Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3901 Dec 20-Jan 3 | Page 16

14 Dec 20, 2019 - Jan 3, 2020 FRESHWATER FRESHWATER REPORTS: hatchery manager. They took a total of 14 million eggs EASTERN SIERRA this season – and Anglers Brave Snow To the same Hook Trout! amount in BISHOP- The Troutfitter in Mammoth 2018. reports that Tricos are done for the year The spring on the Upper Owens and larger fish are Chinook moving up from the lake and attractor season patterns work well on these fish and was much since the Crowley fish have been better this feeding all summer on larger fare, don’t year than be afraid to increase the size of your fly. last season. On the Lower Owens flows are now The facility at their normal winter rate and access trapped is good. It’s going to be primarily midge 2,793 adult patterns for the next couple of months Chinooks though some warm days can get some and 819 BYO’s going too. adults. The Fishing is fair on the East Walker. ended up Flows have dropped to their usual lows Big rainbows and big smiles, that’s how the fishing season ended up at Eagle with an typical of November. Low flows make eggs take of Lake in far northern California. This fish was landing during a November trolling it a great time to learn the river. Fish adventure with Captain Bryan Roccucci. The only are concentrated in the deeper holes Photo courtesy of BIG DADDY’S GUIDE SERVICE, Quincy. section of so with a little exploring you should river open be able to get into some great fishing. to salmon fishing now is from 200 yards light. The easiest way to catch fish is Rosacshi Ranch on the Nevada side will above the Live Oak boat ramp to the swinging a wooly bugger with a prince have warmer water throughout the winter mouth at Verona. The salmon fishing will nymph tied to the dropper. Usually fishing months so give it a try. remain open through December 16. is good this time of the year and being Good action is being reported on the Anglers can continue to target that it runs along the highway, it’s easy West Walker, but overall pressure is very steelhead, striped bass and other species, to stop for a few casts on your way to or but not salmon from the Highway 70 from the Mammoth bridge to the unimproved boat ramp area. above the Thermalito Afterbay Outfall and from the unimproved boat ramp above the Thermalito Afterbay Outfall to 200 yards above the Live Oak boat ramp, The river is difficult to navigate by boat FEATHER now, due to low flows. Combined releases to the Feather River below the Thermalito Located just 35 miles north of Reno, RIVER Afterbay Outlet continue to be 2,450 cfs. Pyramid Lake is home to some of the Salmon - Dan Bacher CONTINUED FROM PG 10 Discover Pyramid Lake 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 Spawning Done for This Year YUBA CITY – The Feather River Fish Hatchery has finished spawning fall run Chinook salmon – and saw another good season. The hatchery trapped a total of 15,081 adult fall Chinooks and 6,119 jacks this year. That compares to 20,000 adults and 5,700 jacks and jills last year, according to Anna Kastner, TRACKER 800 SX QUIET AND CAPABLE AMERICAN WORKHORSE The TRACKER 800SX with its whisper-quiet 50HP engine, vibration- reducing frame, abundant storage, and capability enhancing accessories, is a versatile, reliable powerhouse for work and play. A robust 2,000 lb towing capacity, 1,000 lb tilting cargo box, and three- passenger bench seating gives you capacity to go where you want, do what you need, and bring it all back home. Prices starting at only… $10,999 Call us for Details and More Information! (707)676-5581 1900 N Lincoln St Ste. 100, Dixon, CA 95620 3825 www.RIDEONDIXON.COM FOLSOM LAKE North Fork Kings Battle Anglers VOL.39 • ISS. 1 some of the largest bass of the year. Folsom Lake is holding 495,822 acre feet of water, 51 percent of capacity and 106 percent of average. The water level is 416 feet in elevation. - Dan Bacher KLAMATH/TRINITY RIVERS Fly Fishermen Battle Steelhead HORNBROOK – Anglers fishing the Klamath River from below the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery to the Interstate 5 Bridge continue to find excellent steelhead action. “Great steelhead fishing is available on the upper Klamath right now,” said Jack Trout at Jack Trout Fly Fishing International. “They love the rains.” Jack is using an array of fly patterns, including rubberlegs, October caddis , posse buggers and red copper john size #12s. “You can try egg patterns, but the fish are focusing on bugs.,” said Trout. “Some Glo Bug and egg patterns in size 8 mm work from time to time.” The fish range from a half pound to 7 pounds, but the fish average 2 to 3 pounds each. For more information or to book a trip, go to: https://www.jacktrout. com The numbers of fall Chinook salmon and steelhead returning to the Trinity River Fish Hatchery in Lewiston continue to be lower than normal. CDFW staff have trapped 1,373 fall Chinooks, 242 coho salmon and 14 adult steelhead to date in 2019. KNIGHTS LANDING/ VERONA AREA Two Salmon Weighing 40 and 32 Pounds Boated on One Trip! KNIGHTS LANDING – Tom Broad of Yuba City definitely picked the right day to go fishing with Rob Reimers of Rustic Rob’s Guide Service. He landed two salmon weighing 40 and 32 pounds while fishing with a Brad’s Killer Fish in a new prototype “Dragon Glow” pattern below the Knights Landing Bridge. “The 40 pounder was the first fish we hooked,” said Reimers. “The fish took about 10 minutes to get in, but it seemed AUBURN – Boaters are landing king salmon in the 15 to 17 inch range while trolling with Speedy Shiners and other lures in the North Fork of Folsom Lake. “The fish were showing in the mouth of the South Fork, but now the bite has shifted over to the North Fork,” said Craig Newton of Willfish Bait and Tackle. “The best depth is 45 to 65 feet deep. A few CONTINUED ON PG 15 rainbows have been caught by anglers fishing for kings, but I haven’t heard of anybody targeting.” Newton hasn’t heard of anybody shore fishing for trout and salmon lately with the stormy weather, but bank fishing should become as productive as fishing from a boat when the fish move into the shallows to feed on pond smelt and threadfin shad. Bank fishermen should toss out PowerBait, minnows and nightcrawlers for trout and salmon at Browns Ravine, Folsom Point, Granite Bay, Five Percent and other areas on the lake. “The black bass fishing was pretty slow on my latest trip to Folsom,” said Don Paganelli of Paganelli’s Bass Fishing Experience. “We landed two fish on drop shot rigs and two others on tubes at 15 feet deep. The fish were all spotted bass in the 1-1/2 to 2 lb. range.” They fished all over the lake, but caught the fish in the main body off the peninsula. The water temperatures in the high fifties. A mixture of spotted, largemouth and smallmouth bass are available at Folsom Robby took a late November trip to Collins Lake and Lake. During the winter and successfully battled this monster 7-pound rainbow. early spring, anglers often catch Photo courtesy of the COLLINS LAKE RECREATION AREA, Oregon House.