28 June 8- 22, 2018 VOL. 37 • ISS. 13
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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,