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AMADOR LAKE -- Trout remain the top attraction with weekly plants of jumbo Donaldson's trout boosting the catch. Top success has been with anglers in float tubes casting to shore with fly-bubble combos, Kastmasters, Rooster Tails and mini-jigs. Fly casters also score this way. Best bait action goes to those fishing the top 5 feet of water with Power Bait fished under a bobber.
SACRAMENTO RIVER -- The Port of Sacramento was about the only place where striped bass of any size were being caught with some consistency, and that was primarily by trollers using Fish Traps on a spreader with Mann's and Yo-Zuris. Even catfish slowed. A few steelhead were being caught above Butte City on roe. A limited salmon season opens on Nov. 16, and that's drawing most of the attention.
LAKE TAHOE -- Mickey Daniels at Mickey's Big Mack Charters described the fishing as "fantastic" with 17 hook-ups on Sunday. His clients kept 7 or 8 fish, 5 to 7 pounds; he tagged 2 or 3 more macks 2 to 3 pounds, and they lost 6 or 7 more fish. He was back at the dock by 9:30 a.m. Chuck Self at Chuck's Charter Fishing reported that rainbow action is still strong with lots of shallow activity. The water temp hasn't dropped enough for the good brown trout fishing yet.
EAGLE LAKE -- Trolling from a foot below the surface to 6 feet deep in 5 to 10 feet of water with Sep's 2-inch orange grubs brought in limits by the weekend. Work the area inside Pelican Point in Spalding Bay or outside Pelican Point in the northern portion of the south basin and along the Youth Camp shoreline.
NORTH COAST RIVERS
CHETCO RIVER -- The Oregon DFW kept the river closed due to low flows to protect the kings in the lower river. It could open at any time, depending on increased flows and the ability for fish to move upstream and away from historic snagging and "lining" holes, according to WON Field Reporter and Chetco Outdoor Store manager Dave Pitts.
ELK RIVER -- Most of the guides on the Rogue are now fishing Oregon's Elk River for salmon, but the size of the river really limits the number of boats that can fish it. Curtis Palmer, River Secrets Guide Service, said the Elk is where people want to be, as of Sunday, he went up there and said "lots of fish being caught" a friend of his caught a 48 pounder on Saturday. "This is it..." he said, but the water is low.
ROGUE RIVER, Lower -- Dead, dead, dead...and over with for the year, according to Curtis Palmer of River Secrets Guide Service.He said they did some test netting and came up with a winter steelhead, but it's really early for those.
ROGUE RIVER, Middle -- The Central Rogue is redhot steelhead fishing right now, "probably the best in years," said guide Curtis Palmer of River Secrets Guide Service. The salmon are dark and not being targeted, but everyone fishing for summer steelhead is finding nice adults from 6 to 11 pounds or so.
RUSSIAN RIVER -- There's been reports of a half dozen steelhead caught here so far, but conditions are low and clear, and the season really hasn't started yet. Wait for the next big rain.
SMITH RIVER -- The river opened up, as did the south fork and main, and fresh kings again poured into the river. Anglers did well on chromer Chinooks in the high teens to the mid-20s and even some in the 30- pound range. Target the Cable Hole, Early Hole just below the Brundeen and Peacock. Guide Phil Desautel said he and his two clients hooked 29 salmon and landed 20 just fishing at the Water Tower, and that they saw 50 to 75 fish caught.
TRINITY/KLAMATH RIVERS
KLAMATH RIVER, Klamath Glen -- Fresh salmon, including some fish weighing in the mid-20-pound class were being caught on roe and a Puff Ball (Kwikfish for the larger fish) all the way up to Johnson's Riffle by the very few anglers still on the water. Steelhead fishing has been good, too, on roe, nightcrawlers, and spinners, as well as flies.
KLAMATH RIVER, Iron Gate Dam -- Some dark salmon were still around, but fishing for steelhead was a better bet all the way from Orleans to Iron Gate Dam. It's a mix of halfpounders and adults.
