Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3626 Dec 8- 22 2017 | Page 9

FRESHWATER
VOL.36 • ISS. 26
Dec. 8 - 22, 2017
hasn’t turned over yet, making for a
the Colusa and
tough bite,” she noted.
Meridian areas of
Experienced trollers are doing
the Sacramento
well on trout. Local Camanche
River, steelhead
angler Robbie Dunham and his
fishing is worth a
friend, John Stockton, reported
shot.
bagging limits of rainbows while
Steelhead
trolling grubs on Dunham’s latest
enthusiasts are
fishing adventure.
hooking fish to
Nick Smith, the “Informative
5 pounds while
Fisherman,” reported, “Adrian and
fishing salmon
his partner Darrel won the boaters
roe on the gravel
bass tournament at IF’mas this
bars above
last Saturday. The story of how
Colusa.
he caught this 9 lb. largemouth is
“Boaters are
almost unbelievable, but 100% true.”
catching a few
“Adrian saw the giant follow his
big resident
bait out during practice. The next
stripers while
day during the tournament they
throwing
struggled to find a few decent fish.
swimbaits
They went back to the spot that fish
from Colusa to
was spotted and two boats were
Hamilton City,”
sitting in the way,” he explained.
said Pat Kittle at
“Adrian asked them nicely if he
Kittle’s Outdoors.
Ray Birch took a trip to the American River on November 5 and was rewarded with
could just make one cast? The
While catfish
this quality king salmon.
boaters agreed, so Adrian picked
Photo courtesy of RAY BIRCH, Sacramento. action in the
up an 8” Huddleston swimbait and
Knights Landing
made the cast! The freak sized grandma
area is slowing down with the colder
COLLINS LAKE
bass ran out and completely destroyed the
weather, bank anglers are still catching
bait,” Smith concluded.
some channel cats in the 2 to 4 lb. range.
It’s Rainbow Trout Time
The fishing is best with mackerel and G&S
OREGON HOUSE - While rainbow trout
Dip Bait off First Beach, advised Tim Boggs
are providing the top fishing at Collins Lake, at Elkhorn Outdoors in Rio Linda.
CLEAR LAKE
it was a huge channel catfish that leads the
- Dan Bacher
late fall catches at the reservoir.
Husky Bluegill School Up
Greg Lyon of Vacaville was fishing a
CLEARLAKE – While crappie remain
nightcrawler for trout from shore off the
sparse in the catches, fishermen are
beach when he landed an 18-3/4 lb. catfish,
hooking lots of big bluegill in the ½ to 1 lb.
CONTRA LOMA
reported Hannah Vieira at the Collins Lake
class on Clear Lake.
Resort.
Boat Ramp Closed Until
“The bass fishing was slow on a recent
“Trout fishing is really, really good,” she
Spring
morning I fished,” said Dave Brabec of
emphasized. “Both bank anglers and boat
Clear Lake Outdoors. “All I caught was
ANTIOCH - The boat launch facility
fishermen are hooking lots of trout. Our last
bass around 1-1/2 pounds while fishing
closed for rehabilitation on September
plant was Thanksgiving week when Mt.
drop shot rigs.”
25, 2017, and will reopen in spring 2018.
Lassen planted a total of 2,000 pounds, a
“So I switched over to fishing with small
Improvements will include improvements to
combination of trophy-size and catchable
jigs for crappie off Indian Beach,” said
the boat launch, paving and striping of the
trout.”
Brabec. “I only landed 2 crappie, but I
parking area, new vaults toilets, new and
Resort staff and volunteers also put
caught and released 10 bluegill. They
relocated fish cleaning station, and new
5,000 rainbows from the CDFW in the net
were the biggest bluegill I have seen in
drinking fountains.
pens on the lake.
years at Clear Lake. If I had stayed at the
All other areas of Contra Loma
Big trout honors go to Johnny and
spot, I could’ve caught the bluegill all day
Regional Park shall not be impacted by
Barbara Drizelle of Manteca, who landed
long. Other anglers I saw fishing were also
this construction. This project is made
two rainbows weighing 4.29 and 3.9
hooking big bluegill.”
possible through grants from the Bureau of
pounds while fishing pink and rainbow
He used a 1/16 oz. Blade Runner lure
Reclamation and the California Department
PowerBait off shore. Jeff Neels of North
at 10 to 12 feet deep for the bluegill and
of Boating and Waterways.
Highlands was using yellow PowerBait
crappie.
Trailered boats will not be able to launch.
when he bagged 4 trout up to 2-1/2 pounds.
“A few guys are catching some larger
Car top boats need to be carried to the
Ellsa Senio of Yuba City nailed a 4/5
bass on big swimbaits,” said Brabec. “One
water from another parking area.
lb. rainbow and two others while fishing
friend caught a couple of largemouths in
“The water level of Contra Loma is down
PowerBait by the boat ramp. Butler and
the 7 to 9 lb. range on large swimbaits.”
from what it was this summer,” said Joe
Barella had a great day when they landed
The catfish bite is still sluggish, probably
Sullivan of the East Bay Regional Park
6 rainbows to 3-1/2 pounds, 3 bass and 1
because of all of the bait that they have to
District. “With the decrease in water level
crappie during a trolling adventure.
feed upon.
and the ongoing construction on the boat
The lake level is 27 feet from maximum

- Dan Bacher
launch facility, fishing
pool.
activity has slowed
down at Contra
COLUSA/
Loma.”
Fishing for trout
KNIGHTS
is starting to pick
LANDING
up. Try fishing at
Target Gravel Channel Point Dock
We carry Lead Free Pistol ammo for
with Power Bait or
Bars For
the hunter who wants to carry his
nightcrawlers.
Steelies
handgun in Lead Free Hunting Zones.
Catfish action
COLUSA – While
has been decent
Available in a variety of calibers...
Chinook salmon
at Channel Point
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