Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3908 Mar 27- Apr 10 | Page 24

22 Freshwater Mar 27-Apr 10, 2020 Freshwater reports: Continued from pg 19 SHASTA cont. VOL.39 • ISS. 8 Tahoe Lakers And Browns Test Tackle SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Great weather that range all the way up to 5 pounds, and great fishing. That’s the word coming reaction baits are the way to go. out of the Tahoe Basin. Sure, folks would Spinnerbait and crankbaits are producing like to see snow falling in the basin, some good fish, but 4 to 6-inch soft but as long as it isn’t anglers are taking plastic swimbaits are the best offering advantage of the favorable conditions to overall. round up both mackinaw and browns. The Tahoe Sportfishing Team has been hitting the water regularly with great results. Most days are producing limits of fish in the 3 to 6-pound range. Minnows and flashers continue to be the winning combination. For folks that don’t have a boat or don’t want the hassle of towing a boat to the lake, Tahoe Sportfishing is a great resource offering both half and full day fishing adventures aboard their fleet of sportfishing boats. Mike Barlow of Stockton took his Hobie Pro Angler up to the Lake on March 5 and landed a 6-pound brown and 3 macks to 4 pounds while trolling minnow plugs. “I got everything on a J12 kokanee pattern Rapala pulled on 4 to 6 colors of leadcore line with a 60 foot 12-pound test fluorocarbon topshot. I launched at Cave Rock and worked my way north about a mile. I worked that stretch three times throughout the course of the morning and had steady action,” related Barlow. Striper fishing is heating up in the West Delta and it looks like it’s going to be a fantastic spring season. These fish were landed on February 28. Photo courtesy of HEAD RUSH SPORTFISHING, Sacramento. Mark Woodward of the Lake Pardee Marina landed and released this dandy largemouth on February 27. Photo courtesy of the LAKE PARDEE RECREATION AREA, Lake Pardee. Chase Spring Stripers With Head Rush Sportfishing’s Captain Chris Ditter! Captain Chris Ditter is a new name to readers of the Fish Sniffer Magazine. Chris is a hardcore life long angler and a talented stick when it comes to tempting strikes from Delta stripers. As of press time, Capt. Ditter was enjoying very good striper action while trolling the West Bank, Prisoner’s Point and other iconic Delta locations. His clients have been scoring limits daily and there are some big fish in the mix! For Delta bass, give Capt. Chris a call at (916) 284-9236. CONTINUED ON PG 23 Kittles Outdoor & Sport in Colusa, California is sponsoring a very exciting event dubbed the Cast & Blast on April 4 G reat Food, Hard Hitting Seminars & Super Savings During Kittle’s Cast & Blast Event April 4 Ernie Marlin, Tony Franceschi Ryan Hoskin and Kevin Brock will be talking fishing. The seminars will take place at the Veterans Memorial Park in Colusa. At Colusa Landing, there is going to be a big rib cook off at Rocco’s. Master guide Kevin Brock will be shuttling folks from the New Colusa Boat Ramp to Colusa Landing. Fish Lake Tahoe! 3204 5 hours DaiLy Trips 90 $ All Gear Provided (800) 877–1462 • Discounts for Cash • • Large or Small Groups • Group Discounts • Gift Certificates Over 50 Years Experience on The Lake P.O. Box 488 Carnelian Bay, CA 96140 (530)546–4444 E-mail: bigmack-2@att.net • www.mickeysbigmack.com In addition to all this there will be many giveaways and an instore sale featuring super savings on reels, lures, coolers and a full line of other fishing baits and accessories. For all the details check out the ad in this edition of the Fish Sniffer Magazine. About Kittles Kittle’s is known throughout California for its large inventory outdoor gear and guns. If you’ve ever been to the store you know that it is packed from floor to ceiling with everything from shotgun shells to camo jackets and from black plastic worms to braided line and more…. The spring striper enthusiast will find everything needed in terms of rods, reels and lines, lures, terminal gear and advice. And of course, there are the minnows… Live minnows are a staple of Sacramento River spring striper anglers and Kittle’s has an outstanding supply and the gear needed to keep them healthy. They must sell many thousands of them every spring. I would guess that Kittles sells the most minnows of any Norcal tackle shop with the possible exception of a shop or two at Clear Lake. The bottom line is that Kittle’s is your reliable source for quality live minnows and shiners. If feeding the bass live minnows isn’t your style, the fishing department features a complete line of trolling lures, topwater plugs, swimbaits, spoons and of course large black plastic worms. If there is one iconic bait for anglers that ply up river bass it’s the deadly “Black Plastic Worm”! Kittle’s is located at 888 Market Street in Colusa or you can shop online by visiting www.kittlesoutdoor.com. If you’d like to call the folks at Kittle’s, the phone number is (530) 458-4868.