Fishing Report: Week of Sept. 29

Compiled by Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, a former Olympic-class decathlete at Fresno State and striper record-holder at Millerton Lake and who now guides in the greater Fresno area. Telephone numbers are in 559 calling area unless noted. Have a photo of a recent catch to share? Email it to sports@fresnobee.com with “fish photo” in the subject line.

Best bets

Delta salmon, stripers and bass biting, Randy Pringle reported. Wishon and Courtright trout still hitting, Chuck Crane said. Shaver troutfest continues, Dick Nichols reported. Coastal rockfishing pumping out numbers, Chris Arcoleo said. San Francisco Bay producing salmon and stripers, Roger Thomas reported.

Key

1-Try dynamite

2-Have to work hard

3-Limits possible

4-Fish jumpin’ in boat

Meng Xyong of TheFishAholics.com reported a productive night bite for striped bass with Speed Traps, Lucky Craft Pointer 128’s or Duo Realis jerkbaits. He said, “The striper quality is picking up in the northern region of the aqueduct, but the central region of Fresno and Kings counties continues to produce the best quality with more and more anglers reporting signs of boil activity. The stripers should become even more active as the water cools during the month of October. One of our members landed a 41-inch lineside on Sunday.” The FishAholics are sponsoring an open striper derby Oct. 24 from midnight to noon, believed to be the first event of its kind to be held out of the aqueduct. In the south aqueduct in Kern County, Jacob Rutledge of Bob’s Bait in Bakersfield reported catfish are the top species with super meal worms, nightcrawlers or Katnip Beef Bait. Striped bass action remains fair with the reaction baits, and a few largemouth bass are taken on plastics or live minnows.

Boaters can still launch, but exposed rockpiles and islands continue to limit them to idling their main engine or using a trolling motor. Bass fishing is best with topwater frogs along the weed mats or working the bottom over structure with Senkos. Catfish are the top species at night with chicken livers, sardines or anchovies from the shore. The crappie bite has slowed after a spurt of small fish a few weeks back. The area above the buoy line is open, but there is little water. Submerged hazards beyond the buoy line are not marked, and the area is a no-wake zone. The lake held at 467.12 feet in elevation and 7 percent capacity.

Call: Six Star Tackle Box 673-5688; Eastman Lake 689-3255

Merritt Gilbert said, “There is no access for trailered boats, but kayakers are finding bass to 3 pounds with Senkos over the submerged island tops. The fishing pressure is much less than at nearby Eastman, and the quality of bass is better as a result. Catfish are biting anchovies, sardines, or mackerel with the best action in the evenings. The lake dropped slightly to 447.40 feet in elevation and 5 percent capacity.

Call: Fresno Fisherman’s Warehouse 225-1838; Valley Rod Gun, Clovis 292-3474; Six Star Tackle Box 673-5688; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hensley Lake Hidden Dam 673-5151

Trout fishing remains very slow. Bass fishing is best with drop-shot plastics in shad patterns at depths from 40-60 feet. The boat launch has a slight curve, but once you get around that, launching two boats at the same time is possible. The lake dropped slightly to 673.80 feet in elevation and 32 percent capacity

Call: Monte Smith (209) 581-4734; Danny Layne-Fish’n Dan (209) 586-2383; Gary Vella (209) 652-7550; Bait Barn (209) 874-3011

