Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3706 March 2-16, 2018 | Page 23

Bu en Dike 5 a Rd Dike 4 a Vist Buen ne m M Dam Horse Island Spillway Elevation 236´ Little Hat Island Wad Camanche Arm Finnerts Cove Dike 2 Goodmans Corner Dike 1 So u th Wallace South Cam 20 MPH No Skiing, Jet Skis or Personal Watercraft Southshore Burso n Rd anche P arkway Burson t Eas Restricted Area 5mph Restricted Shoreline Keep Out To Highway 99 & Lodi Rabbit Creek Arm Hat Island Mokelumne River China Gulch 5 mph Dike 3 Campers Cove Camanche Reservoir Restricted Area Keep Out Spillway Elevation 236 ft Camanche ad elu ok kway Causeway ay kw Dike 6 ad To Liberty Rd, Highway 99 North Caman & Galt Ro an Ro ista N Curr a V Reservation Rd To Junction Highway 12 & Stockton n ma Ca To New Hogan Lake Fishing Notes Rainbow Trout – are caught year-round, but winter and spring are the top times. Shore anglers catch trout in both the south and north shore recreation areas and South Shore Trout Pond. Anglers fish Power Eggs, Power Worms, PowerBait, Zeke’s Sierra Gold Trout Bait, nightcrawlers and salmon eggs. During the late spring and summer, trolling spoons and minnow imitation lures in deep water near the dam and in the Narrows is your top prospect. Largemouth, Spotted and Smallouth Bass – reward anglers fishing jigs, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, Senkos and other offerings throughout the year. Largemouths dominate the catches at this structure-rich reservoir. Channel Catfish – offer excellent action during the summer and fall when water temperatures are at their warmest. Soak chicken liver, mackerel, anchovies and stink baits in the coves. Dennis Choi of Rocklin had a great day of fishing on January 29, when he landed this 14.46 lb. largemouth bass while bait fishing for trout at Lake Camanche. Photo courtesy of CAMANCHE RECREATION COMPANY, Burson. hook, I thought, ‘Holy Toledo, this is a big fish,’” he said. To stop the fish from spooling his reel, Choi cranked down on the drag and used his index finger to control the release of line. It took him 10 minutes to successfully batt