2 Nov. 10- 24, 2017 VOL. 36 • ISS. 24
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PRO’ S POINTER
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HOT BITES...
CAPLES TROUT … Browns and rainbows
1. are on a great fall bite. For fish to 20 inches, troll small Rapalas or soak inflated‘ crawlers off the bank.
SUISUN BAY STURGEON … Sturgeon are
2. holding and feeding in deep water areas. Fresh salmon roe is the top bait, but you’ ll want eel and pile worms too.
MONTEREY ROCKFISH … Rockfish and
3. lingcod action has been steady for central coast anglers. Shrimp flies, anchovy shaped jigs and soft plastics swimbaits are all hooking.
SAC RIVER KINGS … Fall run king salmon
4. are spread throughout the river. For salmon to 40 lbs fish Flatfish, spinners and roe between Red Bluff and Redding.
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GOOD BETS...
DELTA STRIPERS … Bait soakers and trollers
5. are catching stripers in the 6 to 25 lb. class. Yo-Zuris work for trollers, while shad produces results for the bait crowd.
LAKE CHABOT TROUT … Trout fishing
6. is underway and anglers are doing well. Bankers are soaking PowerBait and Zeke’ s Sierra Gold at Coots Landing and other areas.
ALMANOR TROUT … Rainbows and browns
7. to 5 lbs. are on good trolling bite. To hook up pull Speedy Shiners in shallow water from 2.5 to 3 miles per hour.
GOLDEN GATE BOTTOMFISH … The
8. Farallon Islands are giving up limits of rockfish and lingcod. Shrimp flies, metal jigs and Gulp! soft plastics baits work well.
SLEEPERS...
LEWISTON TROUT … Lewiston is the place
9. for holdover rainbows. PowerBait, night crawlers and roe are tempting trout that measure up to 22 inches.
TRINITY STEELHEAD … Decent numbers
10. of steelhead are in the Trinity. To hook up anglers are drifting roe, worms and crickets, or back trolling crankbaits.
COLLINS LAKE‘ BOWS … Trollers and bait
11. anglers are rounding up quality rainbows. Speedy Shiners and Kastmasters work for trollers, while dough bait produces for bankers.
FORT BRAGG ROCKFISH … Limits of
12. rockfish and crabs are the rule for anglers departing from Noyo Harbor. Both jigs and shrimp flies draw strikes from bottomfish.
COMING SOON...
SOUTH BAY STURGEON … In December
13. and January herring spawns take place in the South Bay and this sparks the sturgeon action. Soak shrimp and herring baits for success.
PLEASANT VALLEY BROWNS … By
14. early December fly guys will be hooking big browns are Pleasant Valley Reservoir. Sinking lines and large streams are the keys to success.
AMERICAN RIVER STEELHEAD …
15. Steelhead season on the American River below Nimbus Dam kicks off January 1. Roe and Little Cleos work well.
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SMITH RIVER STEELHEAD …
Steelheading will get started on the Smith in December and peak in January depending on the conditions. Roe will produce trophies.