Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3818 August 16-30 | Page 21
August 16-30, 2019
FRESHWATER
VOL.38 • ISS. 18
FRESHWATER REPORTS:
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LOS VAQUEROS
RESERVOIR
limit of kokanee and one 5 lb.
9 oz. brown trout while using
Paulina Peak tackle.
Striper Anglers Bag Limits
BYRON – Striped bass fishing is going
strong at Los Vaqueros Reservoir, with
many anglers reporting limits of striped
bass. Shore anglers and boaters are
Anglers Target Catfish Until
experiencing the top action while bait
fishing with anchovies.
Kings Arrive
Allan, Jeff, Cao and Jason caught limits
RIO LINDA – Catfish offer anglers
of
stripers in Howden Cove on anchovies
their best chance of catching fish until
on July 28. Kevin Murray, Vinit and his
fall Chinook salmon move into the
two sons also landed their limits of stripers
Sacramento River in the Knights Landing
to 23 inches and a 12 lb. catfish near Cox
and Colusa area in big numbers.
Cove while using anchovies.
“Most of the fish anglers are catching
Throwing swimbaits, top water lures
now are small pansized catfish in the ½
and
Kastmasters can also be productive
to 1 pound range,” said Tim Boggs of
if anglers encounter stripers “boiling” on
Elkhorn Outdoors. “The area around the
threadfin shad in the coves.
Highway 113 Bridge is one of the better
The catfish action is also improving
areas to target, along with Verona.”
with
a plant of 695 pounds of channel
Bigger fish are available for savvy
cats on July 27. “We are going to have
anglers. Just ask Dave Butler, who reeled
two catfish plants at the middle and
in two catfish weighing 14 and 17 pounds
the end of August,” Ken Hintzman of
while fishing live jumbo minnows at
the Los Vaqueros Marina. “There has
Knights Landing back in May.
been a steady number of catfish being
The City of Colusa’s new Colusa Boat
caught around the reservoir. South Cove,
Launch Facility is now available for
Cowboy Cove and Oak Point have been
anglers fishing the Sacramento River. The
mentioned by our anglers.”
ramp is located in the Colusa Sacramento
Alex Estrada of San Jose bagged
River State Recreation Area. This area
a
12.01 pound catfish while soaking
offers visitors campsites and picnic sites
anchovies in Howden Cove. Steven
also. For reservations, please call City
Hall at (530) 329-9198 Monday - Thursday Francis demonstrated his angling prowess
by catching an 8.4 lb catfish on cut
8am-4pm.
anchovies near Peninsula Cove.
“Trout fishing is fair,” he said. “We’re still
seeing trout in the
2 to 3 pound range
at the cleaning
stations, but nothing
over that.”
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OROVILLE LAKE/
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AFTERBAY
Chinook Salmon Limits
the Rule
OROVILLE – The Chinook
salmon fishing continues to be
great at Lake Oroville, with most
days producing limits of salmon
for guides and experienced
anglers.
“Brad and Carson Fitzpatrick
of Rancho Cordova had a
great day fishing with me,” said
Robert Reimers of Rustic Rob’s
Guide Service. “They caught
Charles took a mid-summer trout trolling trip to Collins
two holdovers to 4 pounds
Lake and rounded up these impressive rainbows while
and 22 inches first thing in the
pulling Tasmanian Devil lures off a downrigger.
Photo courtesy of the COLLINS LAKE RECREATION AREA, morning. That’s the first time
Oregon House. we’ve seen a double hook-up on
big holdover kings in my boat.”
“We hooked a lot of fish,
including some salmon we lost
by the boat. We caught the salmon while
NEW MELONES LAKE
trolling with Brad’s Cut Plugs at 45 to 55
Three Kokanee Over 3 Pounds feet deep.”
Mike Cunningham of Willfish Bait and
Landed!
Tackle confirmed the solid salmon fishing
ANGELS CAMP – New Melones is
at Lake Oroville, noting that the “Christine”
proving to be one of the best producers
color of Brad’s Cut Plugs has been really
of huge kokanee salmon in the West this
effective by the Bidwell Canyon Bridge
summer.
and the dam.
Rick Hansen of Wilton landed a
Lake Oroville is holding 3,397,362 acre
kokanee salmon weighing 3 pounds, 8
feet of water, 96 percent of capacity and
ounces while fishing with Kyle Wise of
115 percent of average. The lake level is
HeadHunter Sportfishing on July 22. He
891 feet in elevation, nine feet from full.
caught the fish using a pink Jpex with a
Anglers continue to catch and release
Paulina Peak pink big eye dodger.
largemouth bass at the Thermalito
“We’ve put three kokanee over 3 pounds Afterbay. The winners of the latest turkey
on my boat since July 20 and I expect the
shoot at the afterbay were: (first) Colin
lake kokanee record to be shattered this
Ross with 17-3/4 inches and (second)
week,” said Wise.
Tim Evans with 7-1/2 inches, according to
“Known for being an outstanding lake
North Valley Tackle in Oroville.
for bass angling, this year has drawn
- Dan Bacher
kokanee anglers from all over the West
to limit out on these landlocked salmon,”
reported Gene Hildebrand at Glory Hole
Sports. “The kokanee bite has been
PARDEE LAKE
outstanding for the last two weeks with
Mount Lassen Trout Plants
most anglers trolling and getting off
the water before noon with limits of the
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landlocked salmon.”
IONE – The weekly trout plants by the
Big Al’s guide Service reported landing
Mount Lsssen Fish Hatchery continue to
an 18 1/4” kokanee on Melones (no
bolster bank and boat fishing success at
weight recorded). Any kokanee angler
Lake Pardee. 1000 pounds of rainbow
hearing that news would be hard pressed
trout will be planted each week through
to not want to get on the water and try
the end of the season.
going after the Glory Hole Sports recorded
Lake Pardee is the only Mother
lake record of 2 lbs., 11 oz. (no length
Lode lake featuring weekly trout plants
recorded.)
Jay Winchester of Lockeford hammered
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the kokanee once
again, along with
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Harold Garibald,
Also Fall Run Kings on the Sacramento River
landing a limit of
Custom 23’ Rogue Jet
kokanee up to 1.3 lbs.
while trolling Apex
lures down 25-30
feet with watermelon
dodger & garlic scent.
Monte Smith of Gold
Cpt. Jerry Lampkin – 25 years of experience fishing
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