8 Sept 28 - Oct 12 , 2018 VOL . 37 • ISS . 21
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PRO ’ S POINTER
GO FOR IT !
IT ALL ADDS UP TO MORE FISH IN THE BOAT .
HOT BITES ...
DELTA STRIPERS … The fall striper run is
1 . getting hot and trollers are hooking solid numbers of fish . Look for the bass in the usual areas of the Sacramento and San Joaquin .
LAKE ALMANOR TROUT … Big rainbows to 5 . 5
2 . lbs are on a great bite . Anglers are trolling 20 to 25 feet deep with baitfish imitating spoons .
SACRAMENTO RIVER KINGS … Limits of 15 to
3 . 30 lb fish have been the rule for anglers fishing from Red Bluff to Woodson . Flatfish and cured roe do the damage .
FOLSOM BASS … Topwater action is on tap
4 . for anglers working Spooks and poppers early and late . The spotted bass average 2 lbs and range up to 4 .
GOOD BETS ...
SHASTA TROUT … Rainbows to 4 pounds
5 . and browns to 6 are on the bite . To hook up pull larger spoons quickly 40 to 60 feet deep .
GOLDEN GATE LINGS … Quality lingcod
6 . are on the feed . For fish to 20 lbs anglers are working Pt . Reyes and the Islands with jigs and large live baits .
BRIDGEPORT RES . ‘ BOWS … Trollers are
7 . scoring some beautiful rainbows . To hook up pull Rapalas , Needlefish and Speedy Shiners .
LAKE CHABOT CATS … Hefty whiskerfish
8 . are biting baits . Fish mackerel fillets , liver or cut anchovies with an open reel for the best results .
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SLEEPERS ...
TAHOE MACKS … Limit style mackinaw
9 . fishing is on tap for fish ranging 3 to 6 lbs . To hook up troll rigged minnows teamed with blades 100 to 220 feet deep .
EAGLE LAKE ‘ BOWS … Trollers are hooking
10 . trout to 3 lbs while working from South Basin . Grubs , brown flies , orange spoons and rigged worms do the damage .
BODEGA ROCKFISH … The coastal rockfish
11 . action is excellent . White shrimp flies teamed with squid strips produce rockfish , while jigs tempt lings to 20 lbs .
DON PEDRO TROUT … The rainbow trout
12 . bite is very good for fish to 5 pounds . Rigged shad , Excel Spoons and Wiggle Hoochies trolled 30 to 50 feet deep work the best ..
COMING SOON ...
TRINITY RIVER STEELHEAD …
13 . Steelheading will get started on the Trinity in October and peak in early November . Both fly and conventional anglers will get in on the excitement .
CLEAR LAKE SLABS … Winter is a great
14 . time to catch crappie at Clear Lake . By December the fish will be stacked in deep water and the bite should be underway .
COLLINS LAKE TROUT … November
15 . is the time for holdover rainbows . Toss dough bait and inflated worms from the bank for fish that range up to 8 lbs .
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AMERICAN RIVER STEELHEAD …
Steelhead season on the American River below Nimbus Dam kicks off January 1 . Roe and Little Cleos work well .