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.