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and muddied up . Expect the top-notch fishing to resume as the water clears .
“ Sturgeon action is really good this year . We hooked 6 sturgeon on our last three trips on the Sacramento above Colusa ,” reported Rob Reimers of Rustic Rob ’ s Guide Service . “ Of the 6 sturgeon we landed , 5 were oversized . The closest to legal-sized was 60-1 / 2 inches and the biggest was 67 inches long .”
“ Ernie Marlan of the Fish Sniffer hooked and released two sturgeon on one of those nights ,” said Reimers .
“ The river came up fast , but it is going down fast ,” noted Reimers . “ We ’ re using a variety of baits , including eel , ghost shrimp , pileworms and salmon roe , to hook the sturgeon .”
“ Before the river got muddy , anglers were finding solid striper action above Colusa while using minnows , cut sardines and ghost shrimp ,” confirmed Scooter Eberhart at Kittle ’ s Outdoors in Colusa . “ The sturgeon fishing was also fairly good , with at least four 40 lb . keepers reported .”
In addition to the improved sturgeon and striper fishing , anglers have also been landing catfish in the 2 to 2-1 / 2 lb . range while soaking mackerel in the Knights Landing Area , said Tim Boggs at Elkhorn Outdoors in Rio Linda .
“ While the Colusa area is yielding the top fishing , one angler also reported picking up a sturgeon by Second Beach at Knights Landing ,” noted Boggs .
- Dan Bacher
DAVIS LAKE
Lake Level Rises with Storms
PORTOLA – Few people have been fishing for rainbow on Lake Davis lately . The big news is the rising lake level .
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“ Just to give you an idea of how much rain and snow we have had since 15 March , the lake has risen 5 %. It is now at 89 % full ,” reported Jeanne Graham of J & J ’ s Grizzly Store and Camping Resort .
Before the store closed for maintenance until the end of March , anglers brought in some quality rainbow trout weighing 4 to 6 pounds that they landed while using worms in Mallard Cove . You can expect the trout fishing for both bank anglers and boaters to pick up with the arrival of spring at Davis Lake .
The Father ’ s Day Fishing Derby of 2018 will be held on June 16 , 2018 . Proceeds will go to the Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Department .
DEL VALLE RESERVOIR
Trout , Bass Dominate Spring Fishery
LIVERMORE – Briana Zepeda ( aged 10 ) took the angling spotlight at Lake Del Valle recently with her fine catch of rainbow trout .
“ This young angler , accompanied by her father , Jose Zepeda ( from Tracy ) and her best friend Elizabeth , also aged 10 , endured the wind gusts and the rain , landing 13 of Del Valle ’ s finest trout between them ,” said Jeff Cooper , a regular angler at Del Valle .
“ The fish averaged over 2 pounds each , with the largest fish , a big brood stock rainbow , landed by Briana . The trio found their success using Power Bait off a shallow point between Swallow Bay and Heron Bay . Other shore fishermen continued to have success catching trout using mice tails and Power Eggs ,” said Cooper .
“ A few smallmouth bass were caught from boats along the rock walls . I caught a 2-1 / 2 pounder , to start my morning while slowly bouncing a wacky rig Senko down a rock pile in the narrows below Tarantula Cove ,” he stated .
“ With the weather forecast showing warmer days with lots of sun , the fishing will only get better ,” he stated . “ The current surface water temperature is 54 degrees .
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Al Hurwitz used a Panther Martin spinner to tempt this huge 6 pound rainbow while fishing Lake Del Valle on March 22 .
Photo courtesy of the ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA , Lake Del Valle .
The lake changes from murky water conditions by the Marina , to a slight staining by the damn .”
“ The up and coming warm front will trigger a spring change at the lake . The bass will start to migrate back to the shoreline . First to feed up , then to start their pre-spawn activities . This will be a magical time you won ’ t want to miss ! So grab your gear and I will see you on the water ,” he stated .
Department of Fish and Wildlife planted 800 lbs . of trout at the boat launch on March 22 , 2018 .
Other successful anglers include Mike Sarmiento from Salinas , who caught two rainbow trout and one bass while shore fishing with an orange Mice Tail by the beach . Robert Bryan from Modesto also landed a 4 lb . 11 oz . rainbow trout using a Kastmaster in the inlet in his float tube , according to Charlie and Kelli Rogers at the Del Valle Lake Marina .
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DON PEDRO
Trout Action Slow After Massive Inflow
LA GRANGE - Don Pedro Reservoir received a massive inflow of water and debris from the Tuolumne River during the storms of the past week , and there were several nervous moments when the possibility of the small Moccasin impoundment above the main reservoir failing .
The small reservoir held , but the Moccasin Fish Hatchery was completely flooded with 1.5 million rainbow trout in various stages of development running down the river arm . Although a number of rainbow trout were trapped and lost , hatchery employees worked throughout the night in dangerous conditions to save as many fish as possible .
Monte Smith of Gold Country Sport Fishing reported slow trout action although
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