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 .