big At Scotts Flat

COLFAX - With warm fall weather and a lack of recent plants , trout fishing is very slow at both Scotts Flat and Rollins Lakes . In contrast bass fishing is good and improving and there are some big fish in the mix .

“ I knew that trout fishing was slow at Scotts Flat , so I left my trout gear at home and ran with my bass stuff ,” reported

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Raymond Mitchell Yuba City . “ I recently blew out the lower end of the motor on my boat , so I fished from the bank . I started out dead sticking wacky rigged 4 inch brown Senkos and never changed baits . I caught two largemouths and a smallmouth in the first hour or so . Those fish were in the 12 to 13 inch range .”

“ When I got a fourth strike I figured it was another average size fish , but as soon as I set the hook I knew it was much bigger . The fish stayed deep , but I was able to wear it down pretty quickly . When I got it to the bank I was surprised by it ’ s size . It was a really fat largemouth that weight 6 pounds 11 ounces . After weighing the bass I turned it loose . I fished for another 2 hours and caught 4 more bass in the 1 pound class ,” said Mitchell .

At Rollins Lake Jason Pleece has been rounding up bass from his kayak .

“ I ’ ve been getting from 6 to 10 spots and smallmouths that run 1 to 1.5 pounds every time I fish Rollins . I ’ d like to be targeting trout , but the lake hasn ’ t been stocked in a while and the browns aren ’ t hitting yet . I ’ ve been getting some bass on poppers , but the best offering has been a 3 inch grub rigged on an 1 / 8 or ¼ ounce darter head ,” said Pleece .

SACRAMENTO AREA

Salmon Fishing Is Hot & Cold

SACRAMENTO - Fishing is building momentum on the Sacramento River from Discovery Park to Garcia Bend , but the action varies greatly from day to day .

‘ The fishing has been hot and cold ,” reported Jerry Lampkin of TNG Motor Sports Guide Service . “ The three anglers fishing with me on Friday landed three salmon weighing 15 , 10 and 5 pounds , but the two anglers fishing with me the next day didn ’ t hook any fish .”

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“ I heard the better action was down by Courtland that day ,” said Lampkin . “ We ’ ve been trolling cut plugs from Miller Park to Garcia Bend .”

Fishing was slow on the Sacramento River in the capital city area , but the action picked up when James Netzel

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of Tight Lines Guide Service reporting limiting out on his next trip .

“ Three anglers fishing with me landed six salmon weighing 7 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 17 and 20 pounds ,” said Netzel . “ We ’ ve been trolling with Brad ’ s Cut Plugs in a variety of colors from Miller park to Garcia Bend .’

He noted that the water level has stabilized and the water temperatures range from 61 to 62 degrees .

Monte Smith of Gold Country Sportfishing reported a “ great day ” of fishing on his last trip on the Sacramento .

“ We got one on the first pass and another one on the second pass ,” said Smith . “ On the third pass we got a double hook-up .’

They lost one of the fish to a sea lion , but put the other one in the boat . They landed a total of four salmon , limits for two anglers , while trolling with Brad ’ s Cut Plugs behind flashers .

Since most anglers have been concentrating on salmon , few have been trying for striped bass or catfish in local waters .

- Dan Bacher

SAN PABLO RESERVOIR

5 Foot Sturgeon Caught & Released

EL SOBRANTE - The biggest news of the past couple of weeks at San Pablo Reservoir was the catch and release of a huge white sturgeon .

“ Someone that did not want to be identified caught a 5 ft long sturgeon on Thursday , October 5 ,” said Marcella Shoemaker at the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company . “ I am happy to report that it was released back into the water .”

On the same day , Mount Lassen planted 1,000 lbs of trout at the Marina ( Main Recreation Area ), the first trout plant of the fall .

Three days later , Michael Bagleh of Daly City caught 2 trout weighing a total of 3.5 lbs while using a lure in Scow Canyon . Other anglers are catching rainbows while tossing out nightcrawlers and PowerBait .

Nathan and Jeron Bradley of South San Francisco caught a carp weighing 3.12 lbs while fishing at the Main Rec . Area .

Catfish , crappie and bass and trout continue to reward anglers . “ Chicken liver , anchovies or nightcrawlers are your best bets for catfish ,” said Shoemaker . “ Crappie will bite on a redworm , crappie nibble or an atomic teaser . For bass , use a Berkley plastic worm in watermelon candy and

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Shane and Brandon Persiani took an early October Delta striper trip with Capt . Barry Canevaro and scored easy limits of bass .

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