Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 2724 Nov 9-23 | Page 9

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Nov 9 - 23, 2018
FRESHWATER
VOL.37 • ISS. 24
FRESHWATER REPORTS:
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LAKE BERRYESSA
small swimbaits. Most
of the fish range in
size from 1 to 2-1/2
pounds. Once you find
a school of crappie,
you be able to hook a
lot of them.”
Bluegill are showing
all over the lake.
You can hook them
both schooled up in
deep water and in
the shallows. Use
redworms and other
small baits for the
sunfish.
“Catfish action is
really good now,” said
Burruss. “Anglers
are hooking catfish
on nightcrawlers,
anchovies and other
baits all over the lake.”
- Dan Bacher
cont.
according to Jose Rubio at Sweeney’s
Sports in Napa. Anglers are experiencing
the top fishing while trolling with Speedy
Shiners and other lures at 50 to 60 feet
deep in the lake’s main body.
LAKE CAMANCHE
Trout Plants Begin
BURSON – The weather has cooled
down enough to finally bring water
temperatures down to 68 degrees at Lake
Camanche, making the water cool enough
to start restocking trout again. The first
trout plant of the season went into the lake
before the weekend of October 27-28.
“Cooler weather and less recreational
boaters are making for better fishing
reports from anglers,” said Terry Willard of
the Camanche Recreation Company. “Big
catfish have been reported at the south
cove, bass are reported at areas with
visible vegetation showing in low water
areas, and trout have been reported at
40-60′.”
However, Robbie Dunham, fishing
guide, reported a “tough bite” on his latest
trolling adventure to the lake.
“The fish are really scattered,” Dunham
explained. “We ended up with five fish
to 3.96 pounds. We trolled with Speedy
Shiners at 25′ to 60′ all over the main lake.
The best depth was 35′ to 45′.”
Jack commented on the recent Lodi
HS Bass Tournament Challenge Jack
commented. “It was a fun tournament -.
10.49 pounds was enough for a top ten
finish.”
Lake Camanche’s elevation was
221.29′ and 76% full while releasing at
approximately. 605 C.F.S. in preparation
of winter rains. Lake Camanche was
receiving approx. 236 C.F.S from Pardee
Lake at the time of this report.
COLLINS
LAKE
Big trout are on the bite at Lake Almanor. This husky brown was
landed on October 8.
Photo courtesy of BIG DADDY’S GUIDE SERVICE, Chester.
“Shore anglers are experiencing the
best fishing while tossing out Micetails
and fluorescent orange and yellow Power
Eggs at Coots Landing,” he tipped. “Most
trout are going 1-1/2 to 2 pounds.”
“I’ve heard of a couple largemouth bass
caught in Bass Cove, but both the bass
and catfish fishing has been slow over the
past couple of weeks,” Smith added.
CLEAR LAKE
Find the Bait, Find the Bass
LAKE CHABOT
Rainbow Fishing Expected to
Pick Up
LIVERMORE - Three plants of rainbow
trout have gone into Lake Chabot so far
this fall, but the fishing remains slow. 1000
pounds of trout went in on October 10,
750 pounds on October 18 and another
750 pounds the week of October 29.
“The surface water temperature is 63 to
65 degrees,” said David Smith of the Lake
Chabot Marina. “The weather needs to
cool down more before the bite picks up.”
The slow bite didn’t stop Augustin of
Castro Valley from bagging a 9 lb. rainbow
trout. He used rainbow Power Bait off the
first dock, noted Smith.
• Trout
• Bass
• Crappie
• Bluegill
• Catfish
CLEARLAKE – Black bass are showing
all over Clear Lake; the trick is to find the
schools of threadfin shad the bass are
feeding upon.
“I caught and released 30 fish one
day,” said Dave Burruss of Clear Lake
Outdoors. “I went to the same spot the
next day and there were no fish there. The
key is to find shad schools busting on the
surface of the water.”
Burruss reported hooking his fish while
tossing out Structure Bugs. The fish
ranged from 2-1/2 to 4-1/2 pounds, with
the exception of the top fish, a 7-1/2 lb.
largemouth.”
