{"id":1790,"date":"2014-08-02T20:03:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T20:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2014-08-02T20:03:15","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T20:03:15","slug":"new-melones-fishing-report-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=1790","title":{"rendered":"New Melones Fishing Report Is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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The kokanee have moved down to deeper in the water column.\u00a0 They are schooling in the main lake in 60-90′ over the old river channel.<\/div>\n
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When fishing in deep water, an angler must take into consideration the visibility of their presentation and how it might appear to the fish.\u00a0 As the light penetrates the water it looses intensity the deeper it goes, and eventually becomes nonexistent.<\/div>\n
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Different colors will be more visible than others at various depths.\u00a0 To keep it very simple, darker colors work best in dark water.\u00a0 Black, purple, and blue are all good choices for deep water trolling.<\/div>\n
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Another important factor is sound, vibration and water displacement.\u00a0 Bigger, bulky lures will displace water and cause a disturbance that attracts fish.\u00a0 The side-to-side movement of an Apex is a very enticing action that will draw many strikes.<\/div>\n
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As the season progresses the kokanee become bigger.\u00a0 They also become much more aggressive as they start to turn, and move upriver to spawn.\u00a0 The larger size Apex will aggravate the larger kokanee.<\/div>\n
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Last, but definitely not least.\u00a0 Be sure to apply plenty of scent or incorporate a Scent Chamber in your presentation.\u00a0 Sight, sound, vibration, water displacement and scent are all factors that need to be considered on each outing.<\/div>\n
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Good luck- from all of us at Glory Hole Sports<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Fishing Report<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Water Conditions:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0New Melones Lake is currently holding<\/div>\n
636,575 acre-feet of water.\u00a0 The lake level dropped three feet this week and is currently at 885 ft. above sea level and 200 ft. from full.\u00a0 The water is stained in most areas of the lake, and fairly clear in others.\u00a0 There are mud lines forming near the shore throughout the day, especially on windy days and days with a lot of boating traffic. The average water temperature is 76-82 degrees.<\/div>\n
Tuttletown launch is closed. Glory Hole Point boat launch is open, and there are no plans to close it. There will be some transition periods between launches where launching will be limited to one or two lanes.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Trout:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Fair.\u00a0\u00a0Night fishing anglers<\/strong>\u00a0have been doing well.\u00a0 They are catching limits of fat healthy trout under a submersible light.\u00a0\u00a0 Try anchoring the boat in 25-50′ of water, and dropping the light 15-25′ feet down.\u00a0 Be patient, it may take awhile for the light to attract plankton, baitfish, and trout.\u00a0 To catch them, try using live minnows, mini jigs, Power Bait, and crawlers.\u00a0Trolling anglers<\/strong>\u00a0are starting to catch a few more on each outing. The trout feed on 2-4″ shad.\u00a0 Try using baits that match the size, profile and color of the baitfish.\u00a0 Rapala Shad Raps, Scatter Raps, Rattle traps, and Jointed Shad Raps are a very close match to the natural forage.\u00a0 Another way to get a few more bites is to add scent to your lures.\u00a0 Pro Cure gel in shad scent, or threadfin shad scent will do the trick.\u00a0 Don’t forget to bring some crawlers.\u00a0 A single crawler threaded on the hook fished behind a single gold or silver blade is a great way to pick up a few fish.<\/div>\n
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Glory Hole Sports Big Fish of the Week goes to Brian Basacker of Sonora.\u00a0 He caught a nice limit while night fishing at the spillway.\u00a0 His largest fish weighed 1-pound, 13-ounces.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Bank anglers<\/strong>\u00a0try using a heavy sliding sinker to make long casts into deeper water and soak some night crawlers and Power Bait midday.\u00a0 Also, try fishing some other local lakes and streams.\u00a0\u00a0We do encourage catch and release for the brown trout as The Department of Fish and Game will no longer be planting them.\u00a0 Carefully measure, weigh and photograph trophy fish and send us pictures and information.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Kokanee:<\/strong>\u00a0Fair.\u00a0 The fish are in the main lake and holding near the deepest parts of the lake. The main river channel from the dam to the 49-bridge will have schools of kokanee throughout.\u00a0 Anglers have reported catching most of their fish in the early to mid-morning. Once you locate a school of fish it is a good idea to stay in the area to catch your limit.\u00a0 The average size is a chunky 11-13″ with a few fish measuring 14-16″. \u00a0A variety of colors are producing limits.\u00a0 Darker colors do work best in deeper water.\u00a0 Try using baits that have a large profile such as Rocky Mountain Super Squids, or Apex.\u00a0 Larger blades will disperse more water which will help attract fish when there is little visibility. It is also a good idea to modify your dodgers by adding a little bend to them.\u00a0 This modification will give the blade and bait more side-to-side swing. Add a Scent Chamber\/chain swivel to ensure your setup will have plenty of scent.\u00a0 Garlic, bloody tuna, anise, and kokanee special will work.\u00a0 Don’t forget to tip your presentations with dyed and scented shoepeg corn.<\/div>\n
