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of the coves . You want to be trolling at a depth of 5-9 feet .
“ Trolling in Peninsula Cove was reported as good with a couple of anglers catching their limits ,” noted deMunnik . “ They were fishing in 10-20 feet of water with their lures 7-10 feet deep . Anglers have caught limits from both boats and from shore .”
Samuel Martinez caught an 8.0 lb . trout while fishing garlic PowerBait from a rental boat in Howden Cove . Bob Chappell of Dublin bagged an 8.66 lb . rainbow while soaking garlic Power Bait from shore in South Cove .
On January 29 , Mr . Leslie Seid of Livermore landed a 9.85 lb . trout while using a lure in Cowboy Cove .
Striper fishing is holding steady , with both shakers and legal sized fish being caught around the reservoir . Cut anchovies or shad , fished either from shore or a boat , are the top enticers .
Big catfish honors go to John Zaczek of Clovis , who landed a 13.2 lb . channel cat near the marina dock with an anchovy . Beginning February 1 , the Fishing Access Pass price increased to $ 6.00 .
The reservoir is currently storing 149,000 acre-feet , 93 percent of its 160,000-acrefoot capacity , same as last week . The water temperature remains between 56 and 58 degrees . The water clarity remains between good and fair .
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OROVILLE LAKE
Spotted Bass Provide Cold Water Sport
OROVILLE – Do you want solitude while fishing for black bass and king salmon ? You ’ ll find plenty of it at Lake Oroville now .
Bass enthusiasts are picking up spotted bass , mostly in the slot limit of 12 to 15 inches . Until the fish move up to shallower water , expect to hook them at 25 to 40 feet deep .
Fishing with drop shot rigs with Robo Worms in pondsmelt and shad patterns is your top prospect . The water temperature is holding around 49 degrees , so you must work your baits very slowly to get bit .
Virtually nobody is trying for king salmon now . The California Department of Fish and Wildlife ( CDFW ) stocked 25,000 salmon fingerlings in Oroville last May . The agency also planted 110,000 chinooks in
Salvador smashed a huge limit of rainbows when he visited Lake Chabot in late January .
Photo courtesy of the LAKE CHABOT MARINA , Lake Chabot .
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the 6 to 9 inch range in November .
The lake is currently holding 1,397,550 acre-feet of water , 39 percent of capacity and 60 percent of average . The lake elevation is 717.80 in elevation and rising .
- Dan Bacher
PYRAMID LAKE
Shore Cutthroat Fishing Rated Slow
RENO - The news continues to be the same that the shore bite at Pyramid Lake is floundering . There are a few fish being caught by persistent anglers , but the bite is by no means hot .
Fly fishermen casting wooly buggers on heavily weighted shooting heads are catching a few fish , as are anglers hanging nymphs under an indicator along deeper drop-offs . Most of the fish being caught are smaller Summit Lake fish in the 17-22 ” range , but there ’ s always a shot at a 20 pound Pilot Peak beast .
Boaters are consistently enjoying the best action . For the most part , the weather has been excellent for boaters to get out and troll . The top rods are finding success fishing high in the water column near where the beach drops off into deeper water .
Most boats are seeing scores of about 10-20 fish for a day ’ s worth of work . Most of the fish being caught are smaller Summits , but an average boat will likely see at least one mature Pilot in the 6-9 pound range on a good day .
The best offering has been a 4 ” Lyman top lined about 200 ’ behind the boat . This plug will dive to about 12 ’ feet if everything goes perfectly . Trolling in lazy S-turns is a good idea ; as is speeding up and slowing down .
The shore bite should really pick up by about the middle of February . Top areas to inspect will be the North and South Nets Beaches , the marina , Seperator and Pelican . The bulk of the fish will be spawning Summits , but a few big bruiser Pilots will undoubtedly be in the catches as well .
- Mike McNeilly
QUARRY LAKES
Big Rainbows Lead February Angling Parade
FREMONT – Heavy rainbow trout plants continue to keep anglers hooked up at Horseshoe Lake , located in the Quarry Lakes Recreation Area .
On the week of February 5 , Mt . Lassen Trout Farm stocked 750 pounds of rainbows and the CDFW stocked 1000 pounds .
A few catfish are showing . “ Tony Webb of Fremont had no sooner put his line in the water when he caught a 4 + pound catfish using shrimp ,” reported Joe Sullivan of the East Bay Regional Park District . “ He also caught four trout while fishing on the back side of Horseshoe Lake .”
EBRPD regular Joaquin Gutierrez also caught a 7.76-pound and 6.4-pound rainbow trout on a fire-tiger spoon on Fishermen ’ s Row .
“ After the last fish plant , Joaquin limited out quickly . He caught two trout using rainbow PowerBait , and three others on green and chrome spoons ,” said Sullivan .
Glenn Poole of San Leandro caught two four-pound rainbow trout and one twopound rainbow trout ! He was fishing with Mice Tails at the end of Fishermen ’ s Row .
However , the biggest fish honors go to Ken Manstrom , who landed a 9 lb . trout on a gold spoon .
“ For the months of January and February , the kiosk will have extremely limited staffing ,” noted Sullivan . “ The kiosk
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