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18 July 20 - Aug 3 , 2018 VOL . 37 • ISS . 16
Fish and Game Commission Adopts Master Plan for Fisheries
t its June 2018 meeting in Sacramento , the California Fish and AGame Commission ( Commission ) took action
on a number of issues affecting California ’ s natural resources .
The Commission voted unanimously to adopt the 2018 Master Plan for Fisheries : A Guide for Implementation of the Marine Life Management Act . The plan advances comprehensive marine ecosystem management using the best available science , meeting stock sustainability and ecosystem objectives , integrating Marine Protected Areas into fisheries management , engaging stakeholders , collaborating with partners , advancing socioeconomic and community objectives , and adapting to climate change .
With a unanimous vote , the Commission endorsed the California Ocean Protection Council ’ s 2018 California Ocean Litter Prevention Strategy . The document provides a holistic , collaborative strategy for addressing ocean litter in California , with a focus on reducing land-based litter at its source .
The Commission honored Humboldt County Deputy District Attorney Adrian Kamada with the 2017 Prosecutor of the
Year Award for his skill and commitment in prosecuting a wide variety of fish , wildlife and environmental crime cases .
The Commission approved a list of proposed Duck Stamp projects for fiscal year 2018-19 . These projects are aimed at protecting , preserving , restoring , enhancing , and developing migratory waterfowl breeding and wintering habitat , and conducting waterfowl resource assessments and other waterfowl related research .
The Commission adopted the Department of Fish and Wildlife ’ s ( CDFW ) recommendation to issue zero sage grouse hunting permits for all four hunting zones .
CDFW provided an update to the Commission on Chronic Wasting Disease ( CWD ), a fatal neurologic disease of deer and elk that has been detected in 24 states . The disease has not been detected in California , where CDFW actively tests animals and is in the process of creating a CWD action plan . To prevent the accidental importation of CWD into California , state law prohibits hunters from importing carcasses from out-of-state with a skull or backbone still attached .
The Commission denied a petition to repeal hunting of American badger and gray fox and denied a petition to increase the striped bass daily bag limit to three and reduce minimum size to 12 inches in anadromous coastal rivers and ocean waters south of the Golden Gate Bridge .
The California Fish and Game Commission was the first wildlife conservation agency in the United States , predating even the U . S . Commission of
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If you want a broader profile bait that resembles a fat minnow or threadfin shad rig up as instructed above and then slide a hoochie down the leader and over the grub . I call this bait The Fat Boy . This rig must scream shad , because I ’ ve had rainbows grab it on the surface and kings smash it down 80 feet !
This brings us to one of the best and most overlooked landlocked king and trout baits available , the PowerBait Minnow . It ’ s a drop shot bait designed for
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One way to rig up is to pin the bait on a size appropriate hook and run it behind a dodger to impart a dip and dart action . This rig has been working very well for king salmon at both Shasta and Oroville .
If you run this rig at salmon depth you get salmon . Run it at trout depths and you get trout .
As good as the PowerBait Minnow is , the Gulp ! Minnow is even better , albeit tougher to store . PowerBait Minnows only come in a few colors , Gulp ! Minnows are available in several natural and super bright hues . The sizes of the baits range from 1 to 4 inches . The 2 and 3 inch models are most useful , but a 12 rainbow will still whack a 4 inch Gulp ! Minnow so don ’ t be afraid to troll the big ones .
Okay brace yourself , these lifeless little baits also works when casted and retrieved . Pin them on a light darterhead style jig head . Cast the bait out , let it fall and then bring it back with an erratic retrieve .
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Lake this spring . It also works on the American River for big educated browns and at Lake Natomas for the lakes legendary monster rainbows .
For the stream trout anglers and anglers that like to target lake and reservoir trout with bait , there are a number of intriguing offerings in the PowerBait line of soft baits including Power Wigglers and Power Nymphs .
As a side note , keep in mind if you take a Berkley Power Worm , break off a 1.5 inch piece and drift it through a stream or drift it in a lake under a bobber trout will grab it just like they do a real worm .
These worms are designed for bass fishing but are easily adaptable for trouters . This is the case with a lot of baits in both the PowerBait and Gulp ! lines . The baits were largely designed with bass in mind , but they have applications for many other species of fish .
We are running out of space , so let ’ s move onto saltwater . Gulp ! or more specifically Saltwater Gulp ! is deadly in saltwater . For northern California anglers you can catch rockfish , lingcod , halibut , stripers and more on Gulp ! Swimming Mullets . These baits come in sizes from 3 to 6 inches long . White and pearl colors work great , but be sure to get some dark and bright colors too .
I often use Gulp ! baits on live bait trips when other anglers are hooking up with live anchovies . As long as there is a decent amount of drift , I ’ ve found these baits just as effective as live bait .
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are versatile . If anglers are using live anchovies on three way rigs I use the same set up , but I use a larger hook and thread a Mullet on it keeping it as straight as possible .
When bottomfish are the target pinning a Gulp ! Mullet on a 2 or 3 ounce jig head works great . If you want to load up a limit of big rockfish pin a pair of small Mullet onto a shrimp fly rig . Rockfish love Gulp !
The uses for these baits goes on an on . When barbs were banned on sturgeon
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With these examples I hope I ’ ve ignited a desire to experiment in some of you . The Gulp ! and PowerBait lines of baits are extensive and the stuff is relatively cheap when compared to other lures and baits . Seeing the effectiveness of these baits first hand in a variety of different settings has me believing that we are on the eve of a major revolution in terms of how we look at and employ artificial baits .
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