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Hot-Bites Fishing Report By the Fish Sniffer Staff

April 30, 2008 Updated Regularly

FOLSOM LAKE BLACK BASS/ KING SALMON ... Folsom Lake is on the rise, the water is warming, bass are preparing to spawn, king salmon continue to hit near the dam and catfish are testing tackle. What more could Sacramento anglers want?

“The bass fishing at Folsom is good. I’m seeing more largemouths in the catches every time I visit the lake and I think the spawn is about to happen,” disclosed Don Paganelli of Paganelli’s Bass Fishing Experience.

He has been starting out in the morning throwing a Lucky Craft Stacy rip bait in the chartreuse shad or ghost minnow color along the outside edges of points. After that bite shuts down, he moves into the coves and switch over to Robo Worms in the Aaron’s Magic color, but grubs on darter heads and 4 inch Senkos in green pumpkin work well also.

“Most days we are getting lots of bites, particularly on the plastics,” explained Paganelli. “If you have a feel for fishing plastics it is no problem to land between 10 and 15 bass.”

Trollers are working the main body near the dam and the mouth of the South Fork for kings up to 3 pounds. The salmon are holding in 40 to 100 feet of water and are hitting white lures such as hoochies, Needlefish, Excels and Matrix Paddle Tails rigged behind 6 to 10 inch dodgers. Most anglers are not getting limits, but consistent scores of 2 to 4 fish are possible. The occasional rainbow shows in the catches as well.

The lake has been rising about 3 feet per week and the temperature is coming up. This has sparked decent catfish action in coves on both the South and North Forks. The cats can be found in water from 10 to 30 feet deep and will hit a variety of baits including live minnows, crawfish tails, chicken lives, mackerel fillets and sardine fillets.

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The Sacramento River, also known as the Lower Sac in this area, is where you fish. There are annual runs of salmon, steelhead, shad, and striped bass. The stretch of river from Shasta Dam to Red Bluff has an abundance of large trout that are popular with both fly and spin fishermen. You will also find smallmouth bass and catfish native to the river system. Lake Oroville is one of the most productive bass fisheries in Northern California. The Feather River has one of the most healthy salmon runs in the state with fish showing as early as April and lasting into October. The Yuba River has a quality steelhead run which is not fished heavily.