Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3906 Feb 28- Mar 13 | Page 20

18 Feb 28-Mar 13, 2020 FRESHWATER VOL.39 • ISS. 6 FRESHWATER REPORTS: trout were caught Friday, 767 trout Saturday and 558 trout Sunday for a total of 2,368 caught on the weekend. QUARRY/SHADOW CLIFFS “The bank fishing was wide-open,” LAKES cont. said Dave Keyser of the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company. “The of Milpitas brought in a full limit of hot spots were Porcupine Point, the rainbow trout. They were fishing in Kiosk Spillway and Tom Sawyer Island. The Cove with garlic PowerBait, mini jigs, hot bait was garlic PowerBait. Most of and lures by #suburbantrout “Ken.” the fish measured 14 to 17 inches and Carlos caught a four-and-a-half the top fish weighed 4 pounds. pound trout on a small silver and The Rocky Mountain Recreation blue Kastmaster. He was fishing on Company planted 10,00 pounds of Fisherman’s row rainbow trout prior to the opening Shadow Cliffs Reservoir is also weekend. Mt. Lassen Hatchery receiving big plants of trout. The park released 5000 pounds on February district stocked 1000 pounds of rainbows 13 and another 5000 pounds on the week of February 17-21 and 750 February 14. The CDFW also stocked pounds the week of February 24-28. 750 pounds of catchable rainbows for Phil caught a ten pound trout while the opener. fishing from the shore next to the dock. The 2020 fee schedule shows Henry caught his trout limit, including reduced entry fees with $10.00 for a seven pound trout and two five pound day use and $16.00 for a car/boat trout, while out on his pontoon boat. combination. The fishing access fee Gary caught a four pound trout from has risen from $6.50 to $7.00 this the 1st dock, while Van caught four trout year. from the 2nd dock using a Kastmaster The Nor-Cal Trout Angler’s lure. Finally, Jason caught a 5 pound Challenge will conduct events at trout near the boat launch using a Pardee on March 14t and October Kastmaster lure. This angler booked a trip with the Tahoe Sportfishing 10t with a $25.00 entry fee for adults, Team on January 20 and enjoyed double fisted with children fishing for free. For more mackinaw action. information, call [phone]. Photo courtesy of TAHOE SPORTFISHING, South Lake Tahoe. - Dan Bacher CONTINUED FROM PG 17 REDDING/RED BLUFF Sacramento Kicks Out Trout To 24 Inches REDDING - Flows on the Sacramento below Keswick Dam are steady at 5,000 CFS and the trout fishing has been excellent for both fly and conventional gear anglers. Fly guys have been scoring well during the midday hours when various species of mayflies become active. The best stretch for fly fishing has been from Bonnyview to Anderson, the action on the upper end has been slower. There are still a few spawning king salmon in the river. When you stumble on a pair of salmon, it’s time to break out the egg imitations and work they area below them. Both large rainbows and steelhead are being hooked using this approach. Gear guys are back trolling a variety of small crankbaits and side drifting with both glo bugs and cured roe. The average rainbow being caught these days runs 12 to 16 inches, but 20 inchers show up on almost every trip. A good day on the water at this time whether you fish with fly or conventional gear, produces around 25 hook ups. If you’d like to battle some wild rainbows in the Redding area with conventional gear, give Robert Weese of Northern California Guide Service or Mike Bogue of Mike Bogue’s Guide Service a call. They are two of the most experienced guides on the river and will work hard to get you fish. To contact Weese, call (530) 755- 7196. To reach Mike Bogue, dial [phone]. PARDEE LAKE Pardee Reservoir Opens with Superb Trout Fishing! IONE - Bank anglers and boaters reported top-notch trout fishing in the main recreation area of Lake Pardee on opening weekend 2020. The recreation area opened for camping on February 13 and for fishing on February at 5:00 a.m. after being closed for three months. The front gate reported that 1043 RIO VISTA 40 and 25 Lb. Stripers Caught and Released On North Delta RIO VISTA – Alan Fong, manager of the Fishermen’s Warehouse in Sacramento, continues to experience success on big stripers while fishing very shallow water – 2 feet of water – in the Liberty Island area of the North Delta. On his latest venture to Liberty Island, he caught and released two striped bass weighing 40 and 25 pounds while fishing glide baits at Liberty Island. “The stripers were chasing Sacramento pike-minnows,” said Fong. “We were fishing Sneaky Petes and S Wavers. The three of us – Dave Clark, Warren Trumbly and I – brought a total of 8 fish to the boat C reating adventures in custom aluminum jet boats has always been Rogue Jet’s singular passion. That passion infuses the Rogue Jet welded aluminum boats experience from start to finish. 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I’ve gotten quite a few on chrome and blue Cripplures, but the best offering has been a threaded Gulp! Minnow pulled behind a set of Mack’s Lure Flash Lite Flashers. The flashers pull the trout out expecting to see a small pod of smelt and they have a hard time not hitting that Gulp! Minnow,” Pleece asserted. CONTINUED ON PG 19 was first unveiled it created quite a buzz throughout northern California LAKE SHASTA BOOK EARLY! ROLLINS LAKE Check Out Rogue Jet Boats In Anderson, Ca At The Norcal Boat, Sport & RV Show February 28-March 1! Come visit Pheasants $27 Ea Chukar $15 Ea Lunch $5 per person that day. In addition to the big fish, we also landed fish in the 5 to 8 pound range. The water temperature was 48 degrees.” “After the tide changed and we could no longer fish for stripers, we went fishing for largemouth bass,” he noted. “We caught and released 17 largemouths in the 1-1/2 to 4 lb. range in 2 to 4 feet of water.” Fong noted that a friend was spooled by a big striper during a recent trip to Liberty Island. The Santa Clara Shoals area of the North Delta is also producing striped bass for boaters trolling with shallow-running Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnows and Rat-L-Traps, Fong advised. Roger Mammon, President of the California Striped Bass Association (CSBA), West Delta Chapter, reported catching and releasing four stripers in the 18 to 21 inch range while tossing out swimbaits on the west bank of the Sacramento River in three hours of solo fishing. - Dan Bacher 1000 Rounds Sporting Clays Only $320 Company or Corporate shoots available at reasonable prices! Pheasant Season Is Now Open, So Book Early For Best Dates And Rates! 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