Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3901 Dec 20-Jan 3 | Page 19
VOL.39 • ISS. 1
FRESHWATER
REPORTS:
FRESHWATER
Dec 20, 2019 - Jan 3, 2020
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CONTINUED FROM PG 15 ROLLINS/SCOTTS
FLAT LAKES
PYRAMID LAKE Patient Anglers Score A
Few Browns
cont.
shallows in big numbers.
COLFAX- “I had a decent day of
Trollers are scoring with a long
brown trout fishing at Rollins, but
list of lures including Lymans,
I had to paddle all the way up to a
Silver Horde Spoons and
point near the headwaters on the
Apexes. Green and orange lures
Bear River Arm,” reported Jason
are working best at this time.
Pleece.
The Reno Fly shop reports
“I trolled minnow plugs all the
that fly action is on the upswing
way up without a strike. When I got
for both indicator anglers and
up there I pulled up to the shore
anglers retrieving a variety of
and started floating night crawlers
streamers now that the water
under a slip bobber. In two hours, I
temperature has dropped below
was able to land and release three
50.
brown trout between 14 and 19
There isn’t a defined area
inches. The fish fought well, but
of action at the lake. The fish
they weren’t super heavy. I think
are spread out and anglers are
they were river fish that moved into
having good results in a variety
the upper reaches of the lake with
of different areas at both the
low water conditions in the Bear
north and south ends. Drop offs
River,” Pleece asserted.
Dave Millhoulin caught this big Pyramid Lake trout while fly fishing this November.
in 10 to 15 feet of water have
“Beyond the browns up there
Photo courtesy of Dave Millhoulin, Cameron Park.
been fishing particularly well.
the headwaters there isn’t much
If you’d like to explore Pyramid
happening at Rollins. The bass bite
Lake with a top guide, consider
has slowed down with colder conditions.
7.51-pound rainbow trout using a
again.
a trip with Sam Shallow of Deep Water
My dad and his partner Raymond took a
If you’d like to hit the river for some
Guide Service and the Shallow Glass Lure Kastmaster! They were fishing in the
trip to Scotts Flat and got skunked. The
Kiosk Cove.
exciting river rainbow action with
Company. Not only will you hook fish,
next day they went to Collins and did
E. Bettencourt and D. Tobias, along
conventional gear, give Mike Bogue a
but also get to work with some of Sam’s
well on rainbows, so I think that is where
with their 13-year old friend J. Espinoza
call. He’ll be chasing trout all winter long
handmade glass lures! To book your trip
they will be fishing over the next couple
of Fremont, later tried their luck at bass
with small plugs and Pautzke cured roe.
give Sam a call at (530) 277-0288.
months,” Pleece concluded.
fishing with a deep-diving crankbait and
instead caught a 7.93-pound trout! They
were still fishing in the Kiosk Cove.
Gurinder Tauque of Union City caught a
6.66-pound trout using a Kastmaster! He
was fishing along Fishermen’s Row.
QUARRY LAKES
RIO VISTA AREA
SACRAMENTO AREA
The park district stocked 750 pounds of
Monster Cats and Trout
Crappie
Bite
Busts
Loose
in
River Salmon Season Ends
rainbow trout in Horsehoe Lake the week
Reward Shore Fishermen
SACRAMENTO – Salmon fishing was
of December 2-6 and 750 pounds the
North Delta
tough
on the Sacramento River in the
week of December 9-13.
FREMONT – It’s a festival of trout and
SACRAMENTO – While most people
metropolitan
area before the salmon
big catfish at Horseshoe Lake, located in
are fishing for stripers or sturgeon in the
season
ended
on December 16.
the Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation
Delta this time of year, there’s a hardcore
“Some
guys
were
still catching a
Area.
group of anglers who like to chase big
few
late
fall
Chinook
salmon on the
Just ask Andre Mull of Hayward, who
crappie in the cold water.
Sacramento
from
the
Sacramento Yacht
caught a five-pound trout using green
“I made two recent trips to the
REDDING/RED BLUFF
Club
to
Freeport,”
said
Craig Newton at
PowerBait in the back side of Horseshoe
Snodgrass Slough area to target crappie,”
Willfish
Bait
and
Tackle.
”For example,
Lake. He also caught (and released)
Quality Salmon & Steelhead
advised Alan Fong of the Fisherman’s
Aaron
Smith
landed
a
30
lb. salmon while
four MONSTER catfish! The two largest
Warehouse. “On the first trip, three of us
Bite During Final Days Of
fishing
with
a
Brad’s
Cut
Plug
behind a
weighed 12.48 pounds and 13.58
landed over 100 crappie. The next day,
Season
flasher.”
pounds!!! He said he used his secret bait,
two anglers landed 60 crappie that were
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REDDING- Salmon fishing hasn’t been
reported Edward Culver of the East Bay
twice the size of
red hot during the final two weeks of the
Regional Park District.
my hand. We used
season, but definitely saw and uptick
Jack Antrim of Hayward caught four
chartreuse 1 inch
in the wake of storms during and after
trout using a hand-painted spoon. He
long Strike King
Thanksgiving week. The quality of the
was fishing from his boat in “the narrows”
swimbaits.” The
salmon being caught has been amazing
between the deer fence at the far end of
anglers kept their
and there have been solid numbers of
Fishermen’s Row and the Peninsula.
limits of crappie
bonus steelhead showing too.
Dalton Nixon of Belmont caught an
and released the
Mike Bogue of Mike Bogue’s Guide
eight-pound trout using a spoon on
rest.
Service and other guides have been
two-pound test! He was fishing along
The anglers
landing big chrome bright kings that weigh also caught and
Fishermen’s Row.
from 15 to 30 pounds. Flatfish wrapped
Twelve-year old D. Tobias of Oakland,
released 10 striped
with sardine fillets and crawfish meat have bass while throwing
with the help of his friend E. Bettencourt,
been the top offering, but fish are being
age 14 of Castro Valley, caught a
lures on the first trip
caught on roe too.
and one 8 pounder
Anglers drifting
on the next trip.
roe for salmon
The stripers and
have been picking
crappie were both
up most of the
feeding on shad in
steelhead recently,
the slough, noted
but anglers are
Fong.
targeting steelhead
The top spot for
with good results
stripers on the
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steelhead guys,
the west side of the
Glow Bugs, roe
Sacramento River.
and night crawlers
Justin Leonard
have all been
of Outcast Guide
working. Most of the
Service reported
steelhead run 4 to 8
that the best action
pounds.
on his latest trips
Once the salmon
has been while
season closes
bait fishing with
the light fishing
sardines and fresh
pressure on the
shad.
river will become
“On my last trip,
Fiberglass dual hull construction, large
even lighter. Trout
the two clients
fishing area, walk around deck, 8 foot
fishing will remain
fishing with
beam, fish box, bait boxes, full canvas,
excellent throughout me landed 30
48 gallon fuel tank,Yamaha Outboard,
the winter. It will
stripers, including
galvanized trailer and much more!
shut down in the
10 keepers to 5
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pounds,” he noted.
the river blows out,
Bill Robinson of Berkeley was soaking bait at San Pablo Reservoir
“We kept two limits
but as soon as the
on November 1 when this amazing 49-inch sturgeon decided to
of fish while fishing
water clears the
feed.
with
sardines
and
shad
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