Jacob Rutledge of Bob’s Bait in Bakersfield reported the Kern County Fair is the top draw in the area, and most anglers are choosing to wait a week or two before returning to the water. At Isabella, catfish are the top species with Secret 7 Catfish Bait, Sonny’s Dip Bait, 3-inch super meal worms and Katnip Beef Bait. Rutledge said, “The Secret 7 has been the hot bait this week.” The best fishing is in the South Fork along the long flat by Red’s Marina. There is a small window for largemouth bass in the early mornings with crankbaits, but the bite dies by mid-morning with the arrival of the heat. Crappie fishing remains slow. With the low lake levels, it is necessary to use a four-wheel-drive vehicle to launch your vessel from the dirt ramp near Red’s Marina. There are no marinas or courtesy docks in the lake. The lake dropped slightly to 2,522.47 feet in elevation and 5 percent capacity. The lower Kern River remained solid for largemouth bass with plastics from the mouth of the canyon down to Democrat Beach. Zoom Trick Worms or Deadly Duo custom-poured plastics in green pumpkin or watermelon colors are the top baits. There have been few reports from the upper river. Rutledge has been finding fair action at Riverwalk for largemouth bass with drop-shotting plastics. Crappie fishermen are heading to Buena Vista with live minnows.

Call: Bob’s Bait (661) 833-8657; North Fork Marina (760) 376-1812

The lake is dropping, and Larry Kerns of the Visalia Bass Club said, “This is the time when the bass congregate over the submerged road beds, rockpiles, and ledges in the shallow water pool.” Deep-diving crankbaits and drop-shot plastics are the top offerings. Live minnows or crawdads also are effective for bank fishermen. Bluegill, catfish or crappie can be taken on live crickets. The lake receded 2.5 feet this week to 597.55 feet in elevation and 10 percent capacity.

Call: Sierra Sporting Goods 592-5212

The lake is extremely low at 575.83 feet in elevation and 5 percent capacity, but bass fishing is good for suspended fish targeting the shad schools. Carp have moved into the shallows, and dough bait is the top offering.

Call: Sequoia Fishing Co. 539-5626, sequoiafishingcompany.com

Bass fishing continued to be very good for anglers willing to launch at the Barrett’s North Shore ramp and make the long walk back to the parking lot. Plastics on the drop-shot or dart head as well as Senkos are working for spotted bass to 2 pounds. The minnow bite has been slow. Trout are taken with dough bait or nightcrawlers on a sliding sinker rig with a 4- to 5-foot leader. The Merced River is closed to fishing until Jan. 1 between the Crocker-Huffman Bridge to G Street in Snelling because of warm water conditions. The lake dropped nearly 2 feet to 606.14 in elevation and 9 percent capacity.

Call: A-1 Bait (209) 563-6505; Bub Tosh (209) 404-0053

The annual Merced Irrigation Derby Fall Trout Derby has been postponed until April 9-10. The Turlock RC Float Fly Club took over the lake this past weekend for their annual flying show. The campgrounds were filled during the event. With no trout plants for the past several months, action remained very slow. The McSwain Marina is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Call: McSwain Marina (209) 378-2534

Merritt Gilbert of Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis said, “The lake is rising steadily with releases from the smaller reservoirs upstream. There are numerous small bass in the 8- to 9-inch range boiling on the surface, and fishermen are tossing one-quarter to half-ounce Kastmasters for a few keepers with a ratio of nine shakers to one keeper. A healthy limit will weigh 5-7 pounds. The bass are suspended at depths to 20 feet, and at least one boat found a quality limits averaging 1.5 pounds trolling through the suspended fish near Winchell Cove. There have been no reports of striped bass.”All vessels must possess a low-emission motor. Millerton rose once again to 492.86 feet in elevation and 38 percent capacity because of releases from upstream reservoirs, increasing 4 feet in the past week. There are only a few anglers working the lower San Joaquin, and most interest is around Sycamore Island for bass on drop-shot plastics. Regulations on the lower San Joaquin, and from Friant Dam downstream to the Highway 140 Bridge, allow only two hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead with a total of four in possession.

