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NEW MELONES RESERVOIR cont . water levels which are unpredictable ,” he stated . “ River2Sea Whopper Ploppers are getting hammered early morning along with LuckyCraft Gunfish . Use tube jigs for your finesse fishing .”
More anglers are targeting the catfish on the lake and bringing in some nice cats . For example , David Rocha landed a lunker cat weighing in at 11 lbs . 12 oz . David reported catching 7 total that trip while fishing chicken livers with his dad , uncle , and brother
“ The crappie bite has been very strong on Melones for the last month ago and still going strong ,” said Hildebrand . “ The best action has been close to the traveling shad bait in the lake , and by the marina also has been productive , but the fish are showing everywhere . Crappie jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles or with live minnows is the bait there looking for .”
For information on trout fishing at New Melones , check out the What ’ s Hot Freshwater column on page 1 of this publication .
OROVILLE LAKE / THERMALITO AFTERBAY
Afterbay Kicks Out 9.71 Lb . Salmon !
OROVILLE – Fishing for landlocked king salmon remains really good at Lake Oroville , with lots of action reported by boaters using downriggers , but it was a big king salmon taken out of the Thermalito Afterbay that leads the recent fishing news .
Rob Reimers of Rustic Rob ’ s Guide Service landed a 9.71 lb . king salmon while trolling a nightcrawler behind flashers in the afterbay . “ The landlocked Chinook record for the Lake Oroville Complex is 10.5 pounds , so it ’ s about a ¾ lb . off the record ,” said Reimers .
He didn ’ t catch any more salmon that day , but he and Bob Bradbury landed 10 landlocked steelhead while trolling nightcrawlers behind flashers on his next trip to the afterbay . The fish averaged 12 inches each , with fish up to 14 inches boated .
Reimers has also been experiencing top-notch king salmon fishing , with his latest trolling adventures producing limits of salmon on trolled Brad ’ s Cut Plugs . Reimers is currently guiding for king salmon
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The salmon fishing at Oroville is a about as good as it gets . “ The 4 people with me on my latest trip experienced lights-out fishing , bringing 35 fish to the boat and keeping their limits ,” said Brett Brady of Bare Bones Guide Service . “ We trolled at 35 to 45 feet deep with white and green hoochies from in front of Foreman Creek to the green bridge .”
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Hank hit Lake Don Pedro this May and got into some great rainbow trout action .
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“ Most of the fish were 15 to 17 inches long ,” he noted . “ We got two big holdovers to the boat , but lost them both .”
“ On my previous trip , the fishing was a little tougher , with a lot of short strikes ,” he said . “ We had to work for them , but the two anglers fishing with me went home with their limits .”
- Dan Bacher
PARDEE LAKE
Trout Plants Boost Catches
IONE – Calaveras Trout Farm planted 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout on May 31 , but few anglers have been fishing at the lake , due the arrival of hotter days .
“ I ’ ve only talked to one angler who limited out on trout lately ,” said Brad Hot at Pardee Lake Marina . “ He landed rainbows averaging 2 pounds each while fishing lemon lime PowerBait with garlic scent .”
Channel catfish all also worth a shot .
One fisherman landed a 5.5 lb . catfish while fishing Gulp ! Bloody shad .
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around structure on the lake .
The kokanee fishing remains dismal , prompting the cancellation of the annual Russ Faught Memorial Derby originally scheduled for June 9 , according to Hoyt . Some 2 year old kokanee measuring around 10 inches have been landed , but that ’ s about it .
Pardee is holding 201,803 , acre feet of water , 99 percent of capacity and 106 percent of average .
PYRAMID LAKE / LAHONTAN RESERVOIR
Fishing Season Will Close June 30
RENO - The fishing season will close on June 30 at Pyramid Lake – and won ’ t reopen until October 1 . Some cutthroats are still lingering in the shallows , but most of them have sore mouths . While other fish are in deep offshore water , but they are scattered from the surface to the bottom since a pronounced thermocline has yet to form .
Overall , boaters have the advantage at this time . Shore anglers tossing ¾ ounce to 1 ounce spoons from deep drop-off beaches like Spider Point and Blockhouse will continue to grind out Cutthroats at about the same pace they have all year . Note the word , “ grind ,” in that last sentence , as the action will
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We also fish Folsom , Oroville , Donner , Stampede , Boca , Lake Tahoe and the Sacramento River . covering a lot of water with 4.0 Watermelon Apex Lures or a size 4 Lyman will do the lion ’ s share of the catching .
The biggest fishing news in the Western Great Basin at this time were the results of a NDOW electro-fishing survey at Lahontan Reservoir . NDOW staff and volunteers shocked a couple of huge wipers in the high teens + size range . This is a great sign as Lahontan Reservoir is truly a world class wiper fishery . I
In years past , fish in the mid twenty pound range were a possibility . Lahontan has produced fish within a few pounds of the world record , and the limiting factor is almost always drought . With three average or above average water years in a row in the Western Great Basin , things are really looking up .
As spring progresses into summer , this lake will be one of the top prospects for Nevada anglers . Lahontan offers huge walleye , wipers , channel catfish and crappie when conditions are right .
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QUARRY LAKES
17 lb . Catfish Leads Horseshoe Catches
FREMONT – The water level is still extremely high for this time of the year and fishing has definitely picked up again at Quarry Lakes , especially with the 1,750 pounds of trout planted in Horseshoe Lake over a two day period .
“ The catfish are also biting ! Fishermen ’ s Row has been THE hot spot lately , but fish are also showing off the Peninsula ,” said Edward Culver of the East Bay Regional Parks District .
Just ask Fernando Medina , who caught a monster 16-pound , 14-ounce catfish while fishing from the Peninsula with Mice Tails . Joey Kaudy of Fremont also landed a fourpound catfish while using orange Power Eggs from the disabled-accessible pier .
Michael Galbreath of Union City caught a six-pound , 11-ounce catfish using white glitter Powerbait along the far end of Fishermen ’ s Row .
Anthony Moore of San Jose did double duty when he landed his limit of trout and a catfish . He was using an orange and white Mice Tail and garlic green pumpkin PowerbBait along Fishermen ’ s Row .
Wes Anderson of Fremont caught his limit of trout on two consecutive trips while using nightcrawlers along Fishermen ’ s Row . His top fish weighed 3 pounds , 13 ounces .
Lennie Nguyen of San Jose successfully battled a five-pound trout while using a jig along Fishermen ’ s Row . On his next trip , he caught a five-pound , eight-ounce rainbow trout again from Fishermen ’ s Row .
Lenny Paradise of San Jose reeled in an eight-and-a-half-pound trout while soaking PowerBait and a #! 8 treble hook along Fishermen ’ s Row .
Finally , Shin Kato of Fremont caught his limit of trout , including a six-pound trout and a four-pound trout . Shin was using a spoon along Fishermen ’ s Row .
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