Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3707 March 16-30, 2018 | Page 21

VOL.37 • ISS. 07 March 16 - 30, 2018 FRESHWATER lot of options for hooking trout right now. Dead drifting with a bead is probably the best approach, but side drifting with salmon eggs, cured roe and crickets works to. Anglers that prefer a more aggressive approach are hooking fish while back trolling Flatfish and other crankbait style lures. 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 Bogue a call. They are two of the best sticks on the river and will work hard to get you fish. To contact Weese, call (530) 755-7196. To reach Mike Bogue, dial (530) 246-8457. RIO VISTA some better rain. Let’s see what it brings - hopefully muddy water and some sturgeon.” - Roland Aspiras ROLLINS/ SCOTTS FLAT Halsey Forebay, Scotts Flat Receive Trout Plants COLFAX - “If you want a limit of trout, I think Halsey RIO VISTA - Cold temperatures and wind Forebay is the top currently dominate the news in the Rio spot right now,” Vista area, with some brave anglers trying reported Jason for both striped bass and sturgeon. Pleece of Meadow These anglers visited Folsom Lake on February 23 and rounded up Anglers continued to try their luck at Vista. “Both Halsey some feisty rainbow trout. trolling and bait fishing for striped bass this Photo courtesy of TIGHT LINES GUIDE SERVICE, Loomis. and Scotts Flat week despite cold temperatures, according have been planted. to Craig Kamikawa at Fisherman’s I’ve fished both water, but it will take some time after you Warehouse in Sacramento. lakes. I got a limit at Halsey Forebay but I first cast out for them to realize they’ve got “The water temperatures took a few days didn’t get a bite at Scotts.” food lying around,” he tipped. to dip once the cold front moved through, “I think the trout are going to bite at Sturgeon fishing remained slow through so there were a few guys trolling and bait Scotts Flat. It just wasn’t happening when Rio Vista up to Cache Slough. “These guys fishing. Clyde Wands was out recently and I was there right after the plant. The water are going out, but it’s really been quiet. did OK on the deep troll,” he related. is cold and it probably shut the fish down,” There might be a fish or two landed, but “Some of the guys were going out said Pleece. there’s been no real concentration of fish,” early to look for a live bait bite on the San “At Halsey I caught all of my trout on Kamikawa said. Joaquin, but that disappeared quick. Cut flies. I saw guys hooking fish on dough bait “This next storm is supposed to have baits will get you some fish in the cold and salmon eggs. I basically rigged up a small woolly bugger on a Carolina Rig and worked it through the area were the ditch By Cal Kellogg continued from page 5 flows into the lake. The trout were holding in the calm water on either side of the a bottlenecked area that forces the fish into a beach the boat all together and then fish from inflow and they would nip at the fly. It was predictable travel corridor right at the mouth the bank. fun,” exclaimed Pleece. of the cove. If I’m casting from the boat I’ll used a “At Rollins Lake you can catch spotted When there is a heavy overcast, shallow combination of lures and bait teamed with bass and smallmouths using finesse flats can be very good for bait anglers and slip bobbers. This allows me to work a tactics, but few trout are being caught. casters, but such areas are typically devoid of maximum amount of water at various depths. Hopefully Rollins will get another plant life when the sun is out and the surface goes Minnows (if legal) and worms are the top soon,” Pleece concluded. to glass. offerings for teaming with slip bobbers. If you are looking for tackle or fishing Another factor that can concentrate and When bank fishing I like to arm one rod information for a trip to Rollins, Scotts, stimulate trout big time is wind. Points and with a sliding sinker style bait rig. With this Halsey Forebay or surrounding waters, Will other structural features that are being battered rig I experiment with inflated worms, Power Fish Tackle in Auburn has what you need. by breeze and confused choppy water almost Bait, Zeke’s Sierra Gold, salmon eggs and Will Fish Tackle is located at 11944 Masters always hold fish. It’s not comfortable to fish marshmallows in various combinations…In Court in Auburn, Ca- (530) 887-0839. Striper and Sturgeon Anglers Brave Cold HOW TO such a place from either a boat or the bank, but it’s super comfortable for trout. The water is well oxygenated, baitfish and other forage is stirred up and the trout, being predators, use the play of white caps and stained water to move in for the kill. Tactics! Honestly when trout are holding tight to the bank trolling is my least favorite approach. To effectively troll near shore areas, you’ve either got to aggressively maneuver the boat in order to get your lures into prime territory, without passing the boat over the fish. Or you can deploy side planers. Using planers adds an extra step to your fishing, but you can steer lures up into very shallow water. The small planers that you can attach to your line work, but the big mast mounted walleye trolling style planners work better. Better approaches are to anchor your boat offshore of a key feature and cast to it or Coyote Bait & Tackle COYOTEBAIT.COM RUSSIAN RIVER Steelhead Action Is Great! fisherman as well swinging small intruders like Aqua Flies Bretts Klamath Intruders or small comets and bosses with a slow sink tip,” said Jackson. In the weather forecast there is a system coming in mid-week that could make the fish move around some more and stop holding in the lower river. We are now into March, so get out before the season winds down,” said Jackson. SACRAMENTO AREA The Big Chill Hits Metro Area SACRAM