Glory Hole sports, Lake Melones report 9-28

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Glory Hole Sports Newsletter

August 26, 2011



Dear John,



Trout!!! The bite is on here at Melones. With so many limits caught by trollers, we are guessing that the bank anglers are going to start seeing some good action too.



Come fishing!



Our long-time employee Jennifer is leaving us. She is moving on to a job that will pay her more (can't blame her for bettering herself!). We will miss here- be sure you tell her good-bye if you come in this week.



Melanie

New Melones Report


Water Conditions: New Melones Lake is currently holding 2,074,637 acre-feet of water. The lake level dropped two feet this week and is currently at 1059 ft. above sea level and 29 ft. from full. Levels will continue to drop, as room needs to be made to accommodate upcoming winter rains. Water temperature is cooling, and is currently about 75-77 degrees. Water is slightly stained, with mudlines forming in the afternoon. There is an abundance of shad and other baitfish. Watch for unmarked island tops.



Trout: The trout bite is on! Action at Melones has been better this week than we have seen in years. Trollers have been having great luck picking up easy limits of 1-3 pound, 16-17" rainbows. Trout are feeding heavily on shad- use your graph to locate shad balls- the rainbows will be there, too.



We had two nice brown trout caught this week, so there was a tie for the Glory Hole Sports Big Fish of the Week Contest.



Jim Munroe from Jackson caught a 5-pound, 8-ounce brown on a Rapala Shad Rap trolled 60" deep by the dam.





Paul Harmon of Morgan Hill caught another 5 ½--pound brown on a shad-patterned spoon trolled 55 feet deep near Carson Cove. He, John Harmon, and Dave Rossetto all got limits.



Doug Modlon of Murphys caught this 2 1/2-pounder trolling a Needlefish upriver.



To target rainbows and browns, troll 20-50 feet near mouths of coves and creek arms such as Carson or Coyote Creek. Remember- now that the trout are moving shallower, it is important to leave plenty of line out behind your boat, so your lure is away from your boat chop. The hot lure right now is a Cop Car Needlefish, but anything resembling a shad will work. Try a variety of shad-patterned or firetiger lures such as Excel, Apex, Needlefish, or Rapala Countdown. Use Bang or ProCure threadfin shad scent on your lures. Most trollers report best luck with no additional attractors, so forgo the flashers or dodgers for now. Try using two lures in tandem to simulate fleeing shad. Fishing at night under a submersible light has produced some nice holdover trout. The light attracts plankton, which attracts the baitfish, which attracts the rainbows and occasionally brown trout. Anchor the boat in 60-80 feet of water and drop your light down to 10-20 feet. Then fish around and under your light.



Tom Dutil of Dutil's Fishing Charters got into some fat rainbows on a recent night-fishing trip. As good as the trolling has been, we are expecting the shore-fishing to turn on any day. Tie on a slip float rig with a minnow or crawler, and fish 30-40 feet deep under your bobber. Or throw a chrome/blue Kastmaster from the bank. Glory Hole Point and under the 49 Bridge are good places to bank fish.



Fred Green and Howard Thielbar show off their limits caught on Needlefish in Carson Cove.





Kokanee: Done for the season, although people are still catching the occasional koke in with their trout limit. Now is the time when they will school heavily and start heading up the creek channels and main river channel.



Bass: Fish are moving into deeper waters and pulling off shore due to falling water levels, and bite has really slowed down. Shad imitations are your best bet, as fish are feeding heavily on shad right now. Tie on a split shot rig with 6" Roboworm Hologram shad or Prism Shad. Try topwater baits such as Pop-Rs, Spooks, and Gunfish in the early morning and late evening hours. Also, hard and soft jerkbaits work well sub-surface. Fall is a great time to fish at night. Be very quiet and move your baits slowly. Dark colored baits work best. Remember to practice catch and release.



Catfish: Good. Catfish are in coves and in shallower water. A sliding sinker rig, and a ball of crawlers or a piece of anchovy or sardine is your best bait. Leave your bail open so the cats can't feel the line if still-fishing. Successful catfish anglers move their bait often, even dragging it along the bottom and bouncing it into rocky nooks and crannies, rather than letting it sit still. Another good technique is a weightless rig. Use enough bait on your hook, so that you can make a good cast without using any lead. Let your bait sink slowly to the bottom and drift naturally with the current. Fishing for cats is usually best at night, but plenty of anglers catch them during the day as well.



