Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3820 Sept 13-27 | Page 17

“When I am fishing a frog or flipping matted vegetation, I am throwing the new X-TCB 8 Carrier Braided Line form P-Line. It is critical to be stealthy with both techniques, and with P-line’s new braid, you can make longer casts and it is ultra quiet com- ing through the grass.” – Bass Pro Bryan Thrift GO FOR IT! Sept 13-27, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 20 PRO’S POINTER 15 HOT BITES... 1. GOLDEN GATE KINGS… Big salmon are hitting for moochers and trollers. For fish to 30 lbs. anglers are working the Ship Channel and Rocky Point. 2. SAC RIVER SALMON… The bite isn’t wide- open, but big 15 to 25 lb. kings are being caught daily. Plugs work early and roe works throughout the day. 3. EAGLE LAKE RAINBOWS… The trout bite is going strong and it’s only going to get better. Troll the south basin with worms and Sep’s Grubs for fish to 3 lbs. 4. AMADOR PANFISH… Anglers are nailing quality crappie and bluegill. Minnows are the ticket for crappie while wax worms and crickets work well for bluegill. GOOD BETS… IT ALL ADDS UP 5. FORT BRAGG TUNA… An albacore bite has erupted and fish are being caught with 15 miles of port. Find the fish while trolling feathers and then work them with jigs. TO MORE FISH IN THE BOAT. 6. WHISKEYTOWN KOKANEE… The bite is still on for easy limits of salmon that range from 14 to 18 inch. Apex Lures and Wiggle Hoochies are the top offerings. 7. AMERICAN RIVER TROUT … Rainbows and browns are on a good bite in both the middle and south forks. Worms, Panther Martins and Muddler Minnows are all working. 8. DELTA STRIPER TROLLING… The fall run is heating up and trollers are hooking up to 30 fish per day. For bass up to 11 lbs anglers are pulling minnow plugs in the San Joaquin. SLEEPERS… 9. HALF MOON ROCKFISH… The coastal rockfish bite for anglers departing from Pillar Point has been very good. Shrimp flies are procuring limits along with the occasional lingcod. 10. SUISUN BAY STURGEON… Late summer sturgeon hunters are nailing keepers. To tag a diamond back work deep water areas with roe and eel. 11. ALMANOR RAINBOWS… Big rainbows are rewarding trollers. For fish to 5 pounds pull Gulp! Minnows, spoons and threaded worms. Scott Martin P-Line Pro-Staffer ~ 8-Time FLW Tour Winner 12. CAMANCHE WHISKERFISH … Husky cats are on the prowl. Use mackerel fillets, liver or dead bluegill after dark to tempt fish up to 10 lbs. COMING SOON... 13. AMERICAN RIVER STEELHEAD… Steelhead season on the American River below Nimbus Dam kicks off January 1. Roe and Little Cleos work well. P-LINE TACTICAL FLUOROCARBON Show up prepared for the battle: smoother, more sensitive, improved knot strength, stronger, and unmatched abrasion resistance. 14. COLLINS LAKE TROUT… Late October is a great time to target holdover rainbows. Toss dough bait and inflated worms from the bank for fish that range up to 8 lbs. P-LINE X-BRAID Delivers superior abrasion resistance, longer casts, vibration reduction and a near zero stretch factor for unparalleled power. 15. SMITH RIVER STEELHEAD… Steelheading will get started on the Smith in December and peak in January depending on the conditions. Roe will produce trophies. www.P-Line.com 16. KLAMATH STEELHEAD… October should be a good month for steelhead. Conventional anglers will score with both roe and back trolled plugs. P-Line Fihssniffer-Aug18.indd 1 8/6/18 9:10 AM