Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3713 June 9-22 2018 | Page 14

14 FRESHWATER June 8 - 22, 2018 VOL.37 • ISS. 13 FRESHWATER REPORTS: Company. “The surface water temperature at the pond was 72 degrees and 71 at the south ramp. This was the last plant until the water cools off again in the fall.” Robbie Dunham of Koke Machine Guide Service reported limits of rainbows to 5.8 pounds for his clients while trolling Speedy Shiners near the dam at up to 40 feet deep with Speedy Shiners. The river channel from the dam to Big Hat and Little Hat islands is the top area to pursue rainbows, now that the surface water temperature has now warmed up. Expect the catfish action to pick up with the warmer weather. Throw out nightcrawlers, chicken liver, mackerel and other cut baits in the coves early and late in the day and at night. Lake Camanche has dropped slightly to 92% full. The elevation is 231.22′ at the time of this report. Lake Camanche was releasing 833 cfs. into the Mokelumne River while receiving 931 cfs from Lake Pardee. CONTINUED FROM PG 4 AMERICAN RIVER cont. Ancil Hoffman Park, Rossmoor Bar, El Manto and Sailor Bar. You can expect to see some big stripers follow the shad into the American to feed on the shad. Throw big swimbaits, Zara Spooks, Pencil Poppers and other lures early and late in the day for the stripers. On May 26, the Bureau of Reclamation raised water releases from Nimbus Dam into the American from 3,000 cfs. to 3,500 cfs. to deal with “Delta salinity,” said Peggy Manza, Reclamation spokesperson. - Dan Bacher BERRYESSA LAKE A Great Time to Target Bass, Trout NAPA - Larry Hemphill, fishing guide, reported on a “wonderful trip with a client new to our state” at Lake Berryessa. “He wanted to learn about Berryessa, and learn he did,” explained Hemphill. “And catch bass he did!! He caught around 20 or so - all 3 species. Again, not as many smallmouth this trip, but our biggest of the day was his 3 lb + smallie, They sure are skinny after they spawn! But fight – wow!” “There were no hot spots - bass were scattered everywhere,” Hemphill tipped. “Some off-shore structure I showed him was devoid of bass. Most of the active bass we found were off steep banks. Shade helped. There was nothing much deeper than 20 feet.” “While he was slaying them on Robo worms, I tried some beaver baits and other plastics to no avail. The worm bite was on. We didn’t start early enough to try top water lures. MM111 was the best color worm, but a few others worked some too,’ said Hemphill. “This is a great time to teach children to bass fish! The bass will hit almost anything and can be found almost anywhere. They will suspend in the shade pockets as they recover from the