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A
bit about Captain Steve, Captain Steve fished the San Francisco
Bay since 1970, when his grandfather would take him out to the
old Berkeley pier. He bought his first boat in 1980 and got his
Captain's license in 1997. He enjoys small groups (no more than
6) and gives personal attention to all. Having 2 young daughters
himself, he is especially patient with children on the boat. Bring
your own equipment or use Steve's top of the line equipment. Steve
has impressive state of the art commercial electronics on the
boat to optimize your fishing experience! And yes, we went to
the same High School, Welcome Capt. Steve!
Steve
reports, "It looks like the spring run of bass has started.
We have been targeting sturgeon and fishing just 1 to 2 rods for
bass and doing well on the bass.The sturgeon fishing has still
been scratchey. Last night we had on shaker and one oversized.But
3 bass at 8,16 and 27 lbs.
Same details as above.
Capt.
Steve
Flash
Sport Fishing
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Pens
help boost the Trout scores
Angels
Camp- It seems that that increasing numbers of larger may be
directly related to the pen raising program. Melanie Lewis reports
that, “Some of the large rainbows we have been seeing
may be fish that were released from the holding pens donated
by Kokanee Power last year. Each winter, the Department of Fish
and Game delivers hundreds of rainbow and brown trout to the
fish-raising pens. New Melones Lake Marina employees feed the
fish daily, and Kokanee Power members keep the cages clean and
free of algae. The fish grow quickly, and soon reach 2-3 pounds.
They are released into the lake in the spring, where they continue
to grow. You can see this year’s trout in the pens if
you go down to the marina. They will be released when the surface
water temp warms up, sometime in April. Thank you, Kokanee Power,
for spearheading this great program and improving the fishing
at Melones! And thank you, New Melones Lake Marina, for donating
space for the cages, and for feeding the fish!
Trout
is solid, when the weather cooperates. Most anglers caught 1-3
quality fish in the 2-5 pound range, with bank anglers catching
the biggest fish. Most trollers are catching fish in the top
20-40 feet of water- shallower in overcast or rainy conditions.
It is important when trout are near the surface to have at least
80-120 feet of line out while trolling, or use a side planer.
Upriver between the two bridges has been good, as has the mouth
of Angels Cove. Shad-patterned lures such as a Cop Car Needlefish
or a silver/black Rapala Countdown have been the best producers.
Red or Firetiger Needlefish or Apex are also producing nice
fish. Use a shad scent on your lure, or try the new Pautski’s
Krill scent. Sep’s Sidekick dodgers are working well,
but it’s not time to tie on big flashers or dodgers yet.
Eric Sharkey of Brentwood wins The Glory Hole Sports Big Fish
of the Week Contest with a 4.6-pounder caught while trolling
upriver.
Get
out the swim baits and let it storm, other wise drop-shot rigs,
tubes, Senkos and Roboworm Shakin’ Worms, and some jigs
and rip baits as lures that are working on Melones right now.
Drop-shot rigs are catching the biggest numbers of fish, while
larger fish, while harder to find, are hitting swim baits, rip
baits, and jigs. Fish are 20’-50’ feet deep.
New
Melones Lake is currently holding 1,994,500 acre-feet of water,
and is at 82% capacity. The lake is full and beautiful. The
lake level rose slightly this week, and is at 1,052 ft. above
sea level and only 36 ft. from full capacity. Surface water
temperatures are approximately 53 degrees. Water is fairly clear
to slightly muddy in the creek arms.
Lake
Pardee
Water
conditions: Water level rose considerably since last report and
is presently 3 to 4 feet below spill. Continued rains have caused
additional runoff resulting in Secchi readings at the 5 foot mark
again this week. The temperature measured exactly the same for
the second week, 48 degrees at the 20 foot mark and 52 degrees
at surface. Needle buoys, islands and rocky outcroppings pose
less of a threat to navigation since the water level has risen
but still keep a watchful eye out for hazards.
Weather:
Great for ducks, more rain this week with the possibility of some
blue stuff this weekend. Still very cool here in the mornings,
dress in layers.
Trolling-
Very quiet this week, the rain has kept everyone away and the
guys at the Marina are very lonely. The coves on the east side
of the Lake from Mel’s to the River Mouth should still be
the best bet, nothing has changed to move that concentration of
fish out of that area. Trout should still be in the first 10 feet
of water since water temps are constant. Flashers with night crawlers,
lures tipped with a partial scented grub or night crawler behind
dodgers or sidekicks. Others prefer flat lining behind a very
slow troll out 75 to 100 feet behind the boat. Stick with red,
pink, cop car and green for lures, dodgers and sidekicks.
