Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3907 Mar 13-27 | Page 21

REDDING 19 March 13-27, 2020 FRESHWATER VOL.39 • ISS. 7 cont. Greenhorn Arm SACRAMENTO AREA pulling two 3.0 Mag Final Winter Fishing in the Lips. I tried to stay City Events Set for March 14, near the shoreline so that my baits 21 were fairly close to SACRAMENTO – The CDFW Fishing the bottom. In all in the City program continues its winter I got 4 rainbows trout plants and fishing clinics in the to 14 inches and Sacramento area this March. 3 spotted bass to On Saturday, March 14, there will be a about 2 pounds,” clinic at Elk Grove Regional Park from 8 Kellogg related. a.m. to noon, sponsored by the Cosumnes At Scotts Flat CSD Parks and Recreation. The event is reports have for 5 to 15-year-olds only. There is no pre- been few and far registration. between and fishing The final clinic of the winter will be on pressure has been Saturday, March 21 from 8 a.m. to noon light. Bass anglers at the North Natomas Regional Park, working the lake cosponsored by the City of Sacramento have been hooking Parks and Recreation. The event is for smallmouth bass 5 to 15-year-olds only. There is no pre- on Senkos, rip baits registration. and brown jigs In addition, the CDFW will be planting tipped with purple trout in Oak Grove Regional Park and Elk grubs. Grove Regional Park the week of March 2. Jaynie was trolling a Brad’s Cutplug at Shasta Lake this February when this big bad brown The average They will plant trout in Hagan Community trout decided to strike. smallmouth goes Photo courtesy of THE JEFF GOODWIN FISHING TEAM, Redding. Park and Willow Creek Reservoir the about 12 inches RIO VISTA week of March 7. and big fish range They will stock rainbows in Mather Park Black Bass up to 2.5 pounds. and Rancho Seco Recreational Area the Fishing Is Better Than Striper largemouths weighing 5 pounds each on week of March 16. Finally, the agency will a Senko.” Action Now Why was the striped bass fishing so CONTINUED ON PG 22 RIO VISTA – The banner striper slow? “The north wind changed the water RUSSIAN RIVER action in the shallow water of the Liberty color to dark, and the striped bass move Island area has slowed down, although Shore Fishermen Battle out when this happens,” Fong disclosed. black bass fishing is starting to pick up Quality Steelhead “When the water is clear, the action is throughout the Delta. really good.” GUERNEVILLE – Conditions “On my latest trip, the two of us - Dan Bacher on the Russian are prime right caught and released two stripers while now for targeting steelhead on using River2Sea S Wavers,” said Don the Russian River. “The river Paganelli of Paganelli’s Bass Fishing flow is holding near 530 cfs with Experience. “Our fish weighed 8 and 6 excellent visibility which makes pounds.” it perfect for swinging flies,” ROLLINS/SCOTTS FLAT Paganelli also went on a black bass according to King’s Sport and fishing adventure in the Paradise Point, Trout & Bass Delight Anglers Tackle. “Fishermen are having the Disappointment Slough and Mildred COLFAX- Conditions are great and fish most success now floating bait Island areas of the Central Delta. are on the bite at both Rollins and Scotts and jigs under a float with the fly “We hooked and released a total of 6 Flat Lakes. At Rollins anglers are hooking fisherman swinging bosses and largemouths up to 3 pounds,” he said. spotted bass and rainbows, while at comets picking up some fish too.” “We landed our fish while flipping with Scotts Flat smallmouth bass are providing “The weather forecast is not Senkos and Zoom Trick Worms in 2 to 3 most of the sport. calling for any rain so expect feet of water.” “I took another trip up to Rollins Lake things to stay good for quite some Alan Fong, manager of Fisherman’s last week for a half day kayak trip,” time. The hatchery numbers are Warehouse, also reported tough striped reported Fish Sniffer editor Cal Kellogg. down with 1085 fish at Warm bass action and fair largemouth action in “Instead of launching at Long Ravine and Springs and 355 at Coyote but I the Liberty Island area. working up the Bear River Arm, I launch assume this is due to the ease “We didn’t catch a striper in two at Orchard Springs and headed up the of fish being caught by both days of fishing, but we did find decent Greenhorn Arm. I got into both bass and fisherman and our pinniped largemouth bass fishing while using rainbow trout on the Greenhorn side.” enemies at the mouth of the river,” Senkos and chatter baits. I released two “I made one complete circuit of the King’s noted. 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