Call: Fresno Fisherman’s Warehouse 225-1838; Valley Rod & Gun 292-3474

Area residents have been returning to their homes over the past week, but the devastation from the Butte Fire has left more than 500 families with no home to return. Fishing at New Melones continues to be very slow, leading John Lietchy of Glory Hole Sporting Goods to state, “The is the tail end of the worst summer season possible in the area, with the effects of the drought and the fire limiting interest. The launch ramp is still on the gravel and requires a four-wheel drive, but it is in better shape than a few weeks back.” Catfishing is the best option at the lake from the shore, and large whiskerfish continue to be taken from the banks on a weekly basis with frozen shad, sardines, mackerel or nightcrawlers. Melones catfish seem to prefer fish since they feed on the small shad that are schooling throughout the lake. The lake’s bass also are targeting the shad schools, and as a result, they are suspended in the water column up above structure in open water. Lietchy said, “This is a typical late summer bite, as the warm daytime temperatures are more reflective of the summer than the fall at the current time.” There hasn’t been anyone trolling for trout or kokanee within the past week, but the cooler nights and shorter days combined with some rain should kick the bite back open. The rainbows are currently holding in deep water near the dam, spillway, and along the main river channel. The lake dropped 3.5 feet to 11 percent capacity and 798.50 feet in elevation. Tulloch dropped 4 feet to 498.86 in elevation and 81 percent capacity with more water releases anticipated.

Call: Glory Hole Sports (209) 736-4333; Monte Smith (209) 581-4734; Danny Layne-Fish’n Dan (209) 586-2383; Sierra Sport Fishing (209) 599-2023

Merritt Gilbert of Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis said, “The lake remains in the doldrums with an average of 7 to 8 bass per trip with a few keepers in the 13.5 to 14-inch range with drop-shot plastics or Senkos as the fish are holding in suspended groupings.” Catfish are biting anchovies, sardines, or nightcrawlers in the evenings. A few bluegill are found around the docks at Deer Creek with wax worms or red worms. No trout reports with most area fishermen heading to Shaver, Wishon, or Courtright. Carp fishing is another option with dough bait in the shallows. The lake dropped slightly to 723.12 feet in elevation and 12 percent capacity. In the lower Kings River, interest for planted trout continues to be very slow with few fishermen out with the low flows on the lower river. Regulations in the Kings River above and below Pine Flat Dam set the season as running from the last Saturday in April to Nov. 15 from Pine Flat Dam downstream to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bridge on Pine Flat Road with a five-fish limit. The bridge is the first one west of the dam.

Call: Fresno Fisherman’s Warehouse 225-1838; Valley Rod & Gun 292-3474; Sequoia Fishing Co. 539-5626; The I Forgot Store 787-3689

Alex Tran at Coyote Bait and Tackle in Morgan Hill said, “Drifting live jumbo minnows or trolling jointed plugs such as P-Line Predators, Rebels, or Yozuri Crystal Minnows are producing more quality striped bass at depths from 60-80 feet near the trash racks, Quiensabe Point and the creek channel out of Dinosaur Point. The launch ramp at Dinosaur Point is on the second ramp, and there is a submerged berm on the left hand side of the cove.” Roger George of Roger George Guide Service said that the trolling bite has been tough, with fewer than normal numbers the past two weeks, but there were a couple big fish. “Dexter Ibara of Fowler said they only caught six average fish trolling, but it was topped by one nice 21-pounder they let go using the Seaqualizer tool. Up-and-coming big striper angler Jordan Combs of Los Banos told me the trolling bite was very slow, but he hooked a new personal record 44-incher estimated at 35 pounds after it pegged out his 30-pound scale. He released it using the Seaqualizer. I’m seeing a lot of the really good striper anglers now conscientiously using the Seaqualizer tool to put their big fish back, while harvesting just a few smaller ones if they want some to eat,” George said. In the O’Neill Forebay, small striped bass are the rule with flukes or ripbaits being the top producers. The spraying operations have limited the weed growth along the shore, allowing fishermen to cast with less intrusion. Pile worms, blood worms, anchovies or shad are working near Check 12 or the Highway 152 Bridge for small striped bass. The main lake continues to release water at a rapid clip for agricultural and domestic uses, though imports from the Delta kept the lake stable at 20 percent despite a release of 434 acre-feet Monday.

