Fishing Report: Week of July 15

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.

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New Melones multispecies bite good, John Lietchy said. Wishon and Courtright still pumping out trout, Chuck Crane reported. Eastman kicking out big bass, and Aqueduct anglers hitting stripers, Merritt Gilbert said. Delta bass fishing very good, Randy Pringle reported.

Key

1-Try dynamite

2-Have to work hard

3-Limits possible

4-Fish jumpin’ in boat

Merritt Gilbert of Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis said, “Local aqueduct fishermen are still heading toward Manning Avenue and Firebaugh, but the number of undersized linesides in the 16- to 17-inch range is high.” They are still selling plenty of 4-inch Storm swimbaits in bluegill as well as Duo Realis jerkbaits, Zara Spooks, and Lucky Craft Pointer 128’s. In the south aqueduct in Kern County, catfish remained the top species with the annual Catfish Derby at Bob’s Bait in Bakersfield under way with a $1 entry. There are 135 anglers entered, and the leading whiskerfish is a 12-pound, 10-ouncer by Paul Perkins of Fresno in the Aqueduct past Pyramid Lake in the Grapevine. Katnip Beef Bait, garlic shrimp or super meal worms are the top catfish baits.

Bass anglers in the Fresno area have the choice of seeking quality fish at Eastman or Pine Flat or settling for numbers at Hensley or Millerton. The largest bass in the region are coming out of Eastman, with Merritt Gilbert of Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis stating, “There have been at least three fish over 10 pounds landed from Eastman within the past three weeks, but most of the quality bass are checking in between 2 and 5 pounds.” Working deep-diving crankbaits or drop-shot plastics at night near the dam have been the top technique for larger fish at Eastman, but the heavy weed growth is a challenge. “The last full moon produced some large fish near the dam, but anglers have to find areas where the weeds are vacant or else they have to drop straight down,” Gilbert added. Bluegill are found along the southern dam abutment where the vegetation is high. The “no-wake zone,” the northeast section of the lake, and the Raymond Recreation Area Bridge where fishing is permitted from the bridge to the buoy 1,000 feet south of the bridge is not accessible by vehicle from the rest of the park but can be reached by following Road 600 north of Raymond to Road 613. Turn left, and follow Road 603 to the bridge parking lot. The river arm above the buoy line will open Aug.1, but there is only about 100 yards of water in the river arm. The area of the lake extending upstream from the buoy line near the Cordoniz ramp remains closed to accommodate nesting bald eagles. The lake held at 8% capacity, dropping slightly to 468.70 feet in elevation.

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

The lake has dropped to the point where the launch ramp is in question. Kayaks, float tubes, canoes and small aluminums can be launched from the banks by hand. Numbers of small bass less than 12 inches in length are caught and released on drop-shot plastics or Senkos in green pumpkin on top of rockpiles. Catfishing is solid for whiskerfish to 3 pounds with prepared dough bait or chicken livers, with the best action at night. Anglers are advised to call the ranger station at the Corps of Engineers office for launch updates.

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

The excellent kokanee bite at Don Pedro over the previous weeks slowed to a crawl. Monte Smith of Gold Country Sport Fishing reported, “The bite has definitely shut down for both kokanee and rainbow trout. We tried for kokanee for three hours in Middle Bay where the action had been hot previously, and we finally picked up a salmon on kokanee gear at 100 feet in depth. After this, we switched over to fast-trolling heavy spoons for three hours for a single small king salmon. The kokanee were not holding on structure, and they were holding in open water at depths to 80-110 feet around 50-60 feet off of the shoreline in Jenkins Hill. There are some good schools of fish, but you have to stay on them in order to get them to react.” Danny Layne of Fish’n Dan’s Guide Service said, “Although it is not a wide open bite, Steve Derby of Modesto managed to land a limit of king salmon with four of the five fish in the 3- to 4-pound range along with a 16-inch spotted bass. We were using 4-inch Rebels, pink/orange hoochies, or a silver Apex at depths from 80-120 feet in the river channel in Fleming and Middle Bays.” Bass fishing has been slow for tournament anglers, according to Manny Basi of the Bait Barn in Waterford, and sales of artificial baits have been slow. Large minnows are the top offering for bass from the banks. The Fleming Meadows ramp is limited to one lane as the lake continues to drop rapidly. Boaters will have to make a turn on the ramp in order to launch, and there is a long courtesy dock available. The lake dropped more than 2 feet to 688.60 in elevation and 37% 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