Crappie and bluegill: Crappie, bluegill and other sunfish will hide under and around large boulders upriver. On warm days they will be in the shade pockets. Try using a small minnow or half of a night crawler on a 1/16 oz jig head. Cast to the bank and bounce your bait down the rocks. Be ready and watch your line closely most of the strikes will come on the initial fall. Night time is a good time to catch crappie- use a live minnow under a submersible light.



Guides' Reports
Gary Burns

Take It To The Limit Guide Service

www.Garysfishing.net

(209) 559-3349





Mary,William,Noreen and Gregory put 19 rainbows in the boat with Gary on Wed.



Tom Blue got a limit while fishing with Gary Tuesday.

Trout fishing is still great at New Melones Lake. Had three trips this week-- 2 limits on Mon., 1 shy of 4 limits on Wed. (they had to get off the water by 12:00), and 3 limits by 11:00 on Sun. The rainbows were 32 feet down to 48 feet and we ran 1.8 to 2.2 mph. We used Shasta Tackle Cripplures in red or blue, Needlefish in blue or black or any shad pattern. The best place to fish this week was the Carson Cove area out to the middle where the bathroom is, Coyote Cove also picked up some nice bows. Most fish ranged 16 to17 inches and were packed full of shad. Where you find schools of shad you will find the rainbows. Had some hard take downs this week and great fighting fish. So get out on the water and enjoy it while it lasts.



See ya on the water,

Take It to the Limit, Gary







Danny Layne

Fish'n Dan's Guide Service

209 586 2383

www.fishndans.com



Wow, seems like our area waters here in the "Mother Lode" have really come alive with big rainbows trout action.



LAKE NEW MELONES, name your favorite area and you will find great action. The Spillway, Angels Arm, Carson, Coyote, and Bear Creeks to name a few are areas that are quite productive. Special lures, really there are not any, the bows are stuffing themselves with Threadfin Shad so any lure that resembles a silver shad will work. Kastmasters, Apex, Ex-Cel, Needlefish to name a few are working real well. Target depth from 20' to 35' for bows to 20 plus inches and four pounds.



LAKE DON PEDRO, like her sister reservoir to the North (NEW MELONES) the bite here on Pedro is wide open for some very nice rainbow trout. Expect fish to twenty plus inches and four pounds to fill your limit. Woods Creek arm, Six Bit area, Middle Bay and Fleming Bay all equally productive. Ex-Cel Castmaster, Triple Teasers, Apex lures in silver with a target depth from 25' to 40' for voracious feeding bows.



A few king salmon found in Woods Creek at depths from 60' to 100' on rolled shad, kings in the 16" range.



Regards

Danny Layne







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Help us support a local soldier and his platoon. We are accepting donations of items (see list, below) or cash (which we will use to make purchases and for postage). We will be sending packages weekly.

Local Marine Patrick Rowe is 24 years old- he will turn 25 on November 18.



An Angels Camp- Bret Harte High School graduate of 2005, He Joined the Marine Corps in April of 2008. He and Kate Beckmen were Married last April. She is from Arnold and also a Bret Harte Grad.





Patrick was an Infantry Machine Gunner his first deployment to Afghanistan. He was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor during his last deployment.





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"Wish List"

FOOD ITEMS (High nutritional value types)
Beef Jerky
Protein Bars (like athletes use)
Backpacking food, such as Dried Fruit, Clif Bars, Trail Mix
Nuts, Sunflower seeds, in smaller size packages
Peanut Butter, Nutella
Non-perishable, individual packaged snacks
Individual-sized Powdered Drink Mix, like Gatorade or Crystal Light
Coffee, ground or instant, Tea Bags
Tuna- the ones in foil bags are easiest to ship
small packaged seasonings
Gum and candy
TOILETRIES
Barbasol or cheap Shaving Cream, the white kind (for use on patrol)
Q-Tips (very important for cleaning self and guns- highest priority)
Lip Balm in a tube, such as Burt's bees, or Carmex
Disposable Razors (Multi-blade for shaving rough beards)
Sunscreen, non-stinging, "Faces", Sport-types
Baby Wipes (Thickest type), hand sanitizer,
Shower gel, deodorant, toothpaste, disposable toothbrushes
Foot care products, spray, powder, insoles, creams
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Winter Socks ( merino wool, polypropylene; Brown, Green, Black)
Thermals (dark colors)?
Gloves, Hand warmers (like Hot Hands)
T-shirts (OD Green)
Writing Materials (Paper, pens)
Magazines (appropriate materials)
Computer Flash drives
Small toys to give to the local children