TOP PICKS
• FOLSOM LAKE - Don Paganelli of Bass Fishing Experience reported a good bass bite last week. As for fishing for trout and landlocked king salmon, it's been tough. It's best to stay in the main body to avoid snagging the downrigger weights, but it's risky even there if you fish too deep.• SILVER LAKE - Rainbows to 5 pounds and some 3-pound Mackinaw being caught here, with the good bite likely to get better as anglers start to connect with rescued fish from drawn-down Caples Lake. Try trolling FlatFish at 25 feet on downriggers, and toplining with Cowbells trailing a worm.• KLAMATH RIVER, Klamath Glen - Lots of salmon entered the river and headed upstream. Most of the adult salmon seemed content to mill around in the estuary and didn't seem to be in any hurry to head upstream while the water is still warm. But it is cooling, and guides predicted adults to 20 pounds and even more should soon be shouldering their way upstream. Salmon also were caught as far upstream as Orleans. Steelhead were being caught between Blue Creek and Johnson's Riffle on spinners and flies on the swing such as Assassins and Burlaps. Fishing pressure increased dramatically over Labor Day weekend.• CAPLES LAKE - Still going down a foot a day and expected to be at minimum pool about Sept. 23. Fishing was disrupted during the 72-hour DFG effort to transfer fish from Caples to Silver Lake, although some shore anglers still scored some fish. First move of fish was at 8 a.m. Wednesday, when 1,000 fish weighing 400 pounds were moved to Silver.
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• FOLSOM LAKE - Don Paganelli of Bass Fishing Experience reported a good bass bite last week. As for fishing for trout and landlocked king salmon, it's been tough. It's best to stay in the main body to avoid snagging the downrigger weights, but it's risky even there if you fish too deep.• SILVER LAKE - Rainbows to 5 pounds and some 3-pound Mackinaw being caught here, with the good bite likely to get better as anglers start to connect with rescued fish from drawn-down Caples Lake. Try trolling FlatFish at 25 feet on downriggers, and toplining with Cowbells trailing a worm.• KLAMATH RIVER, Klamath Glen - Lots of salmon entered the river and headed upstream. Most of the adult salmon seemed content to mill around in the estuary and didn't seem to be in any hurry to head upstream while the water is still warm. But it is cooling, and guides predicted adults to 20 pounds and even more should soon be shouldering their way upstream. Salmon also were caught as far upstream as Orleans. Steelhead were being caught between Blue Creek and Johnson's Riffle on spinners and flies on the swing such as Assassins and Burlaps. Fishing pressure increased dramatically over Labor Day weekend.• CAPLES LAKE - Still going down a foot a day and expected to be at minimum pool about Sept. 23. Fishing was disrupted during the 72-hour DFG effort to transfer fish from Caples to Silver Lake, although some shore anglers still scored some fish. First move of fish was at 8 a.m. Wednesday, when 1,000 fish weighing 400 pounds were moved to Silver.
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