Sturgeon, Black Bass, Crab and Halibut
Frank's Tract anglers are using plastic worms and swimbaits for best results. The fishing hasn't been very good here lately, but the bass are finally starting to bite more vigorously. A fishing guide caught a bass that weighed 14 pounds on Saturday, so the big fish are there if you can find them.
The weather's been too poor at Rio Vista for most to fish. Pressure's been light at Tracy, with few bass or sturgeon biting at all. Now and then someone gets a catfish, but that's about it. Walnut Grove's not very active right now either.
San Pablo Bay is still showing some great sturgeon fishing with many biting and many big ones biting, at that. Bass keep improving week after week, especially for those fishing with shrimp. Shrimp is bringing in some bass at Suisun Bay, but not as many as people expected. Even with so many fisherman out after bullheads were used last week to bring in bass weighing over 40 pounds, the catch hasn't gone up much, which isn't a good sign. Sturgeon are still biting around Ryer Island.
At San Francisco Bay, South Bay's not as muddy this week and most sturgeon are being caught around the Dumbarton Bridge. Some are getting small stripers but not many, and not many halibut are biting either despite improved weather conditions. If you want to get in on a sturgeon trip at Berkeley/Emeryville, get your reservations in now.
Trout
Kastmasters are the bait of choice at Lake Amador right now for fishermen looking for trout around the shoreline. A plant should have gone in this week that might see the fish spread out a bit into the more central parts of the lake. Some anglers are having luck with Roostertails, too. Bass are several feet down but moving well and biting if you can find them.
Not much has changed since last week at Lake Camanche. Trollers are still doing better than shore anglers, especially if they're using Rapalas or Power Bait. More trout seem to be hovering around the Narrows than anywhere else. Bass are taking plastics. They're deep, at least 20 to 30 feet down.
Last week's 9-pound catfish at Lake Chabot has been topped by a rainbow trout that weighed a bit over 10 pounds earlier this week. By the weekend the lake might be better, but in the middle of the week the water got murky and muddy. Nothing's biting very well right now.
Clear Lake has been inconsistent lately but it's worth taking a chance on in case you hit a good spot. Fishing from docks is better than trolling now, but if you do go out then stick with minnows and stay in the north part of the lake or near the middle. The bass are really biting minnows right now but some are taking plastics, too.
The bass are starting to bite at Contra Loma but they're far from a sure thing. Trout are biting well, but most are less than 2 pounds. To get some, stick with bright-colored Power Bait or nightcrawlers.
The Lafayette Reservoir is getting plenty of plants now, and since the trout have already been biting fairly well that should improve as long as the water stays clear. It's a bit murky this week and pressure's been light, but the water's full of trout that's there for the taking. Bass are still biting, too.
A record was set at Los Vaqueros this week. On Sunday, a salmon weighing 6.2 pounds was caught, setting a new salmon weight record for the lake. Trout biting has slowed down, but a 1,200 pound trout plant this week should help. The salmon bite is picking up, with many in the 3 and 4 pound range. Bass are making up the difference for the poor trout catches, too. Shore anglers are having better luck.
At New Melones, bass fishing has improved a bit over last week especially for those in the deeper parts of the lake using fake worms or Senkos. The trout are scattered and not biting well. Whatever you fish, keep it slow. You'll have better luck trolling than sitting on shore.
The San Pablo Reservoir got a plant last week, it's first of the year, double what many lakes get at once, at 2,400 pounds. Despite that, not much is biting there, mostly because of the muddy, murky waters. Even the bass have slowed down because of those conditions. Pardee is having the same problem with the mud, but some fish are hovering close to the surface out in the central area, not near the banks.
At Shasta, the bass are still hovering down around 25 or 30 feet and are biting Senkos and worms, so not much has changed since last week. The water's rising, but it's still far from full and not too muddy. Try Humdingers for trout and stick close to the top. The water's going up at Quarry Lakes too. A 1,000-pound plant went in Monday, but fishing's still been slow.
Steelhead and River Conditions
Of the North Coast Rivers, the Van Duzen and the Eel are still out right now because they're just too muddy and full. Mad has some steelhead but it's so muddy that anyone out is lucky to get a nibble. Some are going anyway and mostly coming back empty-handed. The Smith is doing well for anglers looking for steelhead, and usually the Chetco offers about the same type of action as the Smith this time of year, but it's fallen back a bit and is muddy. When it clears just a little bit the sturgeon should be biting well again, as they were excellent last week, even better than in the Smith.
Trinity had a lot of rain this week, with pounding rain on Tuesday, but it's fishable. Heading downriver is the best way to find some steelhead that appear to be heading out. By the weekend it might be clear enough to encourage better steelhead catches, as long as there's no more heavy rain.
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