Bass, cats provide best action at New Melones

New Melones Reservoir - Angels Camp, CA


by Glory Hole Sports
6-17-2015

Water clarity is stained in many areas and will occasionally clear up. Water temperature will continue to warm, with the average being 72-78 degrees. Glory Hole Point boat launch is a two lane dirt road and gravel leading off of the end of the point. There is not a courtesy dock and it is best to launch with a 4-wheel drive vehicle. Trout: Fair. The trout have been a little harder to locate, the last couple of weeks. Now that the summer heat is here, it is best to look to deep water to find trout and kokanee. In years past, these fish were caught out of waters as deep as 90'. Using a good topographical map, GPS and sonar you can find areas that can be successfully fished deep, without losing any gear. Trolling anglers should focus their efforts on the main lake where the water is deep and cool. The water has a little stain to it, making it a good time to use bright colored baits. Fire tiger, chartreuse and orange are all good choices. Also, try using copper and gold blades. A few big browns have been caught and released in the past couple of weeks. The big browns will feed on schools of large shad or kokanee. Try trolling big plugs or rolling frozen shad. Night fishing anglers are reporting much success catching all species of fish during the night. Kokanee: Okay. The kokanee anglers have been reporting a hit and miss bite. For periods of time the action will be good and then it dies off and becomes nearly impossible to get a bite. The anglers that fish for most the day, are catching their limits. The kokanee are holding in deep water. With there being very little light penetration in deep water, it is best to use larger baits and dodgers that will disperse a large amount of water. Lures that have a Colorado spinner will attract many fish. Uncle Larry's Spinners, Glitterbug's Tube Bugs and Apex have been producing many fish. Another trick that will help give your presentation more action is bending your slingblade. Put a slight bend in the middle of the blade to increase the side-to-side swing. Use plenty of scent and add dyed and scented corn to each hook. Bass: Good. The bass are biting and it has been fairly easy to catch a bunch of fish. The lake is full of 1 to 2-pound spotted bass and they are eager to bit many different presentations. Try using reaction baits is the mornings and evenings and switching to a slower soft plastic rig throughout the day. Topwater baits have been working well for a short period of time in the mornings and evenings. Small poppers and walk-the-dog type baits will trigger some heart stopping explosions. The fish have been really keyed in on shad, so try using shad patterned worms fished on a dropshot or shakey head rig. Another lure that seems to never fail is a Senko. Catfish: Good. The last few weeks we have weighed-in some large catfish and have been hearing of some monster cats being caught. The catfish are moved up in shallow water and feeding on smaller fish. Frozen shad, mackerel and sardines are all good choices. It is best to avoid using lead weight and just use the weight of the bait to cast. This will allow the bait to rest on the bottom in a very natural way. Glory Hole Sports (209) 736-4333


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