Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3801 Dec 22-Jan 4 | Page 19

QUARRY LAKES Dec 21, 2018 - Jan 4, 2019 FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 1 19 cont. by Shin. He caught one two-pounder, two three-pounders, and a four-pound trout.,” said Sullivan. However, the biggest fish taken over the past couple of weeks wasn’t a trout, but a catfish. Lionel S. from Union City reeled in his 10-pound catfish from the back of Horseshoe while using Mouse Tails. Raymond E. also found catfish success, landing three channel cats, all over six pounds each, by fishing nightcrawlers from the backside of Horseshoe. 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. REDDING/RED BLUFF Chromers Bite Between Storms REDDIING- “The fishing has been great on the Sacramento River between Redding and Red Bluff when we can fish,” exclaimed Captain Mike Bogue of Mike Bogue’s Guide Service. “There are some very nice chromers in the river. The problem has been all the rain. Don’t get me wrong we need all the rain we can get, but at times it has muddied the river and made it unfishable.” “When we’ve got the water clarity, back trolling plugs has been working very well. I’m using T-60 Flatfish with a sardine wrapper and plenty of Atlas Mike’s Lunker Lotion,” said Bogue. “In terms of the fish, the quality is really good. We are seeing lots of late fall run chromers and most of them are over 15 pounds. We’ve seen some fish into the 30’s. This is the time of the year when we often see really big fish that go well beyond 30 pounds. The season ends in about a week so if you want to get a big king hit the water soon,” Bogue concluded. Robert Weese of Northern California Guide Service has also been experiencing very good results when the conditions are decent. Robert fishes a mix of plugs and roe, but most days the plugs are getting it done. If you’d like to get after some big late season Sacramento River kings before the season ends, both Robert Weese and Mike Bogue are top sticks. To book a trip with Weese of Northern California Guide Service, give him a ring at (530) 755- 7196. To arrange a trip with Mike Bogue of Mike Bogue’s Guide Service reach out to Mike at (530) 246-8457. RIO VISTA Stripers, Crappie Hitting in North Delta SACRAMENTO - Both striped bass and crappie are showing in the Mokelumne River and Snodgrass Slough area out of Wimpy’s Marina as the fish congregate of schools of shad. However, the Sherman Island area has been the hot spot if you just want to focus on striped bass. On his latest fishing adventure, Alan Fong of Fisherman’s Warehouse reported great crappie and striper action out of Wimpy’s. “We caught over a hundred crappie, ranging from hand-size to 1-1/2 pounds, while using 2-1/2 inch Finesse Shad in smoke with black flake, smoke/chartreuse and salt and pepper colors,” said Fong. “We graphed massive schools of shad at 20 to 25 feet deep that the crappie were feeding upon.” “The striper fishing is also really good,” said Fong, who found a hot bite for stripers to 8 pounds for an hour in Snodgrass Slough while throwing out Alabama rigs. “There are quite a few bigger stripers showing in the Sherman Island area of the Delta. The stripers are also congregating to striper fishing on the Delta while still being available for salmon trips until the season’s closing day. “Last month this charter had a slow salmon trip so today we made it right with boat limits on stripers to 24” plus a couple dozen shakers,” reported Captain James Netzel of Tight Lines Guide Service. “We’re going to concentrate on delta stripers for a couple weeks but not forget about the elusive late fall run salmon either.” “The water on the Sacramento has muddied up here in town and I recommend using 8 ounces of weight, due to the higher flows, if you want to fish bait for stripers here in town,” noted Uncle Larry Barnes at Sacramento Pro Tackle. “I’m advising local anglers to fish the Port of Sacramento or the San Joaquin side of Brannan Island for the best striper action.” Most of the bass showing in the port and deepwater Steph and David hit Lake Camanche with Captain Robbie on December 2 and spanked limits of big sassy channel are shakers, but rainbows. Photo courtesy of KOKE MACHINE GUIDE SERVICE, Lake Camanche. a few keepers are also showing. Jiggers using Blade Runner spoons and trollers using Yozuris, tipped with plastic murky conditions for the next several on the shad. Many of the shad are big worms, are picking up stripers up to 8 ones in the 4 to 6 inch range,” said Fong. days.,” reported Steve Jackson. “Once pounds, according to Barnes. - Dan Bacher things clear enough there should be fish - Dan Bacher to target since the high flows busted open the mouth..” Prior to the latest storm, the Russian River become open to fishing when it went over the 300 cfs mark. “Being early in the season there are ROLLINS not a ton of steelhead in the system but I SANTA CLARA VALLEY/ received reports of both small steelhead Browns & ‘Bows Bite at SAN LUIS LAKES salmon being hooked before the Rollins Despite Stained Water! and last storm,” said Steve Jackson at King’s Anglers Nail Forebay & Main COLFAX - Things are going well at Sport and Tackle. “Just remember that all Lake Stripers Rollins Lake, rainbows have been planted, salmon on the Russian are protected and COYOTE – If you want to catch striped the spotted bass are biting, brown trout must not be removed from the water. “ bass, both San Luis Reservoir and the are now biting and we’ve had some badly Before fishing the river, check the flows O’Neill Forebay are kicking good numbers needed rain. on the CDFW low flow closure 24 hour of fish. “I had the best trip I’ve had to Rollins recording: 707-944-5533. “Some larger fish to 20 pounds are in quite some time,” reported Jason showing, but most of the fish are schoolies Pleece of Meadow Vista. “The water is a in the 18 to 24 inch range,” reported Alex little stained due to the rain, but the rain Tran of Coyote Bait and Tackle. “The fish seems to have really invigorated the bite. are hitting top water lures, swimbaits, jerk I trolled my way from Long Ravine to the baits and a variety of baits.” SACRAMENTO AREA headwaters of the Bear River arm pulling He advised shore anglers to hit Check a purple rainbow trout pattern Yo-Zuri L Many Anglers Switch to 12 on the forebay and the Romero Visitor Minnow and an orange and gold floating Stripers Center on the main lake for the stripers. Rapala. I got fish on both lures. In all I “Calero is the only Santa Clara Valley SACRAMENTO – The salmon fishing landed 2 pan size rainbows, 3 browns lake open to boating at this time,” said has slowed on the Sacramento River as to 21 inches and 3 spotted bass to 15 Tran. “Boaters are dragging tubes and the season nears its end on December inches. Two of the browns including the Texas rigs for largemouths in the 2 to 5 15. biggest fish and all of the spotted bass lb. range. The crappie fishing has slowed Before storms muddied the water, came on the L Minnow trolled on three guides were struggling for maybe one fish colors of lead core.” CONTINUED ON PG 18 per day while trolling “I’ve hit Scotts Flat a couple times spinners and Brad’s recently and haven’t gotten any action at Cut Plugs. Many all,” reported Chris O’Bryan of Nevada guides are switching City. “I’ve tried for both trout and bass at both upper and lower Scotts. I don’t know what it’s going to do to spark the bite. 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