Call: Coyote Bait andTackle (408) 463-0711, Roger George of rogergeorgeguideservice.com (559) 905-2954

The launch ramp is getting to the end of the concrete, and there are large potholes on one side of the concrete ramp. One angler launched a 15-foot aluminum, but he had difficulty getting it in and out of the lake. The Sheriff’s Motor Fee is no longer in effect. Bass fishermen will be returning, but small fish are currently the rule. A few rainbows are holding from Miller’s Landing to the dam in the deep water.

Call: Todd Wittwer 288-8100; Mike Beighey 642-3748

High country along Kaiser Pass has been limited to deer or bear hunters, with few fishermen making the trek over the winding and narrow road.

Call: Vermilion Valley Resort at Edison Lake 259-4000

Kokanee action has started to wind down, but it held out for a decent showing for last weekend’s Kokanee Power Derby. Dick Nichols of Dick’s Fishing Charters said, “This is normal for this time of year, and a few spawning kokanee will be landed here or there for the next couple of weeks, but it is time to focus upon the rainbow trout. The trout bite continues to great, and we did pick up a 3.9-pounder and several other 2-pounders to go with the balance of 11- to 12-inch fish this past week. We also sound some kokanee and added these to our three limits on both Saturday and Sunday.” Nichols is working around the island, Eagle Point and the Stevenson Creek areas from 20-40 feet deep with orange Apex lures or Koke Busters tipped with a piece of nightcrawler behind Captain Jack's C.J. Dodgers on the downriggers. On the side poles, Nichols is using Dick’s Trout Busters tipped with a piece of crawler behind a weighted Mountain Flashers on a long setback of 100 feet behind the boat which brings the lure down to 20 feet in depth. Blade/ crawler combinations and a variety of spinner lures also are working for rainbows, and jigging outside of the island or the Point near the bottom structure could produce a few of the spawning kokanee. Bank fishing has been hit or miss, with the most success near the Sierra Marina and also near Black Rock. Trout dough bait or nightcrawlers are the top offerings for shore fishermen. Smallmouth bass continue to strike just about anything near the rocks, but crickets seem to be the best bait. Panther Martin small spinners in brown or yellow also are producing. Steve Santoro of Fish Box Charters has pulled his boat out of the Shaver Lake Marina as the docks have been moved into deeper water, but he will tow and launch when needed. He has been trolling at depths from 35-40 feet in the deep channel between Black Rock and the Boy Scout Camp and also from the Island to the back of the lake. At Huntington, the launch ramp is inaccessible for trailered boats, but if a few storms show up within the next month, the experienced brown trout fishermen will drag their aluminum boats to the lake’s edge. Bank fishing remains solid at the mouth of Rancheria Creek or Dams 1 and 2.

Call: Dick’s Fishing Charters 841-2740; Dinkey Creek Inn 841-3435; Rancheria Marina 893-3234; Shaver Lake Sports Inc. 841-2740; Fish Box Charters 871-3937

The Rough Fire in Kings and Fresno Counties is still burning, but it is moving away from Wishon and Courtright and nearly 70 percent containment. Smoky conditions that plagued the Fresno area and the high country have dissipated during the past week. Chuck Crane of the Wishon Village RV Park and Store said, “The skies have really cleared up the past five or six days with the fire moving away from the area. Trollers at Wishon are finding very good action near the dam and the launch ramp area with quick limits on blade/crawler combinations, Speedy Shiners, or Needlefish at 2-4 colors of lead core, and the larger fish are showing up including a few nice, fat browns to 16 inches.” Shore fishing requires patience, but Lori Hartman and her family from Clovis took a boat to the headwaters for several limits of rainbows in the 14- to 18-inch range with trout dough bait and salmon eggs. Wishon is fluctuating in level, but the launch remains on the concrete ramp. The roads on the back side of the lake past the dam remain closed due to access only for fire-fighting equipment. At Courtright, the launch ramp is inaccessible as the lake has been lowered for maintenance to the dam. Shore fishing continues to be outstanding with Al and Connie Black of Clovis returning with limits from 14-19 inches using trout dough bait near the dam. Information on the Rough Fire is available at 332-2028.

