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08-26-2010, 01:44 AM
LAKES
ANDERSON: Bass have moved deeper. Drop-shot plastics 30 to 35 feet or use deep-diving crankbaits. Bluegill bite is best in the south end. Use small red worms. 408-927-9144, 408-463-0711.
BERRYESSA: Bass are deep on offshore structure and in creek channels. Fish 20 to 50 feet deep. Follow creek channels into coves. 916-502-3474.
CAMANCHE: Bass fishing has been good for those drop-shotting or dart-heading plastic worms. Trout can be had 35 to 40 feet deep near dam and Hat Island. Catfish bite at night on cutbaits. 209-763-5915, 209-763-5166.
CHABOT: Big fish have been few and numbers light. 510-247-2526.
CALERO: Bass fishing has been steady. Boaters are punching mats with 11/2-ounce weights and sweet beavers. Frogs will work. 408-268-3883, 408-463-0711.
CHESBRO: Little happening except for stray bluegill. 408-358-3741, 408-463-0711.
CLEAR: Slow fishing lake-wide. Drop shot and Senkos, plus some jig fish seem to be best. Topwater is hit or miss, mostly miss. 707-994-3474, 707-279-4739.
COYOTE: Bass fishing is very good. Finesse fishing with dart-heads, jigs and crankbaits get bass 2 and 3 pounds. Crappie and bluegill provide a sidelight. 408-463-0711.
DEL VALLE: Striped bass are in upper narrows and Ghost Cove, Heron Bay and Swallow Bay. A catfish plant went in last week. Best fishing has been in lower narrows, east beach and the south end. 925-449-5201.
LOCH
LOMOND: Heat slowed a good bass bite. Bass have moved deep. Cool temperatures should make things better this weekend. 831-335-7424.
PARDEE: Kokanee Power is having a derby this weekend. Trout plant of 1,000 pounds will go in this week. 209-772-8108.
QUARRY LAKES: Catches of trout and catfish have been few despite planting of both. Bass becoming more common. 510-795-4883.
SAN LUIS RESERVOIR: Striper bite on main lake is slow. Forebay has been OK for small stripers. Some are legal. Use tiny flukes or topwater lures in early morning. 408-463-0711.
SAN PABLO RESERVOIR: Catfish plant of 2,400 pounds went in last week -- half at Main Recreation Area and half near Launch. The bite hasn't taken yet. Small spotted bass near the rock wall and in the preserve. 510-223-1661.
SHASTA: Bass fishing is good using hook-tailed grubs and tubes. Senkos will take fish early and late. Most are in the 1-pound range. Trout can be found 50 to 65 feet deep with Wee Tads. 1-800-670-4448, 1-800-462-3917.
UVAS: Catfish are active. Five-pounder was caught this week from the dam. Bass fishing at night has been steady using black-and-blue jigs or brush hogs. 408-463-0711.
DELTA
FRANK'S TRACT: Black-bass bite has been good, but anything larger than 2 pounds is rare. Frogs, Senkos, spinnerbaits or chatterbaits will work. Striped bass are at Washington Cut and False River and taking Lunker Plunkers. 925-625-2441.
RIO VISTA: Stripers are heading back toward Delta, and trollers and bait fishermen are getting fish near Rio Vista Bridge and Decker Island. 707-374-2372.
SALTWATER
BERKELEY: Rock-cod trips to the islands come back with limits of mixed cods and a lot of ling cod. The New El Dorado III on Monday had 34 lings to 18 pounds for 18 anglers to go along with 180 cod. Most lings were 8 to 12 pounds. The New Easy Rider on Monday had 11 salmon for seven to 26 pounds. Smallest was 12 pounds. Salmon trips will run through the end of the season this weekend. 510-849-3333, 510-223-5388, 707-334-4827.
CAPITOLA: Sardines caught from the pier, but few reports of striped bass. Perch, jack smelt and kingfish being caught from the pier. Halibut fishing has been slow because of swells. Albacore are reachable at weather buoy 25 miles out. 831-462-2208.
EMERYVILLE: Rock-cod fishing at the Farallons excellent. Potluck boats get limits of cod, but few halibut. Last boat that fished strictly in the bay Sunday had nine halibut for 18 anglers. 510-654-6040.
MONTEREY: Rock-cod fishing has resulted in regular limits. White sea bass trips are being offered. Last week, two trips had just under a sea bass per rod, but they were 30 to 60 pounds. 831-375-5951, 831-372-7440.
PACIFICA: Birds are diving, and jigs are being sold to pier anglers, so there is bait in the area but no solid reports of striped bass. 650-355-8303, 650-359-9790.
PILLAR POINT: Rock-cod boats continue to get half-limits to full. Smaller load boats are more likely to get limits. White sea bass have moved out of area. 650-726-7133, 650-726-2913.
SANTA CRUZ: Albacore within reach at the weather buoy 25 miles offshore. Albacore have been 20 to 30 pounds but the bite isn't wide open. 831-662-3020, 831-427-2334.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY: Best halibut bite taking place outside Golden Gate Bridge at North Bar. There are some halibut and striped bass at Red Rock. In the South Bay, boat anglers have had slow-going. Pier anglers get sharks, rays and perch. 650-589-3474.
