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NEW MELONES cont . a bunch of nice fish and were pleased with our results ”.
“ During the trip , I made a cast out into deeper water with a wacky-rigged Senko and landed a 2.6-pound crappie . If it was one ounce heavier , I would have brought it to the scale to see if it was a new Glory Hole Sports Lake Record . But , I decided to take pictures and release the fish to be caught again when it is twice as big ,” he noted .
New Melones Lake level is currently at 1050 feet above sea level , 38 ft . from full and 82 % of capacity . The water level is at 132 % of historical average , which carried over from last year ’ s storms .
The water level had dropped to the year low of 1050.00 feet before rising to current level . Water temperature is 57 degrees and the clarity is good .
OROVILLE LAKE
Enjoy Solitude While Targeting Bass
OROVILLE – Few anglers have been targeting either black bass or king salmon at Oroville , although that is expected to change as the weather warms up . Hopefully , we will seem some storms that will raise the lake level soon .
Most anglers are still fishing deep , at 25 to 35 feet deep , for spotted bass . Expect to catch mostly “ slot limit ” fish in the 12 to 15 inch range , with some fish over 15 inches . Fishing with drop shot rigs with Robo Worms in pond smelt and shad patterns is your top prospect . The fish should start to stage in shallower water soon as they get ready to spawn .
Very few fishermen are targeting landlocked king salmon . The California Department of Fish and Wildlife ( CDFW ) stocked 25,000 salmon fingerlings in Oroville last May . The agency also planted 110,000 chinooks in the 6 to 9 inch range in November .
The lake is currently holding 1,397,550 acre-feet of water , 39 percent of capacity and 60 percent of average . The lake elevation is 717.80 feet in elevation and rising .
- Dan Bacher
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The trout bite is on at Folsom Lake . This impressive rainbow was caught on February 7 . Photo courtesy of TIGHT LINES GUIDE SERVICE , Loomis .
“ The fishing was amazing on opening day ,” said Brad Hoyt of the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company . “ Everybody reported catching limits of trout in the main recreation area . They used PowerBait , Power Eggs , Pistol Pete lures and other offerings for a mixture of planted and holdover rainbows to 8 pounds .”
Hoyt said trollers didn ’ t report as good action as the shore anglers , with most reporting about 1 to 2 trout per rod .
However , three anglers fishing with Big Al ’ s Guide Service experienced great trout fishing on opening day , catching limits of rainbows averaging 16 inches within 3 hours and one 16 inch kokanee salmon . They trolled with hot steel Rapalas near the surface and at 25 feet deep with hoochies , tipped with white corn , according to Big Al .. The lake management planted 13,000 pounds of rainbow trout before opening day to add to the thousands of holdover trout left over in the lake from heavy plants last year .
- Dan Bacher
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Big Numbers of Trout Reward Horseshoe Lake Anglers
FREMONT – Want to catch trout ? It ’ s time to hit Horseshoe Lake , located in the Quarry Lakes Recreation Area .
“ It is definitely trout season ,” said Joe Sullivan of the East Bay Regional Park District , as trout plants by the district and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife continue . “ Lots of limits of trout are being caught along Fishermen ’ s Row and by boaters !
“ We received a trout plant of 500
lbs . from the CDFW and those fish put a lot of smiles on our anglers ’ faces ,” he noted . The latest plant of 750 pounds from the park district went in the week of February 19 .
“ Our regular boater Jack Antrim of Hayward catches a lot of trout while trolling his boat on the back side of Horseshoe Lake by the Peninsula Point ,” said Sullivan . “ On one trip , Jack caught and released a 4 lb . trout and a 2 ½ lb . trout using a Needlefish lure . The next day , he caught and released three trout : two on a Needlefish and one on a Rainbow Runner .
Nabor Arrollo of Hayward landed a limit of trout while using chartreuse Power Eggs from Fishermen ’ s Row . On the same day , Andres Alcota of Hayward bagged a limit of trout while casting a Kastmaster from Fishermen ’ s Row .
Rikki Hoffer of Redwood City caught three trout from his boat on the back side of Horseshoe Lake by casting a Kastmaster and an orange worm with a green egg . On that same day , Raj Pradhan of Fremont landed three trout while using chartreuse and green pumpkin Powerbait from Fishermen ’ s Row .
Vicky Nguyen of San Jose caught a 4 lb . trout using salmon eggs and rainbow PowerBait from the peninsula .
“ Peter Simpson of Fremont reeled in his limit of CDFW trout using PowerBait and Mice Tails . He said every color was working . Peter was fishing along Fishermen ’ s Row ,” said Sullivan .
Brandon Nguyen of San Jose caught his limit of trout in an hour using chartreuse Powerbait in the Kiosk Cove .
“ Fred Santos of Hayward was very excited to have caught his limit of trout !
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He was using rainbow PowerBait along Fishermen ’ s Row . Also on that day , Raj Pradhan of Fremont returned and landed a limit of trout using Mice Tails from Fishermen ’ s Row ,” he stated .
Finally , Ray McVey of Fremont came out in his boat and bagged a channel catfish while trolling shrimp in the front part of Horseshoe Lake .
REDDING / RED BLUFF
Anglers Landing Up To 35 Wild ‘ Bows Per Day
REDDING - Warm , dry weather has set the stage for outstanding trout fishing on the Sacramento River between Redding and Red Bluff for both fly and conventional tackle anglers . The current flow is pushing along at a near perfect 4,000 cfs .
Fly anglers are using nymphs , egg imitations and dry flies to hook up . The best dry fly fishing is taking place in the middle of the afternoon when the water temperature peaks . Currently Low Water Baetis flies in size 18 are the top dry , while a CB Birds Next is the best nymph .
Conventional tackle anglers are scoring while side drifting and back trolling small crankbaits . For side drifting , some anglers are using beads and glo bugs , but overall the best offering is a small piece of roe or natural colored salmon egg .
In terms of overall productivity these days , conventional tackle anglers seem to have the edge over the fly guys as the conventional anglers can work deeper faster moving water effectively . This allows them to hook trout that most fly guys can ’ t reach .
As of press time a 15 fish day was considered slow , with the best days producing as many as 35 hook ups per angler . The largest fish are measuring over 20 inches .
If you ’ d like to catch some wild rainbows and perhaps a steelhead or two up in the Redding area , give Robert Weese or Mike
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