Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3710 April 27- May 11 2018 | Page 18
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FRESHWATER
April 27 - May 11, 2018
VOL.37 • ISS. 10
fishermen are
finding green slime
on their jigs most
casts. About the
only way to make a
decent presentation
to these fish is to
hang nymphs like
Maholo’s and Pyra-
midges under a
strike indicator.
The spring
spawn should wind
down by the middle
of May. By that
time a better boat
bite may develop in
deeper water.
- Mike McNeilly
FRESHWATER REPORTS:
CONTINUED FROM PG 11
PARDEE LAKE
Trout & Bass Lead Spring
Angling Parade
IONE - Both trout and black bass
offer solid fishing this spring at Lake
Pardee, based on recent creel surveys.
For example, anglers reported
catching 26 trout, 15 smal;mouth
bass and 23 largemouth on a recent
Monday, according to Betsy Gillespie
of the Rocky Mountian Recreation
Company.
There will be 1000 pounds of
trout planted in the lake every week
Jeremy Miguel used PowerBait to rope this big Los Vaqueros Reservoir
through April 27. Typically the delivery rainbow on April 12.
date should be on Fridays, but that
Photo courtesy of the LOS VAQUEROS RECREATION AREA, Byron.
can change depending on the
planters availability. There will be
more planting after April 27, but they don’t
PYRAMID LAKE
QUARRY LAKES
have that schedule yet.
Cutthroat Bite Slows Down
Bank Fishermen Land Trout
“Bank anglers have caught a lot of trout
RENO
-
The
big
news
coming
from
by the spillway while using plastic grubs,
Limits Galore
Pyramid Lake is that the bite is a lot better
nightcrawlers and jigs,” said Gillespie. “The
FREMONT – Many anglers fishing at
at other regional lakes. The cutthroat fishing
fish are biting best at 15 to 20 feet deep.”
Horseshoe Lake lately have reported
has been exceptionally slow for a variety of
Trollers are also catching good numbers
hooking their limits of rainbow trout,
reasons.
of trout while using Wedding Rings
whether fishing from shore or boat. The
Even some of the most die-hard anglers
and other lures, tipped with white corn,
most recent park district plant featured
like, Jeff Morris, have lost interest for the
for kokanee near the dam and in the
1000 pounds of rainbow trout.
time being. Jeff summed it up with this
Mokelumne River arm. Kokanee fishing
Fred Omai of San Mateo and Shin Kato
comment, “I will probably get back out
remains tough, but two trollers managed to
of Fremont each caught their limit of trout
there again in June to do some trolling. I’m
nail two kokes measuring 15 and 17 inches
while using lures along Fishermen’s Row.
focusing on mackinaw now.”
while trolling at 50 feet deep on recent trips.
Rick Sandoval of San Mateo landed a
One glimmer of hope came from Dan
Smallmouth and smallmouth bass are
six-and-a-half pound rainbow trout while
Tarner of Reno who related on a recent
on their pre-spawn bite in the shallows
using yellow PowerBait along Fishermen’s
fishing trip that one of his buddies caught an Row, reported Joe Sullivan of the East Bay
at Pardee. Anglers are using an array of
11 pounder and two 7 pounders. However,
plastic worms, swimbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs
Regional Park District.
Dan also said, “Pyramid’s over.” Apparently,
and other lures to entice the bass.
Joey Kaudy of Fremont nailed his limit of
the action was spread pretty thin for other
Pardee is holding 205,579 acre feet of
trout from the pier while using PowerBait.
unlucky anglers.
water, 101 percent of capacity and 113
Jason Pandolfi of San Francisco caught
There really isn’t a hot beach at this t