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June 21 - July 5, 2019
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LAKE SHASTA/
WHISKEYTOWN
Bass Bite, Trout Play Hard To
Get
REDDING - Bass fishing continues
to be consistent at Lake Shasta. Trout
fishing has slowed down, likely the result
fluctuating weather conditions.
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fishing from three boats during our
annual spring trip,” reported Fish
Sniffer On Demand reader Warren
Garcia. “We had a hard time catching
trout, but some of the fish landed
were really nice. My brother got a
4-pound brown on a vampire pattern
Rapala and I landed a rainbow just
a little smaller on a 1/6-ounce gold
Speedy Shiner. We hooked trout from
the surface all the way down to 50
feet deep.”
“For us small spoons worked the
best. Silver and blue and orange and
gold Cripplures were our best lures
for rainbows. We also got some fish
on Wiggle Hoochies,” Garcia shared.
“We had some wild weather while
we were there and I think that’s
why the trout fishing was tough. We
had lightning and thunder. There
were periods of hard cold rain and
once we got caught out in a hail
storm. It was pretty exciting,” Garcia
exclaimed.
“We also spent some time bass
fishing. The bass bite was a lot
better than the trout bite. We caught
a lot of spotted bass. Most of them
This angler scored a dandy striper while fishing the West Delta With Capt. Jeff Soo Hoo on June 1.
were about 12 inches but we did
Photo courtesy of SOO HOO SPORTFISHING, Brannon Island.
get one about 4 pounds. We caught
some bass on plastic worms and a
few on Rapala floaters. The big bass
grabbed a night crawler under a bobber
that we’d rigged up for my little nephew,”
eating fish that just can’t seem to lay off
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Garcia concluded.
rigged minnows trolled behind a set of
Shasta is 2 feet from maximum pool.
Awesome Mackinaw Fishing
flashers.
All boat ramps are in operation. Debris
Continues
The team at Tahoe Sportfishing has
remains an issue so if you go keep an
some of the best skippers on Lake Tahoe.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE- Outstanding
eye out for floating wood.
The Tahoe Sportfishing boasts a fleet
fishing is the word coming out of the
At Whiskeytown the first reports of
of 8 boats that range from 30 to 45 feet
Tahoe Basin. Tahoe’s mackinaw bite is
kokanee are starting to filter in. Anglers
in length, so you’ll always be safe and
wide
open
and
there
are
plenty
of
browns
are hooking fish in the 14 to 16-inch
comfortable as you sample the big lake’s
range along with some smaller fish while in the mix too.
angling opportunities.
June
is
shaping
up
to
be
quite
a
month
trolling a variety of offerings including
Both morning and afternoon trips are
for the Tahoe Sportfishing Team. Their
hoochies and Apex Lures in the top 20
available and both open load fishing and
clients
have
been
battling
some
big
macks
feet.
private charters are available.
in the 7 to 10-pound class and browns
If you take your own boat to Tahoe
that range up to
and you want to hunt large browns and
about 5 pounds.
big macks work water in the 25 to 50-
When anglers
foot range along the shoreline with large
fishing with Tahoe
rainbow pattern minnow plugs. You’ll
Sportfishing aren’t
need to put in your time, but double digit
landing big fish
macks and browns up to and beyond 8
they’ve been
are possible for hard working minnow plug
racking up lots of
trollers.
macks in the 3 to
5-pound range.
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These are great
Big smiles and quality stripers, that’s been the scene for anglers
fishing Delta waters with Jeff Soo Hoo this spring. This bass was
landed on May 28.
Photo courtesy of SOO HOO SPORTFISHING, Brannon Island.