Fishing report for week of Sept. 9-15: Millerton bass bite best in Valley

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.

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San Francisco rockfish, stripers and halibut hitting, Steve Mitchell said. Millerton bass bite best in Valley, Jake Figgs reported. McClure bass vastly improved bite, Ryan Cook said. Southern California Aqueduct stripers and catfish active, Pete Cormier reported. Monterey halibut and rockfish providing good action, Joey Stagnaro said.

Key

1-Try dynamite

2-Have to work hard

3-Limits possible

4-Fish jumpin’ in boat

The triple-digit heat has limited interest in the California Aqueduct to the early morning or evening hours as the lack of shade is a major deterrent. Those willing to brave the heat are picking up a few striped bass with anchovies, sardines, or shad. Largemouth bass are taken on Senkos or Rat-L-Traps.

In the southern portion in Kern County, Pete Cormier of Bob’s Bait in Bakersfield said, “We are selling out of blood worms quickly, either for the aqueduct or the surf, and live minnows have been very popular. Striped bass and catfishing has been solid with cut baits, blood worms, or live minnows, but the moss and debris is getting thick.”

Call: Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis 292-3474; Bob’s Bait Bucket 661-833-8657

Call: Eastman Lake 689-3255

Call: Valley Rod Gun, Clovis 292-3474; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hensley Lake Hidden Dam 673-5151

Call: Monte Smith 209-581-4734; Kyle Wise – Head Hunter Guide Service 209-531-3966; Ryan Cook – Ryan Cook’s Fishing 691-7008

Call: Bob’s Bait Bucket 661-833-8657; North Fork Marina 760-376-1812; Golden Trout Pack Station 542-2816

Call: Sierra Sporting Goods 592-5212

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

Call: Ryan Cook – Ryan Cook’s Fishing 691-7008

Minimal change here as the focus has transitioned at this lake to primarily a recreational water park as trout plants have been limited. Intermittent holdover rainbow trout are possible in the early mornings or late evenings off of the Brush Pile, Handicapped Docks, or the peninsula near the marina with trout dough bait or inflated nightcrawlers.

Call: McSwain Marina 209-378-2534

Figgs said, “The best bass bite in the region is taking place here as the lake has the most water in the region. Bass fishermen are heading up the river arm as far as possible to work plastics on the drop-shot, Ned Rig, or wacky-rig. Spy baits are also working as the bass are chasing shad, and the Duo Realis 80 mm spy bait in Ghost Minnow are working best. Neo Pearl is also a popular color pattern. Catfishing is solid at Sky Harbor or on near the Madera launch ramp with sardines or mackerel.” Park hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and boats on the water after dark must have navigation lights and observe the 5 mph speed limit. The lake dropped to 42%.

Sycamore Island is open Friday through Sunday and state holidays from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Call: Valley Rod & Gun 292-3474

Call: Glory Hole Sports 209-736-4333; Monte Smith 209-581-4734; John Liechty Xperience Fishing Guide Service 209-743-9932

Figgs said, “The lowered pool of water has limited access to the river arm, and the bass bite remains very tough. Most anglers are targeting catfish by positioning their boat in 10 feet of water and casting out to 25 feet with chicken livers or cut bait. The occasional bass is taken on black Keitech swimbaits at night with others trolling deep-diving crankbaits such as Strike King’s Rage Swimmers or with Rapala DT10s.”

The lake continues to recede, and it dropped slightly to 21% this week. A trout plant was released into the lower Kings this week, and the flows are backing off.

