4 Jan 18- Feb 2, 2018 VOL. 37 • ISS. 03

ALMANOR LAKE

Fishing Fair, Pressure Light

CHESTER- With the exception of a few locals, there is nearly zero fishing pressure at Lake Almanor. There is a decent chance for visiting anglers to hook up with rainbows and maybe a bonus brown, but the first challenge is making a trip to the lake and braving the cold, often breezy conditions.

If you are a troller looking for trout, the East Shore is a smart

January

JACKSON RANCHERIA HOTEL AND CASINO PRESENTS LEZ ZEPLIN IN CONCERT January 20, 2018- Jackson Rancheria is featuring a performance from Lez Zepplin in concert. For more information, call the casino at( 800) 822-9466.

SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN’ S EXPO AT CAL EXPO January 18-21, 2018- This is the big one. Come on out to Cal Expo to learn about what’ s new in the world of hunting and fish. The Sacramento ISE Show boasts hundreds of vendors and offers dozens of hard hitting seminars. For more information, check them out online at www. sportsexpos. com.

SACRAMENTO FISHERMAN’ S WAREHOUSE SEMINAR January 25, 2018- The topic will be bass fishing with swimbaits. The seminar starts at 6 pm and the store is located at 9035 Folsom Blvd. Sacramento. For more information, call( 916) 362-1200

JACKSON RANCHERIA HOTEL AND CASINO PRESENTS MCKENNA FAITH IN CONCERT January 27, 2018- Jackson Rancheria is featuring a performance from McKenna Faith in concert. For more information, call the casino at( 800) 822-9466.

QUAIL SEASON CLOSES January 28, 2018- The quail season closes state wide for both mountain and valley quail. For more information, check out the California DFW website at www. dfg. ca. gov.

February option.

“ In the early to middle stages of winter, I typically do best with either Arctic Fox flies or soft plastics. The trout will be feeding on pond smelt in the top 20 feet, so that’ s where you’ ll want to make your presentation. The water is cold, so a slow troll usually works best,” advises Bryan Roccucci of Big Daddy’ s Guide Service.

Local anglers working from the bank are having fair results while fishing Geritol Cove near the dam. For rainbows PowerBait, Zeke’ s

PUBLIC SEMINARS AND EVENTS

NTAC TROUT ANGLERS CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT AT SAN PABLO RESERVOIR February 3, 2018- The NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge Tournament Tour will kick off the season at San Pablo Reservoir. If you love trout fishing, you’ ll want to participate in these low cost events Boaters and bank anglers are welcome. There will be cash prizes, gear raffles and lots of family fun! For more information or to sign up, call( 916) 768-0938.

March

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Sierra Gold and Power Eggs will do the trick. For a shot at a brown, inflated worms or natural colored salmon eggs work the best.

If you’ d like to hit Almanor with Bryan Roccucci of Big Daddy’ s Guide Service, give him a call at( 530) 283-4103.

AMADOR LAKE

It’ s Big Rainbow Trout Time

IONE – Big rainbow trout are the reward at Lake Amador during the

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NTAC TROUT ANGLERS CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT AT LAKE PARDEE March 3, 2018- The NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge Tournament Tour will visit Lake Pardee. If you love trout fishing, you’ ll want to participate in this low cost event. There will be cash prizes, gear raffles and lots of family fun! For more information or to sign up, call( 916) 768-0938.

KOKANEE POWER 20TH ANNIVESARY FUND RAISING BANQUET March 3, 2018- If you love kokanee fishing you’ ll want to attend the annual Kokanee Power Banquet to fund kokanee and trout enhancement while having a great time and enjoying excellent food. The event is being held at 300 J Street in Sacramento. The doors open at 5 and dinner is at 7pm. For more information call,( 916) 985-4943.

SACRAMENTO BOAT SHOW March 8-11, 2018- Cal Expo- Thursday and Friday 11-8 pm, Saturday 10 am- 8 pm, Sunday 10 am- 6 pm For more information, contact sacramentoboatshow. com, 916-372- 4239.

SANTA ROSA FISHING TACKLE AND DUCK DECOY SHOW March 9 and 10, 2018- This is the place to go for antiques, collectables, new and used tackle and much much more. The event will take place at 1351 Maple Ave in Santa Rosa. For more information, call( 707) 539-3662.

RENO BOAT AND RECREATION SHOW March 16-18, 2018- Every outdoor sports and recreation enthusiast will appreciate the Reno Boat & Recreation Expo. It boasts the latest outdoor gear and accessories, adventure and travel, boats, rv’ s, camp trailers and more. The event will be held at the Reno Convention Center. For more information call( 775) 885- 2222.

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3618 early days of 2018 as heavy plants continue. The Lake Amador Resort has planted over 11,000 pounds of trout since October 20, 2017 – and over 4,600 pounds in December alone.

“ Grubs, Rapalas, PowerBait and Power Eggs have been doing best lately,’ said Elizabeth Lockhart of the Lake Amador Resort.“ We got our first $ 100 tagged fish come in last week, and we added another in the lake to be caught.”

“ We have received reports of good fishing from the campground in the Carson Creek arm and around the overflow point. Boaters have been doing very well the past week hitting up the back of the lake. Don’ t forget to check us out on Facebook for more catches and details!”

The first plant of 1,000 pounds of trout of the New Year went in on Wednesday, January 3 – and the resort will stock from 600 to 1000 pounds of trout every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the winter and spring.

Kong Xiong out of Sacramento battled it out with a hog rainbow weighing 7.26 lbs. and a smaller one at 1.58 lbs. and won himself $ 100 cash and a day use!

“ James Brock came out with his grandsons and killed it with 9 fish total, including 2 tagged fish and one weighing 6.82lbs,” noted Lockhart.

For maximum trout success, Laurie Lockhart at the resort recommended fishing the baits and lures in the“ top two feet of water and tight to the shoreline.’

The lake is 24 feet from maximum pool and the boat ramp is in full operation.

Nick“ The Informative Fisherman” Smith has been at it again. This time he was out in the East Delta tossing a small spinnerbait when he found this impressive crappie at the end of his line. Photo courtesy of THE INFORMATIVE FISHERMAN,

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AMERICAN RIVER

Opener Yields Slow Steelhead Action

SACRAMENTO- The steelhead fishing on opening day on the upper stretch of the American River above the SMUD powerline at the southwest boundary of Ancil Hoffman Park, was tough, with very few fish caught. Most of the fish that were hooked were in the 3 to 4 lb. range, rather than the 7 to 11 lb. steelhead that have been showing in Nimbus Fish Hatchery.

Dale Isidro of Santa Cruz caught and released a 4 lb. hatchery fish while tossing a 2 / 5 oz. Little Cleo on his third cast below the hatchery.“ I missed one other fish,” said Isidro.

Armand Sladwick of Sladwick also had a good day when he hooked and released a 4 lb. wild steelhead shore fishing below the hatchery. He enticed his fish while drifting roe.“ I saw one angler land an 8 lb. steelhead and he let it go,” said Sladwick.

Rodney Fagundes of Sacramento and I fished in his drift boat below the hatchery, but we didn’ t get any bites on any of the baits we used, including Wee Warts, Hot Shots, Little Cleos, shrimp and roe. Isidro and Sladwick joined us in the boat later that morning, but they didn’ t hook any fish either while fishing with us.“ The American River steelhead

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