Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3801 Dec 22-Jan 4 | Page 15

LOS VAQUEROS RESERVOIR cont. South Cove on December 3. Other anglers are doing well while focusing on rainbow trout. Just ask Matt Stender and his buddy, who both caught their limits on trout in Cox Cove, using a Rapala. South Cove continues to be the most active area for anglers and trout. Fishing past the Rock Wall is also popular with a consistent number of fish being caught. Boaters are experiencing the top fishing in Howden and Cowboy Coves. Shore anglers continue to experience the most trout success while using garlic scented PowerBaits, followed by nightcrawlers. Lots of limits of trout have been coming in. The latest plant of 1000 pounds was 2,000 pounds of Mount Lassen rainbows, on December 4, according to Steve Richert of the Los Vaqueros. The water level is currently at 148,000- acre feet. With the cooler days and windy weather, the water temperature is floating between 60 and 62 degrees depending on the time of day. The water clarity is good. If you are looking to rent a boat, contact the Marina ahead of time to check current wind conditions at (925) 371-2628 or check the weather conditions. - Dan Bacher Trout, Bass Challenge Winter Fishermen ANGELS CAMP - Trout fishing is tough at New Melones, with anglers catching one or two trout if they are lucky. The positive news is the fish being caught are good-sized. Shore anglers are fishing with nightcrawlers and Power Bait by the Tuttletown Ramp and the boat ramp by the Glory Hole Marina. Randy caught a 4.2 lb. rainbow while shore fishing by the Tuttletown Ramp. Ken and Barbara teamed up to catch a 6 lb. rainbow while trolling by the dam with an Ex-Cel spoon, according to Glory Hole Sports. Harold also landed a 4 lb. 9 oz. rainbow while trolling with a ExCel spoon at Horseshoe Bend. This young man hit Lake Almanor with Captain Bryan Roccucci on November 24 and landed several rainbows, including this 24 inch monster! Photo courtesy of BIG DADDY’S GUIDE SERVICE, Quincy. Bass fishing continues to tough for most anglers. If you want to hook bass, using finesse baits at 35 to 45 feet deep should yield the top results. Anglers can also find some action on quality spotted and largemouth bass with reaction baits such as umbrella rigs, glide baits, or rip baits. New Melones is holding 1,772,017 acre feet of water, 74 percent of capacity and 130 percent of average. The lake level is 1030.91 feet in elevation. SMITH & WESSON PFLUEGER MONARCH SPINNING ROD & REEL COMBO 6’6” 2 piece medium action IM6 graphite rod with 5 bearing reel with anti reverse. M & P 15 — .22 CAL SEMI AUTO RIFLE Magpul sights and handguard. SAVE $100 Now Reg. $49 .99 $34 .99 UNDER ARMOUR $299 .99 Low Lake Level Challenges Anglers Ledgendary knives since 1902 with Lifetime warranty Now 25% OFF CARHART OROVILLE – Fishing pressure for black bass, king salmon and other species remains very light due to the dropping lake level at Lake Oroville. 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Targetting the lake’s landlocked Chinooks is probably not a great idea until the spring when the fish will be of catchable size. Anglers trying to catch the large holdover salmon will be getting hit constantly by the small fish now when they troll through an area. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife stocked 139,000 chinook salmon from the Feather River Fish Hatchery in late September 2018 for Lake Oroville’s popular landlocked salmon program, according to Penny Crawshaw, hatchery manager 2. “The fish are about 23 to the pound, about 6 inches long,” she noted. Few fishermen have been fishing for the landlocked steelhead in the Thermalito Afterbay lately. The Feather River Fish Hatchery stocked over 231,682 steelhead in a variety of size ranges in the winter and spring of 2018, according to Crawshaw. 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