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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!
 A
day that started looking ugly went great!
I had a charter of 4. Also a friend of mine jumped on.
We started at Duxbury and trolled for salmon for about 3 hours.
Not a scratch! My people started to lose it, they were falling
asleep, reading, sleeping, it just was not working and they were
not having fun. I decided to get things going so I told Rich that
we should switch over to light tackle, live bait rock and halibut
fishing. So we did. We fished north of dux in 40 to 50 ft of water
and started catching fish. Now they were having fun. Things were
happining and I felt good. As a bonus the halibut went on a bite
for about an hour to an hour and a half. We landed 6 butts to
34 lbs. They were 34, 24, 23,20, 17 and 8 lbs. We also had a limit
of Greenlings and some other rockies. The day started on a low
note and ended on a high note.
Jerry Lewis landed the 34 lber on a 15 lb test rig, Joe Young
landed a 24 lber 3 days before his 79th birthday! He was also
using light tackle,Happy Birthday. Richard Young landed a 23 lber,
Harold Tamano landed a 17 lber and Henry landed a 20 and a 8 lber
all from Sacramento.
Back out tomorrow to try it again.
Capt. Steve Talmadge
Flash Sport Fishing
Good Fishing
Capt. Steve
Flash Sportfishing
 Now
brings you out of area reports as well
Trout
And Kokes Slow a bit
Angels
Camp- We are seeing very few rainbows taken by trollers- most are
catching kokanee. The best bet for Trout is at night, and you may
get a big surprise. .John Martin from Galt was also night fishing,
but for bass, when he caught a 10-pound, 27” long brown trout
on a plastic worm!
If
you are fishing from the bank for trout, you will have the most
luck in the local rivers and creeks. The Department of Fish and
Game planted Angels Creek and White Pines Lake last week, so those
will be two good places to try. We are seeing some rainbows taken
at night under submersible lights. Dan Owen, Naomi Raymond, and
Tom Dutil all had limits of 2+ pound rainbows caught at night.
Don’t
Forget, Every summer, we hold a tournament to help Calaveras Bass
Anglers purchase Florida super-strain black bass to plant in New
Melones Lake. These fish are released into the lake, and will reproduce
with the native northern black bass, and improve the quality and
size of the fish in Melones.
Our tournament is lots of fun. We start off with a big tri-tip barbeque,
where you can eat good food and swap fishing stories with other
anglers. We will hold a raffle, and give away lots and lots of great
prizes. Raffle ticket sales will also go toward the bass plant.
After dinner and the raffle, anglers blast off at 7 p.m., and fish
till the weigh-in at one a.m.. The winners are determined and the
cash is handed out, and everyone can go home and get some sleep,
unlike those all-night tournaments! Call or e-mail me if you want
me to send you a tournament brochure, which contains details and
and sign-up form.
New Melones Lake is currently holding 2,053,000 acre-feet of water,
and is at 85% capacity. The lake is full and beautiful. The lake
elevation held steady last week, and is at 1,057 ft. above sea level
and only 31 ft. from full capacity. Outflow is finally exceeding
inflow, so expect the lake level to start to fall, as it usually
does in the summer. This can slow the bite somewhat, especially
for bass. Surface water is approximately 75-78 degrees. Water is
stained, with prominent mud lines. Ramp update: All ramps are open.
We are now using the uppermost ramp at Glory Hole and at Tuttletown.
The lower parking lot at Glory Hole is underwater, so parking is
somewhat limited on busy summer weekends- plan on arriving early
until the water level drops and uncovers the big parking lot again!
Lake
Pardee
Water
conditions: The Lake water level is still right at spill and holding.
Temperatures varied a little since the last report, 82 degrees at
surface and 76 degrees at the 20-foot mark. Water clarity remains
unchanged at 17 to 20 feet. All measurements and readings were taken
in the Recreation Area.
Trolling-Blistering
temperatures have kept all but the hardiest anglers off the Lake
this week. Spoke to a group of friends that got some nice Rainbows
Thursday afternoon trolling in 30 feet of water in Mel’s cove
and the Woodpile-go figure. No first hand reports to verify it but
chances are the Kokanee are still keeping to the middle of the River
Arm at 100 feet and below. The most popular lures remain the same,
hoochies in florescent pink and green along with small beaded spinners
in pink, red, blue and tire track. Tip your lures with scented shoe
peg corn and drag it all behind a watermelon or large silver/blue
dodger or sidekick.
Bank
fishing-Century mark Temperatures have also discouraged bank fishing.