Catfish remain the top species in the lake, and Jacob Rutledge of Bob’s Bait in Bakersfield reported a number of whiskerfish have been landed including some in excess of 20 pounds. However, the anglers were not signed up for their Catfish Derby at the time of their success. Super meal worms, Katnip Beef Bait, garlic shrimp, anchovies, or mackerel are all working for the whiskerfish in the south end of the lake. Bass fishing is improving with Brush Hogs or lizards dragged on the bottom, and there have even been reports of rainbow trout landed from the banks. Crappie action is nil. With the low lake levels, it is necessary to use a four-wheel-drive vehicle to launch from the dirt ramp near Red’s Marina. There are no marinas or courtesy docks. The lake dropped three-quarters of a foot to 2,524.81feet in elevation and 6% capacity. Largemouth and smallmouth bass have been landed in the lower river on plastic worms. The upper river cooled with the recent snow on Sherman Pass, and the holdover rainbows are in the deeper pools. Salmon eggs, crickets or nightcrawlers are the top baits. Buena Vista is best for catfish, but there have been no reports of crappie.

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

The bass bite is still very tough with the water dropping daily; anglers are unable to establish a pattern with the fish suspending off the banks. There is a brief window for topwater lures in the early mornings or evenings before working the bottom with Brush Hogs or lizards during mid-morning. The daytime bite is extremely slow. The lake dropped another 5 feet to 624.59 in elevation and 22% capacity. Chicken liver, night crawlers, or sardines are working from the banks, with the best action at night.

Call: Sierra Sporting Goods 592-5212

Chuck Stokke of Sequoia Fishing Co. in Springville reported, “The bass bite is fair to good with the best action on Zoom lizards in watermelon or candy bug colors. G Money jigs with a trailer are also effective.” The lake dropped to 588.37 in elevation and 9% capacity. Recreational boating has increased, so fishermen are sharing the lake with jet skis and wakeboarders. Chicken livers, sardines or mackerel are working for catfish, with the best action at night. In the Tule River, Stokke reported excellent action for browns in the 10- to 14-inch range on dry flies in caddis or hopper patterns. He said, “The trout in the North Fork are very active from 1-4 p.m., even in the skinny water in the river.” The ponds at Balch Park also are kicking out limits of stocked rainbows using Power Bait, and the ponds are fuller than anticipated.

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

The South Barrett Cove ramp has closed as the water level has dropped to 11% capacity and 626.02 feet in elevation. The North Barrett Cove ramp is still operational with no time restrictions but requires a long walk back to the parking lot unless you arrive early. Few bass fishermen are heading to the lake because of the difficulty in walking to the banks. Live minnows from the shore remain the top technique. Launch condition updates are available at (855) 222-5253.

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

McSwain Marina is now closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The water temperature remained in excess of 70 degree. Trout fishing is slow for bank anglers, and trollers are few and far between. The best action for trout remained upriver arm at depths to 35 feet with PPK Tomahawk spinners in bright color patterns There are a number of spotted bass that have entered the lake from upstream McClure. There will be no additional trout plants for the summer, pending another review of water tempertures in August.

