Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3722 Oct 12-26 | Page 4

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Oct 12 - 26, 2018
PRO’S
POINTER
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– Bass Pro
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GO FOR IT!
VOL.37 • ISS. 22
HOT BITES...
1.
SACRAMENTO RIVER SALMON… Salmon
from 15 to 40 lbs are hitting between Woodson
Bridge and Anderson. Both roe and plugs are
working.
2.
GOLDEN GATE LINGS… Lingcod fishing along
the Marin County coast is producing lings to 21
lbs. Large rigged natural baits presented on a trap rig
are the way to go.
3.
FEATHER RIVER KINGS… Guides and private
boaters are having good success on kings up to
35 lbs. Flatfish and Kwikfish work early, roe works as
the day goes on.
4.
EAGLE LAKE ‘BOWS… Trollers are hooking
trout to 3 lbs while working the north end of the
south basin. Sep’s Grubs, flies and rigged worms do
the damage.
GOOD BETS…
5.
MONTEREY ROCKFISH… Rockfish and
lingcod action has been good to very good.
Shrimp flies, butterfly jigs and soft plastics swimbaits
are all working.
IT ALL ADDS UP
6.
SUISUN BAY STURGEON… Sturgeon are
holding and feeding in deep water areas. Fresh
salmon roe is the top bait, but it’s good to have shrimp
and eel on hand too.
TO MORE FISH IN THE BOAT.
7.
BERRYESSSA BASS… Spots and smallmouths
are on the warpath. Spoons are hooking up to 20
bass per day ranging up to 4 lbs.
8.
ROGUE RIVER SALMON… Kings are being
caught at the mouth and are pushing up river.
Roe is the best bait, but some fish are being taken on
spinners and plugs.
SLEEPERS…
9.
DELTA STRIPERS… Bait enthusiasts and
trollers are hooking solid numbers of bass to 15
lbs. Worm-tipped minnow plugs work for trollers, while
shad are the top natural bait.
10.
COLLINS LAKE ‘BOWS… Trout fishing is
underway with fish to 4 lbs showing in the
catches. Bank anglers are tossing PowerBait while
trollers pull Kastmasters.
11.
HALF MOON BAY ROCKFISH… Limits
are the rule for central coast anglers chasing
rockfish. Shrimp flies tipped with Gulp! soft baits are
hooking both rockfish and lingcod.
Scott Martin
P-Line Pro-Staffer
~ 8-Time FLW Tour Winner
12.
TAHOE MACKS… Limits of mackinaw in the
3 to 7 lb. range are the rule. To hook up, troll
rigged minnows teamed with blades 100 to 220 feet
deep.
COMING SOON...
13.
SMITH RIVER CHINOOKS… Salmon
fishing will get started in the Smith Estuary in
October. Steelhead fishing will begin in December.
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14.
CLEAR LAKE CRAPPIE… Winter is a
great time to catch crappie at Clear Lake. By
December the fish will be stacked in deep water and
the bite should be underway.
P-LINE X-BRAID
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15.
TRINITY RIVER STEELHEAD… Steelhead
fishing on the Trinity should be red hot in
November. Both fly and conventional anglers will get
in on the excitement.
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16.
AMERICAN RIVER STEELHEAD…
Steelhead season on the American River
below Nimbus Fish Hatchery kicks off January 1. Roe
and Little Cleos work well.
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