There has been some impressive largemouth bass being caught mid summer on New Melones. Reports of 4-9 lb. bass using small swimbaits, underspins, and diving crankbaits early morning and late evening. With the lake water temp. at 82d. bass are going deeper mid morning thru the afternoon. Plastic baits are the go to in the heat of the day with shakeyheads, wacky rigs, dropshot. Target the vertical rock face up river, near rising hilltops, rocky shoreline for best angling opportunities. 

Nice slabs have been reported in different areas of the lake using live minnows, Crappie jigs and Gulp Crappie Nibbles. Anglers fishing Angels Cove area have done well, landing a dozen or more, dropping a night light and fishing in the swarm of shad that are attracted to the light.

Elmo Bauer followed up on his success of previous weeks of angling for catfish on New Melones, fishing with Don Hise the two were fishing near the houseboats bringing in 4 cats, reporting the best bait was night crawlers at 2:00 am.