Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3826 Dec 6-20 | Page 9

FRESHWATER REPORTS:
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CAMANCHE LAKE
cont.
and reported top-notch fishing.
“This was my first time running four lines
with grubs, and it wasn’t long before John
was landing the first trout of the day on
an inside rod. We limited out by 2:00 p.m.
with rainbows to 4 pounds trolling mostly
in the Narrows,” said Dunham.
Dec 6 - 20, 2019
FRESHWATER
VOL.38 • ISS. 26
COLLINS
LAKE
9.8 Lb. Rainbow,
12 Lb. Catfish
Lead Late Fall
Angling Parade
7
reservoir. These fish follow
the 6,000 pounds of trout
stocked in September,
including 2,000 pounds of
Eagle Lake trout.
Lake Davis is holding
64,090 acre feet of water, 77
percent of capacity and 112
percent of average.
The Forest Service
removed the docks at the
boat ramp early at Davis.
The numbers to call to voice
your displeasure at the
docks being pulled so early
are:
• District Ranger (530)
836-2575. Ask to speak to
the ranger or leave him a
message on his voice mail.
• Forest Supervisor (530)
283-2050. Ask to speak to
the forest supervisor (Chris
Carlton) or leave a message
on his voice mail.
Big trout are on the bite at Lake Amador. Jeremy and Selena loaded up on trout to
- Dan Bacher
OREGON HOUSE–
Collins Lake is 28 ft.
from full with a surface
temperature around
59F, crystal clear water
and is heavily loaded
CLEAR LAKE
with trout. Let’s start
Largemouths and Catfish Are
with the LARGEST
Biting
reported trout catch of
the past two weeks.
CLEARLAKE – Bass fishermen are
Brad Bryan from
hooking decent numbers of largemouths
Yuba City caught
on Clear Lake while using both lures
a humongous 9.85
and jumbo minnows. In addition, catfish,
pound rainbow
crappie and bluegill are on the bite.
6.9 pounds while tossing Kastmasters from the dock.
trout while dragging
“A buddy and I went out for half a day
Photo courtesy of the LAKE AMADOR CAFÉ, Lake Amador.
crankbaits up at the
and we each caught a five fish limit while
north end of the lake
throwing Rat-L-Traps,” said Tom Guercio
near the bridge.
of Tom’s Guide Service. “My limit weighed
chicken liver just north of the swim beach.
So far this fall we’ve planted 6000
17 pounds, while his went 10 pounds.”
Not every year but sometimes in fall
lbs. of trout and they are hungry! We
“The catfish are still biting,” he noted.
DEL VALLE LAKE
we see a sudden spike in bass activity
will continue weekly trout plants though
“I’ve been out two to three times per
Rainbow and Lightning Trout
and that’s what has happened this last
November.
week and I’ve landed a catfish while bass
week. Bass seem to be biting everything;
Jeremy and Roy Franchini from
Plants Light Up Action
fishing all but two times”
I’ve had more than one report of shore
Sacramento showed off a pair of 7
“A 28-1/2 pound bass limit won first
LIVERMORE – Mt. Lassen Fish
fishing for trout with PowerBait and pulling
pounders and an 81/2 pound monster all
place in a recent leukemia benefit
Hatchery planted 500 Lightning Trout,
up bass instead. Most people are still
caught while trolling Rapalas in the top 20
tournament, while a 32-1/2 pound
along with 700 rainbow trout, the week
releasing the bass, but if you hook one
ft. Jerry Bender from Lakewood showed
limit placed first in the Soldier’s Wish
of November 25 to 29, just in time for the
they’ll at least give a good fight- just follow Thanksgiving holiday. The park district will
off a limit including a 6.5 pound trout all
Tournament. Each event had 40 boats
the shad and you’ll find them!
caught from the shore near the Water’s
participate.”
plant another 750 pounds of rainbow trout

- Robert Palma the week of December 2-6.
Edge group area on green PowerBait.
Guercio also reported that the crappie
Rick Bender from Wheatland caught over
bite is good around Shag Rock, although
‘The water clarity has been getting a
4 1/2 pounds of dinner in the same area.
he hasn’t been targeting them. Crappie
little better before swallow bay with about
Steven Schwall caught four trout
in the 1-1/2 to 2 pound range are hitting
5-7 ft visibility,” according to a report
including a seven pound fish and three
small jigs.
from the Rocky Mountain Recreation
about 1.5l lbs. each and returned the next
“I caught and released a 1-1/2 lb.
DAVIS LAKE
Company. “However, when its windy, it
day to land a 5.75 pound silver beauty on
crappie, along with catching bluegill
goes down to about 3-5 ft.” The surface
All
Methods
Working
for
a night crawler down by the dam.
and catfish, while fishing one of the
water temperature was 62 degrees at
Rainbows
Rounding out this week’s trout report
tournaments,” he added.
press time.
we have Jael Romero from Yuba City with
To book a bass fishing adventure with
PORTOLA – Whether you’re shore
Your best bet is to toss out PowerBait,
a 1.5 pound rainbow trout caught by the
Tom Guercio, call [phone].
fishing, trolling lures from a boat or fly
Mice Tails and ¼ oz. Panther Martins.

- Dan Bacher dam on red-white-and-blue PowerBait and fishing while wading, trout fishing is
The trout are now in the top of the water
long-time friends
superb at Lake Davis.
column as well as near the bank.
& Glenn from
“Bank anglers are picking up fish while
Big trout honors go to John Lois of
DELTA STRIPERS! Carl
Lincoln who boated
fishing PowerBait and nightcrawlers at
Livermore, who caught a 6 lb. rainbow
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7 trout while using
Mallard Cove and the Lightning Tree,”
on a Panther Martin near the Venados
Specializing in Light Tackle Live Bait Drifting,
a combo I haven’t
said Jim Graham at J&J Grizzly Store and
group camp, and Blake Boyer of Hollister,
seen in a long time
Spooning and More! (Flyfishing available)
Camping Resort. “The fish go up to 27
who caught a 5.75 lb. rainbow caught on
- Ford Fenders and
Learn these techniques from Jeff Soo Hoo
inches long.”
PowerBait in rainbow, orange and white
- Professional Guide half a nightcrawler
“Trollers are landing fish while trolling at
south of the Marina
w/PowerBait.
5 to 10 feet deep with Baby Simon lures in
Jerry Flolo of Livermore species landed
With falling water
red dot frog and metallic perch,” he noted.
a rainbow weighing 4.85 lbs. using
temperatures we’ve
Graham said fly fishing enthusiasts are
anchovies across from the jumping rock in
finally seen catfish
Boat Departs from Lauritzen Yacht Harbor in Oakley
catching quality rainbows while using
Swallow Bay.
start to taper off
green and brown Wooly Buggers at the
Finally, Chris Richards hometown of
[phone]
from the October
Lightning Tree and in Jenkins Slough.
Sunnyvale bagged a stringer of rainbows
www.soohoosportfishing.com
onslaught… but
The California Department of Fish and
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that doesn’t mean
Wildlife recently stocked another 5,000
they’re
not
out
pounds of rainbow
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