6 April 27 - May 11 , 2018 VOL . 37 • ISS . 10
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PRO ’ S POINTER
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HOT BITES ...
SHASTA BROWNS … Big brown trout ranging
1 . from 3 to 13.5 pounds are on the bite at Shasta . To hook up anglers are pulling spoons and Rapalas .
S . F . BAY HALIBUT … Halibut to 37 lbs are
2 . being caught . Trollers are pulling hoochies and frozen anchovies , while drifters utilize live shiners and anchovies .
DELTA STRIPERS … Anglers are smashing
3 . limits of stripers that range up to and beyond 20 lbs . Trollers are pulling Yo-Zuris while bait anglers soak shad and sardines .
SOUTH BAY HALIBUT … Trollers that put in the
4 . work are hooking halibut . Rigged herring trolled behind a large Sling Blade dodger is the top set up .
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COURTESY OF FLW / PHOTO BY CHAD LOVE
GOOD BETS ...
TAHOE MACKS … Mackinaw limits are the
5 . rule with fish running from 3 to 6 lbs . Trollers are pulling rigged minnows behind dodgers , while jiggers drop P-Line Lazer Minnows .
BERRYESSA TROUT … Big rainbows that
6 . range up to 5 lbs are on the chomp . Trollers are scoring well with Speedy Shiners and other spoons trolled quickly .
MONTEREY ROCKFISH … The rockfish
7 . season is open and anglers are bagging limits of rockfish and good numbers of lingcod . Shrimp flies and soft plastic swimbaits are doing the trick .
SAN PABLO TROUT … Anglers are hooking
8 . limits and near limits of rainbows while fishing from the bank . Anglers should soak rainbow PowerBait or inflated worms .
SLEEPERS ...
HALF MOON BAY ROCKFISH … Boats
9 . departing from Pillar Point and traveling south of Pigeon Pt . are scoring limits of rockfish . White shrimp flies are working well .
PARDEE ‘ BOWS … Trollers are bagging
10 . rainbows to 3.5 lbs . The fish are in the top 30 feet of the water column and will strike Cripplures , hoochies and Apexs .
CLEAR LAKE BASS … Husky largemouth
11 . bass are in the prespawn mode at Clear Lake . Rip baits , swimbaits , jigs and creature baits are all triggering strikes .
LAKE CHABOT TROUT … Shore anglers
12 . are landing limits of rainbow trout to 7 lbs . PowerBait is the top offering , but early in the morning fan casting with Kastmasters is working .
COMING SOON ...
LAKE AMADOR NTAC EVENT … April 28 :
13 . The NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge visits Lake Amador . The low-cost event features cash prizes and more .
SIERRA TROUT OPENER … Stream
14 . fishing is slated to open on April 28 . Salmon eggs , worms and spinners typically work well on the opening weekend .
EAGLE LAKE OPENER … Trout fishing
15 . kicks off at the trout fishing powerhouse on May 26 . Trolling Berkley Power grubs usually results in easy limits .
16 .
BODEGA BAY / GOLDEN GATE
SALMON … The salmon season will open on June 17 from Point Arena to Pigeon Point . Boaters will hook the kings while trolling anchovies and spoons .