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| Written by Staff report | |
| Thursday, 26 July 2007 | |
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Sturgeon fishing has been red-hot from Buoy 4 down to Eckley Pier in Crockett, with pile worms being the hot bait. Sturgeon are reportedly rolling on the surface. There have been a few shaker sturgeon landed off the Benicia shoreline to go with some large stripers (up to 32 inches) and two 24-inch halibut. There were also some anglers disappointed after a serious fish fight from the shoreline ended with a 50-pound bat ray on the end of their line. Anglers in Pittsburg said things have been very slow. There haven’t been any sturgeon weighed in this week, but there have been good numbers of barely legal stripers caught on grass shrimp, anchovies and fresh shad. LAKE CAMANCHE Trollers continue to find great trout action at Lake Camanche, especially those who get on the water early or late in the day. Camanche regulars Dick Garlinghouse and Bob Roth, both from Rancho Murrieta, had a great time during the week. They caught 10 trout (up to 3½ pounds) while trolling with flashers and nightcrawlers. They were trolling near Hat Island and the dam and were down between 25 to 35 feet deep. Successful catfishers fish in the main lake, and in the coves and bays, in about 20 to 25 feet of water and typically use mackerel for bait. One angler caught his limit from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. LAKE CHABOT Catfishing was great at Lake Chabot. A lot of limits were caught by the island this week using mackerel. Bass fishing remains steady, with a lot of small bass ranging from 1 to 2 pounds reported caught. The water level is still fairly low; about 3 feet below the spillway. The current water temperature is about 70 degrees on the surface. Trout fishing remains slow. Experienced anglers caught trout in the deeper sections of the lake toward the dam. Several trout were caught by anglers trolling deep using jointed Rapala shad in the Half Moon Bay and dam areas. Look for better trout fishing when the water cools down. SAN PABLO RESERVOIR San Pablo Reservoir is now planting catfish. Catchable catfish ranging up from 2 pounds have and will continue to be planted this summer. The most recent plant was July 19. About 1,250 pounds of channel catfish hit the water. Try the back of Scow Canyon, the main rec, the tower or the launch areas. Chicken liver, nightcrawlers, shrimp and stink bait have been working well. Trout fishing has slowed to a crawl. It is the warmer water temperature that has caused the trout to head toward deeper, cooler water. They’re still out there, but you are going to have to go down pretty deep to find them.
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