Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3818 August 16-30 | Page 15
VOL.38 • ISS. 18
DAVIS LAKE
FRESHWATER
August 16-30, 2019
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cont.
and 3.5 and 4 pounders are
“The lake temperature has been
showing up once in a while.
in the upper 70s and has surpassed
Both schools of bait and
80 on a few occasions. These high
clouds of shrimp have been
temperatures are causing the shad
noted. All of this adds up
to spawn, so we are seeing a lot of
to good fishing now and
shad activity in the early morning.
great fishing to come once
And where you find shad, you’ll likely
summer gives way to fall and
to find striped bass,” stated Devon.
big broad shouldered ‘bows
Catfish are also on the bite with
return to the surface and
the warm weather. “We just received
gravitate toward the banks.
two 750 lb. catfish plants over the
Right now, a variety lures
last month and people have been
including orange spoons,
catching them by accident while
grubs and flies are working.
fishing for other species,” he stated.
Orange lures are getting a lot
“The catfish prefer cut baits like
of attention, but frog patterns
anchovies, sardines, mackerel and
and olives are getting hit too.
chicken liver. The cats are being
If you plan on taking
caught all over the lake, but the
your RV to Eagle Lake this
Narrows and by the dam seem to do
summer or fall be sure to
a bit better .”
LAKE DEL VALLE
ask the folks at the Eagle
For bluegill and crappie, Captain
Lake RV Park about the Fish
Devon
recommended
fishing
27.5 Lb. Striper Leads
Sniffer special.
redworms, pieces of night crawlers
Summer Catches
No RV, no problem! Dave
and panfish jigs in a variety of colors.
LIVERMORE – The striped bass action The panfish are anywhere there is
at Heritage Land has a
Captain Grumpy visited to Indian Valley Reservoir in late July and
is getting better and better by the day.
full menu of rental cabins
some cover including rocks, trees,
caught several fish including this 3-pound rainbow!
Just ask Kenny K. of Livermore, who
and by the handicap dock.
Photo courtesy of TERESA FISTLER, Clear Lake. available both large and
caught a massive 27.5 pound striped
small. Heck you can even
Smallmouth bass fishing is also
bass while fishing in Swallow Bay with
the Fish Sniffer’s Paul
going strong. Al Hurwitz of Saratoga
anchovies.
Kneeland’s rustic Spalding
and Abbey Lev of Sunnyvale reported
“A lot of the striper action is by the
cabin.
an outstanding day trolling for smallmouth
DON PEDRO
narrows and the hot bait right now is
Tim Noxon, the legendary Eagle Lake
bass on Lake Del Valle.
Boaters Troll Up Kokanee
anchovies,” said Captain Devon. “Other
fishing guide of Fish Traveler Guide
“Our day was focused in Heron Bay
baits such as sardines, mackerel, shad,
Service, is back on the water and putting
where on the northernmost rock wall and
LA GRANGE – With the amazing
and shad imitation lures are doing very
clients on big hard fighting Eagle Lake
along sandy points along the eastern
kokanee action at New Melones, few, if
well. Boils are happening in the early
trout! If you’d like to experience the best
shore we caught 20 smallies while trolling
any kokanee anglers have targeted Don
mornings and are getting more and more
that Eagle Lake has to offer, book a trip
mainly Panther Martin Spinners,” said
Pedro within the past several weeks, but
common to see. Still, they don’t last too
with Tim and get your Eagle Lake rainbow
Hurwitz. “Another 5-10 fish did not stay
there are quality fish to be had.
long so if you’re after the boils ,be here
on!
pinned. All the fish were released. The fish
Boaters are catching kokanee up to
early.”
To reach Tim, dial (916) 201-4648.
were of variable size but a goodly number
16.5 inches long while using hoochies,
Wedding Rings and spinners, tipped with
were in the 1.5-2
white corn behind dodgers in Middle Bay.
lb range.”
