Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3906 Feb 28- Mar 13 | Page 17

Kennedy Grove Regional
Recreation Area
San P
ablo C
Rock
Wall
rk
Dam
To I-80
and
Richmond
Farrell's
Landing
Sobrante
Point
Portable
Outhouses
Buoy Lines
Bobber Beach
Main
Recreation
Area
The Pines
V's Landing
Pinto
Point
Old
San Pablo
Dam Road
Raccoon Straits
Sandy Point
Tower
Contra Costa County
Keep Out
Oak Point
San Pablo Reservoir
Scow
Canyon
Pink Lady Cove
Elevation
315
Big
Iaggi Landing
Slide
Big Point
Briones
Reservoir
Round Top
Elevation
576
Wild Boar Cove
Fantasy
Island
5 MPH
Sather Canyon
Fishing Notes
• Rainbow Trout are the most popular species pursued
at San Pablo Reservoir, since the lake is the most heavily
stocked in the Bay Area. A combination of CDFW and
concessionaire plants contribute to a high fish per rod average.
Bank anglers find the top action using PowerBait and Pautzke
Fire Bait in the main recreation area in the spring and early
summer. As the summer proceeds, anglers need to fish in deeper
No access
water for the rainbows. Trollers experience the most success when the
Beyond Buoy Line
water is relatively clear in the spring, summer and fall. A variety of minnow
imitation lures, including Needlefish, Rapalas, Cripplures, Goldeneyes and
Speedy Shiners, and nightcrawlers behind dodgers will work.
• Largemouth and Spotted Bass can be also caught year round, with the fastest
action taking place in the spring. Fish with plastic worms, Senkos, Brush Hogs, jigs,
crankbaits and spinnerbaits in the lake's coves and off the points.
• Channel Catfish hit best on the reservoir in the summer and early fall, when plants by
the concessionaire supplement the lake's naturally spawning population. Fish during the early
morning and late afternoon hours with mackerel, chicken liver, anchovies, nightcrawlers and
"stink" baits. Fishing the inlets after spring storms can also be productive.
To Highway 24
• Bluegill, Crappie and Redear Sunfish offer the top action during the summer  and  fall. Use
and Orinda,
redworms, millirems and small jigs around brush and structure.
Oakland and
• Sturgeon offer a sleeper fishery. They are rarely caught and are usually hooked by anglers trying for other species.
Walnut Creek
General Information: San Pablo Dam has 866 surface
acres and 14 miles of shoreline that offers anglers their
choice of fishing from boats, both private or rentals, or
from shore. This EBMUD reservoir is a drinking water
supply and therefore no swimming or wading is allowed.
Recreation Area Facilities: Amenities at San Pablo
include a well-stocked bait and tackle shop, fish cleaning
stations, a handicap fishing dock, a variety of boat
rentals, picnic grounds, a children’s play area and the San
Pablo Grill, serving cooked to order breakfast and lunch
with a lake view.
Boating Regulations: There is an $8.00 daily boat launch
fee for use of the six-lane ramp, a $4.00 daily float tube
launch fee and a $4.00 car top/kayak launch fee. No
2-cycle engines, dry stack jet boats, water skies, personal
watercraft (jet skis) or windsurfers are allowed. A 25 MPH
speed limit is enforced. Electric motors only are allowed
in the preserve area. All motor boats must be registered.
The minimum width is 23-1/2 inches on all types of boats.
Vessel Inspections: The San Pablo Recreation Area boat
launch is open seven days a week throughout the season.
EBMUD’s boat inspection program includes two parts: a
history survey, followed by a physical inspection. Boats
that fail either the survey or the inspection cannot be
legally launched in EBMUD reservoirs.
Hours: Open this year from February 7 through
November 9. The main recreation building and marina
open from sunrise to one half-hour before sunset.
2020 Fees and Permits: The vehicle entry fee all day is
$7.00, the daily fishing access permit is $5.00 and the dog
fee is $2.00.
Picnicking: Many first-come first-serve picnic sites are
available with tables and barbecues. There is a children’s
play area. One reservable group picnic site called The
Oaks accommodates 50 to 200 people. For reservations,
call [phone].
Information: Rocky Mountain Recreation, San Pablo
Reservoir Recreation Area, 7301 San Pablo Dam Road, El
Sobrante, CA 94803, Phone: [phone], http://www.
rockymountainrec.com/lakes/san-pablo-reservoir.htm
Graveyard
Cove
San Pablo Lake Facts
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For more information, contact: Rocky
Road, El Sobrante, Ca. 94803, 510-223-
Peterson caught
Mountain Recreation Company, San
1661, http://www.rockymountainrec.com/
and released a
Pablo Reservoir, 7301 San Pablo Dam
lakes/san-pablo-reservoir.html
62-inch sturgeon
on Power Bait and
4 lb. test line at the
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Pines on July 11,
2013. Carl Moyer
and Dick Thomson
also caught and
released a 5-foot
sturgeon while
fishing by the
boat ramp on
September 2,
2016.
Forty youth entered the NTAC event at San Pablo. Here are the top 20
Nai Saephan of
anglers in the youth division.
Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff. San Pablo landed
the lake record
diamondback of 105 pounds while soaking
lation of “spots.” The spotted bass lake
frozen shrimp on June 13, 2003.
record is 5 pounds, 9.36 ounces.
San Pablo features 866 surface acres and
The reservoir’s big Florida-strain large-
14 miles of shoreline that offers anglers
mouths also make it a popular target of
their choice of fishing from boats, both
a hard-core group of big bass devotees.
private and rentals, or from shore. Since
Anglers fish an array of methods, such as
San Pablo is a drinking water reservoir,
tossing spinnerbaits, split shotting with
swimming, wading, and other body-contact
plastic worms, drop shotting with plastics
activities are prohibited.
and tossing out rainbow trout pattern
The San Pablo Reservoir Recreation
swimbaits.
Area offers many exciting outdoor activi-
However, it was a trout angler, Victor
Barfield, who caught the lake record 18 lb. ties including fishing, boating, picnicking,
kayaking and hiking. The reservoir is
11.2 oz., largemouth on March 22, 2001
located off San Pablo Dam Road between
while fishing a nightcrawler and Power
Orinda and El Sobrante.
Bait in Scow Canyon.
Complete package with welded tunnel hull, front and rear
Crappie, redear sunfish,
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rail,
bow livewell, Lockable storage, Yamaha 105 hp 4 stroke
summer for anglers using
jet, galvanized trailer and more!
an array of small baits and
lures. The redear sunfish
record is 3 pounds, 6.4
ounces, while the lake
crappie record stands at 3
pounds, 3.2 ounces
The lake also hosts a
sleeper population of white
sturgeon that are occa-
sionally caught by anglers
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