No first hand info to report so its up to you to catch ‘em,
get your picture taken and info recorded at the Marina. Stony Point
landing still a good bet early but bring some shade and lots of
cool drinks. Cast out further and put your bait in the deeper channels
30 to 50 feet off shore, as fish will go deeper to find cooler water.
As a rule the bite is early and the newly planted trout can’t
resist silver/blue casting lures and black wooly flies. For the
more experienced and smarter Trout use a sliding sinker rig with
a night crawler or processed bait in rainbow or chartreuse with
sparkles.
Some
success stories from July-William (last name missing) from Valley
Springs landed a 13.8 lb catfish in the South end with chicken liver,
I think. Bob Fisher, a local, got another nice cat, 15.1 lbs at
the Logjam. Last but not least Leo Mc Carver landed an 8.7 lb largemouth
off Rainbow Point using a worm, color not divulged.
As
of 07/28/05 a total of 43,000 lbs of trout has been planted by Lake
Pardee and the Department of Fish and Game with more scheduled for
the weekend!
Good
Luck---Tight Lines.
For
information or reservations call (209) 772-1472
Trout
Trollers Excel
Wallace-Trollers
continue to catch fish using R-Lures and Ex-Cel lures in green/
gold, and blue/gold. Needlefish in the cop-car pattern have also
been reported as successful this week. The water temperatures have
warmed up, so the trout are holding between 40-65 feet deep, and
the area from Hat Island to the dam has been very productive. A
couple of locals from Ione, who fish Dike 3 regularly, report that
the overnight fishing on Thursday night was terrific. They caught
2 limits of beautiful rainbows on Power Eggs, anchored in 50 feet
of water. They both have 2nd rod stamps, and fish 2 rods each...they
caught 4 fish in the first 30 minutes they were fishing, and later
caught 4 fish at one time...one on each rod...all at the same time...that's
some pretty fast action. Fishermen report that drifting night crawlers
and Power Bait along the front of the buoy line has been producing
fish also. Drop your bait down 35-50 feet and let the wind drift
you along the front of the buoys.
The
bass bite is still very good these days. Fishermen report a lot
of bass being caught in the Lancha Plana area, fishing the rock
piles and submerged islands. Camanche Jack's worms and leeches in
smoke, green, or purple are the colors most often mentioned. Fish
are being caught in the Narrows, working the deep rock drop-offs
and boulders; and the Causeway Cove has been a hot spot also. The
big bass for the week was caught by Don Mitchell, of San Jose. He
caught a beautiful 5 pound largemouth on a plastic worm, near the
dam.
The
catfish bite continues to be red hot all over the lake. South Shore
Marina has seen lots of limits of big cats this week, and report
that mackerel and liver are the favorite bait. Fish the murky water
in the backs of the coves in about 10-15 feet; throw out some smelly
bait, or a night crawler. 15 pound test line is highly recommended
for catfish. The Marina Cove at North Shore, Camanche Arm at South
Shore, Camper's Cove, and Causeway Cove are all great places to
start. The big catfish at North Shore this week was caught by Carl
Wester, of Oceanside. He caught a beautiful 6 pound cat using mackerel.
He was fishing with the Wade family, near the dam, in about 23 feet
of water.
Lake
Camanche's current elevation is 232.32 feet above sea level, a drop
of 1.2 feet since last Sunday. The lake should drop slowly this
week. Water is currently flowing into Camanche at a rate of 280
c.f.s., and is flowing out of Camanche at a rate of 1255 c.f.s.
Lake Camanche is about 94% full. Surface water temperature at the
dam is 79.82 degrees. The water is very clear, with a Secchi reading
of 26 feet.
Pennies
on the dollar for fishing rods, reels, baits, lures, and more? You
be the judge!
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Thursday, August 10, 2006...Full moon a couple of days ago; big outgoing tide; oh well, can't catch a fish sitting at home. Arthur Bard went striper fishing with me today down by Rio Vista. We trolled all day for pretty good action. We trolled Bombers from Steamboat Slough to Decker Island with no results. The wind was down, so we headed down to Chain Island, Winter Island, and Browns Island and switched over to trolling Rebels. The fish were there. A bunch of hits for some lost fish, 4 shaker stripers, and 16 keeper stripers to 12 pounds. We kept fish at 12#, 10#, 10#, and 6#. We released some 8 and 10 pounders too. Mt. Diablo was real close today. Back to Vieira's for pictures and fileting fish and home during rush hour. A good day of catching for us. That's it. Good luck. Catch you later - Mark
Sacramento
CSBA Report 
