Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3901 Dec 20-Jan 3 | Page 17

KNIGHTS LANDING/ VERONA AREA cont. like an hour because it fought so hard. Broad was shaking from exhaustion after fighting the fish. Both fish were bright late fall Chinooks.” “It was the first time we fished for salmon at Knights Landing this year,” he said. “I waited until after our first storm of the season to go out for salmon there.” The “Dragon Glow” pattern that Reimers came up with was a combination between the Dragonfly pattern and the Double Glow pattern. However, fishing was very slow on Reimers’ next two trips to Knights Yang was tossing a Kastmaster from shore at Lake Amador on November Landing, with no fish 25 and hooked up with this incredible 8.78-pound rainbow. reported hooked. 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If you are looking to rent a boat, contact the Marina ahead of time to check current wind conditions at (925) 371-2628. OROVILLE LAKE/ THERMALITO AFTERBAY High School Students Battle Bass OROVILLE – The Butte Valley High School Anglers launched out of the Bidwell launch ramp on Saturday, November 23, with 15 anglers paired with 11 adult volunteers. The monthly event was a big success with spotted bass PYRAMID LAKE ranging from 14.25 to 19 inches caught and released on a variety of techniques. Storms Move Fish Into Don Reighley, part-time employee of Shallow Water! the Butte County Office of Education primarily responsible for the program said, RENO - The recent series of storms that “We hold these events every month but passed through the Sierras were a boon December from September to June, and for Pyramid Lake anglers. In the short high school fishermen from throughout term, wind associated with the storms Butte County are able to participate. We shut fishing down, but when the wind are in our third-year of existence, and backed off anglers found that the fish the program was the brainchild of Butte had moved to the surface and into the County Superintendent of Schools, Tim CONTINUED ON PG 17 Turner, who wanted to bring fishing into the realm of high school sports in the county.” “We have students from nearly all of the high schools in the county including (510) 223-1661 (925) 426-0197 Chico, Oroville, Durham, Live Oak, and Gridley. We like to hold our events at Oroville since the (925) 449-5201 (209) 748-2318 fishermen are able to find success for (209) 772-1472 numbers of spotted Offer valid on all boat rentals Monday - Friday and largemouth For more information about Boating, Camping & Recreation bass with a variety Visit WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINREC.COM of techniques. The All other boat rental terms and conditions still apply.Offer subject to boat rental availability. 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Jamey Sorensen of North Valley Tackle in Oroville reported the Bidwell ramp is open with two docks and two lanes, but most anglers are launching out of the Spillway as it is the easiest place to put in a boat. He said, “Tubes and small Kei Tech swimbaits are working best.” Oroville is holding 1,957,115 acre feet of water, 55 percent of capacity and 92 percent of average. The lake level is 778.36 feet in elevation. - Dave Hurley and boat fishing on the lake. Bank anglers are nailing the trout while fishing PowerBait and nightcrawlers at LOS VAQUEROS the South Cove and past the Rockwall. RESERVOIR Peninsula, Cowboy Cove, and Howden Cove have produced limits of trout for Trout Dominate Holiday rental boaters. Season Action Armando Gutierrez of Coyote Bait and Tackle in Coyote experienced excellent LIVERMORE – Holiday Season anglers action on his latest bank fishing trips at are experiencing top-notch trout fishing Los Vaqueros. at Los Vaqueros Reservoir. 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