Call: Valley Rod & Gun 292-3474; Sequoia Fishing Co. 539-5626

Roger George of Roger George Guide Service reported that the full moon slowed the fishing early this week, but that by Saturday, the bite for smaller schoolie fish was decent for trollers with some sporadic topwater action In Portuguese Cove. He said, “Some anglers have gotten into boils, but you’ve got to be in the right place at the right time. It seems that the schools of smaller stripers are moving fairly quickly chasing the shad that are coming to the surface in the morning. I’ve seen a lot of fish biting early, then going inactive as the day goes on once the moon sets. I guided two guests last Tuesday on a windy warm day, and we were able to catch 13 fish in the 20- to 22-inch range trolling Lucky Crafts at 50 to 70 feet. I scouted again on Friday, but the fish were scattered and not on a good bite. The lake rose 5 feet during the fire closure, but they are now, uncharacteristically releasing water back out the last couple days so the level is at about 969,000-acre feet. The water temperatures are in the 76- to 77-degree range, and the blue green algae is causing the visibility to be as low as a few inches in some parts of the lake. The heat will probably accelerate the algae density. Overall, the reaction bite for schoolies can go from decent to poor. Topwater, jerkbaits, and trolling to cover water looking for active schools seems to be the best bet right now. There are some decent 7- to 10-pound fish being caught at night from shore on lures.”

lex Tran of Coyote Bait and Tackle in Morgan Hill reported reaction baits such as Pencil Poppers, flukes, jerkbaits, or swimbaits with a scrounger head are all working from the shorelines at night. Trollers are starting to run umbrella rigs in various color patterns.”

In the O’Neill Forebay, Tran said, “The striped bass bite has been pretty good for undersized linesides with jerkbaits tossed along the edge of the channel, and trollers are starting to use umbrella rigs.” Pumping from the south Delta has begun once again, and the lake rose from 47% to 48%.

Call: Coyote Bait and Tackle 408-463-0711, Roger George, 905-2954, rogergeorgeguideservice.com

Kokanee trollers found up to 7 fish to 14 inches at depths from 35 to 45 feet with pink hoochies behind a pink dodger. There are still a few of the 3rd -year kokanee still in the lake. Bass fishing is very slow with plastics on the drop-shot producing a few fish. The numbers of big kokanee are diminishing, but rainbow trout can be taken on pink or blue Radical Glow Tubes or Mag Tackle hoochie spinners behind a Rocky Mountain purple Moonshine dodger at depths to 40 feet continues to be the ticket.

The lake held 93%. Lake webcams and conditions: basslakeca.com/index.php.

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

Edison dropped to 31%, Florence dropped to 30% and Mammoth Pool dropped to 47%.

Call: Vermilion Valley Resort at Edison Lake 259-4000

Dick Nichols of Dick’s Fishing Charters reported that last week was another good week at Shaver Lake with multiple limits being the rule. He said, “Dick’s Mountain Hoochies in pink or orange along with Dick’s Fire Sticks in orange or orange Koke Busters tipped with corn scented with Tom’s Secret Sauce behind orange/silver or purple/silver 5.7-inch Mountain Dodgers at depths from 88 to 94 feet in deep water near the Point. He said, “I don’t know how long the 3-year old fish will last, but the 2nd-year kokanee in the 14- to 16-inch range have been pretty regular. Trout fishing remains slow, and if I was interested in trout, I would work the area from Black Rock to the Tunnel at 20 to 25 feet with Dick’s Trout Busters tipped with corn and a piece of nightcrawler behind a weighted Mountain Flasher or at 3 to 4 colors of leadcore. I initially planned to wrap up my season on Sept. 15 , but with the fire still raging, we may not be back on the water for some time.”

Todd Wittwer of Kokanee.net Guide Service was also on the lake with clients prior to the fire’s outbreak, and he said, “We have been working between 70 and 100 feet, and the blue Radical Glow Tube has been the most consistent setup behind a Rocky Mountain Tackle Moonshine dodger as the pink RGT has been far less effective. It’s either been the blue, orange, or purple RGT at these depths, and we have landed as many as 5 of the 3rd -year kokanee on a single trip this week.”

The guide boats of Wittwer, Nichols, and Tom Oliveira are all moored at the Shaver Lake Marina at Edison Point, and they are in the path of the fire as of press time.

