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ALMANOR

Fall Trout Bite To Kick In Soon

CHESTER - Water temperatures are on the decline at Lake Almanor , but the trout have yet to move toward the surface . Instead anglers are working the bottom 6 feet of the water column for their hookups . Wind has been an issue at times , but boaters have zero problems trolling most

days . The lake is packed with pond smelt . Since the trout have access to plentiful forage getting the rainbows and browns to strike has been difficult and it takes some patience to hook fish .

There are two schools of thought among trollers right now . Some guys feel they have the best chance while slow trolling at around 1 mph with Gulp ! Minnows and threaded ‘ crawlers .

Other guys have been trolling at 2.5 to 3 mph with small Rapalas and Speedy Shiners .

Regardless of which approach they choose , when anglers hook up the trout have been rainbows that range from 2 to 4 pounds .

Big Springs , the Peninsula and the A Frame have been the best areas for trolling . You ’ ll want to target areas from 30 to 40 feet deep . Be sure to keep your offerings within a few feet of the bottom .

Bank anglers are hooking the

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October

GENERAL QUAIL SEASON OPENER October 21 , 2017 - The general quail season opens throughout much of the state . For more information , check out the California DFW website at www . dfg . ca . gov

GENERAL DUCK SEASON OPENER October 21 , 2017 - The duck season opens throughout much of the state . For more information , check out the California DFW website at www . dfg . ca . gov .

HUNT & FISHING COLLECTABLE SHOW October 27 & 28 , 2017- There will be great deals on fishing , hunting and related items . The event will be held at the Sportsman ’ s Club in Los Banos . For more information give them a call at ( 559 ) 259-5755 .

November

NORCAL TROUT ANGLER ’ S CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP November 4 & 5 , 2017 - The Norcal Trout Anglers 2017 Championship event will take place at Collins Lake . For more information , call ( 916 ) 768-0938 .

CIFFI ANNUAL DINNER November 4 , 2017 - The CIFFI will hold their annual dinner at the Folsom Community Center at 52 Natoma Street in Folsom , Ca . Great food , exciting raffles and lots of laughs will be on hand . For more information to or to reserve your spot , call ( 209 ) 810-9603 .

GENERAL PHEASANT SEASON OPENER November 11 , 2017 - The general pheasant season opens throughout much of the state . For more information , check out the California DFW website at www . dfg . ca . gov .

FALL TURKEY SEASON OPENER November 11 , 2017 - The fall turkey season opens throughout much of the state . For more information , check out the California DFW website at www . dfg . ca . gov .

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December

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FALL TURKEY SEASON CLOSES December 10 , 2017 - The fall turkey season opens throughout much of the state . For more information , check out the California DFW website at www . dfg . ca . gov .

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January

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3618 occasional quality rainbow while fishing near the mouth of the Hamilton Branch , Geritol Cove and Rocky Point . Inflated worms and salmon eggs have been the best offerings .

Bass anglers have gotten into some decent topwater action early and late in the day while working walking baits and rip baits . If you don ’ t mind fishing bait for your bass , crickets will draw strikes , but you ’ ll have to sort though several small bass for every good fish you hook

Nick Smith the Informative Fisherman took a trip out to the East Delta on September 27 and rounded up several stripers on Rat-L-Traps including these fish .

Photo courtesy of THE INFORMATIVE FISHERMAN , YouTube .

AMADOR LAKE

Anglers Get Ready For Trout

IONE – Trout plants are expected to begin at Lake Amador towards the end of October . Meanwhile , anglers are hooking plenty of largemouth bass as the lake moves into its fall pattern .

The Tackle Box Café will open on October 27 , just in time for the beginning of trout plants . The resort will announce the date of the first plant on Facebook as soon as it is determined , according to Elizabeth Lockhart of the Lake Amador Resort .

Bass fisherman Michael Coleman reported good largemouth action during his latest trip to the lake on the Amador Facebook page .

“ I got an opportunity to go fishing on Sunday so I decided to go to Lake Amador ,” Coleman said . “ With a late start , I figured I ’ d run up Jackson Creek to one of my

‘ Then I caught a good one around 4-1 / 2 pounds ,” he revealed . “ My choice of drop shot baits was a Bass Assassin Lures ‘ little tapper ’ in watermelon red flake . I caught a bunch more barely keepers , so I decided to switch gears and throw some reaction-style baits . With the wind blowing out of the west , I went to the dam , started throwing a spinner bait , the River2sea bling in the ice color , and picked up another good fish in the 4 pound range .”

“ So I tied on the River2sea Goon crank bait in the ‘ I know it ’ color and turned around and cranked back up the dam loading the boat ,” he said . “ The fish were in the ten foot range and all in the four pound range . Now that I had a solid pattern , I ran to some other banks repeating this technique and ended up having a great day .”

The water level is 18 feet from full and is not expected to go much lower , Lockhart added .

- Dan Bacher

AMERICAN BASIN

Trollers Battle Rainbows At French Meadows Reservoir

AUBURN – If you want to catch quality rainbow and brown trout , troll at French Meadows and Hell Hole Reservoirs .

Trollers are bagging rainbows in

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Now Booking Fall Trout at Lake Almanor and Eagle Lake

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