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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7C
Sprin00 bite
has started
Michael Condon
Staff Writer
Internet@plumasnews.com
Small streams
Spring runoff is still going
full throttle. Some of the
smaller streams, however,
are starting to show signs of
clearing and becoming more
fishable. If stream fishing is
your thing, focus on the small
streams and creeks.
The fish will be conserving
energy by staying out of the
faster water. Try drifting an
egg or a small stonefly imita-
tion through pocket water.
Look for the seams in the
current where the fish can
stay in slower water but grab
their food as it drifts past in
the faster current.
That faster current is like
a food conveyor belt, but the
fish will stay just to the side
of it in slower water to con-
serve energy.
Tail waters
A couple weeks ago I wrote
about looking for tail waters,
those sections of a river im-
mediately below a dam, as
good places to fish because
they would likely offer slower
and clearer water.
That has turned out to be a
bit of a mixed bag lately.
Floodgates on local dams
have been opened on and off
during the past couple weeks,
and when they are open the
water below the dam is as un-
fishable as it is dangerous.
Water managers have
many variables to consider
when deciding how to man-
age reservoir water levels
and releases.
They have to look at the
need for spring "pulse" flows,
which are designed to mimic
natural spring runoff and
flush out sediments fiom ....
spawning gravels.
They need to consider con-
tractual requirements for
downstream water delivery.
They must balance that with
the need for storage capacity
in the reservoir to prevent
downstream fooding as
runoff increases the flow of
water into nearly full reser-
voirs. And of course there is
power generation, which di-
rectly affects the bottom line.
In that column a couple
weeks back I mentioned that
the North Fork of the Feather
River between Belden and
Highway 70 was a stretch of
river that usually runs very
clear. That was true on the
opening weekend.
• That same stretch of river
a few days after the opener
was the color of a cup of hot
chocolate!
I can only assume that wa-
ter managers decided that
mid-week was the best time
to "flush" out the river and
increase storage capacity in
Belden Forebay.
I suspect it will again be
running clear by the weekend
to accommodate recreation-
ists. The take-home message
is that conditions change
rapidly.
Call ahead to check cur-
rent conditions.
Caribou Crossroads fishing
tournament
Speaking of the North
Fork of the Feather River, the
tournament at Caribou Cross-
roads was a success again
this year.
Richard Huntsinger, from
Sacramento, caught the
largest fish. His fish mea-
sured 19-3/4 inches!
Second place went to John
Bond, of Twain, with a 19-1/4-
inch trout. John must know
what he is doing; he has won
the past two years.
Seven-year-old O'Riley Mc-
Nabb, from Oroville, won the
12 years and younger divi-
sion with a beautiful 15-1/2-
inch fish.
The river above Caribou
Crossroads was running very
high, but clear. Many anglers
were fishing the river, but it
looked to me like at least as
many were fishing the still
waters of Belden Forebay.
Lake Almanor
The spring bite continues
to improve at Lake Almanor.
Wind has been a bit of an
issue. A little "chop" on the
water is good. It seems to
make the fish feel a bit more
secure from predators.
But a little chop can quick-
ly turn into a very rough lake.
Pay attention to the wind
forecast, especially as spring-
time cold fronts move
through or when north winds
are in the forecast.
When you can get on the
water, focus on the near-
shore shallow areas along the
east shore and from Prattville
north towards Almanor West.
Pond smelt imitations are al-
ways productive. Fly anglers
should consider using green
midge imitations and small
mayflies as the water contin-
ues to warm.
Smallmouth bass are mov-
ing into the shallow water in
preparation for spring
spawning.
After a tough morning of
fishing, there is always
breakfast to consider.
Carol's Camp Prattville
Cafe on the west shore of A1-
manor is now open. Breakfast
at Carors has been a tradition
in my family for many years.
The eggs Benedict there is the
best I have ever eaten.
Yes, I understand this is
supposed to be a fishing col-
umn. But I don't know of any
angler that doesn't also like
to eat. A good meal tip can be
just as important as a good
fishing tip!,
Lake Davis
I don't have any recent re-
ports from Lake Davis. Davis
is shallow and should be
warming nicely by now.
Green midges and their larger
relatives, the blood midges,
should be hatching now.
The main event at Davis is
the damselfly hatch. That is
probably still a few weeks off
but not far away.
All of these insect hatches
will have the fish moving into
shallow waters where all an-
glers will have access to them.
Frenchman Lake
The lake fishing is slow
and steady according to the
folks at Wiggin's Trading
Post (993-4683).
Boat ramps are in the wa-
ter, and getting around the
lake is no problem.
The lake is rising two to
five inches per day.
Fishermen have been lim-
iting out at Galeppi Creek
(east side of the lake), using
night crawlers tipped with a
salmon egg.
Lookout Creek is fishing
well also. Frenchman's Creek
(west side of the lake) is run-
ning high and fast.
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O'Riley McNabb, 7 years old,
is surrounded by admiring
friends after winning the 12
and under age division at the
Caribou Crossroads fishing
tournament. His winning fish
measured 15-1/2 inches long.
Photo submitted
Seven straight
With last week's 15-4 win against Westwood and 22-1 victory over Mercy, the Chester
High School baseball team has won its final seven games of the season. Jake Simms
batted 4-for-4 with four RBIs against Mercy last Friday. Photo by Kayleen Taylor
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