Call: McSwain Marina (209) 378-2534

The lake is experiencing heavy recreational boat traffic throughout the weekdays and into the weekends. Numbers of small bass are readily accessible with drop-shot plastics, and a solid five-fish limit is 7 pounds. Catfish to 3 pounds are taken on anchovies in the main lake up to Sky Harbor. The occasional crappie is landed on bass gear. A few American shad have been showing up on small reapers. There are no striper reports. All vessels must possess a low-emission motor. Millerton rose more than 2 feet to 489.10 in elevation and 36% capacity because of releases from upstream reservoirs. 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. The hatchery fish have a healed adipose fin clip. All wild steelhead or trout with an adipose fin must be released immediately. The San Joaquin River is closed to the take of salmon; they must be released immediately if inadvertently caught.

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

Catfish continued on a tear at New Melones, with John Lietchy of Glory Hole Sports stating, “This has been one of the best years for catfish, and some fishermen are reportedly catching dozens of whiskerfish on each trip. The bite is best at night, but it is possible to land them during the day as well.” Frozen shad, anchovies or mackerel are the top baits, as the fish are in shallow water and close to the shore. Muddy, sloping banks are the best locations, and a weightless presentation is the most effective while using a large piece of bait. Trout fishing remained only fair, with the best action in the deepest parts of the lake from the river channel into the old lake with large profile baits and large dodgers. Night fishermen are catching rainbows under submersible lights in 25-50 feet of water at the intersections of creek channels and the main lake. The kokanee bite is also fair, with the fish dropping from 50-70 feet in depth. Oregon Scent Chambers, large Sling Blade dodgers with a slight bend, and dyed corn are techniques to create more strikes. Bass fishing is very good, with the best action at night with a variety of baits. Lietchy advised, “Bulky baits on a Texas-rig with a glass bead, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, swim jigs, or small swimbaits are all working, and there will be a few short windows of opportunity for topwater lures. The bass will go on feeding frenzies during low light conditions and hunker down during the midday heat.” Crappie fishing is also good for slabsides in the 2- to 3-pound range on mini jigs under a submersible light. Lietchy said, “The crappie have been hard to find the last couple of years, and they seem to be on the rebound.” A four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended to place a boat into the lake, and there is no courtesy dock. The lake has dropped to 16% capacity at 829.54 feet in elevation.

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

Pine Flat is producing spotted bass to 4 pounds, with the larger fish taken on topwater lures such as Zara Spooks or Chug Bugs in the evenings from 7:30-9 p.m. The midday bite has been challenging, but a few fish are coming from jigs or plastics on the drop-shot or dart head. Trout trollers are also hooking spotted bass at depths to 50 feet. The lake dropped 11 feet in the past week to 767.36 in elevation and 22% capacity. In the lower Kings River, trout fishermen are starting to congregate along the banks below the dam for planters with Kastmasters, spinners or Power Bait. The spinners are working best in the fast water as bait has a tendency to get hung on the bottom. Special 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 the 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 to the 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

In the main San Luis Reservoir, drifting large minnows in front of the launch ramps, the trash racks or Basalt Recreation Area are producing striped bass to 26 inches. Bait shops are receiving a supply of large minnows, but extra-large and jumbo remain unavailable. Trolling with P-Line Predators or Diawa SB Minnows at depths to 75 feet is another productive technique. Roger George of Roger George Guide Service said that Dexter Ibarra of Dinuba reported that they trolled lures for limits of stripers in the 21- to 24-inch range and that his friend Kenny Sunamoto got a 13.5-pounder. Wind continues to be the biggest issue some days. Catfishing remains good at night with blood worms, anchovies or mackerel. Heavy weed growth is dominant in the Forebay, but small stripers can be taken on blood worms, pile worms or anchovies from the banks near Check 12 or under the Highway 152 Bridge. The best action is early in the mornings before daylight or at night. Jerkbaits or single-tailed swimbaits are effective when tossed in open areas around the weed line. The main lake continues to release water at a rapid clip for agricultural and domestic uses, falling 4% to 33% capacity with a release of 11,954 acre-feet Monday.