“The live minnow bite should start in the
coming weeks with the arrival of cooler
days and nights,” he tipped.
The crappie bite has turned on, but like
the bass, the key is to find the crappie
congregated on
schools of shad.
“The crappie are
showing mid lake
at around 20 feet
deep at Shag Rock,
Henderson Point
and other spots,”
said Burruss. “Your
best bet is to use
crappie jigs or very
Lakefront
RV
Camping
LAKE DAVIS
Trollers,
Bank Anglers
Battle Quality
Rainbows
PORTOLA – If
you want to hook
big, bold rainbow
trout, head to Lake
Davis now.
Just ask Brian
Williams, who
landed three hefty
rainbows to 24
inches in just 45
minutes at Davis.
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DEL VALLE LAKE
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– With the cooling
weather, weekly trout
Mount Lassen rainbow trout plants have
returned to Collins Lake and will continue
until Thanksgiving. Every plant will include
larger trophy-sized rainbows.
The first fall plant of 1800 pounds of
trout went into the lake on October 19.
Since the plant, both shore anglers and
bank anglers have been catching the trout
on an array of offerings.
Big fish honors go to Steve Long,
who landed a 3 lb. trout while soaking
PowerBait off the beach, and Jack Eaton
of Sacramento, who bagged a 3-1/2 lb.
rainbow. Andrew and Joey Torok also
bagged one rainbow while soaking salmon
eggs and PowerBait off shore, reported
Lisa De Alba at the Collins Lake Resort.
Jr. Lozano demonstrated his angling
prowess by catching an 8.5 lb. catfish
on PowerBait off Campsite 202. John
Gazaway from Yuba City landed an even
bigger catfish, an 11.25 lb. monster, while
using a live crayfish.
The lake level is 31 feet from full and
surface temperature is 67 degrees.
- Dan Bacher
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He was trolling with copper/red head Dick
Nites at 10 feet deep off Mallard Point,
reported Jeanne Graham of J&J Grizzly
Country Store and Campground Resort.
Or ask Bret Brady of Bare Bones Guide
Service, who reported great trout fishing
at Lake Davis. “We’re catching limits
of rainbows in the 15 to 22 inch range
while trolling with Arctic Fox flies behind
dodgers near the Lightning Tree and the
island,” said Brady.
“Shore anglers are also hooking fish
while tossing out PowerBait and worms at
Mallard,” said Graham. “Fly fishermen now
have to cover a lot of water to catch fish;
guide John Baiocchi reported catching
and releasing trout while using trolling
flies. Other anglers have been hooking
trout on Wooly Buggers.”
Though most fishermen are
concentrating on trout, one angler
reported bagging a 2-1/2 lb. largemouth
while employing a worm.
Davis Lake is 80 percent of capacity.
The boat ramps remain in the water,
though the docks have been pulled out.
- Dan Bacher
Trout Fishing on Upswing
LIVERMORE - The surface water
temperature has been dropping into the
mid to high sixties, finally bringing the trout
out to feed at Lake Del Valle.
“1,000 pounds of rainbow trout have
been planted since my last report, with
a few getting caught on Powerbait or
Micetails.,” said Captain Jacob of the
Rocky Mountain Recreation Company.
“Although the trout are still waiting for the
water to cool more, a decent place to fish
for trout would be the east beach. We see
a lot of anglers catching good-sized trout
there, although fishing in a boat by the
dam on a boat would be more productive
because of the cooler water.”
“The catfish have also been biting well
with anchovies and sardines being the
best baits to catch them on. Many are still
getting caught out in the coves in Heron
Bay or at the fallen trees by shore. The
west beach has also produced some
cats,” he tipped.
The striped bass are still boiling in Heron
Bay. Jacob recommended working Rat-
L-Traps or Kastmasters on the surface
to hook the stripers. Many of the larger
schools of stripers are feeding until 10 or
11 a.m.
“The smallmouth and largemouth have
been feeding on the top of the water with
medium sized Zara Spooks being the top
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