Shaver receded from 81% to 79%.

Sierra Marina launch ramp webcam: sierramarina.com/camera.html.

Call: Dick Nichols, Dick’s Fishing Charters 281-6948; Todd Wittwer, Kokanee.net Guide Service 288-8100; Dinkey Creek Inn 841-3435; Tom Oliveira Fishing 802-8072

Prior to the fire’s outbreak, a trout plant occurred before the holiday weekend.

Call: Wishon RV Park 865-5361

Go to fresnobee.com/fishing for Ocean, Delta, Kern County and Central Coast lakes, event results and tournament schedules and trout plants.Trout plants

Kings River below Pine Flat Dam weeks of Sept. 6, 13 and 20 according to California Department of Fish and Wildlife as of Sept. 7.

Ocean

Half Moon Bay

Salmon 2 Rockfish 3 Striper 2 Surf Perch 2

Rockfishing remains the top draw in the area although a few salmon have moved into the harbor for those tossing pink worms or beads near the restrooms.

Captain Tom Mattusch of the Huli Cat has been working the CFRP rockfish sampling trips, and he just ended four days of work out of Half Moon Bay before heading back up to Bodega Bay next week. He said, “We sampled and tagged some tremendous ling cod and big vermilion rockfish in the reference zone, and these fish are tagged to see where they travel. The populations in the closed zone are very healthy, and we tagged a number of fish. The six packs have been heading out for limits of rockfish early before spending a few hours of trolling for salmon on the chance that you might find one.”

A commercial albacore boat landed 60 longfins 100 miles due west of the harbor this past week.

The Pacifica Municipal Pier is open from 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily.

Call: Captain Dennis Baxter – New Captain Pete (650) 576-3844; Captain Tom Mattusch – Huli Cat (650) 619-0459.

Monterey/Santa Cruz

Salmon 1 Rockfish 3 Striper 2 Surf Perch 2 Halibut 3

Chris Arcoleo of Chris’s Fishing said, “Rockfishing remains outstanding, and we returned with a combined 44 limits of rockfish and a ling cod on Monday working the local reefs. We are planning to fish Point Sur as much as possible depending upon the weather conditions, and there is increased room during the weeks as the interest is starting to wane just a little bit as we have been very busy for the majority of the summer after our reopening.”

Allan Bushnell of the Santa Cruz Kayak and Surfcasting Guide Service said, “Though rockfish start moving to deeper waters, lingcod begin to move in in preparation for winter spawning. While the bottomfish are heading deeper, September can also feature incredible shallow water bites with the schoolie rockfish such as yellows, blues, blacks and calico. The sport boats around the bay continue to report limits or near-limits on all their trips. Private boater Joe Baxter confirmed the halibut bite is still strong in the Capitola area. Along with fellow fishermen John Bartch and Randy Denham, Baxter cashed in on the big flatfish on Sunday. “It was insane! We got five keepers and 12 shorts fishing in the Capitola area. Water was grease. It’s the best I’ve seen in years!” Baxter attributed the non-stop action to the quality live bait they jigged up in the morning. “We had the best live bait all day,” he reported. Joey Stagnaro from Stagnaro Sportfishing had similar comments in regards to rockfishing the deeper reefs north of Santa Cruz this week. "It's the best I've ever seen!" Stagnaro exclaimed. Full-day and half-day trips on the Velocity and Legacy are slamming big red rockfish from the deeper reefs. Fishing generally in 120-160 feet of water on the reefs just north of Santa Cruz, Stagnaro is astounded with the number of big vermilion and canary rockfish his clients are pulling up. "Every day we're seeing big fish, in the six to nine-pound range!"”

The Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project suffered major damage to their hatchery near Davenport due to the CZU Lightning Fire Complex, and they will need assistance to rebuild this essential program for Coho salmon and steelhead in the watersheds of the Central Coast. Donations are accepted at the website - https://mbstp.org/ or through https://www.gofundme.com/f/coho-salmon-in-crisis-after-santa-cruz-fire .

