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16 May 25 - June 8 , 2018
FRESHWATER
VOL . 37 • ISS . 12
FRESHWATER REPORTS :
CONTINUED FROM PG 13
PYRAMID LAKE
Light Crowds Greet Cutthroat Anglers
RENO - Angling pressure is almost non-existent on Pyramid Lake . This year ’ s shallow water bite has gone from mediocre to the odd trickle of fish cruising the beaches . The bite never was very good , and at this point just about everybody has given up . For persistent anglers , Pelican Point has been the best spot . Most of the fish hanging around Pelican are the Summit Lake variety , but the occasional large Pilot Peak fish in the 11-15 pound range has spiced up the action .
Meanwhile , at deep drop-off beaches like Blockhouse and Spider Point , anglers continue to endure a slow steady bite on fish that aren ’ t interested in spawning . Most of these fish tend to be fish more interested in feeding than breeding , but they aren ’ t very concentrated .
Now that the shore bite is winding down , boaters are seeing an uptick in the trolling bite . Dragging U20 Flatfish along the bottom is a good way to catch Cutthroat Trout any day of the year . However , this technique works best in known Cutthroat holding spots .
A properly trolled Flatfish only is moving in the 1.4-1.8 MPH range . Thus , it can be better to locate the fish by trolling with lures like 4.0 Apex Lures and size 4 Lyman ’ s that cover a lot more water . Apex and Lyman ’ s tend to troll best in the 2.5-3.0 MPH range .
The Truckee River is high but the color is good . Wading at this time could be somewhat treacherous . Angling pressure is virtually none , but intrepid anglers will start pounding the water soon . As the spring run-off tapers
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FREMONT – Trout and catfish action has been productive at the Quarry Lakes Recreation Area lately . The most recent trout plant into Horseshoe Lake by the park district was 1000 pounds of rainbows stocked the week of May 14 .
“ Both trout and some big catfish have been caught lately ,” said Joe Sullivan of the East Bay Regional Park District . “ Please remember to catch and release smallmouth and largemouth bass .”
Big fish honors for the past couple of weeks go to Jay Japec of San Leandro , who caught an eight-pound catfish while using a white marshmallow along Fishermen ’ s Row .
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of Fremont landed some big trout , including one weighing four pounds , 10 ounces and the other going seven pounds and one ounce . Wes was using his trademark bait of night crawlers and was fishing along Fishermen ’ s Row ,” said Sullivan .
“ On one trip , Bernie Helwig of Milpitas caught his limit of trout in two-and-a-half hours ,” noted Sullivan . “ He said he was using ‘ trout bait ’ and he was fishing from his boat in the front of Horseshoe Lake . He did so well , he returned the next day , and this time caught his limit in 45 minutes .”
Raj Pradham of Fremont reeled in a seven-and-a-half-pound trout while using a jig at Fishermen ’ s Row .
Anthony Evans of Redwood City caught five trout using PowerBait along Fishermen ’ s Row , and his grandfather , Elliot Diaz of Belmont , caught three trout using Kastmasters and PowerBait .
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REDDING -With warm stable weather , trout fishing for wild rainbows on the Sacramento below Redding has gotten even better . And it ’ s been really good for at least a month .
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Captain Mike Bogue of Mike Bogue ’ s Guide Service has been putting his clients on really nice trout , including a 5 plus pounder that was landed on May 5 .
With the river running low at 8,500 cfs , Mike has been carefully back trolling with 2.5 Yakima Bait Mag Lips .
“ The trout are holding in the deeper area for most of the day and the Mag Lip has proven to be a lure that dives deep enough to get to the fish and its action triggers strikes ,” say Bogue .
Fly guys have been doing well while working the river too . Ordinarily most fly fishing is done from drift boats , but with the flows ramped down anglers have a golden opportunity to get out of the boat and fish the river while wading .
There have been some dry fly opportunities for fly guys in the afternoon , but subsurface nymphs , beads and egg imitations are drawing most of the strikes .
There are several guides that routinely fish the river for spring rainbows . Mike Bogue of Mike Bogue ’ s Guide Service is one of the best . To reach Mike Bogue , dial ( 530 ) 246-8457 .
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RIO VISTA - Striped bass continued to provide excellent action for anglers braving the wind , while sturgeon fishing interest has all but disintegrated .
Anglers on the troll found striped bass early before winds hit the region , according to Alan Fong , manager at Fisherman ’ s Warehouse in Sacramento .
“ A lot of the stripers are staying a little deeper , which means they might be postspawners heading back to the bay . Most everyone is deep trolling for them , but you have to be on and off the water early before the winds kick up ,” he tipped .
“ If you ’ re trying to bait fish , you ’ ll need to expect a lot of smaller fish . The warm ( ing ) water has a lot of them hanging around
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