Bill Kiene semi-retired
11-03-2012, 01:40 PM
Many reservoirs in California have had Threadfin Shad introduced into them by the CA DF&G many years ago for a food sourse for game fish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ijgnoSxfY
October/November are usually the months to look for the game fish to be "busting" the schools of tiny Shad.
I looked around on YouTube and this was the best example I could fine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m8E_8WCPR4
The lower elevation lakes/reservoirs that come to mind in Nor Cal are Berryessa, Oroville, Folsom, Merle Collins, New Melones, New Hogan and Shasta.
In the fall as these lakes cool off and "turn over" the fish will usually come to the top.
There are virtually hundreds of these lakes in California so maybe we can add to my short list.
Rainbow trout, Brown trout, land locked salmon, SMB, LMB, Spots, White Bass and Stripped Bass are among the game fish that you might catch in one of these surface boils.
A calm day is nice or an area in a lake that is smooth, out of the wind is good too.
Most use small inch or so silver flies on a floating line but some use sinking lines as well.
These Threadfin Shad have washed down through the drainages to end up living in some of the laky areas like the Port of Stockton, the Port of Sacramento, Franks Tract and Mildred Island in the Delta.
A calm day, outboard skiff and some binocualrs would be a good way to go.
I just had a report from a friend about Lake Berressa being very good last week Rainbow Trout averaging 19 inches.
.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ijgnoSxfY
October/November are usually the months to look for the game fish to be "busting" the schools of tiny Shad.
I looked around on YouTube and this was the best example I could fine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m8E_8WCPR4
The lower elevation lakes/reservoirs that come to mind in Nor Cal are Berryessa, Oroville, Folsom, Merle Collins, New Melones, New Hogan and Shasta.
In the fall as these lakes cool off and "turn over" the fish will usually come to the top.
There are virtually hundreds of these lakes in California so maybe we can add to my short list.
Rainbow trout, Brown trout, land locked salmon, SMB, LMB, Spots, White Bass and Stripped Bass are among the game fish that you might catch in one of these surface boils.
A calm day is nice or an area in a lake that is smooth, out of the wind is good too.
Most use small inch or so silver flies on a floating line but some use sinking lines as well.
These Threadfin Shad have washed down through the drainages to end up living in some of the laky areas like the Port of Stockton, the Port of Sacramento, Franks Tract and Mildred Island in the Delta.
A calm day, outboard skiff and some binocualrs would be a good way to go.
I just had a report from a friend about Lake Berressa being very good last week Rainbow Trout averaging 19 inches.
.