Call: Chris’ Landing (831) 375-5951; Allen Bushnell – Santa Cruz Kayak and Surf Casting (831) 251-9732.

San Francisco Bay

Salmon 2 Halibut 3 Striper 3 Rockfish 3 Leopard shark 2 Sturgeon 2

Rockfishing is quickly taking center stage as the salmon bite has been up and down, but there were signs that another push of salmon will be moving down from above Point Reyes this week. The salmon bite was extremely slow over the weekend, but there were improved scores on Monday with the Salty Lady out of Sausalito returning with 12 salmon to 13 pounds after the scores were as low as 3 salmon on Friday. Most boats returned with scores from zero to three on Friday, but the bite progressively improved over the next few days. Halibut fishing remains very good inside of the bay, and there are striped bass holding along the rocks in San Pablo Bay.

Captain Steve Mitchell of Hook’d Up Sport Fishing put in 6 limits of halibut on Sunday working the central bay along the Berkeley Flats as he convinced his passengers to focus on halibut after the very slow salmon fishing over the weekend. The Pacific Dream out of Berkeley also put up an excellent score of 25 halibut to 25 pounds on Monday for 20 anglers working the bay. The two top locations have been Southhampton Shoals and the Berkeley Flats. The halibut outside of the Golden Gate on the bars has slowed down as the fish are moving into the bay.

Rockfishing has been outstanding with limits on every trip, and the California Dawn out of Berkeley was out on Monday with 19 anglers for limits of rockfish along with 7 lings before returning to the bay for 10 halibut to 23 pounds.

Striped bass are found on the rocks in San Pablo Bay, and although the size of the linesides are small, they are feisty as they are boiling on the surface on the outgoing tide.

Ed Liu of Bay Tackle in El Cerrito said, “The stripers are back in the bay from Emeryville to the Carquinez Bridge, and we are scoring stripers to 33 inches with 80 percent of the linesides being of legal length. Various swimbaits in white, white/chartreuse, or white flaky belly with a greenish top, and we are picking up some on Poppers in the early mornings before the sun comes up. The Marin side of the bay has been slow, but typically, the Marin side is always better. Halibut have been here and there with some solid areas from the end of the Berkeley Pier, the Bay Bridge, and along the Alameda Rockwall. The good news is the halibut are big with a number in the 20’s and 30’s.”

Call: Captain Trent Slate Bite Me Charters (415) 307-8582; Captain Jerad Davis, Salty Lady (415) 760-9362; Captain Steve Mitchell of Hook’d Up Sport Fishing (707) 655-6736; Happy Hooker (510) 223-5388;

San Luis Obispo

Rockfish - 3 Salmon -1 Surf Perch – 2

Rockfishing is solid out of the San Luis Obispo County ports, but ling cod counts remain down. The Starfire out of Morro Bay Landing had the highlight of the week with 22 ling cod to 12 pounds on a full-day trip on Saturday as part of a combined 89 anglers on the Starfire, Endeavor, and two half-day trips on the Avenger returning with a total of 413 vermilion, 45 copper, 6 Boccaccio, 1 Bolina, 317 assorted, 4 cabezon, a rocksole, and and 28 ling cod. Out of Virg’s Landing in Morro Bay, the Fiesta, Rita G, and Black Pearl were out on Monday with 61 anglers for 102 vermilion, 341 assorted rockfish, and 10 ocean whitefish along with 2 ling cod to 10 pounds. Marty Labar of Coarsegold took on jackpot with a 4.5-pound ling cod while Eric Ross of Bakersfield took another jackpot with a 6-pound vermilion. along with 4 ling cod to 11 pounds. Out of Port San Luis, the Patriot the Patriot, Phenix, and Flying Fish were out on Sunday with 49 passengers for rockfish limits consisting of 49 vermilion, 10 copper, 4 Boccaccio, 107 Bolina, 313 assorted rockfish, 1 canary, and 5 ocean whitefish along with 2 ling cod. All ports are running a variety of trips from ½- day to long range ventures far from the harbor.

