Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3704 Feb 2-16, 2018 | Page 7
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Feb 2 - 16, 2018
VOL.37 • ISS. 04
PRO’S
POINTER
5
HOT BITES...
1.
AMADOR TROUT… Hefty trout that range up
to 7 lbs are on the prowl. Trollers are hooking
up with Berkley Power Grubs, bankies toss
PowerBait and Power Eggs
2.
SHASTA SPOTS… Spotted bass are on a
hot winter bite. Anglers are hooking up to 20
bass per day while working natural colored worms
on darter heads and drop shot rigs.
3.
SOUTH BAY STURGEON… The extreme
south end of the South Bay is booting out
keepers. The best baits have been mud shrimp
and ghost shrimp.
4.
FOLSOM BASS… Spotted bass and the
occasional largemouth are being caught.
Anglers are scoring while dragging jigs and
shaking drop shot rigs.
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GOOD BETS...
5.
PYRAMID TROUT… Trollers, fly casters and
jiggers are still nailing double digit cutthroats.
Brown, purple and green offerings draw the strikes.
6.
MONTEREY COMBOS … Charter boaters
are scoring crab and sanddabs during combo
adventures. Anglers are averaging 10 to 15
sanddabs per rod.
7.
ENGLEBRIGHT TROUT… Both browns and
rainbows are cooperating with boaters. Small
Rapala minnow plugs and rigged worms are the
most consistent producers.
8.
ROGUE STEELHEAD… Anglers working the
lower stretch of the river are hooking up. The
most effective approaches are either plunking with
roe or tossing spinners.
SLEEPERS...
9.
TAHOE MACKS… Deep water trollers are
scoring easy limits of mackinaw to 10 lbs.
Rigged minnows are the top offerings, but small
plugs and spoons work too.
Available in 6-20lb. Test ~ 200 yard spools.
10.
CLEAR LAKE BASS… The minnow bite is
good for largemouth bass to 6 lbs. The most
consistent action comes when working deep water
areas.
11.
NEW MELONES TROUT… Bank anglers
are nailing limits of rainbows to 3.5 lbs.
PowerBait is the top bait, but lures like Kastmasters
and Cripplures are working too.
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12.
BODEGA BAY CRABS… Crabbing is
winding down, but limits are still being caught.
Focus on soaking poultry and fish scraps in water
from 35 to 80 feet deep.
COMING SOON...
13.
SAN PABLO DAM NTAC EVENT… Feb 3:
The NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge visits
San Pablo Dam Reservoir. The low-cost event
features cash prizes and more.
14.
LAKE PARDEE NTAC EVENT… March 3:
The NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge visits
Lake Pardee. The low-cost event features cash
prizes and more.
15.
COLLINS LAKE NTAC EVENT… April 7:
The NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge visits
Collins Lake. The low-cost event features cash
prizes and more.
16.
LAKE AMADOR NTAC EVENT… April 28:
The NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge visits
Lake Amador. The low-cost event features cash
prizes and more.
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