Call: Wishon RV Park 865-5361

It’s still all about rockfish along this section of the coast, but there are a few salmon scratched out by trollers between the buoys in front of the harbors. The humpback whales are feeding heavily on the anchovy schools close to the coast. Salmon are inside the harbor, and anglers are tossing Mad River Pink Worms on a flossing rig or heavy spoons for the chance at legally hooking a fish. Second Captain Michael Cabanas of the Huli Cat went rockfishing off Eel Rock on Sunday, and they limited out by 10:30 a.m. with Chand Himendar from San Mateo picking up an 8-pound cabezon and a 6-pound Wolf eel on shrimp fly. They also put in quality lings and a bonus halibut.

Call: Happy Hooker (510) 223-5388; Roger Thomas, Salty Lady (415) 760-9362; Bait and Switch Sport Fishing Center (650) 726-7133726-7133; Emeryville Sport Fishing (510) 654-6040; Don Franklin, Soleman (510) 703-4148

Chris Arcoleo of Chris’ Landing in Monterey reported the Star of Monterey stayed local Sunday for limits of rockfish and 22 ling cod for 33 fishermen. They were able to find this score without the advantage of live bait, but the Sabiki rigs are back on the boats, and they will be jigging for live mackerel Monday. They have small groups during the week, but there are two Point Sur charters on the coming weekend. The anchovies and mackerel in the bay are thick, and the whales are still hanging near the coast. There is still room for the opening days of Dungeness crab season starting Nov. 7.

Call: Chris’ Landing (831) 375-5951; Bayside Marine (831) 475-2173; usafishing.com

The salmon bite continues to reward some and punish others along the Marin coast. Captain Roger Thomas of the Salty Lady out of Sausalito reported excellent action on Friday for 10 salmon to 25 pounds. Second Captain Jerad Davis ran the Salty Lady on Monday for 16 salmon to 33 pounds for 10 anglers trolling from the Duxbury Buoy to the Towers. Rockfishing continues to be lights out with the ling cod coming into the shallows to spawn. The Happy Hooker out of Berkeley found great action up the Marin coast Saturday with 24 limits of rockfish and 41 ling cod to 17 pounds on a charter. Their next open load will be Sunday, and there is still room on board for the opening Sunday of crab season. The Sea Wolf, New Huck Finn and New Salmon Queen out of Emeryville Sport Fishing combined for 71 limits of rockfish and 118 lings to 15 pounds along with 250 sand dabs and mackerel at the Farallon Islands. It’s Shark Week again on the California Dawn, and Captains James and Chris Smith have been putting their limited loads onto huge sevengill sharks along with the odd leopard shark. They are fishing deep water near Yellow Bluff. Keith Fraser of Loch Lomond Bait and Tackle in San Rafael said, “There are bass all over the harbor and in the bay, but 90 percent of the bass are shakers in the 15- to 15.5-inch range. There are bass everywhere.” Trollers and bait drifters are catching and releasing loads of the shakers, and the time has come to start fishing on the anchor for bass and sturgeon. Captain Gordie Hough of the Morningstar went out with 10 anglers Saturday for limits of rockfish and several lings before drifting along the San Francisco waterfront near Crissy Field for 14 halibut to 23 pounds.

