Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3909 April 10-24 | Page 25
FRESHWATER
VOL.39 • ISS. 9
WEST DELTA
Brannan Island Campground
Closed, Fishing Continues...
BRANNAN ISLAND - California State
Parks temporarily closed all campgrounds
in the state park system to support state
and local efforts to slow the spread
of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Camping
reservation holders will be contacted via
email for refunds.
As of press time, non-campground
outdoor areas of parks, including trails
and beaches, remain open. Visitors are
reminded to practice social distancing and
maintain at least six feet between other
visitors and anyone who is coughing or
sneezing. Restrooms also remain open,
and visitors are advised to take soap for
hand washing and alcohol-based hand
sanitizers when water is not available.
Striper trolling in the West Delta has
been good to very good depending
on the day and the tide. Deep running
Yo-Zuris and P-Line Predators are both
performing well in both the San Joaquin
and Sacramento Rivers.
Bait anglers are picking up bass on
chicken liver and sardines.
The average bass goes 18 to 22 inches,
but fish to 10 pounds have been reported.
GONE FISHING
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Sturgeon anglers
soaking salmon
roe and eel were
reporting fair action
amid light fishing
pressure as of press
time.
Reports indicate
that bait can be
challenging to come
by at this time, but
that situation is very
fluid.
Arch nailed this striper
while kayaking Liberty
Island on February 23.
Photo courtesy of the
KAYAK CITY FISHING
TEAM, Kayak City.
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To get the job done I had to recruit Gena
to help out. By the end of the day we had
the tree bucked up and the fences repaired.
We were wet, tired and stressed out!
In all we were without power for 5 days.
Our generator was a game changer. It’s
good to be prepared!
When lakes, including Collins Lake,
started closing the day after my power
came back on, my gut told me I better
hit the water while the getting was good.
With lakes closing left and right and many
of the other lakes I like to fish locked
in the grip of deep snow I had limited
choices.
Ultimately, I settled on Rollins Lake
and it turned out to be a good choice. I
launched at Long
Ravine with zero
problems. I drew a
blank trolling in the
morning. Around
noon, Lucy and I
pulled into a small
cove for lunch and
Lucy got to take a
swim.
When we got back
onto the water after
lunch, I found some
rainbows blitzing bait
and the bite window
stayed open for about
40 minutes. I hooked
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Cal Kellogg did well while speed trolling for
trout at Rollins Reservoir just prior to the lake
closing as a result of the COVID 19 virus.
Photo by CAL KELLOGG, Fish Sniffer Staff.
6 trout while trolling spoons from 15 to 20
feet deep and kept a limit of trout that ranged
from 12 to 15 inches.
With the Hobie Pro Angler back on the
trailer I headed for the gate and was greeted
by two Nevada Irrigation District Employees.
They informed me that the lake had closed at
9:30 that morning and that they had allowed
folks already on the water to fish out the day.
I was the last one to leave and I presume I’ll
be the last visiting boater to land a rainbow at
Rollins for the foreseeable future.
At this point it would make sense to
delve into what waters are open and what
waters are closed, but that’s impossible. The
situation is fluid right now and lakes and
launch ramps continue to close.
Is this convenient? No, but this is serious
business and we need to take it seriously.
There will be plenty of time for fishing in
the weeks and months ahead. When we do
hit the water again, the action promises to
be outstanding. The DFW is going to have a
glut of fish to plant. The fish that are already
in our lakes should be sassy and aggressive
without having been exposed to any recent
fishing pressure.
On the Delta striper fishing front, I know
there are some folks out fishing, but most are
not. In the big picture this is a positive. Less
bass harvested during the spring spawn this
year, will likely translate to more stripers
down the road.
At this point I’ve rambled long enough.
I want to wish all the folks out there in the
Fish Sniffer Family good luck. Stay healthy
and we’ll see you out on the water soon!