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AMADOR LAKE -- Trout remain the top attraction with weekly plants of jumbo Donaldson's trout boosting the catch. Top success has been with anglers in float tubes casting to shore with fly-bubble combos, Kastmasters, Rooster Tails and mini-jigs. Fly casters also score this way. Best bait action goes to those fishing the top 5 feet of water with Power Bait fished under a bobber.
SACRAMENTO RIVER -- The Port of Sacramento was about the only place where striped bass of any size were being caught with some consistency, and that was primarily by trollers using Fish Traps on a spreader with Mann's and Yo-Zuris. Even catfish slowed. A few steelhead were being caught above Butte City on roe. A limited salmon season opens on Nov. 16, and that's drawing most of the attention.
LAKE TAHOE -- Mickey Daniels at Mickey's Big Mack Charters described the fishing as "fantastic" with 17 hook-ups on Sunday. His clients kept 7 or 8 fish, 5 to 7 pounds; he tagged 2 or 3 more macks 2 to 3 pounds, and they lost 6 or 7 more fish. He was back at the dock by 9:30 a.m. Chuck Self at Chuck's Charter Fishing reported that rainbow action is still strong with lots of shallow activity. The water temp hasn't dropped enough for the good brown trout fishing yet.
EAGLE LAKE -- Trolling from a foot below the surface to 6 feet deep in 5 to 10 feet of water with Sep's 2-inch orange grubs brought in limits by the weekend. Work the area inside Pelican Point in Spalding Bay or outside Pelican Point in the northern portion of the south basin and along the Youth Camp shoreline.
NORTH COAST RIVERS
CHETCO RIVER -- The Oregon DFW kept the river closed due to low flows to protect the kings in the lower river. It could open at any time, depending on increased flows and the ability for fish to move upstream and away from historic snagging and "lining" holes, according to WON Field Reporter and Chetco Outdoor Store manager Dave Pitts.
ELK RIVER -- Most of the guides on the Rogue are now fishing Oregon's Elk River for salmon, but the size of the river really limits the number of boats that can fish it. Curtis Palmer, River Secrets Guide Service, said the Elk is where people want to be, as of Sunday, he went up there and said "lots of fish being caught" a friend of his caught a 48 pounder on Saturday. "This is it..." he said, but the water is low.
ROGUE RIVER, Lower -- Dead, dead, dead...and over with for the year, according to Curtis Palmer of River Secrets Guide Service.He said they did some test netting and came up with a winter steelhead, but it's really early for those.
ROGUE RIVER, Middle -- The Central Rogue is redhot steelhead fishing right now, "probably the best in years," said guide Curtis Palmer of River Secrets Guide Service. The salmon are dark and not being targeted, but everyone fishing for summer steelhead is finding nice adults from 6 to 11 pounds or so.
RUSSIAN RIVER -- There's been reports of a half dozen steelhead caught here so far, but conditions are low and clear, and the season really hasn't started yet. Wait for the next big rain.
SMITH RIVER -- The river opened up, as did the south fork and main, and fresh kings again poured into the river. Anglers did well on chromer Chinooks in the high teens to the mid-20s and even some in the 30- pound range. Target the Cable Hole, Early Hole just below the Brundeen and Peacock. Guide Phil Desautel said he and his two clients hooked 29 salmon and landed 20 just fishing at the Water Tower, and that they saw 50 to 75 fish caught.
TRINITY/KLAMATH RIVERS
KLAMATH RIVER, Klamath Glen -- Fresh salmon, including some fish weighing in the mid-20-pound class were being caught on roe and a Puff Ball (Kwikfish for the larger fish) all the way up to Johnson's Riffle by the very few anglers still on the water. Steelhead fishing has been good, too, on roe, nightcrawlers, and spinners, as well as flies.
KLAMATH RIVER, Iron Gate Dam -- Some dark salmon were still around, but fishing for steelhead was a better bet all the way from Orleans to Iron Gate Dam. It's a mix of halfpounders and adults.
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