Call: Virg’s Landing (800) 762-5263; Patriot Sport Fishing (805) 595-4100; Morro Bay Landing

Others

Delta/Stockton

Bass 2 Striper 2 Sturgeon 2 Catfish 3 Bluegill 3 Salmon 2

The Labor Day Weekend brought triple-digit temperatures along with heavy

recreational boat pressure to the Sacramento-Delta. The salmon continue

to run quickly up the river arm due to the extremely hot water temperatures,

but they are slowing down on occasion, particularly in the north Delta below

Freeport. After a long summer of halibut and salmon fishing in San

Francisco Bay and the ocean, anglers are beginning to return to the Delta

to target striped bass and sturgeon. Six-pack operators will begin running

sturgeon trips as early as the beginning of October out of Martinez and

Pittsburg Marinas.

In the north Delta, Johnny Tran of New Romeo’s Bait and Tackle in

Freeport said, “It’s not hot and heavy out here for salmon, but there are fish

taken by those jigging P-Line Laser Minnows along with Slammer Minnows

while trollers are pulling Silvertron Spinners or Brad’s Cut Plugs. There are

even salmon taken once in a while from the banks with Mepp’s Flying C’s.

The salmon are all big, and that’s the good thing. For striped bass, Liberty

Island has been the top location with cut baits scented with garlic oil, blood

worms, or minnows. The catfish are thick in the sloughs with chicken livers

or nightcrawlers while smallmouth bass are found along any of the rocky

bank structure with plastics on the drop-shot, deep-diving crankbaits, or live

minnows. Bluegill are everywhere, and red ear perch are really moving into

the sloughs.”

In the Old Sacramento River near Isleton, Sylvia Vieira of Viera’s Riverside

Bait said, “There have been a lot of fishermen out here, but I haven’t heard

of any salmon this week. It has been very hot and smoky, and the

fishermen are getting on an off of the water quickly to be followed by the jet

skiers around 10:00 a.m. The salmon bite will take off once the weather

cools down enough to hold the fish in the river longer.”

Alan Fong, manager of the Fishermen’s Warehouse in Sacramento, was

bass fishing in the north Delta this week with Warren Trumbly of Elk Grove,

and he said, “We were going to target striped bass in Liberty Island, but the

wind was way too strong as it was blowing nearly 30 mph. We caught a ton

of largemouth bass in the north Delta by flipping Strike King’s Rage Craws

or with chatterbaits. Although we caught a lot of fish, there was nothing

larger than 3.5 pounds. For salmon, the last two hours of light have been

working for a few salmon below the Freeport Bridge for those jigging

spoons. I give it a couple of more weeks before the bite takes off. ”

Pam Hayes of Benicia Bait said, “Salmon fishing remains slow from the

banks, and very few salmon have been caught. It doesn’t seem that the

action wants to kick into gear. There are guys trying, but not as many as

there would be if the bite was happening. Striped bass fishing has been

good, and the shore fishermen are hooking a fair amount as they are the

better bet right now. So few guys are trying for sturgeon that we have little

information, but I know that they are out there. “

Tony Lopez of Benicia Bait added that a 4-pound salmon was landed off of

1 st Street along with a 3-pound steelhead on Sunday morning, and there

were two sea lions out there. He said, “We haven’t seen the sea lions so far

this year, but you know if the sea lions are there, the salmon are in the

area.”