Shore
Anglers-The hike to the waters edge has greatly improved, there
has been absolutely no pressure from hordes of bank anglers lined
up along the shore and the last plant contained larger than usual
fish. The Launch Ramp, Rainbow Point, the bridge at Sawyer Island,
Stony Point Landing and behind the EBMUD boathouse are all good
choices. The cold water temperatures in the Recreation area are
encouraging the plants to linger longer. Favorite trout fast foods
are chartreuse and rainbow processed bait and eggs on a sliding
sinker set up, chrome and blue casting lures and last but not
least wooly flies behind a clear plastic float.
Some
recent success stories:
Another
great Largemouth landed last weekend by Gabriel Cardenas, no details
on the photo but he weighed in at 8.48 lbs…great fish!
As
of 3/09/06 a total of 13,000 lbs of trout has been planted by
Lake Pardee and the Department of fish and Game with more scheduled
for the near future.
Good Luck---Tight Lines.
For information or reservations call (209) 772-1472
CLEAR
LAKE LARGEMOUTH BASS...
Largemouth
bass fishing is great on Clear Lake, in spite of the weather systems
that have moved through the region lately.
“I caught and released 40 bass one day,” said Bob
Higgins at Limit Out Bait and Tackle. “On the following
trip, I only had three bites all day, but the other anglers I
talked to did well.”
The
south end remains the top area to fish, due to the muddy conditions
on the north end of Clear Lake. “Anglers are using a variety
of methods – Carolina-rigging with plastics, drop shotting
with Robo Worms and flippin’ jigs. The Majority of fish
are being caught in 6 to 20 feet of water,” noted Higgins.
Crappie
continue to be taken “like crazy” by boaters fishing
Mini Jigs, marabou jigs and minnows at Konocti Harbor, Tyee and
Shag Rock, said Higgins. Expect to nail slabsides in the 1 to
2-1/2 pound range.
The
catfish action remains slow and the weather needs to warm up more
before the bluegill start biting in big numbers, added Higgins.
Dan
Mathisen Outdoors is now booking Dates for Clear Lake Trips
April 17th through 27th.
The
Lake Camanche Fishing Report - Lake on the Rise Trout are no Surprise
Wallace-The
trout bite at Lake Camanche continues to be strong, but the patterns
have changed due to the string of warm, clear, and calm days.
Fish are holding in deeper water now. Trout guide Bruce Hamby,
from Sierra Sportfishing, had a client out on Friday and caught
a nice limit of trout fishing between 28-35 feet deep. They were
using red/gold Ex-Cel lures and Triple Teazers in the bikini pattern.
Andy Bledsoe, from Napa, caught 9 beautiful trout on Saturday
while trolling a red Humdinger at 40 feet deep, out near the dam.
Chester Maxwell, and his wife Sunny, rented a boat from North
Shore on Thursday and caught 9 fish total, with Sunny catching
a gorgeous 4.5 pound rainbow, and Chester netting a 3 pounder
to go along with it. They were fishing near the dam with Power
Bait.
Shore
fishing at North Shore Day Use area and the South Shore Pond has
been sporadic this week, with reports of great success, as well
as a tough bite for some. James Murray, from Camanche, caught
limits of trout at the Pond several mornings this week. He was
using Power Worms. Ken & Joshua Matthews, and Don Elliott,
all from Manteca, caught numerous fish over a 3 day period this
week. Ken had 14 trout from 1 to 3 pounds, Josh had 5 trout, and
Don had 11 trout from 1 to 3 pounds also. They were using Power
Eggs, worms, and rainbow marshmallows. 8 boys from Elk Grove,
including, Chuck Leek, caught 11 fish on in the Pond on Saturday,
with a 4.3 pound rainbow for their big fish. They were using Power
Bait and Power Eggs.
This
week’s trout plant of 1,200 pounds will all go into the
South Shore Pond
Lake
Camanche Marina would like to thank Fairfield Suisun Bass Reapers
for holding their bass tournament here at Lake Camanche. They
had 8 boats go out on Saturday, with 4 limits being reported.
We congratulate Curt Beckwith for his big fish of 3.38 pounds,
and Scott Smith for his winning weight of 9.19 pounds. They report
that most fish were caught from 15-20 feet, with plastic worms
and lizards in green pumpkin, purple, and brown as some of the
most common baits used.
Jim
Pagluica (from Cameron Park) and his young boys Matthew and Michael
had a great morning on Saturday. They were drifting minnows up
the river and the boys boated a 3.7 pound spotted bass, as well
as 2 other bass, and a nice 3.4 pound rainbow trout to go with
it. Proud dad released all the fish, but had photos and video
to record their memories. Thanks to all of them for sharing their
experience with me here at the Marina.
We
encourage all anglers to stop by either marina and share their
experiences or comments, let us take your picture, or put your
story in the weekly Fish Report. We encourage e-mail questions,
or comments, and I will reply to all e-mails that I receive here
at North Shore Marina
the other night. 
Sacramento
CSBA Report (3/15/2007)
