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• AMERICAN RIVER – Shad fishing was excellent all the way to Rossmoor Bar and should soon be all the way up to Sailor Bar. Spin fishermen were swinging curlytail grubs in pink and chartreuse, using enough weight to keep the jig close to the bottom. Dead-drifting the jig under a bobber is good, too, and hangs up less often. A few stripers showed, but fishing continued to be poor. Fly-fishers need fast-sinking shooting heads to get their shad flies down deep enough.
• SACRAMENTO RIVER, Sacramento – The water dropped and cleared, and the striper bite turned back on for both bait fishermen and trollers. A 31-pounder was caught at Miller Park, and a nice sturgeon was caught by the I Street Bridge.
• STAMPEDE RESERVOIR – Quick kokanee limits were available at 30 to 35 feet, especially in Jay's Cove, according to guide Rick Kennedy of Tight Lines Guide Service. He said the macks and browns didn't show much activity, but the kokanee of 12 to 14 inches came quick.
• CAPLES LAKE – All the ice is gone, and the lake is at 42 feet and expected to get to 57 feet, only five feet from full. Launching on the beach will be possible on the weekend, and rental boats will be available from Caples Lake Resort. Trout plants will take place Friday, and another plant is scheduled for June.
• RUSSIAN RIVER – Anglers are getting two or three fish an evening, maybe five max, according to Nick Wheeler at Kings Sport and Tackle. The smallmouth bass bite is good, and even a 20-inch largemouth was taken by one angler. The shad run usually peaks at Memorial Day.
• DAVIS LAKE – Great trout bite, but most of the fish are on the small side. The color was more important than the lure, and copper or copper and red were important. Trolling is far more productive than shore fishing, and while the island is good for numbers, bigger fish were found up near Eagle's Nest.
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
• FEATHER RIVER, outlet/low-flow section – A few salmon were caught at the outlet on spinners as part of a Department of Water Resources study of salmon movements, but volunteers for that program are no longer needed, and anyone targeting salmon can be cited. The occasional steelhead was caught in the low-flow section on nightcrawlers.
• FEATHER RIVER, Yuba City – The river has come down and cleared, but it is still cold, and anglers have been finding fair striped-bass fishing in those conditions. Jerry Lampkin of TNG Motorsports reports that the minnow bite below Shanghai Bend has returned while the shad bite is "full on" since the storm. A very few larger stripers were reported from farther downriver. Shad fishing was pretty good below the rapids.
• FOLSOM LAKE – Bass fishing was good, but except for an early reaction bite, the best action continued to be on plastics. Carolina-rigged Robo-Worms in Aaron's Magic and Morning Dawn were one of the better methods for catching numbers. Fishing with swimbaits was slower but gave a better chance of hooking a lunker.
DELTA REGION
• SACRAMENTO RIVER side – As May winds down, a lot of the stripers have spawned and are leaving the system for the bays and ocean. Target what's left by trolling shallow-running Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow lures in shallow water from Decker Island to the Deep Water Channel, including the lower Old Sac, lower Steamboat Slough and lower Miner Slough. Tides and sturgeon fishing were great, and anglers fishing in about 39 feet saw a wide-open bite all week in areas like Montezuma Slough. In the coming week, the afternoon incoming and outgoing tides will be good times to target diamondbacks. Shrimp were the preferred meal for them.
• SAN JOAQUIN RIVER side – With the heat, this side saw a slowdown in the bass and striper action. Most anglers said the fishing was tough. Success came by throwing swimbaits and frogs. Cooler weather improves sturgeon and striper bite.
– Western Outdoor News www.wonews.com
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• SACRAMENTO RIVER, Sacramento – The water dropped and cleared, and the striper bite turned back on for both bait fishermen and trollers. A 31-pounder was caught at Miller Park, and a nice sturgeon was caught by the I Street Bridge.
• STAMPEDE RESERVOIR – Quick kokanee limits were available at 30 to 35 feet, especially in Jay's Cove, according to guide Rick Kennedy of Tight Lines Guide Service. He said the macks and browns didn't show much activity, but the kokanee of 12 to 14 inches came quick.
• CAPLES LAKE – All the ice is gone, and the lake is at 42 feet and expected to get to 57 feet, only five feet from full. Launching on the beach will be possible on the weekend, and rental boats will be available from Caples Lake Resort. Trout plants will take place Friday, and another plant is scheduled for June.
• RUSSIAN RIVER – Anglers are getting two or three fish an evening, maybe five max, according to Nick Wheeler at Kings Sport and Tackle. The smallmouth bass bite is good, and even a 20-inch largemouth was taken by one angler. The shad run usually peaks at Memorial Day.
• DAVIS LAKE – Great trout bite, but most of the fish are on the small side. The color was more important than the lure, and copper or copper and red were important. Trolling is far more productive than shore fishing, and while the island is good for numbers, bigger fish were found up near Eagle's Nest.
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
• FEATHER RIVER, outlet/low-flow section – A few salmon were caught at the outlet on spinners as part of a Department of Water Resources study of salmon movements, but volunteers for that program are no longer needed, and anyone targeting salmon can be cited. The occasional steelhead was caught in the low-flow section on nightcrawlers.
• FEATHER RIVER, Yuba City – The river has come down and cleared, but it is still cold, and anglers have been finding fair striped-bass fishing in those conditions. Jerry Lampkin of TNG Motorsports reports that the minnow bite below Shanghai Bend has returned while the shad bite is "full on" since the storm. A very few larger stripers were reported from farther downriver. Shad fishing was pretty good below the rapids.
• FOLSOM LAKE – Bass fishing was good, but except for an early reaction bite, the best action continued to be on plastics. Carolina-rigged Robo-Worms in Aaron's Magic and Morning Dawn were one of the better methods for catching numbers. Fishing with swimbaits was slower but gave a better chance of hooking a lunker.
DELTA REGION
• SACRAMENTO RIVER side – As May winds down, a lot of the stripers have spawned and are leaving the system for the bays and ocean. Target what's left by trolling shallow-running Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow lures in shallow water from Decker Island to the Deep Water Channel, including the lower Old Sac, lower Steamboat Slough and lower Miner Slough. Tides and sturgeon fishing were great, and anglers fishing in about 39 feet saw a wide-open bite all week in areas like Montezuma Slough. In the coming week, the afternoon incoming and outgoing tides will be good times to target diamondbacks. Shrimp were the preferred meal for them.
• SAN JOAQUIN RIVER side – With the heat, this side saw a slowdown in the bass and striper action. Most anglers said the fishing was tough. Success came by throwing swimbaits and frogs. Cooler weather improves sturgeon and striper bite.
– Western Outdoor News www.wonews.com
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