VOL . 36 • ISS . 20 |
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fishing and load up your smoker with tasty sockeye fillets ,” quipped Roccucci .
“ We are getting our fish on Paulina Peak Tackle . The Paulina Micro Hoochies and dodgers continue to impress me this season . It ’ s top notch gear for kokanee guys ,” said Roccucci .
BULLARDS BAR / ENGLEBRIGHT LAKES
Bass Fishing Picks Up
DOBBINS – Spotted bass fishing has perked up at Bullards Bar Reservoir for live bait drifters and lure tossers .
“ Bass fishing is really good at the lake ,” said Tim Boggs of Elkhorn Outdoors . “ Boaters are fishing deep with large minnows for the spotted bass .”
Kokanee salmon are still biting at Bullards Bar Reservoir , but the fishing has slowed down as the fish move into their fall spawning mode .
Trollers can still catch the kokanee while trolling Brad ’ s Kokanee Cut Plugs , Apexex and other lures , tipped with white corn , behind dodgers . Expect to find the best action in the lake ’ s main body near the dam and launch ramp .
Bullards Bar Reservoir is holding 730,382 acre-feet of water , 76 percent of capacity , and 111 percent of average .
Englebright is holding 67,502 acre-feet of water , 96 percent of capacity and 105 percent of average .
- Dan Bacher
CAMANCHE LAKE
Trollers Battle Big Holdovers In Deep Water
BURSON - EBMUD management has lowered its releases from Lake Pardee into Lake Camanche to approximately 254 cubic feet per second as of this report .
The water level at the lake is slowly lowering , putting the lake at 86 % of capacity and releasing approximately 603 c . fs .. into the Mokelumne River at press time .
Current elevation at the time of this report was 227.49 ′. Surface water temperatures are remaining warm between 83 – 85 degrees .
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Nick The Informative Fisherman swung over to Lake Camanche recently and rounded up a bunch of bass including these beautiful largemouths .
Photo courtesy of THE INFORMATIVE FISHERMAN , YouTube .
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Limits of holdover rainbow trout and big black bass were the stories this week , reported Terry Willard of the Lake Camanche Recreation Company .
Robbie Dunham reported on social media , “ Lake Camanche is On FIRE ! John and Diana Stockton and caught 3 limits of trout to 4.2 lbs on my latest trip . John landed the 4.2 lb . rainbow , while Diane caught a 3 pounder .”
They landed their fish while trolling Speedy Shiners laced , with Kokanee Feast at 35 to 50 feet on the downrigger in the main river channel and around Little Hat Island . Their setbacks ranged from 75 to 100 feet .
Local fishing celebrity , Nick Smith AKA , The Informative Fisherman , found solid bass fishing at Lake Camanche on his latest trip .
“ Lake Camanche loves me - Pop pop BOOM !” he posted on Instagram and Facebook . “ It took us a few hours to dial them in today , but we got it dialed . I ’ m predicting a 25 lb + bag next week “
Eleven-year-old Jordan of Livermore brought in a 1.4 lb . crappie while fishing with this dad out around Big Hat Island using a Rapala lure .
CARSON PASS REGION
Better Trout Fishing Expected With Cooler Weather
KIRKWOOD – Trout fishing is tough at Caples , Silver and lower Bear River lakes , but that should all change when the current heat wave makes way for cooler weather .
“ A few people have been picking up trout ,” said Tim Codde at the Caples Lake Resort . “ A father and son landed 4 rainbows on a recent trip . However , others have reported getting shut out .”
Most people are either bait fishing with PowerBait and nightcrawlers from shore at the spillway , dam and creek inlet or are trolling with crawlers behind flashers or dodgers .
He hasn ’ t heard of any mackinaws or browns landed over the past few weeks .
Slow fishing was also the report from the Bear River Resort . Jimmy , who works at the resort , did catch a 4 lb rainbow while fishing PowerBait , in addition to losing a bigger fish .
- Dan Bacher
CLEAR LAKE
Over 60 Bass Boated On One Trip
YUBA CITY - Larry Hemphill , fishing guide , reported that he knows about the fish die off at Clear and has witnessed some of it .
That said , he advised , “ Do not fear - there are many , many , bass still very much alive ! My sore thumb nearly fell off lipping around 60 + bass for my clients . I lost my net last trip and forgot to get a new one .” A father and his 11-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter were his clients on the fishing adventure .
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Sam and Dan Maganasco caught these impressive rainbows while trolling the thermocline at New Melones Reservoir this August . They caught trout to 6 pounds during the trip .
Photo courtesy of GOLD COUNTRY SPORTFISHING , Oakdale .
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