Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3622 Oct. 13-27, 2017 | Page 15

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Oct . 13 - 27 , 2017
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These anglers took an early fall trip to Lake Chabot and smacked this pair of hefty whiskerfish . Photo courtesy of THE LAKE CHABOT MARINA , Lake Chabot .
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a few anglers coming back with catfish pushing 12 lbs .
“ Most anglers are using anchovies , but you can also catch them on nightcrawlers or mackerel also ,” said Cody McGarry of the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company . “ Catfish are being caught mainly around the dam . Make sure you fish around fallen trees or weed beds , since most catfish love cover .”
Big fish honors go to Reese Peck of Livermore , who caught one catfish weighing 12 pounds . Robert Jesse of
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Livermore landed two catfish weighing up to 10 pounds .
“ Anglers have been seeing some stripers boiling on bait , but by the time they get within casting range , the boil is over ,” he tipped . “ Your best bet to catch a striper would be to use bait , either anchovies or chicken liver . Most stripers are hanging out around rocky points in about the 15 to 20 ft . of water .”
Black bass are a good prospect this time of year . Most anglers like to use soft plastics , including swim baits , Robo Worms or Senkos .
“ I would also recommend using either a crank bait or a top water lure ( Heddon Spook , Pencil Poppers , etc .) Look for fallen trees , rocky points and tule patches ,” he tipped .
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“ The weather this week here at Lake Del Valle has been beautiful for fishing . Temperatures range from mid 60s In the morning up to the low 80s throughout the day . The water temperature is still slowly dropping ,
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Cooler Weather Should Improve Trout & Salmon Action
LA GRANGE - Trout and salmon fishing has been slow at Lake Don Pedro as the water level continues to drop , but better action is expected as the water temperature cools down this autumn .
Monte Smith of Gold Country Sportfishing , who guides for rainbows , kings and kokanee on the reservoir , hasn ’ t fished the lake for over a month and is now concentrating on salmon fishing on the Sacramento River after experiencing great action on rainbows on his latest trout adventure to New Melones . He hasn ’ t heard of any of his friends going to Don Pedro lately , either .
Trolling for trout should improve as the surface water temperature cools with the fall weather and the fish move from deep water into the shallows . Bank fishing with nightcrawlers , PowerBait and other enticers will also improve as the lake begins to turn over .
The bass bite is also tough at Don Pedro . Fish jigs or shakey heads on the bottom for the best success on largemouth and smallmouth bass . For the top action , look for schools of shad on your depth finder target those areas .
Don Pedro was at 83 percent of capacity at last report , but the latest conditions weren ’ t posted on the CDEC website .

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Trout Bite Ramping Up … Hot Fall Fishing Expected !
SPALDING - Anglers fishing Eagle Lake this week have experienced mixed results . Some trouters are spanking quality fish , while others are stalled catching planters or worse , catching nothing at all . Yet now is not the time for distress . Keep your hook sharp and your eye on the prize , because epic fall action will be center stage soon .
One prominent guide told me that he he ’ s only fished a few times recently and that the fish he caught on his last two trips were all planters in the one-pound class .
Bryan Roccucci of Big Daddy ’ s Guide Service predicts great fall fishing will break loose at Eagle soon .
“ I ’ ve had a couple buddies fish Eagle in recent days and they caught rainbows to 23 inches . They said the bite wasn ’ t easy but the fish were nice ,” said Roccucci .
You can catch fish a variety of different ways at this point . First , you ’ ll want to stay in the southern basin . You can work the top 20 early , but as the sun climbs drop down 20 to 40 feet deep . You can work shallower later into the morning if there is chop on the water ,” he tipped .
If you want to troll fast , pull Rapalas or Speedy Shiners . If slower is your style , pull an orange Needlefish or a Red Dog .
As fall proceeds the bite is only going to get better . To enjoy the best fishing , a trip during late October or early November is a good bet .
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Bass Pros Bring In Big Bags
STOCKTON - Largemouth bass remain the top species in the San Joaquin-Delta , and in addition to striped bass , catfish , and bluegill , salmon have been showing up in increased numbers off of Humphrey ’ s Pier in Antioch .
Dan Mathisen of Dan ’ s Delta Outdoors in Oakley said , “ A combined 45-pound limit took the two-day California Delta Team Tournament Trail event out of Russo ’ s Marina this past weekend with the team of Bobby Barrack and Don Fonte taking first place with a 26-pound limit on Sunday with fish from 4.78 to 7 pounds .”
“ Everyone is using vibrating baits with Rat-L-Traps and Eco-rigs along with punching the weeds and jigs . There are a lot of striped bass in Frank ’ s Tract with a couple of packs of good fish hanging around . The boat traffic really puts them off of the bite , but there is a good bite with topwater in the mornings along with Optima ’ s Bad Bubba Shad swimbaits . Live bluegill caught in the area are becoming highly sought striper candy as the panfish are plentiful with red worms ,” said Mathisen .
“ There are plenty of 2- to 4-pound catfish on various cut baits are keeping the bells a
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