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Don Brown landed and released this huge 18.5 pound Pyramid Lake cutthroat during an October outing to the epic desert fishery .
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YUBA CITY – The king salmon season has been a bust in the Colusa area of the Sacramento River this year , but the steelhead are beginning to show .
“ A local angler we call ‘ Fuzzy ’ and his friends landed two limits of steelhead to 5 pounds ,” reported Pat Kittle of Kittle ’ s Outdoors . “ They were drifting salmon roe on the gravel bars north of Colusa .”
The salmon fishing is tough at Knights Landing and Colusa , but some lucky anglers are still bagging fish . Leon Steppe landed a 23 inch striped bass while soaking anchovies , while Jared bagged a 16-1 / 2 lb . salmon on a bank fishing trip to Verona . “ The striper hit cut anchovies and the salmon hit a K-14 Kwikfish ,” said Tim Boggs of Elkhorn Outdoors in Rio Linda .
Although catfish action in the
Knights Landing area is slowing down with the colder weather , bank anglers are still catching some channel cats in the 2 to 4 lb . range . The fishing is best with mackerel and G & S Dip Bait off First Beach , noted Boggs .
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Channel Cats Offer Top Sport
LIVERMORE – The hottest bite at Lake Del Valle has been for channel catfish , but it was a big striped bass that recent the catches .
Travis Doggett of Roseburg , Oregon landed a striper weighing 21 lbs , reported Cody McGarry at the Rocky Mountain Recreation Area .
“ Striper fishing have been slow this week with few anglers finding boils .,” said McGarry . “ Most of the stripers that have been caught have taken bait , either anchovies , chicken liver or sardines . Most anglers have been telling me to fish around rock walls and deep drop offs .” For catfish . most anglers have been fishing out towards the dam and in the upper narrows . Anchovies , nightcrawlers and sardines are the top baits .
Joe Luat of Hayward and John Lewis of Modesto each caught one catfish weighing 8 lbs .
“ The water temperature is sitting at 61 degrees this week , making it difficult to catch trout ,” said McGarry . “ Some anglers have had luck on PowerBait and Power Eggs . I would also recommend either drifting Mice Tails or using small spinners and Kastmasters . Most trout are going to be around sandy beaches and shallow points .”
“ Black bass are a good target this time of year ,” he added . “ Most anglers like to use soft plastics such as swim baits , Robo Worms , and Senkos . I would also recommend using either a crankbait or a top water lure like a Heddon Spook or Pencil Popper . Look for fallen trees , rocky points and tule patches .”
EAGLE LAKE
Trolling Flies Top Offering For November Trouters
SPALDING - The fall fishing season is peaking at Eagle Lake . The bite isn ’ t wide-open , but it ’ s pretty darn good for fish that range up to 5 pounds .
Overnight temperatures have been on the plunge in the Eagle Lake area . If you head up that way and plan on camping be prepared for temps dipping down into the lower 20 ’ s .
For the past 10 days , the bite was a bit hit and miss due to an abundance of shrimp spawn along the shoreline of the southern basin . The shrimp larva look like applesauce in the stomachs of the trout and when they are full of immature shrimp , they aren ’ t too enthusiastic about chasing lures .
Currently recent winds have broken up the shrimp spawn and the trout are once again targeting baitfish . The best option for trollers working the south basin is pulling dark
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Nick Smith the Informative Fisherman spent some time tossing a Yellow Bird 115 jerk bait in the East Delta and rounded up several fish including this feisty striped bass and chunky largemouth .
Photo courtesy of the INFORMATIVE FISHERMAN , YouTube .
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If you ’ re an angler that prefers pulling hardware , there have been reports of fish coming on Rapalas , Needlefish and Ex-Cels . A variety of colors are working . Traditional Eagle Lake red and / or orange patterns are drawing strikes , but natural minnow colors are working too .
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