Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3908 Mar 27- Apr 10 | Page 12

10 Mar 27-Apr 10, 2020 VOL.39 • ISS. 8 What’s Hot and caught a pansize rainbow within 30 seconds of putting a Mag Lip into the water and dropping it down to 15 feet on his Hybrid Leadcore rig. After Wes and I met up on the water, we worked the main body for a while power fishing with Mag Lips and Trigger Spoons with zero results before pushing up the creek arm. We found a concentration of rainbows in the narrows adjacent to a good size cove. I spotted a trout that looked to be 4 pounds take a bug off the surface and we saw lots of marks from 15 to 30 feet deep. There were a few scattered pods of shad around too. This was the spot. When you are strug- gling and you find some trout that are willing to feed, it’s time to grind on them and figure out what you can show them to generate strikes. When they rejected our fast stuff, I told Wes it was time to slow down and down size. He rigged up with a small spoon on his leadcore and dropped a threaded Gulp! Worm down on his downrigger teamed with a 6-inch dodger. I went with a naked threaded worm on one rod and a trolling fly on my second leadcore rig. 10 minutes later I was on the board when a solid 2.5-pound rainbow inhaled my worm rolling at 20 feet. Wes got a couple grabs on the Gulp! that didn’t stick and on that note, we broke for lunch. Wes headed back to his van to cook. One of the annoying aspects of hanging out with Wes is that he eats 127,461 calories per day and never gains weight. In contrast, if Lucy and I look at a picture of a donut in a magazine we each gain a pound. So, while Wes ate his 12,000-calorie lunch, Lucy and I went swimming and shared an apple…. With lunch finished, it was time to get serious. We peddled right back up to our trout. Wes lead off with the trout I described at the beginning of this piece and we continued to have fair action for the next couple hours. I finished the day with our best fish, a husky rainbow well over 3 pounds that crushed a light-colored trolling fly working at 15 feet just below the powerlines. Collins Lake had paid off for us once again and I get the impression that things are just getting started over there in terms continued from page 1 of spring fishing. There are big numbers of fish in the lake, but most of them are off the bite. I suspect that in the next two or three weeks, the switch will be thrown, the rainbows will come to life in a major way. When that happens, Collins will be Hook Up City for bankers and boaters alike. And I’ll be there. Heck Lucy and I might even break training for an ice cream treat. I usually grab a cone, while the girls at the ice cream counter make Lucy a cup with a half scoop of vanilla, some ice chips and a shot of whipped cream. It’s good to be a Labrador! Fish Sniffer editors Cal Kellogg and Lucy landed this handsome Collins Lake rainbow while trolling a shad pattern fly behind their Kayak City Hobie Pro Angler 14. Photo by CAL KELLOGG, Fish Sniffer Staff. Powered by Clean, Quiet, Dependable Honda 4 Stoke Outboards. Now available in 2 hp. to 250 hp. Models... the right outboard motor for any boating need. SPRING SALES EVENT! Huge Inventory • EZ-Financing • Call Now! Alumacraft Boats From 14 To 20 Feet Qwest Pontoon Boats From 13 To 28 Feet Electric or Gas WE MAKE IT WORTH THE DRIVE. CALL NOW FOR DETAILS! RAIDER BOATS FROM 18 TO 30 FEET WE MAKE IT WORTH THE DRIVE. CALL NOW FOR DETAILS! Gregor Boats From 12 To 22 Feet WE MAKE IT WORTH THE DRIVE. CALL NOW FOR DETAILS! WE MAKE IT WORTH THE DRIVE. CALL NOW FOR DETAILS! (916) 652-1660 3320 Boyington Rd. at Penryn in Loomis, CA For optimum performance and safety, read the Owner’s Manual before operating your Honda Marine Product. Always wear a personal flotation device while boating. www.auburnoutboardmarine.com 3908 visit LAKE CAMANCHE World-Class Trout & Bass Fishing, SPRING STRIPERS ARE HERE!! Come in and see a large selection of the Best Striper Gear year round! Crystal Minnow 1 CAMPING Mid Week Camping Special! Your 2nd Night is FREE! Camp one night at Lake Camanche and receive your second night free. Offer must be redeemed by calling (866) 763-5121 and mentioning promo code FS14 at the time of booking. offer not redeemeable online. Not valid on weekend, holidays, full hook-up RV sites or for cottage stays. Supplemental fees may apply. STRIPER SPECIAL! TEKOTA 300 LC Reg. $189.99 Now only $149 LAKE CAMANCHE’S AMENITIES • Guaranteed Weekly Fish plants (OCT. - MAY) • Boat Rentals • Lodging Available • Stores, Cafe & Marina Grill • Courtesy Launch Ramps on both North & South Shores • RV Sites w/ Full Hookups (LONG & SHORT TERM) Bill Lewis Eel • Sardines • Delta Shad Anchovies • Roe CALL 866.763.5121 Sale Hours 9 am to 5 pm 3805 www.CamancheRecreation.com 2 for Fully Stocked Freezer with Big Red Worm Frozen Baits Predator and Angry Eye 11954 Masters Court, Auburn CA While supplies last!! (530)887-0839 Willfishtackle.com