Sierra Foothills

Amador (fresh water river)
Updated 2013-06-12 15:30:15

Trollers still get trout getting down 30 feet or more. Most of the action is coming from bass and bluegill. Bass are off points in 1 to 20 feet of water and hitting watermelon brush hogs. Bluegill are under docks and in coves. Catfish bite hasn’t taken off yet.(209) 274-4739

Camanche (fresh water river)
Updated 2013-06-12 15:30:50

Catfish bite is very good. Anchovies or nightcrawlers will attract cats. Big cat of the week – and the year - was a 16.1 pounder. Up the narrows and north shore campground are good spots.  (209) 763-5915, (209) 763-5166

Collins Lake (fresh water lake)
Updated 2013-06-12 15:31:33

Trout are 20 to 24 feet below the surface and caught by trollers or bait anglers on the anchor near the Power Lines or the dam. Bass are near the east side near the bridge. Nightcrawlers, live crawdads or plastics will work. 1-800-286-0576

Don Pedro (fresh water river)
Updated 2013-06-05 22:27:13

Great action is to be had here on Lake Don Pedro, if it’s rainbows, kokanee or landlocked king salmon

there all here and on a great bite. Rainbows can be found in most open water, try Mexican Gulch, Fleming bay

or the open water of Middle Bay. Slim Willies in tandem with a night crawler is a good choice or most 4/0 dodgers

and a small silver spoon such as an Ex-Cel lure with put you in striking distance of these active bows when trolled in the 20 – 40’

water column. Kokanee bite also remains strong, look for these feisty fish at depths from 45’ to 90’ in the Fleming Creek area, or

in the waters off Graveyard Creek, also located schools of kokes off Copper Mtn.  Uncle Larry’s spinners, Marni Bugs or Vance’s Sock Eye Slammers

very effective this past week. For scent Pautzke’s “Can O Corn” continues to be a proven winner for scenting such lures.

King Salmon are prowling the deeper waters in the river channel off Hatch Creek and in the canyon off Six Bit Gulch, work depths from 100’ on down,

rolling shad or anchovies for these fish in the three plus pounds range.

Danny Layne (209) 586-2383

Folsom (fresh water lake)
Updated 2013-06-05 22:28:59

Bass guide Don Paganelli has been catching fish despite the rising water. Largemouth and spots are mixed in deeper water.  Bass in the five to six pound class are being landed with Roboworms or Senkos. Guide Don Paganelli (916) 502-3474

McClure (fresh water river)
Updated 2012-07-18 15:33:54

A sizzling hot bite for kings and kokanee  Early morning is a good time to look for kings in 60 to 80 feet depths, before they move down in the hundred foot range by mid morning.  We used Pro Cure injected shad and small spoons as to match the new shad hatch.  Look for the the 2 1/2 to 4 pound salmon roaming off rocky points early, then moving out in the river channels between Barretts Cove and the dam.  The kokanee can be found in the same areas as the kings down 50 to 60 feet deep.  Uncle Larry's orange spinner behind Vance's watermelon dodgers and Pro Cures soaked corn is a deadly combination.  The 14- to 16-1/2-inch kokes are very scattered holding in small schools.  Don't expect to hammer your limit in a couple of hours.  Although, we were not especially targeting trout we landed some beautiful rainbows 16 to 18 inches with the same offering as the kings and kokanee.  Lake surface temperature is 80.4 degrees.  Bruce Hamby (209) 599-2023

McSwain (fresh water river)
Updated 2013-06-12 15:33:41

A plant of 1,000 pounds of trout went in last Friday. The points near the Marina are productive, especially with nightcrawlers. Trollers get best results near the floating restrooms. (209) 378-2534

New Hogan (fresh water river)
Updated 2013-06-12 15:34:11

This week we found much bigger striped bass than we had seen in past weeks.  We worked shallow points trolling anchovies 15 to 25 feet deep.  And as always we relied on Pro Cure scent.  Best areas to try are Boy Scout camp, the dam and Deer Island.  Lake temperature 77 degrees.  (209) 599-2023 Bruce Hamby Sierra Sportfishing Bruce@sierrsportfishing.com

New Melones (fresh water river)
Updated 2013-06-12 15:34:32

Trout have moved out to deeper/cooler water. The fish are feeding in 40-60' of water on main lake points near the old river channel.  Night fishing anglers are catching limits of fat healthy trout under a submersible light.   Try anchoring the boat in 40-50' of water, and dropping the light 15-25' feet down. Fair.  Kokanee anglers are catching most of their fish in the early morning and picking up a few here and there throughout the afternoon.  We have been having some very hot weather, which will push the fish to deeper/cooler water. There are a lot of schools of kokanee holding tight to cover.  Try fishing near deep under water points and humps.  Most of the fish are being caught from 65-95' on the main lake near the dam, spillway, and Rose Island.

Early morning bass bite has been good.  The fish are primarily feeding on large balls of shad.  Anglers should try using shad patterned top water baits in the morning and switching to shad patterned soft plastics as sun comes up.  There has been a good jig bite.   Glory Hole Sports  (209) 736-4333, (209) 586-2383    

Oroville (fresh water lake)
Updated 2013-06-12 15:34:55

Bass action is picking up after the cold front has departed. Bigger fish are starting to take Senkos or four or six inch Roboworms. There is a reaction bite late and early off main lake points. Coho are deep. They are caught trolling 50 feet deep. Bass Tackle Depot (530) 533-4990

Pardee (fresh water river)
Updated 2013-06-14 12:13:20

Those that were here during midweek worked the banks opposite the  EBMUD boathouse and also Rainbow and Blue Herron Points. The anglers working the banks are using Power Bait (eggs or worms) with garlic and glitter. Pistol Pete’s and Mouse (mice) Tails, in addition pink Power Worms and night crawlers on a water bobber have been successful lately.

Trollers continue to concentrate in the South end of the Lake adjacent to the intake tower and the River Mouth. Kokanee have been plentiful, most if not all in the 10 to12 inch range. The fish are turning up in varying depths from 20 to 60 feet. One unidentified Troller was in and out with a limit of Kokes in less than an hour using Uncle Larry’s new uv crystal spinner tipped with pink Berkley maggots, behind a wild thing watermelon dodger. Check at the Marina for all your fishing supplies, snacks, updated fishing information and hot spots.

Look for catfish in the River arm and the southern coves, sounds like they have begun to move into the coves that are warming up from Mel’s cove to Rattlesnake. Chicken livers Power Bait and night crawlers are the baits of choice.

Recent success stories: Tom Seymour of Sacramento got this nice 5.26 Large mouth bass off of Rainbow Point using night crawlers. Congratulations-well done!!

Water level has remained about the same since last report and is now about 4-6 feet below the spillway and is stable. Water temperatures are still in the mid 60’s at the Marina this morning but will warm with the century mark temps arriving this weekend. Water clarity is good to about 15’ plus in the Marina.

Tulloch (fresh water river)
Updated 2012-03-07 21:33:56

The lake is eight feet from full. Planted trout in the 12 of 14 inches are plentiful. Guide Danny Layne trolled the river channel to the buoy lines below the New Melones Power House and had plenty of action. Guide Danny Layne (209) 586-2383, Monte Smith (209) 848-2746

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