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