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26 April 13 - 27 , 2018 VOL . 37 • ISS . 09
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QUARRY LAKES
Rainbow Plants Keep Action Going
FREMONT – Regular trout plants continue to keep anglers busy at Horseshoe Lake , located in the Quarry Lakes Recreation Area . Anglers are hooking rainbows while using tossing out PowerBait , nightcrawlers , spoons and spinners at Horseshoe .
The latest CDFW plant featured 1000 pounds of catchable rainbows , while the most recent park district plant featured 1000 pounds of catchable rainbows .
For example , nine-year old Kingston Reloba of San Jose caught a beautiful five-pound trout . He was fishing along Fishermen ’ s Row with PowerBait . Joaquin Gutierrez also caught his limit of rainbows in at the Cove while using spoon , reported Joe Sullivan of the East Bay Regional Park District .
If the kiosk is closed , please use the yellow Ventek machine to pay for parking ( exact change only , please ). For fishing permits , you may use either the Ventek machine or the blue iron ranger posts across from the kiosk , from the entrance from the Isherwood Staging Area , and from the walk-through gates by the Sequoia Bridge and from the Niles gate . PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST BE 100 FEET AWAY FROM THE FISH TUBE , THE BOAT DOCK , AND THE BEACH AREA while fishing from the shore and from a boat . Also , note that the use of lead fishing tackle is prohibited at Quarry Lakes . You can exchange lead tackle at the kiosk in a “ 1 for 1 ” trade for stainless steel weights .
- Dan Bacher
REDDING / RED BLUFF
Big Rains Muddy Water
RED BLUFF - As of press time trout fishing on the Sacramento River between Redding and Red Bluff was basically shut down . Several days of heavy rain created big discharges from tributary creeks and those inflows have left the Sacramento River muddy and speckled with debris .
Prior to the rain , fishing for wild rainbows
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The Fish Sniffer ’ s Ernie Marlan hit the Sacramento River with Capt . Rob of Rustic Rob ’ s Guide Service this March and was rewarded with a quality sturgeon .
Photo by ERNIE MARLAN , Fish Sniffer Staff .
was very good and will likely rebound quickly once the weather stabilizes and the water clears .
Over the past few weeks , anglers have been hooking from a dozen to more than two dozen trout per day . Those numbers will likely pump up even more with the addition of some warm spring days .
If you ’ ve never fished the Sacramento for wild ‘ bows , make this the spring when you do it !
Fly fishing is a great approach on the river and so is fishing with spinning gear armed with things like plugs , roe and beads .
There are several guides that routinely fish the river for spring rainbows . Mike Bogue of Mike Bogue ’ s Guide Service and Robert Weese of Northern California Guide Service are two of the best . To contact Weese , call ( 530 ) 755-7196 . To reach Mike Bogue , dial ( 530 ) 246-8457 .
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Live Bait Striper Bite Picks Up
RIO VISTA - Anglers on the troll found scattered debris while others made use of live bait to find striped bass .
The live bait bite kicked up a notch this week , according to the pro anglers at Fisherman ’ s Warehouse in Sacramento .
“ Top of the incoming is best for drifting live minnows along the shoals on the San Joaquin River ,” said Craig Kamikawa , assistant manager . ““ While the water is stained with lots of logs over on the Sacramento , the San Joaquin is only a tad bit stained and the fish don ’ t seem to mind too much . A lot of the fish are in the three to six pound range .”
“ Guys trolling on the Sacramento are just having a tough time with all the witches hair and floating logs . You ’ ll have your baits out and floating from all the weeds after a few minutes of trolling ,” Kamikawa related .
Sturgeon fishing remained quiet , despite the influx of rain .
“ There ’ s guys either going down to Pittsburg or up to Cache . The guys up in Cache are marking a few and catching a few , but the better fishing is down below in Pittsburg . Roe and eel are best for bait .” - Roland Aspiras
ROLLINS / SCOTTS FLAT
Murky Water Conditions Challenge Fishermen
AUBURN - For the past week and more , the wind has blown and big rain has
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“ I went up to Rollins this week ,” reported Fish Sniffer editor Cal Kellogg . “ We had a lot of rain and I wanted to check out the conditions at a few different lakes . The parts of Rollins that I saw were pretty murky and there was nobody fishing . I think it will be several days at a minimum until the lake gets back into fishing shape .”
“ I saw the same thing at Halsey Forebay . There are trout in the lake waiting to be caught , but all I saw was lots of muddy water and zero anglers ,” said Kellogg .
Prior to the most recent series of soaking foothills storms , Rollins was kicking out small to medium size spotted bass on standard soft plastics . Halsey was booting out limits and near limits of rainbows and there were planter rainbows up for grabs at Scotts too .
Trollers are picking up planter rainbows at Scotts Flat Lake while top lining with spoons and nightcrawlers behind dodgers , reported Craig Newton at Willfish Bait and Tackle .
When the lake works into spring shape , some sleeper bonus browns available as well as some dandy smallmouths and northern strain largemouths .
If you are looking for tackle or fishing information for a trip to Rollins , Scotts , Halsey Forebay or surrounding waters , Will Fish Tackle in Auburn has what you need . Will Fish Tackle is located at 11944 Masters Court in Auburn , Ca- ( 530 ) 887-0839 .
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Mike Carpentier took a trip to Lake Berryessa on March 18 and landed several trout including this impressive rainbow .
Photo by KRISTY CARPENTIER , Fish Sniffer Staff .
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