Good day my fellow anglers. Well, if you are reading this, you must have made it through the 4th of July weekend. Teresa and I were blessed to have had a camp site on the coast for the holiday. Boy, the temperatures were about 45 degrees cooler over there. So, you might be thinking to yourself, did you go fishing? NOPE! We just sat around the camp and I took a few naps. Although, I did talk to some anglers that went out on charters and others who had their own boats. All said about the same thing. The rock-fishing was fair ( mostly balcks and Lings.) and that there were crab being caught. Nobody had gotten skunked.
Blue Lakes - It has been about two months since the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has last planted Blue Lakes with trout. The trout are up on the surface feeding early in the morning and the last hour of daylight. Other than that trout are down in the deeper water. If you are fishing from the shore, make long casts and fish off of the bottom. Powerbait, worms and night crawlers have been working well. Trollers have been hooking into trout at 25 to 30 feet deep using a down rigger. Try pulling an Action Disk with a wooly bugger, castmaster or super duper.
Clear Lake- Fishing has now settled into a more predictable pattern. Early morning hours are the best time to fish, especially since during the evening hours you may have to deal with the wind. I have heard that the early morning top water bite has finally begun for the summer. Also, pitching frogs over weed mats are starting to produce strikes. The word is that fishing the tules and docks from Lakeport to the State Park has been pretty good as well. Successful anglers have been fishing a jig, brushhog, or sweet beaver, casting it into holes near the base of the tules. After the sun comes up and the temperature begins to rise, move to fishing docks with a weightless Senko jig or drop-shot.
Lake Pillsbury- The lake up on the mountain has shrunk. But it is still one of the most beautiful lakes in our area. Even though the road is not the greatest, it is still worth the trip, especially if you can put together a few days to go camping. The trout fishin' has been rated fair to good lately. The warmer weather has the trout down in deeper water. Troll the east side of the lake or along the dam with your down rigger set at 20 to 25 feet. Use a flasher or action disc and trail it with a nightcrawler. The bass fishing has been pretty good. Most anglers are catching four to twelve Bass per outing. Top water early in the morning, then change to fishing plastics, swim baits or crank baits. No matter what species of fish you are after, the early morning hours is the best
A word to the wise...Don't be on the water after 10 a.m. on either Lake Sonoma or Lake Mendocino. Lake Sonoma had a crazy log jam of impatient folk trying to get on and off the water at the boat ramp. Lake Mendocino's south boat ramp and parking lot has also turned into a zoo. Some people have taken up residence in what little of the parking lot is out of the water making trailer parking unavailable, and the boat ramp has become a swimming area. Someone is going to get hurt very badly. Outboard motors and swimmers Do not mix. The best thing is to use the north ramp.
Heat Advisory -Extreme heat forecasted for much of the state this week. Stay cool and hydrated and check in on loved ones.
Relax-Enjoy - Enjoy our wonderful waterways. Be kind-Be safe!
Thanks for reading and remember to keep it reel! Don = 4REEL Fishin'
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