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6 Jan 31 - Feb 14, 2020 TROUT ANGLERS CHALLENGE VOL.38 • ISS. 25 San Pablo Reservoir To Host 2020 NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge Tour Kickoff February 8! T Trout ~ Kokanee ~ Salmon ~ Shad OFFICIAL SPONSOR 18 Proven Kokanee/Trout Dodgers! 240 different size/ color combinations! 4 All Natural Scents... 82 YEARS of Catching Kokanee, TROUT & KOKANEE Trout, Salmon & Shad 100% Made in the USA Without a DICK NITE... You’re Not Fishin’ Right! 3704 www.dicknite.com • fs@dicknite.com TROUT TACKLE! Kingfisher Lite Spoons Gold Star/Yamashita Squid he NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge tour will kick of the 2020 season at San Pablo Reservoir on February 8. The event, set in one of the premier fisheries of northern California, will offer trout anglers of all ages and skill levels a great opportunity to catch some quality fish and win some outstanding prizes. Two divisions will be available, both kids and adults, with all anglers being allowed to compete from either the shore or from a boat! Great cash and prizes will be paid out at the end of this event. Lots of vendors, music, food and fishing fun will be available, so get your entry in today for the NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge. For more information on rules and to sign up, visit: www. Big Spoons, Equal Big Trout! H ave you ever heard the advice, “big baits for big fish”? This is great advice for big trout. There are quite a few large spoons available that I consider to be big trout lures. Four of my favorites are Shasta Tackle’s ½ ounce Hum Dingers, Kastmasters, Speedy Shiners and Silver Horde’s Kingfisher Lites. If you’re a trouter the first three need no introduction. Indeed your tackle box is probably bulging with Kastmasters, Hum Dingers and Speedy Shiners since these lures have been staple trout killers for years. Yet you might not be familiar with the Kingfisher Lite. That because it’s actually a spoon intended for use on silver for Big Pyramid Trout! Silver Horde Plugs Dodgers Coho Killer Spoons SILVERHORDE.COM – (425) 778-2640 AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE RETAILERS: Bayside Marine Santa Cruz (831)475-2173 Coyote Bait & Tackle Coyote (408)463-0711 Hi’s Tackle Box San Francisco (650)588-1200 Discount Mart Bay Tackle El Cerrito (510)235-2032 Will Fish Tackle Auburn (530)887-0839 Sacramento Pro Tackle Sacramento (916)925-0529 Fisherman’s Warehouse Sacramento (916)362-1200 Manteca (209)239-2248 San Jose (408)873-0113 Petaluma Sport & Dive Petaluma (707)763-0930 anglerspress.com or call 916-768-0938. The San Pablo Reservoir Recreation Area offers many exciting outdoor activi- ties including fishing, boating, picnicking, kayaking and hiking. The reservoir is located off San Pablo Dam Road between Orinda and El Sobrante. The lake is stocked regularly with rainbow trout and channel catfish. Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie, redear sunfish, bluegill and even a sleeper population of white sturgeon are available also. The visitor center offers fishing licenses for sale and a wide array of bait and tackle. Their friendly and knowledgeable staff are available to assist you with all your freshwater fishing and boating needs. They know the best fishing spots and can help you catch the big one. For more informa- tion, contact the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company at 7301 San Pablo Dam Rd (510) 223-1661. JD Auto Gone Fishin’ Sand City (831)899-1111 Outdoor Pro Shop Cotati (707)588-8033 Jerry’s Marine & Tackle Atascadero (805)835-5414 Englund Marine Crescent City (707)464-3230 West Marine Select Locations Englund Marine Eureka (707)444-9266 by Cal Kellogg salmon. The KingFisher Lite, or KFL comes in 3 different sizes. The No. 3 measures 5/8” x 2 5/8”, the No. 3.5 is 7/8” wide and 3” long, while the No. 4 is 7/8” x 3 3/8”. I don’t have any No. 3 spoons, but I have a bunch of 3.5s and 4s. KFLs do an exceptional job of imitating a wounded baitfish. The folks at Silver Horde have been turning out topnotch fishing gear for over 50 years, so they know how to design an effective spoon. The special shape built into the KFL gives it a really seductive swimming motion. If it’s a disoriented wounded look you are going for slow your troll down. If you want to give the impression of a panicked fleeing baitfish, speed things up. Silver Horde/Gold Star has an awesome website that details all of their fine products including KFL spoons. You can check them out at www. silver- horde. com.