Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3908 Mar 27- Apr 10 | Page 20

18 Freshwater reports: ROLLINGS/SCOTTS FLAT cont. Pleece of Meadow Vista. “I’ve been using Ned Rigs and small Senkos at Rollins for a mix of spotted bass and a few smallmouths. The spots run up to about 2 pounds and the biggest smallmouth I got was about a pound. The bass seem to be holding from 15 to 30 feet deep for the most part. On my last bass trip I brought 9 bass to the kayak.” “For rainbow trout, I’ve been trolling Cripplures in brass and orange and brass and red colors. I’ve got a few trout while top lining, but most of them come 10 to 20 feet deep while trolling with leadcore,” said Pleece. James Pratt has been hitting Rollins Lake after work from his Hobie Pro Angler. James has been targeting both bass and crappie. He’s had little problem hooking bass, but crappie have been hard to locate. On his last trip, he got a handsome 10-inch crappie while working a tree top in 25 feet of water. At Scotts Flat, bass are the main attraction. A few northern strain largemouths have been landed, but most of the bass caught so far this season have been smallmouths ranging from 12 to 14 inches in length. Soft plastics and suspending minnow plugs are the most effective offering for visiting anglers. Fishing pressure has been light at both Rollins and Scotts. Russian River Shore Fishermen Battle Quality Steelhead VOL.39 • ISS. 8 The best way to not get covid-19 is to stand in a river fishing far away from people.” Continued from pg 17 GUERNEVILLE - Anglers were catching steelhead on the Russian River just as a winter storm was poised to bring up storm flows, according to King’s Sport & Tackle: “It was the Last day of summer weather before returning to Winter! Flows are holding near 400 cfs so the river remains open to fishing but you can always call the low flow hotline (707-944-5533) to double check. New fish continue to move through in small numbers with both hatcheries receiving about 200 fish each last week. Local action was good this morning with fish being caught near Guerneville by both gear and fly fisherman. Jigs under a float continue to be the big winner with swung comets and bosses producing for the fly fisherman. Rain chances are back Saturday with anywhere from 0.25” to 1.5” depending on location in the Russian River Valley. A freshet will definitely help. Don’t forget both the low flow and bait season close April 1 as well as all of the coastal rivers. Sacramento Area Striped Bass Arrive in Capital City SACRAMENTO – The spring run of striped bass has just arrived in the Sacramento area, rewarding bank anglers fishing off Bryte Beach and other access points on the river. “The stripers have finally arrived at Bryte Beach,” said Uncle Larry Barnes of Sacramento Pro Tackle. “Anglers are catching mostly small males up to 5 pounds while throwing out blood worms, pile worms, cut anchovies, cut sardines and other baits.” The other striped bass hot spot that Barnes cited is the Mokelumne River and Snodgrass Slough near Wimpy’s Marina. Larger stripers up to 30 pounds can be caught there by anglers trolling Yo-Zuris, drifting jumbo minnows and throwing out an array of swimbaits. The CDFW’s final clinic of the winter will be held on Yekam took a trip to Los Vaqueros Reservoir on March 4 and pulled this killer Saturday, March 21 from 8 limit of trout out of Cowboy Cove. a.m. to noon at the North Photo courtesy of the LOS VAQUEROS RECREATION AREA, Los Vaqueros Reservoir. Natomas Regional Park, cosponsored by the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation. The event is for 5 to 15-year-olds only. There is no pre- registration. The CDFW will also plant trout in Granite Regional Park the week of March 30. For more information, call the Fishing in the City - Sacramento Metro Area Information line: (916) 358-2872, or email r2fishinginthecity@wildlife. ca.gov - Dan Bacher San Pablo Reservoir Trout Action Remains Productive EL SOBRANTE – Want a stringer of rainbow trout? 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