Dave Sharp of Marina Bait and Tackle in Suisun City said, “We have been

very busy over the past few days, and many anglers are starting to return

to the Delta after having their fill of halibut and salmon. They are starting to

target sturgeon, striped bass, and river salmon in the Delta. We have been

selling plenty of Flying C’s, Silvertrons, and Brad’s Cut Plugs now as orders

for tray bait have slowed down. We are selling a case of anchovies per day

where normally at this time of year we will be selling around 2 cases every

week so the demand is up. Sturgeon fishermen are starting to stage out by

the Mothball Fleet, the Benicia/Martinez Bridge, and at the mouth of

Montezuma Slough, and we are getting reports of success on every trip on

either grass or ghost shrimp. We went through 50 pounds of grass shrimp

within three days. Fishermen are also coming in for red worms to target

splittail, and they take the live splittail to catch the big female striped bass

in Suisun Bay. The big girls have been biting. Catfishing is also cooking

with cut baits or chicken livers.”

Captain Steve Mitchell of Hook’d Up Sport Fishing will start his sturgeon

season in October out of Pittsburg Marina, and the other six-pack captains

will be migrating back to the Delta within the next four weeks.

The City launch ramp at Rio Vista is closed until at least January 2021 due

to reconstruction, and this has led boaters to surrounding launch ramps.

Oppressive heat arrived in the San Joaquin-Delta over the Labor Day

Holiday, and the south and central Delta was loaded with wakeboarders,

jet skiers, and water skiers trying to avoid the triple-digit temperatures.

There was only one small bass tournament on the Delta over the holiday

weekend as most bass fishermen stay off the water during the last hurrah

of the truncated 2020 summer in the Delta. The largemouth bass bite has

been up and down with good numbers of small fish, but the big girls have

been far less active in the hot water temperatures approaching 80

degrees. The hot water has created blue-green algae warnings adjacent

to Big Break along with Discovery Bay.

For largemouth bass, Randy Pringle, the Fishing Instructor, came in 4 th

during last weekend’s Bass Cat Owners tournament, and he said, “For not

having competing in 20 years in a tournament, I was quite pleased. The

bite has gotten tougher out there, and the spraying and pelleting throughout

the Delta has destroyed many of the areas in which the bass spawn. When

there is no grass around, the baby bass have no place to hide, and they

are easy prey. The real issue is that the Florida-strain largemouths do not

like change in the weather, and when the weather is unstable, the larger

bass are more reluctant to bite. You will be able to catch 2-pound fish, but

the better-than-average grade are hard to find. I made some adjustments

on Sunday after finding that the bass were slapping at the baits on

Saturday. The key is that you have to be versatile and expect to adjust

each day. Don’t go out there assuming that they are going to eat any

particular baits. I found my best action on the ima Rock N’ Vibe in Hot Craw

which is a vibrant red along with the Squarebill crankbait in Hot Craw as

well as the Blackmore jig head which is a spinner on a hook with a weight.

With the bass slapping at the lures, I adjusted to a lighter rod tip on

Sunday, and I was able to not miss any hook ups. I have been fishing the

crankbaits like a jerkbait, ripping it, as the bass are finding it using their

lateral lines and thinking, ‘Just grab it.’ With the temperatures moving into

the triple digits over the weekend, the water temperature will rise once

again, making for a tough bite.”

In the south Delta, H and R Bait in Stockton reported small striped bass

have been the rule off of the local levees in the south Delta, and anchovies

and fresh shad have been the top baits. The shop received fresh shad this

week, and the shad went quickly due to demand. Bluegill and red ear perch

are thick along Eight Mile Road, Bacon Island Road, or Whiskey Slough

Road with meal worms, red worms, jumbo red worms, or mini-crawlers on a

drop-shot rig.

