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the east and north-east side of the lake including Howards Bay ; Dago Bay ; Pyramid / Stone Mother ; Red Bay ; Anderson Bay ; and Needles ,” according to the Tribe . “ These locations are closed due to past vandalism as well as the cultural importance of the area to tribal members . Persons caught in this area can be cited for trespassing pursuant of the tribe ’ s laws and regulations .”

Surprise Valley Road from Warrior Point to the reservation boundary remains closed until road construction is complete . The road is tentatively scheduled to reopen on October 20 , 2018 . At that time 9-Mile and Monument Rock area will open . Willows area will remain closed due to safety concerns . Please visit the Tribe ’ s websites for updates : www . plpt . nsn . us or www . pyramidlake . us .

QUARRY LAKES

Horseshoe Lake Fall Trout Plants Begin !

PLEASANTON – The fall trout plants have begun with the cooling water temperatures at Horseshoe Lake , located in the Quarry Lakes Recreation Area . The park district stocked 1200 pounds of trout in Horseshoe Lake the week of October 1 .

Expect the trout fishing to pick up as the water continues to cool and more plants go into the lake .

Before the first plant went in , Joaquin Gutierrez caught a beautiful six-pound holdover rainbow on the backside of Horseshoe Lake while using a chartreuse Power Egg , reported Joe Sullivan of the East Bay Regional Park District .

Shore anglers continue to battle channel catfish on Horseshoe . For example , Sam Spinks of San Lorenzo caught a nice twopound catfish .

There will be a Special Kids and Veterans Fishing Derby at Quarry Lakes from October 3 – October 5 .

Note that the use of lead fishing tackle is prohibited at Quarry Lakes . You can exchange lead tackle at the kiosk in a “ 1 for 1 ” trade for stainless steel weights .

RANCHO SECO LAKE

Anglers Gear Up For Fall Trout Plants

HERALD - Anglers are now gearing up for the trout fishing season at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District ’ s Rancho Seco Lake .

Trout plants are expected to begin in mid to late October , depending on the water temperatures . Meanwhile , anglers are hooking largemouth bass and crappie .

“ One annual pass holder caught and released a 21.75 inch largemouth while drop shotting with a four inch worm two weeks ago ,” said Shane Oneto of the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company . “ On his latest trip , he caught and released a bass and his son landed some crappie .”

The lake management will sponsor movie nights at 7 p . m . every Saturday in October , pending weather .

SMUD will be dropping the lake level from November 5 through November 9 to clear out some weeds in certain areas of the spillway . “ The park will most likely be closed for day use during this period ,” said Oneto . For more information , call 209-

748-2318 .

Rancho Seco is a lake with the potential for producing a state or world record largemouth bass . The lake has the three characteristics needed to produce record class fish : Florida-strain genes ; conditions that allow the fish to reach large size ; and a good food source , particularly planted rainbows .

The lake also features good populations of redear sunfish , black crappie and bluegill , along with channel catfish . Fishing at the family oriented facility , operated by the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company in conjunction with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District , ( SMUD ), is available year-round .

For more information , visit : http :// www . rockymountainrec . com / lakes / lake-rancho-seco . htm or https :// www . smud . org / en / about-smud / community / recreational-areas / ranchoseco-lake . htm

- Dan Bacher

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John Begovich of Jackson nailed these huge catfish while soaking bait at Lake Pardee on September 8 . Photo courtesy of the PARDEE LAKE RECREATION AREA ,

Lake Pardee . maximized . Conversely when confronted with a large 5 plus foot tide and ripping current you ’ ll find the best results by moving in tight to the shoreline where the current will be minimized . Sturgeon seem to feed the best during relatively strong tides of 4.5 feet or more . I don ’ t think anyone is certain why this is the case . Perhaps , stronger currents blow the silt away and expose more yummy morsels for the grazing sturgeon . Once again as with striper fishing , if the tidal current is slower than you ’ d like it to be you can move into deep water to find the maximum amount of current . On days that feature the largest tides , you might consider moving into shallower water that you ordinarily wouldn ’ t fish . No matter what species of Delta fish you are pursuing you can always count on the best fishing to occur during the first and last hour and a half of any given tide . The fish sense the slowing or speeding up of the current and this causes them to bite . A lot of anglers ask me a couple of different questions about tides . First they ask me if I like to fish outgoing or incoming tides better . I ’ ve done very

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well on both stripers and sturgeon during both tides . However if I had to choose one tide over another , I ’ d lean toward the outgo . I think the outgoing tide tends to concentrate the fish and whenever fish are concentrated they are easier to find and catch . The second question they ask me is if I continue fishing during the slack tide and the answer is yes . The bite is seldom red hot at slack tide , but you can still hook some good fish . The biggest challenge of fishing during the slack tide is the fact that there is no current to keep the boat stable and your gear out behind the boat properly . One trick you can employ to keep your boat stable when fishing in areas that feature soft tule lined banks is to pull the anchor and nose the boat into the tules . Since there is no current at slack tide you can cast your lines out and they will stay where they land until the current starts moving . When that happens you can move back off the shore and drop the anchor again . If you are fishing well off shore in the main river , you ’ ll just have to do the best you can during the slack tide , or you can motor upstream or down stream a couple miles and set up in an area where the next tide has already started

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or where the current tide has yet to stop moving . A final point about tides also concerns the weather or more specifically the wind . If you are fishing on a day when a fairly brisk wind is blowing , you ’ ve got to factor in the direction of the tide and wind when you choose a location to fish . If the tide is flowing in the opposite direction the wind is blowing the boat is going to swing back and forth all the time or at best it will set at a sharp angle in relation to the current . You can put out a drift sock or a couple five gallon buckets tethered to ropes . The drift sock or buckets will catch the current and help keep the boat straight , but if the wind is strong or if the tide is weak it is usually best to seek out a sheltered area . This will save you a lot of frustration in the long run . The weather is an important factor when it comes to fishing in the Delta , although I ’ ve got to say that based on my observations , stripers are far more influenced by the weather than sturgeon . When I ’ m chasing sturgeon I don ’ t give the weather too much consideration , but when stripers are on the menu I spend more time thinking about how the weather will influence the action on the day I ’ ll be fishing . So what are the worst possible weather related scenarios for the striper angler ?

That ’ s a pretty easy question to answer , since there are two main situations that can make for really tough fishing . The first is an abrupt change in water temperature and the second is fishing immediately after a low pressure area passes . When the water temperature changes quickly it severely impacts the metabolism of stripers and many other fish because they are cold blooded . The worst temperature changes are those that lower the temperature even if the temperature remains within the comfort zone of the bass . Low-pressure areas are a double-edged sword for Delta striper anglers . As a low approaches striper fishing is often highly productive . When the relative pressure the stripers feel decreases ( when a low is approaching ) they feel more energetic and are able to move about more easily . This increased activity increases the metabolism of the bass and they feed . This in part explains why the striper fishing can be very productive as a low moves in . When the low peaks and then begins to pass the fishing typically becomes tough . This is a direct result of the barometric pressure increasing . As the barometric pressure goes up the relative pressure the bass feel also increases . This increase makes the fish feel less energetic , they move less , their metabolism slows and they feed less . In the simplest terms stripers that are feeding are a whole lot easier to catch than those that are not feeding . A dropping barometer prompts them to feed while an increasing barometer encourages them to stop feeding . This explains why we anglers experience good fishing as a storm approaches and poor fishing after it passes .