20 June 22- July 6, 2018

VOL. 37 • ISS. 14

FRESHWATER REPORTS:

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SAN PABLO RESERVOIR cont.

James Stoker of San Rafael caught 5 trout and 1 catfish from his boat. Patricia Washington of Richmond bagged a 7.73 lb. catfish.

Ben C. of Hercules caught a 10 lb. channel cat using anchovies at the boat launch. Patricia and Terry Ryan nailed 3 catfish stringer weighing a total of 30 lbs., topped by an 8.6 pounder.

Al Hurwitz of Saratoga and Abbey Lev of Sunnyvale reported trout success on a recent trip.“ We caught one small spotted bass and around a dozen rainbow trout, mostly small ones( DFG plants) that we released,” said Hurwitz.

“ However, we managed to keep three very nice Mt. Lassen rainbows, the largest around 1.5 lbs. Most of the strikes were South of Sandy Point trolling a variety of colored Kastmasters around 15-20 feet below the surface,” Hurwitz stated.

Daniel James Smith of Martinez caught a 7.4 lb. largemouth fishing at the boat launch.

The lake level is 311.1 feet in elevation and the surface temperature is 71.9 degrees.

The DFW planted 800 lbs. of trout at the boat launch on May 30.

SANTA CLARA VALLEY LAKES

Drop Shotters Target Anderson and Calero Bass

COYOTE- Crappie and bass continue to provide action for Silicon Valley anglers while catfish action remains spotty.

Anglers making use of slow-moving tactics experienced the best action this week according to the pro anglers at Coyote Bait and Tackle.

“ At both Anderson and Calero you’ re looking at a good jig and drop shot bite,” related Eric Tan.

“ Bigger fish at Calero and your usual numbers at Anderson. Look for rocks especially during the day. You can try tossing reaction or a Keitech swimbait on a 1 / 8 jig head early in the mornings,” he added.

“ Coyote has been slow and so has Uvas and Chesbro, but the crappie has been good at Chesbro. Remember- you can’ t use minnows right now but jigs work pretty good. Put them under a bobber and adjust the depth to find where they are,” said Tun.

Catfishing was rated OK according to Tan.“ Check out Uvas or Chesbro but go in the afternoon evenings. Mackerel,( chicken) livers, and night crawlers should work,” he related.

- Roland Aspiras

SHASTA / WHISKEYTOWN LAKES

Trout And Kokanee Bites Sputter, Bass Bite Remains Strong

REDDING- At Lake Shasta the trout are transitioning into deep water and the

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of Dunsmuir where the upper section is spring fed and the lower is freestone.

There is easy river access and parking for the public at the Dunsmuir City Park and Tauhindauli Park. Other locations are near the numerous bridges at Scarlett Way, River, Butterfly, Shearer and Financial Avenues and on down to Sweetbriar.

In Dunsmuir, the city additionally stocks larger fish 14-22-inches and includes some that are trophy size. These fish are from the Hat Creek area at the Mt. Lassen Hatchery on the Bidwell Ranch where the fish are raised in a naturalistic way, exposed to aquatic insects. Their flesh is firm and they put up a good fight because they are energized and healthy. You’ re not going to find this anywhere else in the state.

For more information see the Dunsmuir Big Fish Wanted Poster in this edition of the Fish Sniffer or call( 530) 235-2177. bite has suffered as a result. Shasta’ s bass continue a post spawn feeding blitz. At Whiskeytown, kokanee limits remain the rule, but the fishing isn’ t as easy as it was a month ago.

“ I spent three days at Shasta with my wife in early June celebrating our 24th anniversary,” reported Fish Sniffer reader Len Williamson.“ The trout bite was a little tough for us. We were expecting to find trout in the top 30 feet, but that wasn’ t the case. The trout we caught came from 40 to 70 deep.”

“ We really had to work to find the trout. We used the sonar to locate the bait. Sometimes the bait was holding trout, but sometimes there was nothing on the bait but spotted bass. The trout we got were great quality fish. We had rainbows up

to 21 inches and a single 24 inch brown that probably weight around 5 pounds,” exclaimed Williamson.

“ We got all of our trout on 2 inch Rapalas and Hum Dinger spoons trolled without dodgers. Some fish came on small Hum Dingers, but the half ounce version in blue and chrome worked the best,” disclosed Williamson.

On the bass fishing front, Shasta’ s spotted bass are spread out and on a very active bite. You can catch bass all the way from the surface to 40 feet deep. Reaction baits are working at times, but nothing is as productive as a drop shot rig armed with a pair of small shad colored plastic worms.

Look for the bass to be holding in the mouths of cove around bait. When you find the right bait ball it’ s not uncommon to hook two bass at a time. The average bass is a 1 pound, 12 inch spot, but much bigger spots up to 5 pounds are showing up too.

Shasta is currently about 22 feet from the top and dropping about 4 inches per day.

At Whiskeytown, limits of kokanee to 17 inches are the norm, but the bite isn’ t as intense as it had been and anglers are having to spend more time on the water for a limit.

Paulina Peak hammered dodgers teamed with a pink hoochie are the hottest offering, but Uncle Larry’ s Spinners and Apex Lures are hooking fish too.

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR

Kokanee Salmon On Fire

TRUCKEE – Want to catch a limit of quality kokanee? Then head to Stampede Reservoir.

“ Kokanee action is Hot, Hot, Hot and limits are very easy to come by right now, with fish ranging from 13” to over 16” and very fat for this time of year,” said James Netzel of Tight Lines Guide Service.“ The fish are everywhere. You don’ t need to go searching. You don’ t need to motor fast to get to your favorite spot. Choose your destination and start trolling right at the dock and I can almost guarantee you’ ll limit out