Call: Randy Pringle (209) 543-6260; Captain Steve Mitchell – Hook’d Up

Sport Fishing – (707) 655-6736; J.D. Richey – Richey’s Sport Fishing

– (916) 952-1554; Vince Borges – Vince Borges Outdoors (209) 918-0828

Lake Nacimiento/San Antonio/Santa Margarita/Lopez

Bass 3 White bass 3 Striper 0 Catfish 3 Crappie 2 Bluegill 3

At Lake Nacimiento, the white bass have been boiling on occasion, and

topwater lures are working for the whites when they are on the surface

before working as deep as 25 feet with spoons when they are found on the

meter. Spotted bass are also taken on topwater lures in the early mornings,

but the most consistent technique has been working the bottom at depths

to 20 feet with plastics on the drop-shot, Ned-rig, or shakey head along with

spider jigs. Catfishing is best with mackerel coated with garlic scent while

panfish are taken on red worms or mini-crawlers at depths to 25 feet. The

lake has dropped from 30 to 28 percent. A webcam of the lake is available

at http://www.lakenacimientolive.com/ . At Lopez, the bass bite has

improved to some degree with crankbaits in the mornings, but the most

consistent bite is found at depths to 30 feet with plastics on the drop-shot or

Ned-rig along with Senkos or jigs. Bluegill or crappie are taken on minijigs,

red worms, or meal worms. A webcam of the lake is available

at http://805webcams.com/lopez-lake-webcam/ . The bass bite at Santa

Margarita continues to be slower for largemouth bass, and there is an

algae bloom forming on the lake. The best bite has been with plastics on

the drop-shot or Ned-rig in deep water while jigs are also working. Catfish

to over 10 pounds have been taken on cutbaits scented with garlic. Bluegill

are found at depths to 15 feet on meal worms. At San Antonio, panfishing

is the best show in town with bluegill and crappie are taken on minijigs,

meal worms, red worms, or minicrawlers while catfishing is decent with cut

baits scented with garlic. Bass fishing remains slow with a few small

members of the species taken on finesse techniques. The operating hours

at San Antonio are from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends only. The lake

dropped to 18 percent.

Reminder: consuming white bass, black bass, crappie, catfish, or

carp are subject to safe eating guidelines due to excessive

mercury. There is a calendar of coastal lake tournaments available

at http://www.my.calendars.net/cctsched/d01/01/2012?display=M&style=B

&positioning=Ahttp://www.my.calendars.net/cctsched/d01/01/2012?display

=M&style=B&positioning=A

Events:

Tournament Results:

McClure –River Rat Open– August 29 th : (No last names provided by

tournament director) 1 st – Jeremy/Ron– 11.41 pounds (Big Fish – 4.25); 2 nd :

AJ/Angelo – 8.45; 3 rd – Kenny/Kolby – 8.10.

Upcoming Tournaments: (Subject to Change)

September 12/13 th :

Delta/Russo’s Marina – Best Bass Tournament

September 12 th :

New Melones – Outlaw Bass Club

Success -Visalia Bass Club

Isabella – American Bass Association

September 13 th :

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Kings River Bass Club

Nacimiento – Good Ole Boys

September 19/20 th :

Nacimiento – California Bass Nation

September 19 th -22 nd :

Santa Margarita – San Luis Bass Ambushers

September 19 th :

Delta/B and W Resort – Alameda County Deputy

New Hogan – Sonora Bass Anglers

Camanche – Delta Bass Anglers

Don Pedro – Manteca Bassin’ Buddies/Christian Bass League

McClure – Sierra Bass Club

Success – Golden Empire

Isabella – Kern County Bassmasters

September 20 th :

Delta/B and W Resort – Fresno Bass Club

Delta/Russo’s Marina – Hook, Line, and Sinker

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Riverbank Bass Anglers

New Melones – Modesto Ambassadors/Nor Cal High School Bass Anglers

McClure – Slay Nation Tournaments

Success – Porterville Bass Club

September 26/27 th :

Delta/New Holland Marina – Dan Mathisen Outdoors

September 26 th :

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – 17-90 Bass Club

September 27 th :

Pardee – Gold Country Bass Club

This story was originally published September 8, 2020 at 1:12 PM with the headline "Fishing report for week of Sept. 9-15: Millerton bass bite best in Valley."