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Bass:<\/strong>\u00a0Fair.\u00a0 It’s Official the New World Record spotted bass 10.48-pounds caught by Keith Bryan on February 22, 2014. The bass are in a summer pattern where they will move shallow at night and in the morning for a short period of time to feed.\u00a0 Then they will head back to cool water for the hot hours of the day.\u00a0 There is a short window off opportunity to catch some topwater fish, and this style of fishing will produce some of the larger fish.\u00a0 Once the sun comes up it is best to switch to slower moving sub-surface baits.\u00a0 Try dragging a Carolina Rig near deep water or, shaking a Texas Rig near some wood.\u00a0 The shad have been schooled up and in deep water.\u00a0 If you can locate the shad there should be some bass nearby.\u00a0 Try using a jigging spoon to target fish that are feeding on deep water baitfish.\u00a0\u00a0Please practice catch and release. Take photos and carefully release the fish back into to the lake to maintain a healthy fish population for generations to come.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Catfish:<\/strong>\u00a0Good.\u00a0 Most anglers that are targeting the cats are catching multiple fish on each outing.\u00a0 Some big cats are showing up in shallow water. Melones catfish tend to be fish-eaters rather than bottom foragers, so use live minnows, frozen shad, mackerel, or anchovies for best success. In dark water and murky water it is a good idea to add extra scent to your bait.\u00a0 Catfish hunt by sound\/vibration and smell. \u00a0Try using a couple rods to offer the fish a variety of baits.\u00a0 Also, large baits and large portions of bait will tempt the monster catfish.<\/div>\n
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Glory Hole Sports Big Fish of the Week goes to Harold Monks of Stockton.\u00a0 He landed a 10-pound catfish on an Uncle Larry’s Spinner while trolling near Rose Island<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Glory Hole Sports Employee Fishing Day on New Melones<\/strong><\/div>\n
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On Wednesday July 23, Take it to the Limit Guide Service Guide Gary Burns and Xperience Fishing Guide Service Guide John Liechty took the crew out for a day of kokanee and bass fishing.<\/div>\n
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John met Ken and Diane at the boat launch, first thing in the morning in hopes for some topwater action.\u00a0 Only one chunky spotted bass crashed the surface for a Whopper Plopper.\u00a0 Throughout the morning they picked up a few fish here and there on soft plastics and spinnerbaits.<\/div>\n
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Gary met Carol and Josh at\u00a08:00am<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at the Glory Hole Point boat launch.\u00a0 They started of fishing the main lake over deep water in 80-95″.\u00a0 It didn’t take long for them to start picking up some fat 12-14″ koks.\u00a0 They used Uncle Larry’s Spinners, Angler’s Market Kokanee Bites, and Glitter Bug’s Hoochies trolled behind Rocky Mountain Sling Blades to catch their fish.\u00a0 Gary has a trick he has been using to catch finicky fish.\u00a0 When you are over the school of fish, try stopping your boat for 30-seconds and letting your blade and lure fall through the school. They will hit as it falls or when it starts to climb as you start trolling again. By\u00a011:00am<\/span><\/span>\u00a0they had two limits in the boat.<\/div>\n
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At\u00a0noon<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Carol and Josh joined John for some midday bassin’.\u00a0 Knowing the bite would be tough during the midday heat they focus on deep water structure.\u00a0 They only managed to get a few good bites, but one was a beautiful largemouth that Carol hooked on a Carolina Rig.\u00a0 It goes to show “the best time to go fishing is, anytime you can”.<\/div>\n
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The Glory Hole Sports crew enjoyed having a day off, spending time on the water, and getting a chance to fish with Gary and John.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Kokanee Power Tournament Results<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Kokanee Power held a two day tournament on New Melones this past\u00a0Saturday<\/span><\/span>\u00a019th and\u00a0Sunday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the 20th. They reported having a grand time even with the water being lower than normal and ramps being fewer.\u00a0 Some anglers struggled to catch fish and others caught limits.\u00a0 The fish are in great shape, though not huge.\u00a0 There were numerous 14″ plus fish brought to the scales, with the larger fish weighing 12-14 ounces.\u00a0 Most fish were caught in 60-90′ of water.<\/div>\n
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The main body was heavily targeted, \u00a0the spillway, Rose Island, the dam and the main channel all produced fish.\u00a0 Another hot spot was the lower river arm, from just above Glory Hole Point up to just above Carson Creek.\u00a0 Some of the largest fish of the weekend were quietly caught in this area.<\/div>\n
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The three hottest lures that anglers used were Radical glow tubes, Apex and mini hoochies from Glitter Bugs, Mag Tackle, Ric Trick and GVF lures.\u00a0 Dodgers from Shasta Tackle, Vance’s Tackle, Mag Tackle, Glitter Bugs, GVF and Kokanee Kid were all used successfully.<\/div>\n
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Scents ranged from Pro-Cure’s bloody tuna to garlic to kokanee special to herring to anise to….you name it, it was used.\u00a0 Some of the larger fish are starting to hold on\/in structure already!\u00a0 Others are still suspended over deep water.<\/div>\n
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The lake is low, but there’s lots of water!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Greetings! Apex The kokanee have moved down to deeper in the water column.\u00a0 They are schooling in the main lake in 60-90′ over the old river channel. When fishing in deep water, an angler must take into consideration the visibility of their presentation and how it might appear to the fish.\u00a0 As the light penetrates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":1791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angels-camp","category-communities","category-life-style","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/unnamed-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}