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SAN PABLO RESERVOIR cont . “ Anglers fishing PowerBait , Mice Tails and nightcrawlers are experiencing the most success . Bright colors like chartreuse , orange , spring green are producing the top action .”
The Department of Fish and Wildlife made two plants of 1,000 lbs . of trout each at the boat launch over the past couple of weeks .
Big fish honors go to Keith Kelpsas of Richmond , who caught a 5.6 lb . trout , and Rob , who landed a 6.92 lb . rainbow and one smaller fish while soaking PowerBait at Sandy Point .
James Stoker ( Stokerman ) and Bill Miller ( Wild Bill ) of San Rafael both caught their limits of beautiful rainbows . Brett landed a trout weighing 4.94 lbs . using nightcrawlers at SandyPoint . Jay Adalat of Newark caught 5 trout fishing PowerBait at Sandy Point .
The lake level is 305.8 feet above sea level and the surface water temperature is 51.0 degrees .
SANTA CLARA VALLEY LAKES
Unstable Weather Makes Bass Fishing Difficult
COYOTE - Bass fishing action and interest has tapered off in response to low water levels and cold temperatures , as others look for crappie .
Eric Tang at Coyote Bait and Tackle this week related to extremely slow fishing for bass as rapidly changing conditions wreak havoc on their feeding habits .
“ Sunshine , then rain , then back to sunshine , then really cold . There is not
Thousands Of Catchable Trout Planted In Each Lake ! stability right now with the weather is making it hard to bass fish ,” Tang related .
“ If I had to suggest a lake to pick , I ’ d pick Coyote even though you can ’ t launch a boat right now . Try a ned rig with a three inch senko , or throw a darter head , drop shot or a small underspin jig with a finesse swimbait like the Keitech ,” he tipped .
“ Uvas and Chesbro seem to be doing decent based on the conditions . I ’ d throw the same stuff there .”
“ Crappie fishing is starting to take off at Coyote , Uvas and Chesbro and it should only get better if we can get some warmer weather ,” Tang said .
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SHADOW CLIFFS LAKE
10 Lb . Rainbow Leads Catches
FREMONT – On every trip you go fishing at Shadow Cliffs Lake , you have the opportunity to catch trophy rainbow trout .
Just ask Chris and Tiffany , who teamed up to catch a ten-pound trout while using green PowerBait near the boat launch this February .
Other anglers are catching big numbers of fish . Rodney and his three sons caught a total of 12 trout while soaking PowerBait , reported Joe Sullivan of the East Bay Regional Park District . Mike and John also both landed their limits fishing from a boat .
Heavy trout plants continue . The park district stocked 1000 pounds of rainbows the week of February 26 and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife planted 1000 pounds of rainbows the week of March 6 .
After a warm spell , anglers have encountered colder weather in the recreation area lately . The water temperature is 54 degrees , depending on depth . The water clarity seems to vary between 10-15 feet .
SHASTA / WHISKEYTOWN LAKES
Trollers Battle Rainbows , Browns and Kokanee
REDDING - Jeff Goodwin of Jeff Goodwin ’ s Guide Service reports consistent fishing for both rainbows in the 14 to 16 inch class and browns returning to the lake from up river spawning runs .
According to Goodwin , the trout are holding right on the surface early and then drop down to 10 to 20 feet once the sun hits the water , provided the surface is calm . If it ’ s breezy the fish will stay closer to the surface .
Goodwin is doing well while trolling flies teamed with a Wiggle Disc . The best colors are rusty brown and all white . Various types of hoochies are working too .
The pattern remains stable for bass anglers . The fish are holding around points in both the lower ends of the arms and in the main body . Dragging crawfish imitations like spider grubs and tubes will draw a lot of strikes as will a finesse worm rigged on a drop shot or Carolina style rig .
Most of the bass being caught are spots that weigh up to 2 pounds . This is the time of the year when some big smallmouth and largemouths show up for anglers working swimbaits .
To hook up combine patience with long casts that parallel banks that drop into deep water . The bass hold offshore in such locations and try to push stray trout and baitfish up against the bank . You ’ re looking to put your bait into that near shore strike zone .
Kirk Portocarrero of SacRiverGuide . Com hit Whiskeytown Reservoir last week with the Paulina Peak Tackle Team and everyone limited out quickly for a total of 20 kokanee to 16 inches