“The water clarity The best depth is from 45 to 60 feet deep.
For bass, Ryan Cook of Ryan Cook’s
EAST DELTA
was excellent,
Fishing reported a number of bass were
and the surface
Frog Tossers Find
found in the shallows less than 5 feet
temperature
Challenging Conditions
during the Nolan Cox Benefit tournament
was around 76
over
the
weekend,
but
there
is
also
a
STOCKTON – Triple-digit temperatures
degrees.,” said
bite off of main lake points from 25 to 40
have hit the Delta, and this is a good
Hurwitz. “The
feet with large jigs in the 3/4th to 1-ounce
omen for the upcoming frog tournaments.
larger fish were
located in the open football head, deep-diving crankbaits such The triple-digit temperatures have
as Norman’s DD 22’s or KVD’s along with
contributed to algae blooms breaking
flats of Heron Bay
illfish Tackle isn’t a big box store. In fact, the store
The first of the frog tournaments, the
in 20-60 foot water plastics on the shakey head or drop-shot.
isn’t very large at all, but it has everything you need
Don Pedro held at 98 percent despite
Ultimate Frog Challenge, took place over
columns and were
for catching fish from the coast to the Sierra.
water releases.
the weekend, and the hot temperatures
10-15 feet below
I’ve been shopping at Willfish for a long time because they
- Dave Hurley made for uncomfortable conditions. The
the surface. We
day one leaders were the team of Mullins/
trolled at 2.0-2.5
stock a full line of gear and components. Line, hooks, rods,
Nutler with a weight of 15.64 pounds with
mph and applied
reels, lures and an array of natural baits.
a kicker at 7.24 pounds. However, coming
scent to the lures.
Salmon season is going strong in both the ocean and in Sac
EAGLE LAKE
out of 7th place at the start of day two, the
This was definitely
Valley Rivers. The ocean bite will go on well into October
Late Summer Trout Anglers
team of Juan Acosta/Mark Gomez posted
one of our best
and the river bite is only going to get better as we move into
Hook
Up!
a two-day limit over 26 pounds to take first
bass days ever!
fall.
place.
The trout fishing
SPALDING-
The
surface
temperature
If you need salmon gear for either ocean or river fishing,
Jeff Huth served as the emcee on the
isn’t expected to
at
Eagle
is
now
spiking
into
the
70’s
and
Craig Newton at Willfish has an extensive line up of lures and
second day, and he said, “The bite was
pick up until the
that means the trout are deep much of the
more from top name companies such as Brad’s, Yakima, Luhr
pretty rough, but we weighed in a number
water temperature
day. Early in the morning you’ll find them
Jensen and Silvertron just to name a few.
of 3-fish limits on Sunday. The rumor
starts to drop.
within 14 to 15 feet of the surface, but
was that the fish were biting short which
They are all in the
Willfish is located at 11944 Masters Court, Auburn, Ca. For
later on you’ll have to drop down as deep
is not uncommon in a frog tournament.
deep water by the
more information call (530) 887-0839.
as 40 feet to get hooked up. That means
dam. One angler
running a downrigger or pulling your lure
Continued on Pg 14
did land a 7 lb.
off 6 to 8 colors of leadcore line.
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trout while soaking
The quality of the trout has been good.
salmon eggs.
Some fish are running under 2 pounds
but not many. The average is between 2.5
Black bass fishing is going strong with
the warm weather. “The Lightning Tree
boat ramp cove and Eagle Point areas
are producing the top action for anglers
employing plastic worms and soft plastic
frogs,” she tipped. “The fish are averaging
2 to 3 pounds, with a few in the 5 to 6 lb.
range.”
For brown bullhead catfish, Graham
suggested fishing worms or prepared
catfish dough at Eagle Cove and Mallard.
The fish run 1 to 1-1/2 pounds.
Davis Lake is holding 75,388 acre feet
of water, 91 percent of capacity and 118
percent of average.
- Dan Bacher
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