Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3826 Dec 6-20 | Page 15

FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 26 RIO VISTA AREA cont. Rio Vista and Collinsville areas continues to be tough because of the problematic grass in the water, while anglers fishing in the north end of the Delta are hooking into lots of largemouth bass and crappie. Alan Fong, manager of the Fisherman’s Warehouse, reported slow striped bass fishing in the Liberty Island area, but excellent fishing for largemouths in the Liberty Island area and top-notch action for bass and crappie in the lower Mokelumne River. “Dave Clark and I caught and released largemouth bass in the 2 to 4 lb. range while punching and flipping in the Liberty Island area,” he stated. “We also threw out glide baits and beavers for bass and small jigs for crappie in the Mokelumne and Hog Slough.” Clyde Wand, a board member of the California Striped Bass Association, Isleton Delta Chapter, reported solid striped bass fishing on Broad Slough in the Delta on a recent trolling adventure. He and his fishing partner, Dave Houston, caught a total of 8 keeper striped bass to 7 pounds, including 5 while power drifting with mudsuckers and the other 3 while trolling with Yo-Zozuri Dec 6 - 20, 2019 13 Minnows. Other anglers are heading downriver to the Mothball Fleet area in Suisun Bay for their stripers. Mel Boggs of Elkhorn Outdoor Sports - Dan Bacher ROLLINS LAKE Anglers Lament Lack of Fish Plants COLFAX - “When you look at the DFW’s trout planting map and take in the overall lack of trout plants and then think about how expensive our fishing licenses have become it’s pretty frustrating. The reality is that we pay some This happy angler went big when he fished the Sacramento River with Captain Mike Bogue this fall. The epic of the highest fishing fees king slammed a Flatfish plug wrapped with sardine and coated with Atlas Mike’s Crawfish Glo Oil. in the country and we get Photo courtesy of MIKE BOGUE’S GUIDE SERVICE, Redding. the absolute minimum in return from the DFW,” exclaimed Justin Pleece of of us, planter rainbows are the first fish but those getting out did well over the Meadow Vista. we ever catch and those are the fish that past couple of days,” revealed Alan Fong, “Here in Placer get us hooked on fishing. Those fish are manager of Fisherman’s Warehouse. County, Rollins also important to small businesses and “Boaters are catching salmon from Miller Lake hasn’t been small communities like Colfax. Without Park to Garcia Bend, mostly while trolling planted and likely planted trout available at Rollins, anglers or anchor fishing with Kwikfish. The fish won’t be planted will simply go someplace else and spend are ranging from 18 to 20 pounds.” until 2020. The their fishing budget there. More than likely “Anglers are finding some decent same goes for if they enjoy trout fishing they will go to salmon fishing in the Sacramento Area Scotts Flat over in a lake that has private trout plants, but while fishing with Brad’s Cut Plugs behind Nevada County. cause the DFW simply isn’t getting the job flashers or MagLips lures,” confirmed I’ve been fishing done. It’s the same old story, pay more Craig Newton at Willfish Bait and Tackle. Rollins and the and get less. It’s pretty sad. I’d like to see “Anglers are happy to get one or two bass fishing is the robust trout plants we had 20 years fish per boat, but the fish are beautiful decent and I’ve ago when I really got into trout fishing,” and bright. They range from jacks to 30 caught a couple Pleece exclaimed. pounds.” brown trout, but “A few guys anchor fishing with plugs overall the fishing is under the Pioneer Bridge are still catching slow. Without some some salmon,” added Leo Salcido of planter rainbows in Sacramento Pro Tackle. the mix there isn’t For stripers, anglers should try fishing much opportunity SACRAMENTO AREA in the Port of Sacramento or Sacramento at Rollins or Scotts Deepwater Channel. Boaters and Bright Salmon Move into Flat in the late kayakers should drift jumbo minnows, jig fall and winter,” Capitol City spoons and troll with Yo-Zuris and other observed Pleece. SACRAMENTO – A fresh batch of king lures. Shore fishermen should toss out “Planted rainbow salmon have moved into the Sacramento pileworms, jumbo minnows, chicken livers trout are very River in the metropolitan area, increasing and swimbaits. important to the success rates for boaters and bank - Dan Bacher anglers of northern anglers still fishing for them. California. For a lot “There aren’t many anglers out fishing, CONTINUED ON PG 17 Big trout and big smiles, that’s been the situation for anglers fishing Eagle Lake with Capt. Bryan Roccucci this November. Photo courtesy of BIG DADDY’S GUIDE SERVICE, Quincy. Discover Pyramid Lake Located just 35 miles north of Reno, Pyramid Lake is home to some of the best sport fishing on earth. Discover all that Pyramid Lake has to offer. Discover Pyramid Lake Online at: www.pyramidlake.us Follow us on Twitter and “like’ us on Facebook 3822