28 June 8 - 22 , 2018 VOL . 37 • ISS . 13
“ When I am fishing a frog or flipping matted vegetation , I am throwing the new X-TCB 8 Carrier Braided Line form P-Line . It is critical to be stealthy with both techniques , and with P-line ’ s new braid , you can make longer casts and it is ultra quiet coming through the grass .” – Bass Pro Bryan Thrift
IT ALL ADDS UP TO MORE FISH IN THE BOAT .
Bryan Thrift 2018 FLW Tour Lake Cumberland Champion .
PRO ’ S POINTER
GO FOR IT !
COURTESY OF FLW / PHOTO BY CHARLES WALDORF
HOT BITES ...
WHISKEYTOWN ‘ KOKES … Kokanee to 17
1 . inches are biting well . Apex Lures and Wiggle Hoochies teamed with Sling Blades do the damage .
DELTA STRIPERS … Patient trollers are hooking
2 . stripers that range up to 10 pounds . Yo-Zuri shallow and deep runners have been the ticket .
HALF MOON BOTTOMFISH … Anglers working
3 . the bottom with shrimp flies and jigs are landing limits of quality rockfish . Fair numbers of lings are falling to jig anglers .
AMERICAN RIVER TROUT … Rainbows and
4 . browns are on a good bite in both the middle and south forks . Worms , Panther Martins and Muddler Minnows are all working .
GOOD BETS ...
DON PEDRO RAINBOWS … The rainbows
5 . are holding from the surface to 40 feet deep and they are hungry . For a limit of ‘ bows to 3 lbs troll rigged shad or shad pattern spoons .
BODEGA ROCKFISH … Rockfish trips are
6 . yielding heavy limits of hardheads along with some handsome bonus lingcod . Metal bar jigs teamed with flies work well .
PARDEE CATS … Big whiskerfish are on the
7 . prowl . For catfish to 7 lbs anglers are using mackerel , night crawlers and chicken liver during the evening hours .
ROGUE SPRINGERS … Springers are
8 . spread throughout the lower river . Anglers are hooking up while trolling frozen anchovies teamed with spinner blades .
SLEEPERS ...
BAY AREA HALIBUT … Live bait is available
9 . and drifters are hooking up . Work the central section of the bay for halibut to 56 lbs . Stripers are hitting too .
TRINITY LAKE BASS … Anglers are catching
10 . smallmouth bass to 4 lbs . Jigs , plastic worms and topwater plugs worked around gravel piles are tempting most of the fish .
COLUSA SHAD … Shad are showing in the
11 . Sacramento River . Shad darts , crappie jigs and flies are all drawing strikes .
LEWISTON TROUT … Lewiston has been
12 . heavily planted and bankers are hooking limits . PowerBait , Zeke ’ s Sierra Gold , night crawlers and roe are tempting ‘ bows to 4 lbs .
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COMING SOON ...
MANZANITA LAKE TROUT … Excellent
13 . dry fly action typically kicks off in early June . Toss small caddis and mayfly imitations for trout to 7 lbs .
PYRAMID LAKE PERCH … After trout
14 . season closes on June 30 , anglers will begin to target Sacramento perch . Use marabou jigs around structure .
FEATHER RIVER KINGS … Salmon
15 . fishing will start on July 16 . Based on the number of salmon that arrived this spring , the early action could be great .
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SACRAMENTO RIVER KINGS … Salmon fishing will start on July 16 . Based on the number of salmon that arrived this spring , the early action could be great ,