Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3906 Feb 28- Mar 13 | Page 24

22 FRESHWATER Feb 28-Mar 13, 2020 VOL.39 • ISS. 6 FRESHWATER REPORTS: 30 feet deep off a downrigger.” The bass fishing at Shasta is going great for both spotted bass and smallmouths. Spots SANTA CLARA VALLEY LAKESW/ KLAMATH/TRINITY make up about 80 percent of the SAN LUIS RESERVOIR cont. fish. Soft plastics in the form of RIVERS Mother’s Finest Worms in earth the main lake is also effective. Salmon Fishing Closed tone colors and spider grubs are “Shore anglers are picking up stripers, the top performers, but reaction ranging from shakers to 12 pounds, while Through June 30, baits such as spinnerbaits and fishing pileworms, bloodworms and frozen Steelhead Fishing Still crankbaits are working too. The shad at the Romero Visitor Center, Basalt Open bass are spread out from 10 to 50 Area and Dinosaur Point,” stated Tran HAPPY CAMP – The feet deep. In O’Neill Forebay, anglers are hooking California Department of Fish Main lake structure has been stripers from 12 to 27 inches long while and Wildlife (CDFW) would providing the most consistent throwing out jerkbiaits and scrounger like to remind anglers that hookups. Skilled bassers can heads from boats. emergency regulations affecting - Dan Bacher expect to catch 25 to 50 fish spring Chinook salmon fishing per day. Most will be 12 to 14 in the Klamath River Basin were inch spots, but a 3 to 4-pound re-adopted by the California Fish smallmouth or spot is very and Game Commission effective possible. SHASTA LAKE/ December 2019. Shasta is currently about 40 feet WHISKEYTOWN Spring Chinook salmon: The from maximum pool and rising emergency regulations listed in very slowly. RESERVOIR California Code of Regulations “At Whiskeytown, I only saw one Angling Menu Includes Trout, Title 14, subsection 7.50(b) other powerboat on the water and (91.2) prohibit fishing for spring that was a bass guy. I spent my Red hot mackinaw fishing is on tap at Lake Tahoe. This quality Salmon & Bass! fish was landed on January 28. Chinook salmon in the Klamath time trolling back and forth near REDDING - Slowly but surely the fishing Photo courtesy of TAHOE SPORTFISHING, South Lake Tahoe. River Basin from Jan. 1, 2020, the 299 Bridge for kokanee. The is getting better for anglers fishing Shasta through June 30, 2020. bite was slow early, but around and Whiskeytown Reservoirs. At Shasta, Chinook salmon fishing season will be 9 I started hooking up on a pink Uncle storms have been dropping snow, they’ve bass lead the catches, but trout fishing open on the lower Klamath River between been spaced out enough to allow anglers continues to improve. At Whiskeytown, the Larry’s Spinner trolled behind a 50/50 July 1 and Aug. 14, and on the upper silver and brass Yakima Bait trout dodger to plan a trip at times that offer easy kokanee action is going strong, but fishing Trinity River and New River between at 30 feet. I tipped the spinner with corn travel. pressure is very light. July 1 and Aug. 31. These emergency coated with Pro-Cure Bloody Tuna Super The Tahoe Sportfishing Team reports “I’ve taken a couple trips up to the regulations supersede spring Chinook Gel. The biggest kokanee was 14 inches good to very good fishing for mackinaw. Redding area over the past week. One salmon fishing regulations found in the long, but the average was closer to 12,” The staple is macks in the 3 to 5-pound day I fished Whiskeytown and the other 2019-2020 California supplemental sport reported Kirby. range, but there have been a parade of day I fished Shasta,” related Mel Kirby, a fishing regulations booklet. larger fish from 6 to 10 pounds showing Fish Sniffer reader in Corning, California. Steelhead: Fishing for steelhead in the up. Minnows teamed with dodgers and “At Shasta, I fished the Sacramento Klamath and Trinity rivers remains open flashers have been the staple for skippers Arm and the main body for trout. I ended year-round consistent with CCR Title 14, looking to put their clients on a maximum up with 9 rainbows to 17 inches. Most of TAHOE subsection 7.50(b)(91.1) in the 2019-2020 number of hookups, but plugs have been the fish came near the surface on a black regulations booklet. working too. Perfect Weather & Hungry and white Speedy Shiner trolled off a side Fall Chinook salmon: The fall Chinook Tahoe Sportfishing is a great resource planer, but the biggest rainbow grabbed a Macks Delight Anglers salmon season begins on Aug. 15, for winter anglers that want to fish Lake black and silver countdown Rapala trolling SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Winter 2020, on the Klamath River and Sept. 1, Tahoe in comfort, offering both half and mackinaw fishing is 2020, on the Trinity River. Regulations full day fishing adventures aboard their generally good to pertaining to fall Chinook salmon fishing fleet of sportfishing boats equipped with very good at Lake will be adopted in May 2020 and will comfortable heated cabins. Tahoe. The problem include the annual basin quota, size, bag Private boats that have hit Tahoe over 3204 is that when the and possession limits, as noted on the the past week have reported mixed bag, snow flies and the Commission website. mack, brown and rainbow action while roads get icy, access working shallow to moderately deep water Please consult the CDFW regulations 5 hours can be tough. web page or the Klamath River with minnow plugs. That hasn’t been a information hotline at [phone] $ Shallow water trolling doesn’t produce problem recently. for further information pertaining to the amount of action that deep water Temperatures in Klamath River Basin fishing seasons and fishing offers, but it’s the way to go if you the Tahoe Basin are regulations. want to tangle with a brown or rainbow. All Gear Provided well above normal - CDFW The average brown has been going 2 to and while recent 4 pounds, but fish to 7 have been landed. CONTINUED FROM PG 19 Fish Lake Tahoe! 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