Oregon River Trails
10 Nov. 10- 24, 2017
FRESHWATER
VOL. 36 • ISS. 24
FRESHWATER REPORTS:
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OROVILLE LAKE cont.
Les noted. That is to say, we have put in a lot of time on the water reading, asking questions, studying techniques, and converting the many frustrations we have experienced along the way, into learning tools. So, this win is extremely satisfying!”
Their 12.13 pound five-fish limit earned them $ 1930 dollars, two custom plaques, and ensured for themselves a qualifying berth into the 15th Coors Light Future Pro Tour Classic championship event.
They also captured big fish honors with a 5.22 lb. bass, according to Vince Harris of the Future Pro Tour.
As predicted, neither one of the two teams gunning for the Coors Light“ Silver Bullet” Anglers of the Year title were willing to concede anything to the other, and battled“ down to the wire” trying to close the meager 1-point gap that would determine the coveted 2017 title.
And the showdown between the two most consistent teams on the tour did not disappoint, as Tyson Rappley and Mike Caddick brought in a limit( 8.83) that was just over 2 pounds heavier than their arch rivals Tom Peirson and Connor Urling, to win the AOY title.
“ It’ s a dream come true for us”, noted Mike Caddick visibly emotional as he addressed the large crowd at the awards ceremony. I have the best partner in the world in Tyson Rappleye, and our styles of fishing complement each other during both pre-fish and competition … and that paid off BIG for us this year”.
The team of Lam and Saechao placed second with five fish weighing 9.82 pounds. Their big fish weighed 4.92 pounds.
Finally, the team of Cross and Duggan placed third with five fish weighing 9.25 pounds. Their big fish went 3.08 pounds.
They won $ 1000 and scored 198 points.
A total of 75 teams competed in the event out of the Bidwell Canyon Marina. The top ten teams scored checks.
Lake Oroville is holding 1,250,451 acre feet of water, only 35 percent of capacity and 58 percent of average. The water level is now 699.45 feet in elevation.
- Vince Harris
LAKE PARDEE
Anglers Nail Feisty Rainbows
IONE – Both shore anglers and boaters are hooking lots of trout, the result of big plants of rainbow trout in recent months. The last plant of the season by Calaveras Trout Farm went into the lake on October 14.
Kristy Karpenter and her husband, Mike, reported solid trout action on a late October trolling adventure at Pardee.
“ Mike and I decided to go chase some trout today,” she said.“ We hit the water at 7:07 am. We started our troll in the narrows just after the launch and then moved up the river arm a couple of hours later.”
“ A silver Speedy Shiner with the red lightning bolt caught four fish and one fish came on a Gvf Lures Silver Comet and Moonshadow flashers,” she said.
“ Our fish were 13-15” and were caught between 7 and 25’ down. They were super bright and clean. We also lost at least five fish. After releasing one of the smallest we took home four.,” she added.
Shore anglers are also hooking trout while fishing dough baits, nightcrawlers, Kastmasters and other offerings in the main recreation area.
The lake will close to the public for the season on November 5. The lake will reopen next February under a new concessionaire, the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company.
This monster Lake Shasta rainbow was caught on September 16. The hot set up was a Shasta Tackle Hum Dinger teamed with a Sling Blade dodger trolled 105 feet deep.
Photo courtesy of JEFF GOODWIN GUIDE SERVICE, Mack’ s Lure.
PYRAMID LAKE
Consistently Solid Bite
This report will read much the same as the last Pyramid Lake report; which is a good thing for trollers. The fishing is good for boaters and slow to fair for bank anglers. Boaters are enjoying very steady action while slowly dragging U-20 Flatfish on the bottom with three way rigs, or downrigger trolling with Apex Lures and Lyman’ s.
“ How’ s the shore bite?” I asked Jeff Morris.“ There still is no shore bite.” He casually replied. That’ s nothing too surprising for late October. The best bank fishing continues to be for spoon casters at beaches like Blockhouse and Spider Point. These beaches offer deep drop-offs where anglers can theoretically cast their offerings into 90’ of water. The best tactic for shore success is to cast a ½ or ¾ ounce Kastmaster as far as possible and let it sink to the bottom, and then employ a stop and go retrieve back to the beach. Plan on bringing a lot of patience as this isn’ t going to be a hot bite.
Contrastingly, the trollers are really lighting the fish up. Lou Varela of Reno hooked and lost a huge fish the other day ago. He had this to say about it,“ I only had it on for a few seconds … just a couple of huge head shakes, and it pulled some line off. Then it was gone. It was a giant for sure.” Jeff Morris also got in on the action putting his Dad, Pat Morris, onto a very respectable eleven pound Pilot Peak Cutt’.
Trolling will continue to be the top tactic until at least Veteran’ s Day. The warm weather currently hovering over the west coast is doing a great job of keeping the water warm and the fish deep.
- Mike McNeilly
QUARRY LAKES
Trout Bite Going Strong At Horseshoe
FREMONT –“ In general, trout fishing has been fantastic as of late, with many anglers catching their limits,” said Joe Sullivan of the East
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Joey Kaudy caught three trout one day and two more two days later. Jack Antrim reported the surface water temperature to be 67 degrees
Joaquin Gutierrez of San Lorenzo caught his limit of trout on Fisherman’ s Row using chartreuse PowerBait. Larry Caballero of Hayward landed his limit of trout using Mouse Tails on Fisherman’ s Row.
Noah Nolasco of Fremont caught a 5 lb 3 oz catfish in Horseshoe( near the swim area) using night crawlers.
The park district stocked 750 pounds of rainbows in Horseshow the week of October 16 and another 750 pounds the week of October 23.
Also, note that the use of lead fishing tackle is prohibited at Quarry Lakes. You can exchange lead tackle at the kiosk in a“ 1 for 1” trade for stainless steel weights.
RANCHO SECO LAKE
Fall Trout Plants Begin!
SACRAMENTO – The long-awaited rainbow trout plants have begun at Rancho Seco Reservoir, now that the surface water temperature has cooled down.
The first plant of trophy-size rainbow trout went into the lake on Wednesday October 5. After that, trout will be planted every two weeks through the end of the year.
The plants will take place on November 6, November 22, December 13 and December 27. All of these plants will be
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