Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3820 Sept 13-27 | Page 25

cont. were 5 pounds or over. There are a lot of 4.5 to 5 lb. stripers showing in the river now.” The anglers found the top fishing while trolling both deep diving and shallow diving Yo-Zuris in clown, crawdad and bleeding shad color patterns. Another solid prospect in the North Delta is targeting smallmouth bass with top water lures, crawdad crankbaits, jigs and plastic worms in Miner, Steamboat and Elk sloughs and the Sacramento River. The fishing is best early and late in the day along the riprapped banks and other structure. - Dan Bacher ROLLINS/SCOTTS FLAT Variety Is The Word For Foothill Anglers COLFAX - The fall trout bite has yet to kick in at Rollins Lake, but anglers should see an uptick in the action once nighttime temperatures start to get chilly. These days bass continue to provide the best sport at the lake, but knowledgeable anglers have been catching some panfish too. “My buddy JJ and I hit Rollins this week from out kayaks. We knew we weren’t likely to catch trout, but we were hoping to catch both bass and bluegill. We took a bunch of bass gear with us, along with some crickets, wax worms and crappie jigs,” related Jason Pleece of Meadow Vista. “We tried both the Bear and Greenhorn Arms. The wax worms and crickets got a lot of attention from bluegill in the Greenhorn Arm. We fished them under small bobbers. 6 feet deep was the magic depth. We got fish on both wood and rock structure. We got over 20 panfish. The average fish was a palm size bluegill, but we did pick up one crappie that was just over 9 inches long. We kept a dozen panfish for dinner and then headed over to the Bear Arm for some bass action,” said Pleece. “The bass fishing has improved a little. We ended up with 7 spotted bass to 13 inches. Topwater poppers and small crankbaits worked the best. If we would have used small Senkos and worms we probably would have gotten more fish, but we want to stick with reaction baits,” Pleece concluded. At Scotts Flat, bass and catfish are the main attraction. The bass will hit topwater plugs early in the morning and during the evening too, but the morning is the best time. During the day, you’ll want to drag soft plastics. For cats soak worms, liver and other traditional whiskerfish baits near the campground during the evening. SACRAMENTO AREA Hard-Working Anglers Bag Salmon SACRAMENTO – Chinook fishing at the mouth of the Feather River at Verona is by no means hot, but it’s still better than the action is at Discovery Park and Miller Park. “There are a couple of guys that are picking up a salmon about every other trip out of Verona,” said Uncle Larry Barnes at Sacramento Pro Tackle. “They are trolling and anchor fishing with chrome Kwikfish and Flatfish to catch their fish.” “Salmon fishing is dead at Discovery Park and Miller Park,” he added. “One angler did hook an 18 lb. salmon at the Minnow Hole while throwing out a Mepps Flying C spinner.” The salmon fishing 3204 is expected to pick up soon when the weather cools and 5 hours more fish make their $ way upriver. Striped bass fishing remains All Gear Provided tough in the Port of Sacramento and the Deep Water Channel. Anglers • Discounts for Cash • are using jumbo • Large or Small Groups • minnows, jigs and Group Discounts • Gift Certificates swimbaits to fool the Over 50 Years Experience on The Lake stripers. For channel P.O. Box 488 catfish, anglers Carnelian Bay, CA 96140 should fish the E-mail: [email protected] • www.mickeysbigmack.com Sutter Bypass with mackerel, chicken liver and anchovies. Other spots worth trying include the Port of Sacramento, Sacramento Deepwater Shipping Channel and Scotts Flat Lake Recreation Area is Lisbon Slough. The the gateway to the Tahoe National Sacramento River Forest. At an elevation of 3,000 feet, below Verona is also the lake is an ideal headquarters for a producing 14 to 16 complete vacation and family fun! inch catfish for bait dunkers, according to Barnes. - Dan Bacher Fish Lake Tahoe! DaiLy Trips 90 (800) 877–1462 time, catfish, crappie and black bass offer you the top action. “Channel catfish are biting chicken liver, anchovies and worms in various places,” said Marcella Shoemaker at the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company. “The catfish bite seems to be active across from the boat launch.” The crappie are also biting; try hanging a red worm from a bobber or crappie jigs in Graveyard Cove, while bass are being caught trolling in Scow Canyon, she advised. “Fernando, one of our dock hands, caught his first- ever fish, a bass,” said Shoemaker. “Fernando is going back to school - we will miss him. I am happy to report the bass was released.” Ben Salabao and his friends from Rodeo teamed up to catch crappie. 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