Rockfishing was limits all around at both ports over the weekend with the Fiesta out of Virg’s Landing in Morro Bay scoring 25 limits of rockfish and 25 lings to 11.7 pounds Monday. The big fish was taken by James Kesting of Dinuba. The San Pedro Special and Endeavor out of Morro Bay Landing combined for 45 limits of rockfish and 49 ling cod to 16 pounds, and Shay Williams of Bakersfield took the jackpot on the San Pedro Special with an 11-pound ling. Out of Port San Luis, the Patriot and Avenger combined for 34 limits of rockfish and 18 ling cod to 12 pounds on Saturday. There is live bait at Port San Luis and Morro Bay Landing. The Avila Beach Pier is closed, but the Harford Pier at Port San Luis remains open. The John Rowley Ling Cod Tournament is Dec. 12, and the largest ling cod each week qualifies.

Call: Virg’s Landing, (805) 772-1222; (800) 762-5263; Patriot Sports Fishing (805) 595-4100; Port Side Marine Sports Launch (805) 595-7214

Salmon have arrived in the metropolitan Sacramento area with 5-7 coming every day below the Freeport Bridge for those jigging spoons or tossing heavy spinners from the shore. Striper fishing has been best in the upper Delta near the Deep Water Channel or in the west Delta near Collinsville. Brackish water is flooding farther east into the Delta because of continued pumping into the water-conveyance systems and the lack of fresh water flow from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, leading leopard sharks to be taken in lower Suisun Bay near the Mothball Fleet. A few sturgeon fishermen are coming out of the woodwork with the arrival of a supply of grass shrimp in select shops. Salmon also made a major showing earlier in the week at the Dillon Point State Park in lower Suisun Bay with 22 fish taken on one day. Striper fishing slowed during the week of big tides. The big tides around the full moon have slowed action, and the high winds at the beginning of the week broke off the weeds, making trolling in Broad Slough almost impossible. ” The hyacinth was thick near Rio Vista, but the tides moved the mats around throughout the river. Rio Vista Bait reported the salmon counts have been climbing, with salmon and striped bass landed across the river near the Duck Club. The top striper areas have been Three Mile Slough, Sherman Island and Decker Island with fresh shad, blood worms, sardines or live mudsuckers. A few sturgeon have been landed in Cache Slough as well as off Sherman Island at Marker 16. A few sturgeon are starting to show up. Jonathan Dixon of Dublin, aka “CaptFishAlot,” landed a fat 58-inch diamondback out of Pittsburg on eel Sunday. The Rio Vista Bass Derby and Festival is approaching, with the 68th annual event Oct. 9-11. Information is available at bassfestival.com. A few quality striped bass can be found in the San Joaquin River, but for the most part, it is a “dinkfest,” with shakers dominating action for bait fishermen also with spoons. Randy Pringle, the Fishing Instructor, vacated the stained water in Suisun Bay to work his way back into the San Joaquin River for “tons of small striped bass” on Optimum’s Double AA swimbaits, in particular, the new Bad Bubba Shad. He said, “Take a pair of binoculars and follow the birds since the stripers will be working bait on the surface.” For largemouth bass, Pringle has been working the Havoc Flat Dog weedless Texas-rigged on a Zappu head for better than average quality. He said, “The plastic floats slowly through the weeds, and you can take 30-40 bass per trip to 3 pounds. It is a good opportunity to learn how to feel the bite on the plastics.” The weeds that provide umbrella-like shade are the best locations, as they are ambush zones for the bass. “The bass are just pummeling the lure if you keep it in the strike zone as long as possible, and the larger fish are coming on the topwater lures.” Dan Mathisen of Delta Dan’s Outdoors in Oakley held the first of three Striperfests for the season Saturday, and they paid out 100 percent of the $50 entry for the 20 boats entered. Ryan Hulbert and Jesse Schryuer won with a total of 61 inches for two fish. Justin and Gage Comages took second with one 37.5-inch striper. Mathisen said, “Experienced fishermen are averaging from 20-30 fish per tide working from Pittsburg to False River with Bad Bubba swimbaits or topwater Delta Mizers, but everything is in the shallows below 4 feet. If you don’t have any current, you have to move on.” Also for largemouth bass, Alan Fong of the Fisherman’s Warehouse in Sacramento has been tossing Senkos for numbers of bass on the east Delta, but large fish have been hard to come by. They landed largemouths to 4.6 pounds, but this was the exception, rather than the rule. The water hyacinth is thick in the east Delta, but spray boats are out on the water attacking the vegetation. In the Stockton area, Brandon Gallegos of H and R Bait reported quality stripers to 7 pounds have been landed near Mossdale with topwater lures or fresh shad, and there are boils in Whiskey Slough, with the linesides breaking the surface chasing bait.