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

Boat traffic remains heavy throughout the weekend. The dam area is the best trolling location to avoid the heavy recreational users. Rainbow trout can be taken on Radical Glow Tubes behind a Rocky Mountain Tackle dodger at 35 feet in depth. Kokanee are still a mystery. The Sheriff’s Motor Fee is in effect, and few bass fishermen are launching boats. Anglers are walking the banks at night tossing ripbaits or topwater lures for spots to 4 pounds. The weed growth is heavy in the shallow end of the lake. The lake held at 51% capacity, and launching a large boat requires skill and experience.

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

Mammoth Pool has dropped below 80%, but launching a boat is still viable. Few fishermen are willing to make the long drive to the lake, but trout fishing remains solid with trout dough bait, Mepp’s spinners, Kastmasters or Roostertails in gold patterns from the banks. Over Kaiser Pass, Lake Edison has risen to 18% after being below 10% for most of the year. Florence held at 33%.

Call: Vermilion Valley Resort at Edison Lake 259-4000

At Shaver Lake, trout action remained slow, with Dick Nichols of Dick’s Fishing Charters working hard for a limit on a daily basis. Kokanee remain scarce. The best action is around Black Rock and the Island at depths to 45 feet with Trout Busters tipped with a nightcrawler and corn. Steve Santoro of Fish Box Charters confirmed the overall slow action, and he said, “Hopefully the warming trend over the next few weeks will improve the bite.” The recent inflow has turned the lake’s water off-color with debris washing off shore. Shore fishing is slow. Smallmouth bass action is excellent near the rocks around the Boy Scout Camp with live crickets or small spinners. Shaver held at 64% capacity. At Huntington, the lake held at 56%, and limits of rainbow trout are the norm with chrome or rainbow Rapalas, blade/crawler combinations, or Dick’s Trout Busters tipped with a nightcrawler. Bank fishing is solid with trout dough bait or inflated nightcrawler. The Shaver Lake Trophy Trout Project’s fifth annual Sportsmen’s fundraising dinner is Aug. 8 at Shaver Community Center. Tickets can be found at Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis and Ken’s Market, Pub and Grub, Captain Jack’s Tackle and Shaver Lake Sports all in Shaver Lake.

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

The 19th annual Fresno Kiwanis Special Olympics Trout Derby was July 11, and a record number of tagged fish were returned for a payday. Chuck Crane of the Wishon Village RV Park and Store said, “There were over 400 participants in the derby, and 74 tagged fish were returned including tag number 2837 resulting in a $10,000 payday for Luis Fuentes of Caruthers. He was fishing near the Helms Tunnel inlet with orange trout dough bait when he landed the $10,000 fish. This was the most tagged fish returned during the 19 years of the event.” Trout trolling has slowed overall, but the best action remains at 2-4 colors of lead core with Speedy Shiners, Needlefish, or blade/crawler combinations on the far side of the lake. Shore fishing has been slow overall, but orange trout dough bait is the top offering. The lake is starting to recede, and it is necessary to launch from the dirt road since the ramp is off the concrete. At Courtright, high winds limited the number of trollers on the lake during the week. During periods of calm, trollers are finding good action with blade/crawler combinations, Speedy Shiners, or broken-back Rapalas at 2-4 colors of lead core near the dam. Shore fishing is best near the launch ramp or dam area with inflated nightcrawlers or various colors of trout dough bait. Crane said, “A limit is possible, but fishermen will have to work hard.”

