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FRESHWATER
Sept 13-27, 2019
FRESHWATER REPORTS:
SHASTA/WHISKEYTOWN
LAKES
CONTINUED FROM PG 23
Red Hot Fishing Awaits Late
Summer Visitors
SANTA CLARA VALLEY LAKES
cont.
Very few anglers have been fishing in
any of the local lakes, due to hot weather
and the much better fishing on Monterey
Bay.
Some bass to 5 pounds being caught on
top water lures and drop shot rigs early
and late in the day on Calero Reservoir,
but most locals have been headed over to
Monterey Bay for their fishing, according
to Denise Bradford of Coyote Bait and
Tackle. Boaters have been catching
halibut while drifting live and dead bait in
Monterey Bay off Capitola. The salmon
season is over in the Monterey Bay Area.
- Dan Bacher
REDDING - What would you like to
catch? Bass? Trout? Kokanee? You’ll find
hot action for all these species and more
if you pay the Redding region a visit in the
coming days or weeks.
At Lake Shasta, the lake is less than 30
feet from maximum pool and both bass and
trout are on a very good bite.
You’ll find spotted bass holding from the
surface all the way down to 100 feet. These
bass range from 10 to 16 plus inches and
are blitzing shad.
The bass holding near the surface are the
most fun to catch. They will smash topwater
plugs and crankbaits. The deeper holding
fish can be caught on drop shot rigs and
jigging spoons.
Gavin, Sarah, Renee and Devin caught a bunch of spotted bass when they fished Lake
You’ll find bass
Oroville this August including these quality fish while tossing Robo Worms.
scattered all over the
Photo by SHELDON BRIGHT, Fish Sniffer Staff.
lake, but the arms have
been producing the best
results overall. Hirtz Bay
has been a recent hot spot.
On the trout fishing front, anglers that work the
thermocline are hooking big numbers of rainbows and
Trout ~ Kokanee ~ Salmon ~ Shad
the occasional brown. The rainbows range up to 4
pounds and the browns can be a lot bigger.
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