Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3703 Jan 18-Feb 2 2018 | Page 20

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Jan 18 - Feb 2, 2018
FRESHWATER REPORTS:
CONTINUED FROM PG 14
SACRAMENTO AREA
cont.
Two anglers, Chris Jeffries and and
Frank Adams, landed four stripers in the 6
to 9 lb. range while targeting white sturgeon
with ghost and grass shrimp at the Mothball
Fleet in Suisun Bay on the last trip by
Tim Boggs of Elkhorn Outdoor Sports in
Rio Linda. They also released two green
sturgeon to 55 inches on the same trip.
On the previous trip, Mel Gelette, who
also works at the shop, landed a 59 inch
sturgeon and three stripers to 8 pounds
while soaking eel and ghost shrimp in
Suisun Bay. “We had a lot of bites on both
trips,” added Boggs.
Skyler Fulster at Broadway Bait Rod &
Gun reported slow striper fishing in the Port
of Sacramento in the new year, with only
a couple of guys reporting heading over
there. Anglers interested in catching fish in
the port and deepwater channel this time
of year should fish mudsuckers, pileworms
and jumbo minnows from the bank.
- Dan Bacher
FRESHWATER
VOL.37 • ISS. 03
SANTA CLARA VALLEY
LAKES
Drag Jigs, Drop Shot Rigs For
Calero Largemouths
COYOTE - Largemouth bass and crappie
are available to anglers despite cold
temperatures and low water levels.
Dragging a jig and using soft plastics
were the top recommended methods for
bass this week, according to Alex Tran at
Coyote Bait and Tackle.
“Uvas is probably the best lake right now
for bass. Dragging a jig or using a drop
shot is working really good. Texas rigging
a creature bait like a baby brush hog or a
senko is working too,” Tran tipped.
“Calero is open to boating. On top of jigs
and finesse, try a Keitech swimbait rigged
on a 1/4 or 1/2 ounce jig head. You can also
try rip baits or a lipless crankbait during last
part of the day when the bass are sunning
themselves in shallower water.”
“Anderson has been ok for the bank
guys on steep drop offs. Try a jig or toss rip
baits,” he said.
“Uvas is putting out both bass and
crappie. Guys are buying the medium
This angler took a Lake Shasta trolling trip with Jeff Goodwin this fall and landed this huge rain-
bow while trolling a Sling Blade Dodger teamed with a Hum Dinger Spoon.
Photo courtesy of MACK’S LURE.
minnows. An eight pound bass was
caught recently and they’re catching
some nice crappie too,” Tran related.
Catfish interest and action
continued to be slow.
- Roland Aspiras
SHADOW CLIFFS LAKE
16 Lb. Channel Cat Leads
Catches
PLEASANTON – While rainbow trout
have dominated the fishing at Shadow Cliffs
Reservoir, it was a huge catfish that led the
Holiday Season catches.
DeVon Burns of San Jose caught a 16 lb.
channel catfish late in the afternoon while
soaking nightcrawlers. DeVon also landed a
6.10 lb. catfish while using nightcrawlers for
trout, reported Joe Sullivan of the East Bay
Regional Park District.
A very happy Ruben Mendez of Sunnyvale
caught a 6.5 lb. trout on pumpkin PowerBait
while fishing by the 1st dock. Ron Dale of
Livermore caught 3 trout and 1 catfish on
PowerBait on the Stanley shoreline.
Sam of Pleasanton caught his limit of trout
bait fishing on the east side of the main lake.
Eric Ouyang caught a limit of trout on his boat by
using PowerBait. Lim Wellington caught his limit
on his boat while using PowerBait.
David of San Jose was fishing left of the
boat launch when he landed a 20-inch trout on
PowerBait. Ruben Mendez of Sunnyvale caught
a 6.5 lb. trout while fishing left of the boat launch
with pumpkin PowerBait. Mike Jones was out
in his boat when he caught a limit of trout on
Christmas Eve.
“The weather has been very nice with