Call: Randy Pringle (209) 543-6260; Captain Stan Koenigsberger – Quetzal Adventures (925) 570-5303; Intimidator Sport Fishing (916) 806-3030

Lopez and Nacimiento are the only coastal lakes where boats can be launched given the low water conditions. The launch ramp at Lopez is anticipated to remain open for the rest of the season as the lake is holding at 34 percent capacity. There are a number of upcoming tournaments scheduled for Lopez and Nacimiento. Santa Margarita is very low, and terrestrial wildlife has reclaimed the exposed section of the lake. Santa Margarita is less than 15 percent capacity, but the marina store is open for supplies and rental vessels. San Antonio remains closed.

Call: Lake Nacimiento (805) 238-1056, ext. 3; Lake San Antonio Marina (805) 472-2818; Central Coast Bass Fishing.com (805) 466-6557

• Delta Dan’s Catch, Photo and Release Striperfest (two-fish, total length) on Sept. 27 at Delta/Big Break Marina: 1, Ryan Hulbert/Jesse Schryuer 61 inches; 2, Justin and Gage Comages 37.5 inches; 3,– Roy Champ

• Thursday: Glory Hole Sporting Goods Catfish Derby at New Melones
• Saturday: Tracy Bass Club at Delta/Tracy Oasis
• Saturday-Sunday: Future Pro Tour at Delta/Russo’s Marina
• Sunday: Modesto Ambassadors at Delta/Ladd’s Marina
• Oct. 9-11: 65th annual Rio Vista Bass Derby at Rio Vista, bassfestival.com
• Oct. 10: Sonora Bass Club at Delta/B and W Resort; Kerman Bass Club at Bass Lake; Visalia Bass Club at Kaweah; Taft Bass Club at Lopez
• Oct. 10: “Downrigging Tactics and Lures for Stripers.” Roger George will bring his 21-foot Starcraft guide boat and conduct the striper seminar from 2-3 p.m. in the parking lot at the new Fresno Sportsman’s Warehouse
• Oct. 10-11: Angler’s Choice at Delta/Russo’s Marina
• Oct. 11: Bass 101 at New Melones; Kings VIII Bass Club at Eastman
• Oct. 17: Delta Dan’s Outdoors Catch, Photo, and Release Striper Derby at Delta/Big Break Marina; Manteca Bassin’ Buddies at Don Pedro; Kern County Bassmasters at Pine Flat; Golden Empire Bass Club at Kaweah; Lake Isabella Bass Club at Isabella; Bakersfield Bass Club at Nacimiento; 101 Bassat Lopez
• Oct. 17-18: Fresno Bass Club at Delta/B and W Resort
• Oct. 18: Tracy Bass Club at Delta/Tracy Oasis; Hook, Line, and Sinker at Delta/Russo’s Marina; Kings River Bass Club at Pine Flat; 101 Bass at Nacimiento
• Oct. 24: California Aqueduct-Kettleman City Fishing Access, Fishaholics Striper Derby, thefishaholics.com, midnight to noon; Sierra Bass Club at McClure
• Oct. 25: Stockton Bass Club at Delta/Ladd’s Marina; Success Bass Club at Kaweah
• Oct. 30-31: California Bass Federation at New Melones

• Tuolumne County: Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch); Moccasin Creek; Powerhouse Stream

This story was originally published September 29, 2015 at 4:24 PM with the headline "Fishing Report: Week of Sept. 29."