Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3823 Oct 25-Nov 8 | Page 21

19 Oct 25 - Nov 8, 2019 FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 23 FRESHWATER REPORTS: 70 percent of capacity and 126 percent of average. The water level is 437.22 feet in elevation. - Dan Bacher CONTINUED FROM PG 15 FEATHER RIVER Salmon Fishing Was Good Until Drop in Flows OROVILLE – Chinook salmon fishing was good on the Feather River until the Department of Water Resources began reducing flows below Oroville Dam. Releases from the dam were 5,450 cfs and dropping. “On my latest trip, we he hooked four salmon, landing three fish weighing 18, 12 and 8 pounds, while fishing with Brad’s Killer Fish in the Yuba City area,” said Rob Reimers of Rustic Rob’s Guide Service, “On the previous trip, we also bagged three Chinooks while fishing in the same area.” Reimers is now targeting salmon in the Sacramento River in the metropolitan area. Tiim Boggs of Elkhorn Outdoor Sports in Rio Linda reported that the salmon fishing on the Feather River was tapering off at press time as the flows were going down. “On my last trip on the Feather at Beer Can Beach, the one angler fishing with me, Greg Clay of Carmichael, hooked three fish, landing one 29 lb. king,” said Boggs. “We hooked the one he caught while drifting roe and lost the two other fish while trolling with Silvertron spinners. We saw a ton of salmon in the area that we fished.” Boggs is also now targeting Chinooks KLAMATH/TRINITY RIVERS Salmon Surge into Upper River Diego Mclean bagged this huge cutthroat trout while fishing Lake Crowley this month. Photo courtesy of SIERRA DRIFTERS GUIDE SERVICE, Bishop. on the Sacramento in the capitol city region. - Dan Bacher FOLSOM LAKE Trout and Salmon Action Should Improve with Fall Turnover Nestled between Los Vaqueros Los Vaqueros Brentwood Reservoir Reservoir and Livermore off Vasco Road Nestled between Brentwood and Livermore off Vasco Road Now Catching First STRIPED Time Anglers BASS Welcome! Beautiful TROUT Spring Wild Flowers (925) 371-2628 Los Vaqueros Recreation Co. 9990 Los Vaqueros Rd. Byron, CA, 94514 $25 boat rentals every Monday thru Friday (non holidays) www.NORCALFISHING.COm A Contra Costa Water District Facility 2907 3125 while bank fishermen should toss out PowerBait, minnows and nightcrawlers for trout and salmon. The bass fishing at Folsom Lake should also transition into its fall pattern as the weather and surface water temperature cools down. Don Paganelli of Paganelli’s Bass Fishing Experience made a short afternoon trip that produced a total of 12 bass for him and his cousin on Folsom. The two anglers caught and released a mixture of largemouth and spotted bass ranging from 1-1/2 to 2 pounds. “We used drop shot rigs with Robo Worms in the Aaron’s Magic and Morning Dawn colors at 25 feet deep in the main body of the lake,” advised Paganelli. “It won’t be long before the fish start getting ready for the winter by feeding on threadfin shad and pond smelt,” added Paganelli. “There aren’t a lot of boaters on the lake at this time. The bite could fire up at any time. When it does, you can expect to hook fish while throwing small swimbaits, top water lures and other reaction baits.” The fall is also one of the top times target channel catfish at Folsom. Throw out “I’ll make you a better Hooker!” mackerel, chicken liver, nightcrawlers and other baits in the coves at Five Percent, Granite Bay, Browns Ravine, Folsom Point and elsewhere on the lake. 3615 Folsom Lake is holding 679,992 acre feet of water, CONTINUED ON PG 20 captain JAMES NETZEL Full Time Guide CATFISH • SALmON • TROUT LARGEMOUTH BASS • STRIPED BASS The New Marina • Building CATFISH & Boat Rentals • NOW LARGEmOUTH BASS OPEN!!!! SACRAMENTO – Fishing pressure has been very light at Folsom Lake over the past month. However, cooler fall weather should result in improved fishing for rainbow trout and king salmon, as well as for black bass. When the lake undergoes its annual fall turn over, shore fishing should become as productive for trout and salmon as fishing from a boat when the fish move into the shallows to feed on pond smelt and threadfin shad. Trollers should employ nightcrawlers behind dodgers, Speedy Shiners and other lures, HORNBROOK – The majority of anglers and guides are now concentrating on fishing on the upper section of the Klamath River below the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery. Both salmon and steelhead are showing now. “We’ve been seeing a lot of steelhead on the upper river, so it’s going to be a great fall steelhead season,” said Albert Kutzkey of Kutzkey’s Guide Service. “The salmon are showing up now and the weather is turning cold. We are seeing great weather and great fishing.” Anglers are back bouncing salmon roe and back trolling plugs for the Chinooks. The steelhead can be caught on roe, nightcrawlers, Glo Bugs, beads, plugs, spinners and plugs. Before he left the lower river, Kutzkey reported solid king salmon fishing. “My last week on the lower Klamath produced limits of salmon every day,” Kutzkey stated. The basin in-river recreational quota is 7,637 adult Chinook Salmon for 2019. Fishing regulations remain the same as in 2018 with a two-fish daily bag limit, with no more than one fish over 22 inches (such as one adult and one jack). The possession limit remains the same at six fish, with no more than three fish over 22 inches (effectively three daily bag limits). Additional season information can be found on the CDFW’s ocean salmon webpage, or by calling CDFW’s ocean salmon hotline at (707) 576-3429 or the Klamath-Trinity River hotline at (800) 564- 6479. - Dan Bacher Now booking Sacramento River SALMON! 888-975-0990 WWW.FISHTIGHTLINES.COM $50 OFF for Veterans! 3810 Under New Management GREAT Fishing for: Trout • Kokanee • Catfish Large & Smallmouth Bass Crappie • Bluegill • Sunfish Store • Campsites/RV sites Marina • Boat Launch New Boat & Motor Rental Fleet Call for Information & Reservations (800) 416-6992 3819 4900 Stony Creek Rd. Ione www.rockymountainrec.com