VOL. 37 • ISS. 15
“ 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
GO FOR IT!
COURTESY OF FLW / PHOTO BY CHARLES WALDORF
July 6- 20, 2018
POINTER
HOT BITES...
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GOLDEN GATE SALMON … Red hot salmon fishing has broken loose and early limits are the rule. Fish that range up to 22 lbs will pounce on rigged bait.
FRENCH MEADOWS BROWNS … Brown trout
2. are on a great early summer bite. For fish to 20 inches troll small Rapalas or soak inflated‘ crawlers off the bank.
DELTA CATFISH … Clams, liver, mackerel,
3. anchovies and worms are all drawing strikes from whiskerfish. Look for cats to be holding 10 to 25 feet deep on the inside bends of sloughs.
CLEAR LAKE BASS … Big bass are on tap for
4. anglers fishing early and late in the day. Large plastic worms and jigs work the best, but Spooks and swimbaits are hooking fish too.
GOOD BETS...
MONTEREY ROCKFISH … Rockfish and
5. lingcod action has been steady for central coast anglers. Shrimp flies, diamond jigs and soft plastics teamed with jigheads are all working well.
STAMPEDE KOKANEE … Stampede
6. Reservoir is the scene of a furious kokanee bite. The 12 to 13 inch fish are holding 15 to 30 feet deep and will pounce on Uncle Larry’ s Spinners tipped with corn.
EAGLE LAKE TROUT … The bite isn’ t hot,
7. but hard working anglers are landing limits of rainbows to 3 lbs. Orange plugs and spoons have been the best offerings.
CLEAR LAKE BASS … Solid post spawn
8. bass action is underway. Anglers are using a variety of lures including large Power Worms and Brush Hogs to catch bass up to and beyond 6 lbs.
SLEEPERS...
SONOMA ROCKFISH … Anglers departing
9. from Bodega Bay are enjoying limit style rockfish action. Shrimp flies tipped with Gulp! are the top offering.
LOS VAQUEROS STRIPERS … Stripers to
10. 15 lbs are being hooked. Cut anchovies and soft plastic swimbaits are drawing strikes.
HAT CREEK TROUT … Spin anglers are
11. scoring limits of trout. Salmon eggs, crickets and Panther Martin spinners are the top offerings for brook trout and rainbows.
NEW HOGAN STRIPERS … The summer
12. striper bite has broken loose. Trollers pulling rigged anchovies and shad are nailing bass that average 5 lbs and range up to 8.
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COMING SOON...
LAKE CHABOT CATS … With trout fishing
13. winding down, catfish action should pick up with the next shot of hot weather. Mackerel, liver and night crawlers are the best baits for whiskerfish.
AMERICAN RIVER STRIPERS … July
14. is one of the best times to hook massive trophy stripers in the American. Trout pattern swimbaits, Pencil Poppers and live pike minnows are the best offerings.
SAC RIVER SALMON … Salmon fishing
15. will start on July 16. With strong numbers of salmon in the ocean, the opener promises to be outstanding.
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FEATHER RIVER KINGS … Salmon fishing will start on July 16. With strong numbers of salmon in the ocean, the opener promises to be outstanding.