Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3824 Nov 8-22 | Page 15

Nov 8 - 22, 2019 FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 24 PYRAMID LAKE exchange lead tackle at the plagued the lake, kiosk in a “1 keeping boaters off for 1” trade for the water and making stainless steel shore fishing difficult at weights. best. The weather Mark Fong of the at Shadow Fish Sniffer staff hit Cliffs lake Pyramid Lake this week has been with Sam Shallow of cool in the Deep Water Guide mornings with Service. Fong and temperatures Shallow were hoping reaching into to working spoons the 70s in the for their fish, but the afternoon. conditions dictated that The water trolling was the way to temperature: go. They had a decent is 60 degrees, trip that saw more depending on than a dozen cutthroat depth. trout come to the boat The park and one of them was district planted beyond 10 pounds. Shadow “The trip I took with Cliffs with Sam was a good 750 pounds introduction to Pyramid, of rainbows but I still want to the week experience Pyramid of October trout fishing at its best. 28-November Sam and I are already 1. making plans for a Hawaiian follow up trip once the Ben bagged a wind lays down and the five-and-a-half This happy angler hit the Feather River with fish have a chance to pound trout concentrate on bait and Captain Rob and landed a limit of big king while fishing salmon on October 11. structure,” said Fong. Photo courtesy of RUSTIC ROB’S GUIDE between the If you’d like to fish SERVICE, Yuba City. first dock Pyramid Lake in the and the boat company with a top- rental dock. notch guide, give Captain Sam a call. Jim caught a ten pound catfish while Sam has a new 24-foot Regulator center fishing from the first dock. console boat teamed with a pair of 150 The regulations for the Arroyo Del Valle horse Yamaha motors- Deep Water Guide Ponds include an EBRPD Daily Fishing Service (530) 277-0288. Permit, CA State Fishing License. Fishing is catch and release, barbless hooks with artificial lures only. Float tubes only are allowed. cont. QUARRY/SHADOW CLIFFS LAKES Fall Trout Fishing Shifts into Gear RANCHO SECO LAKE FREMONT - The trout fishing at Horseshoe Lake, located in the Quarry Lakes Recreation Area, has improved with trout plants and cooler weather. The park district stocked Horseshow with 750 pounds of rainbows the week of October 28-November 1. Anglers have reported catching quality trout while fishing from the shore and off the piers with spoons, PowerBait and Mice Tails. Zack D. of Oakland landed a two-pound and five-pound trout while fishing with a spoon near the boat ramp. Paul H. of Hayward caught three trout weighing between one-and-a-half and eight pounds while fishing off of the ADA fishing pier. with Mice Tails and rainbow PowerBait. Note that the use of lead fishing tackle is prohibited at Quarry Lakes. You can HERALD – Trout plants will resume this fall during the week of October 28 when 500 pounds of trophy rainbows will be stocked in Rancho Seco. After the week of October 28, 500 pounds of standard size catchable trout will be planted the week of November 11, November 25, November 25, December 9 and December 30. The water is cooling down with the weather and anglers are getting excited about the trout. To see the plant schedule, go to: https:// Fall Trout Plants Begin GONE FISHING continued from page 1 freshwater bass gear. A 7’ ML action spinning rod, 2500 series reel, 15 lb. FINS 40G Braid and a 12 A spinning rod and reel combination like this one is ideal for tossing out lb. Gamma Edge Fluo- rocarbon Leader gets the swimbaits for rockfish and lingcod off the Sonoma County Coast. job done.. Photo by MARK FONG, Fish Sniffer Staff. My favorite swimbait is a 3” AA Shad Tail Swimbait. It swims great and is very durable. I’ll match it up with a ¼ to ¾ oz hand poured swimbait head. I like to have a good selection of colors. #T69 Dean’s Dine, #T55 Classic Brown Bait, #T66 JW Wine, #T51 Pelagic Red Crab and #209 Pearl White are all solid choices. When I get the hankering to catch some hard fighting rockfish on light tackle, I’ll book a spot on the rail with Fish On Charters (707- 490-4067). Running out of Bodega Bay, Captain Jeff Caramella is an authority on this and all styles of rock fishing. If you would like to book a trip, give Fish On Charters a call. rockymountainrec.com/lake-facilities/ listing/rancho-seco-recreational-area. A total of 6500 pounds of trout will have been planted by the end of this year. Florida-strain largemouth bass, redear sunfish, crappie and bluegill are now available for anglers on the lake. Anglers nail the bass while using Huddleston and other rainbow trout swimbaits, Senkos, 13 swimbaits, plastic worms, spinnerbaits and jigs. For redear sunfish, crappie and bluegill, anglers should fish small jigs, redworms and mealworms around structure and weedbeds. Rancho Seco Recreational Area is a 400-acre park overflowing with CONTINUED ON PG 17 SUTTER MARINE IS YOUR DEALER FOR Boats 2020 Gator Tough 15’ DK Complete package with Mossy Oak Camo paint, bow storage, lockable side storage, bow LED headlights, Yamaha 25 hp four stroke and custom trailer. CALL FOR Great Fall Price! SUTTER MARINE, INC. 3824 We Offer A COMPLETE Service Department Featuring Factory Certified Technicians (530) 673-6250 380 Garden Hwy.• Yuba City, Calif.