Sturgeon, Salmon and Halibut
At both Berkeley/Emeryville and Pillar Point, the salmon season is off to a poor start. Berkeley/Emeryville will start halibut trips this weekend. But at Monterey the salmon boats have been doing very well, with some getting their limit.
Tracy, some are getting small cats. Stripers are biting a little better than lately with some as long as 25 inches being pulled out. Black bass are still hovering near the shore but biting better. The striper bit is getting better at Walnut Grove too, particularly for trollers. Bank anglers are having mixed luck.
Rio Vista is offering up mostly small stripers concentrated away from the bank near Isleton. Bank anglers are having poor look. At Suisun Bay, stripers are biting well around the 2nd and 4th buoys, with some weighing as much as 20 pounds. Sturgeon are biting at the same hot spots as before, near the Ozol and Glomar, and the first line of ships. Bass are taking shrimp and anchovies best.
San Pablo Bay is still not a great place for sturgeon though now and then an angler gets lucky. Halibut fishing has been slowing improving and seems to have finally ramped up this week, with some being pulled out almost to 15 pounds, usually using live shiners. Stick around Red Rock and Paradise for the best halibut biting.
San Francisco Bay in is full swing of halibut season. Stick to the South Bay for best results. The Oyster Point Pier gave up an 11-pounder this week, with about a dozen total caught. There aren't any specific hot spots for bass right now.
Since Pacifica's surf calmed down, an angler got a 2-foot striper out of the Ocean Beach area with a prawn, but for most the fishing has been mixed. The Soquel Hole area in Santa Cruz has seen fisherman come back with half their limit.
Trout
The San Pablo Reservoir is just under full and muddy, but fisherman are still typically getting a couple of bites if they're using bait. The Lafayette Reservoir has bass and catfish both biting if you can find the right bait for the day. A few are getting a trout, and even fewer are getting several trout. The biggest fish this week was pulled in by a troller. A rainbow trout weighing in at 16-pounds and 8-ounces was caught using a Kastmaster.
Lake Camanche is still doing well for fisherman, especially those who are using Senkos. Stick to the shallow water for both bass and trout, as trout especially are hovering in the top 20 or 25 feet.
Rapalas may be the best choice for trollers at Pardee right now, as one got a brown trout that weighed 12-pounds this week. Trout are moving upstream, so head in that direction for the best bite. If you're on the shore, stay around the boathouse. And if you're looking for bass you can pretty much forget it as it's spawning time.
Power Bait brought in a trout at Quarry Lakes this week that weighed over 17 pounds in the Kiosk Cove area. Some are getting their limits of trout, but even of those who don't they're doing very well as trout are really starting to bite. There's another plant scheduled for right about now, so the bite should get even better.
Lake Chabot has had huge plants lately but it's still not giving up a good bite. Trout weight up to 2 pounds on average and aren't biting well because of the muddy, dark water. Bait is doing better for most anglers than anything else. Bass are biting occasionally but only in the shallows.
About 1200 pounds went in at Los Vaqueros week before last, and it seems to have helped. Now the stripers and other bass are starting to bite well, too. People are doing better from all over, including bank anglers and trollers. There's no one hot spot to speak of, as the fishing seems pretty consistence over the entire lake. Pressure's light at Lagunitas, but recent trout plants should help anglers who are on the water. Clear Lake is still too cold to show much bass activity. Once the weather starts to warm the bass bite should steadily improve. Some are managing to get a few with plastics.
Contra Loma isn't giving many limits, but a large number of those who go out come back with at least one fish, and some come back with a few. Channel Point is a good spot right now for trout, especially for those using Power Bait and nightcrawlers. A plant this week should spread that hot spot to other areas or at least expand it.
Trout have finally started to bite at New Melones and the salmon bite is improving, too. For the Kokanee salmon, try Glory Hole Point or Shipwreck Island. For trout, stick around Bear Cove and South island. Trolling at the top of the water or using something like Hummdingers in deeper water, as deep as 35 or 40 feet, can improve your chances.
At Del Valle, the biggest fish this week was a trout of about 16 pounds. Trout are really biting well in the Narrows and near East Beach. Try Power Bait in the south end and nightcrawlers for the best results. Berryessa results have been mixed because of inconsistent weather. The bass having been biting well when the weather's been fair, though, with some up to 4 pounds being pulled out. Stick in shallower waters, down to about 20 feet, and use plastics for the best luck.
Lake Shasta is turning out a lot of bass and trout lately, with bass fisherman having the best catch with Senkos and plastics in shallow water. Though the bass are hovering down to about 15 feet, the trout are right on top, especially near the dam. Power Bait is what most are using at Shadow Cliffs right now, with an almost 12-pound trout coming out this week after the storms which really messed up the bite for a short while.
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