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VOL. 37 • ISS. 10
The Kokanee Power
Derby season is slated to get underway at Pine Flat Reservoir on April 21. To be part of this exciting event, give Jim Travis a call at( 559) 240-6659. Lake Shasta will be full for the big Kokanee Power Shasta Lake Classic on May 5 & 6 and the excitement level couldn’ t be higher. The fishing promises to be great, so be sure to mark the derby date down on your calendar!
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Kokanee Power Derby Season Kicks Off At Pine Flat Before Visiting Lake Shasta
Kokanee Power is the state’ s premier cold water fishery enhancement organization. Their focus is on helping to provide healthy kokanee, king salmon and trout popu- lations in northern and central California lakes. Much of the funding for the fishery enhancement programs Kokanee Power participates in comes from derbies. This year the organization’ s calendar is packed with seven different derbies including the Pine Flat and Shasta events. To sign up for the Shasta event, call Kokanee Power president Gary Coe at( 888) 744-8150.
April 27- May 11, 2018
by Cal Kellogg
I’ ve been fishing with old school classic Panther Martin inline spinners for most of my life and I’ m 51 years old! I’ ve literally caught hundreds upon hundreds of fish on them. Most of the fish have been trout to be sure, but I’ ve also caught all three species of black bass, stripers, bluegill, river salmon and
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Spinnerbaits from Panther Martin … Look Out Mr. Bass!
a big bad tempered 6 plus pound catfish on them.
The question is, why are Panther Martin Spinners so dang effective? It’ s all in the blade. The sonic Panther Martin blade, draws fish in. I don’ t know if the spinners sounds like forage of if the sonic vibration makes fish turn angry and aggressive and I really don’ t care. All I know for sure is that the blade draws in the fish and often provokes violent strikes!
With all this in mind I was super excited last year when I learned that Panther Martin
has launch a new line of spinnerbaits that incorporate that deadly Panther Martin Sonic blade. One of the baits features a bucktail dressing while the other sports a swimtail grub. Both of these baits are going to be killers on black bass, stripers and more!
The Bearded Banshee
The Bearded Banshee™ is designed specifically for smallmouth and largemouth bass. This bucktail spinnerbait also features the Free Floating Sonic Arm to allow the convex / concave blade to swing freely and creates irresistible sonic vibrations that cause smallmouth and largemouth Bass to go into a feeding frenzy!
The Sonic Sizzle Tail
The Sonic SizzleTail™ is Panther Martin’ s first jighead style spinner. It works well in saltwater for striped bass and other species. It is also a very productive in freshwater for catching black bass and even big trout.
A unique feature of this lure is the Free Floating Sonic Arm that allows the blade to swim freely. The unique design of the Free Floating Sonic Arm creates irresistible vibrations that literally calls the fish from afar!
For more information, go to www. panthermartin. com and don’ t forget to ask for these baits at your favorite tackle shop!
Project Kokanee Collins Lake Derby Set For April 28
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California Inland Fisheries Foundation, Inc.,( CIFFI), is a volunteer
operated, tax deductible 501 C3 non-profit foundation, incorporated in the State of California, dedicated to the enhancement of freshwater angling opportunities. The cooperative efforts between CIFFI and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and many partners, provide necessary funding to sustain multiple species of fish in California’ s lakes and reservoirs. Founded in 1992, CIFFI is a success story in cooperative fishery management, beginning with Project Kokanee, and now providing assistance to many other projects. Mark your calendars and enter into the 2018 Team Trout Derby at Collins Lake on April 28. Collins Lake is brim full and is being heavily planted so this should be an awesome event. For more information or to sign up call,( 209) 810-9603.