Call: Wishon RV Park 865-5361

Rockfishing continued to be the top story in town with the salmon fishing still wanting. There has been a spurt of salmon action off Pacifica between Pedro Point and Mussel Rock within the past few weeks, but the fish haven’t shown up farther down the San Mateo coast. With the warm water along the coast, the salmon are hugging the bottom. Second Captain Michael Cabanas of the Huli Cat went out in absolutely beautiful weather and ocean conditions on Sunday and put in limits of rockfish along with 14 ling cod to 8 pounds south of the harbor off San Gregorio. Captain Tom Mattusch got into the act with a 6-pound vermilion rockfish. Early in the week, Mattusch took out a group from the Coastside Fishing Club for the Gary Christensen Memorial trip and Fish Fry, and they landed 22 ling cod and 10 cabezon along with limits of rockfish. Out of Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing, Captain Bob Ingles of the Queen of Hearts put in 23 limits of rockfish and 15 ling cod on Saturday. He said, “It sure is shaping up to be a record-breaking lingcod year. In just the last seven days alone 180 lingcod have been landed on the Queen of Hearts, a whole bunch of them by people who have never hooked anything like a ling cod before, and dozens more hitchhiking ling cod let go before they made it to the net.” A few private boats have been running as far as 80 miles offshore in search of albacore, and despite finding 65.8 degree deep blue water at the 601, no albacore have been sighted. Further north in Pacifica and all along the beaches along the San Mateo coast south into Santa Cruz County, striped bass remain thick from the beaches with topwater lures, metal jigs, hair raisers or sand crabs.

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 continued excellent rockfish action with limits of rockfish and plenty of ling cod per trip the norm. The action is solid along the local reefs, and it is outstanding off Point Sur. He attributes the warmer ocean temperatures leading toward prediction of El Nino as the reason for the rockfish gorging themselves on feed. Striped bass are still around on the beaches, but the big schools have vacated the area. Salmon fishing remains extremely slow.

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

Salmon fishing has range from limits one day to far less than a fish per rod on others. Party boats have been averaging around fish per rod, and the majority of action has been taking place off of the Marin coastline. Salmon trollers have also been consistently landing striped bass north of the Golden Gate. The New Seeker out of Emeryville put in 12 limits of salmon mooching within the past week, and this is a good sign for the schools of fish starting to congregate. Captain Jim Smith of the Happy Hooker out of Berkeley continued to find limits of striped bass in the bay, but the action slowed Sunday with 27 striped bass, 27 limits of rockfish, and 31 ling cod fishing in the bay and also along the San Mateo coast. Some boats are limiting out with stripers by 9 a.m. or earlier. Keith Fraser of Loch Lomond Bait and Tackle in San Rafael said, “ Four party boats found limits of striped bass over the weekend, and they were all working different locations in the bay from Raccoon Straights to the South Tower of the Golden Gate to Alcatraz.” The South Tower has been the hot spot, and there have been as many as 30 private and party boats combined working the small area.

Live bait is still available at Morro Bay Landing and also in Port San Luis at Patriot Sport Fishing. Limits of rockfish and 17 ling cod to 14 pounds were taken two half-day trips. The downtown Avila Beach Pier is closed, but the Harford Pier at Port San Luis remains open. Port San Luis is holding the Halibut Derby once again on July 25-26. The event hasn’t been held for the past five years. Rockfish and ling cod action remained excellent out of both ports. Surf perch fishing remained outstanding along the coastal beaches with blood worms. Bob’s is setting up a charter on the Island Spirit out of Ventura on Aug. 26 as the July 19 event is already sold out.

