Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3826 Dec 6-20 | Page 19

FRESHWATER
REPORTS:
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SANTA CLARA
VALLEY LAKES/
SAN LUIS
RESERVOIR
Minnow Drifters
Nail Big Stripers off
Dinosaur Point
COYOTE – Striped bass
fishing is “phenomenal” at
San Luis Reservoir for anglers
drifting live jumbo minnows,
reported Alex Tran at Coyote
Bait and Tackle.
“Boat anglers have picked up
a lot of stripers over 20 pounds
lately, addition to smaller fish
up to 12 pounds,” said Tran.
“The fish are suspended at 50
to 65 feet deep, so your best
bet is to fish the minnows on
Carolina rigs on line counter
reels. The top areas to target
are Portuguese Cove and
Dinosaur Point.”
Shore anglers are also
landing schoolie stripers while
fishing anchovies, shad and
pileworms, noted Tran.
“Shore fishing is great for
anglers tossing bloodworms,
pileworms and shad in the
O’Neill Forebay,” he stated.
“Trollers are also bagging
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stripers while using broken back
Rapalas and Lucky Craft Pointer
Minnows.”
Calero remains the only local
lake open to boating, Tran said
boaters are catching largemouth
bass averaging 1 to 3 ponds
and going up to 3 pounds while
throwing out spinnerbaits and Rat-
L-Traps.
For crappie, he advised anglers
to fish crappie jigs in the morning
hours at Uvas Reservoir. A few
bass are also hitting drop shot
rigs, spinnerbait, jerkbaits and
tubes at Uvas.
“We’re not hearing many fishing
reports on bass, crappie or
catfish at Anderson and Coyote
reservoirs,” added Tran.
- Dan Bacher of rainbow trout the week of November
18-22. The park district stocked 700
pounds of rainbows and 500 pounds of
Mt. Lassen Lightning Trout the week of
November 25-29.
The water temperature is 58 degrees,
depending on depth and the water clarity
seems to vary between 10-15 feet.
“Boaters are catching limits early in
the morning,” said Edward Culver of the
East Bay Regional Park District. “Mario
Rodriques was fishing off his boat and
caught his limit of trout in the afternoon.
Stan Nunes of Castro Valley also landed
his limit of trout. Duc Hoang was boating
with friend and they caught limits of trout,
too.”
Jon Hickey landed a limit of trout,
topped by an 8 pounder, while fishing
lures by the second dock. Dave Mix
bagged an 18-inch trout fishing down by
the boat launch.
SHADOW CLIFFS
LAKE SHASTA LAKE
Trout & Bass Action Improves
as Fish Move Up
Boaters Land Trout
Limits in Early Morning
Hours
PLEASANTON – The weather
has been cool in the mornings
with temperatures, reaching into
the 70s in the afternoon and trout
Chris Richards fished Lake Del Valle on November 15 and caught
plants are in full swing at Shadow
a limit of trout including these two 6 plus pound monsters.
Photo courtesy of CHRIS RICHARDS, Lake Del Valle. Cliffs Lake.
The CDFW planted 1000 pounds
REDDING - The surface temperature
at Lake Shasta has inched down to 61
degrees and the level is basically stable at
50 feet from maximum pool.
“I’m going to start trout fishing next week
and I’ll continue right on through winter
and into the spring. A lot of the trout have
moved to the surface and the bite should
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