For more information go to www.norcalfishingnews.com.
ANDERSON: Bass have moved deeper. Drop-shot plastics 30 to 35 feet or use deep-diving crankbaits. Bluegill bite is best in the south end. Use small red worms. 408-927-9144, 408-463-0711.
BERRYESSA: Bass are deep on offshore structure and in creek channels. Fish 20 to 50 feet deep. Follow creek channels into coves. 916-502-3474.
CAMANCHE: Bass fishing has been good for those drop-shotting or dart-heading plastic worms. Trout can be had 35 to 40 feet deep near dam and Hat Island. Catfish bite at night on cutbaits. 209-763-5915, 209-763-5166.
CHABOT: Big fish have been few and numbers light. 510-247-2526.
CALERO: Bass fishing has been steady. Boaters are punching mats with 11/2-ounce weights and sweet beavers. Frogs will work. 408-268-3883, 408-463-0711.
CHESBRO: Little happening except for stray bluegill. 408-358-3741, 408-463-0711.
CLEAR: Slow fishing lake-wide. Drop shot and Senkos, plus some jig fish seem to be best. Topwater is hit or miss, mostly miss. 707-994-3474, 707-279-4739.
COYOTE: Bass fishing is very good. Finesse fishing with dart-heads, jigs and crankbaits get bass 2 and 3 pounds. Crappie and bluegill provide a sidelight. 408-463-0711.
DEL VALLE: Striped bass are in upper narrows and Ghost Cove, Heron Bay and Swallow Bay. A catfish plant went in last week. Best fishing has been in lower narrows, east beach and the south end. 925-449-5201.
LOCH
LOMOND: Heat slowed a good bass bite. Bass have moved deep. Cool temperatures should make things better this weekend. 831-335-7424.
PARDEE: Kokanee Power is having a derby this weekend. Trout plant of 1,000 pounds will go in this week. 209-772-8108.
QUARRY LAKES: Catches of trout and catfish have been few despite planting of both. Bass becoming more common. 510-795-4883.
SAN LUIS RESERVOIR: Striper bite on main lake is slow. Forebay has been OK for small stripers. Some are legal. Use tiny flukes or topwater lures in early morning. 408-463-0711.
SAN PABLO RESERVOIR: Catfish plant of 2,400 pounds went in last week -- half at Main Recreation Area and half near Launch. The bite hasn't taken yet. Small spotted bass near the rock wall and in the preserve. 510-223-1661.
SHASTA: Bass fishing is good using hook-tailed grubs and tubes. Senkos will take fish early and late. Most are in the 1-pound range. Trout can be found 50 to 65 feet deep with Wee Tads. 1-800-670-4448, 1-800-462-3917.
UVAS: Catfish are active. Five-pounder was caught this week from the dam. Bass fishing at night has been steady using black-and-blue jigs or brush hogs. 408-463-0711.
DELTA
FRANK'S TRACT: Black-bass bite has been good, but anything larger than 2 pounds is rare. Frogs, Senkos, spinnerbaits or chatterbaits will work. Striped bass are at Washington Cut and False River and taking Lunker Plunkers. 925-625-2441.
RIO VISTA: Stripers are heading back toward Delta, and trollers and bait fishermen are getting fish near Rio Vista Bridge and Decker Island. 707-374-2372.
SALTWATER
BERKELEY: Rock-cod trips to the islands come back with limits of mixed cods and a lot of ling cod. The New El Dorado III on Monday had 34 lings to 18 pounds for 18 anglers to go along with 180 cod. Most lings were 8 to 12 pounds. The New Easy Rider on Monday had 11 salmon for seven to 26 pounds. Smallest was 12 pounds. Salmon trips will run through the end of the season this weekend. 510-849-3333, 510-223-5388, 707-334-4827.
CAPITOLA: Sardines caught from the pier, but few reports of striped bass. Perch, jack smelt and kingfish being caught from the pier. Halibut fishing has been slow because of swells. Albacore are reachable at weather buoy 25 miles out. 831-462-2208.
EMERYVILLE: Rock-cod fishing at the Farallons excellent. Potluck boats get limits of cod, but few halibut. Last boat that fished strictly in the bay Sunday had nine halibut for 18 anglers. 510-654-6040.
MONTEREY: Rock-cod fishing has resulted in regular limits. White sea bass trips are being offered. Last week, two trips had just under a sea bass per rod, but they were 30 to 60 pounds. 831-375-5951, 831-372-7440.
PACIFICA: Birds are diving, and jigs are being sold to pier anglers, so there is bait in the area but no solid reports of striped bass. 650-355-8303, 650-359-9790.
PILLAR POINT: Rock-cod boats continue to get half-limits to full. Smaller load boats are more likely to get limits. White sea bass have moved out of area. 650-726-7133, 650-726-2913.
SANTA CRUZ: Albacore within reach at the weather buoy 25 miles offshore. Albacore have been 20 to 30 pounds but the bite isn't wide open. 831-662-3020, 831-427-2334.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY: Best halibut bite taking place outside Golden Gate Bridge at North Bar. There are some halibut and striped bass at Red Rock. In the South Bay, boat anglers have had slow-going. Pier anglers get sharks, rays and perch. 650-589-3474.
For more information go to www.norcalfishingnews.com.