Catfish remain an option with sardines or mackerel along with Sonny’s Dip Bait. At Lake Isabella, there are still crappie coming in with small to medium minnows or mini jigs around submerged trees or rockpiles. Pete Cormier of Bob’s Bait in Bakersfield reported continued good action in the upper Kern River for planted rainbow trout with salmon eggs, nightcrawlers, live crickets or lures in the deeper pools. One of the kokanee had shad in its belly.” The lake remains high at 91%.Ĭall: Monte Smith 20 Ryan Cook’s Fishing 691-7008īass 2 Trout 3 Crappie 2 Catfish 2 Bluegill 2 Andre Fontenot of 50 Fishing had his limit streak stop at eight with only two quality kokanee at 16 and 17 inches on a recent trip. Ryan Cook of Ryan Cook’s Fishing said, “There is an excellent night bite with big jigs, 10-inch Berkley Power Worms, River2Sea Whopper Ploppers and buzz baits. There is a small window for topwater in the early mornings. The bass bite is the best in the Mother Lode with jigs or plastics on a Ned rig, shaky head or drop-shot at depths from 10 to 30 feet near rock or main lake points. Most of the bass have been holding around rock or points in 10 to 30 feet of water, and I have been focusing on the creek channels.” There is a window in the early mornings or late evenings for topwater lures, but the swimbait bite has been slow. He said, “Pedro is definitely fishing better with plastics on a Ned-rig, drop-shot or shaky head along with jigs. John Liechty of Xperience Fishing Guide Service normally focuses on New Melones, but he has been taking more trips to Don Pedro to experience better action for his clients. Counting down to 4 or 5 before retrieve is important to find the right depth.”īass 3 Trout 2 Kokanee 2 King salmon 1 Crappie 2 Running a small 3- to 3.5-inch Kei Tech swimbait on a 1/16- to 1/8-ounce jig head is working best, but you have to find the right depth and move slowly on an easy retrieve as the slabs are not reacting to a fast retrieve. Crappie are found in the back inlets in the submerged trees, and they are feeding heavily on insects. A few anglers have been scoring with swimbaits on a slow roll over the humps.
Displacing water is a key to getting bit. Working the humps and saddles at depths from 15 to 20 feet with big plastics in the 9- to 10-inch range along with jigs in natural colors with a big trailer or Rat-L-Traps are the best techniques.
A four-fish, 15-pound limit by Will Sanchez of Fresno including a big fish at over 6 pounds took the final River Rat night event of the year on Saturday night. Steve Newman of Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis said, “Bass fishing continues to be strong for quality largemouth bass. Bass 3 Trout 2 Bluegill 2 Catfish 2 Crappie 2
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