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

Wind remained the main feature of the Sacramento River side of the Delta, with whitecaps continually appearing on the main river from Rio Vista south to Suisun Bay. There has been a small window for sitting on the anchor on the incoming tide in the early morning, but the outgoing tide has been impossible to anchor with the wind and water working against each other. The river salmon season opens Thursday, and bank fishermen are starting to gear up for the opener. Tony Lopez of Benicia Bait said, “Most of our customers are waiting for salmon season, and they are starting to warm up their casting shoulders. Lopez added, “You have to spend at least an hour washing your boat from all of the salt water spray due to the wind and waves of just trying to make it across the river.” Few sturgeon fishermen are still trying. Farther upriver in Pittsburg, Do Doung at Dockside Bait confirmed the high winds as limiting fishermen, but the weekend brought better conditions. Large mudsuckers are working for small keeper stripers in Broad Slough and near Chain Island. Above the Rio Vista Bridge, Johnny Tran of New Romeo’s Bait and Tackle in Freeport said, “There are still striped bass to 10 pounds in the river, but the majority of linesides are undersized.” Sardines coated with a garlic spray are working best for striped bass. Catfish are still holding in the Sacramento Deep Water Channel, and Tran touted live crawdads for the whiskerfish. The wind has been howling over the San Joaquin side in the Delta over the past week, but anglers in the know are able to use the wind to their advantage. Randy Pringle, the Fishing Instructor, said, “We are experiencing some of the best fishing in years in the Delta as the wind has brought out the spinnerbait and buzzbait bite. We are scoring with the half-ounce Persuader Rattlin’ Blade spinnerbait in chartreuse/white and the half-ounce Persuader buzzbait with the willow blades on a staggered retrieve. It is important to use a ‘Chucka, Chucka, Chucka, … Chucka, Chucka’ along the weed lines.” The buzzbait works best later in the day when the water is warmer, but it is already ranging from 77-80 degrees. The ima Floating Flit in Baby Bass with a chartreuse bill is effective as the bass are loading up on a small green-eared perch. The ima Little Stick in chrome or white shad-imitation colors are also producing. They have been keeping out of the majority of wind in the south Delta. There are unlimited numbers of 9- to 12-inch striped bass all over the place. Steve Santucci of Steve Santucci’s Fly Fishing Guide Service said, “There is good fishing for smallmouth and largemouth bass in the Delta with surface baits such as deer hair poppers on the surface or crayfish patterns under the surface.” Chris Lauritzen of Laurtizen’s Yacht Harbor in Oakley said, “There are some stripers in the river, and Paul Wong and Tony Demaso fished on Thursday catching limits of stripers up to 10 pounds.” Small keeper stripers are found in the Old River with live mudsuckers or fresh shad. They have fresh shad in the shop for the first time in months, but the shad is small. Catfish are biting G and S Cheesebait in the back sloughs.

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

Recreational boating is high on Nacimiento, and it is important to get on the lake in the early mornings or evenings when recreational boats are less prevalent. The bass are chasing bait on the surface in the early mornings. There is an early-morning topwater bite before dropping to the bottom with shad-patterned plastics. San Antonio is closed because of low-water conditions. Santa Margarita remains inaccessible through the launch ramp; catfish are the top species with chicken livers or Katnip Beef Bait. The marina store is open for supplies and rental vessels. At Lopez, catfishing is solid with a variety of baits including prepared dough bait, sardines or anchovies.

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

• Saturday: Future Pro Tour at Delta/Russo’s; Angler’s Choice at Delta/B and W Resort; Elk Grove Bass Club at New Melones; Kings River Bass Club at Eastman; Kern County Bassmasters at Lopez
• July 24-25: Bass 101 Team Open Night Tourney at Pine Flat, 284-2768 (changed from McClure because of low water)
• July 25-26: Halibut Derby at Port San Luis; Future Pro Tour at Delta/Russo’s Marina; Riverbank Bass Anglers at Don Pedro; Fresno Bass Club at Pine Flat
• July 31: San Luis Obispo Bass Ambushers at Nacimiento
• Aug. 1: American Bass Association at Isabella
• Aug. 1-2: Snag Proof Frog Open at Delta/Russo’s Marina; Success Bass Club at Success
• Aug. 2: Mid Valley Bass Club at Delta/B and W Resort
• Aug. 7-8: Visalia Bass Club at Kaweah
• Aug. 8: Angler’s Choice at Delta/Ladd’s Marina; Tri Valley Bass Masters at Delta/Russo’s Marina; Modesto Ambassadors at Delta/Ladd’s Marina

• Fresno County: Dinkey Creek; Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam
• Tuolumne County: Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch); Moccasin Creek; Powerhouse Stream; Stanislaus River Clarks Fork; Stanislaus River Middle Fork; Stanislaus River South Fork

This story was originally published July 14, 2015 at 3:15 PM with the headline "Fishing Report: Week of July 15."