Isabella\/Kaweah\/Success\/southern California Aqueduct reports available at https:\/\/www.tackleandrod.com\/weekly-fishing-report<\/a>.<\/p>\n McClure Reservoir<\/p>\n Bass 3 Trout 2 King salmon 2 Kokanee 2 Crappie 2 Catfish 2<\/p>\n Few trollers have been targeting the lake for trout, but the bite has been outstanding for Bryan McGinty of Killer Bee\u2019s Tackle for holdover rainbows pushing 17 inches. Shad patterned spoons behind a dodger are the key around the schools of shad. Quality kokanee are also in the mix. Aaron Jones reported a topwater bite with Berkley Choppo\u2019s while plastics on a drop-shot or shakey head are working at depths from 20 to 30 feet. The banks are loaded with small bass. Jigs are another option for a better cut of bass. much-improved topwater bite as the bass are schooling up on shad schools. The Reel Deal Market is now open daily from 10am – 5pm on weekdays and 10 am to 6:30pm on weekends. The Barrett Cove Caf\u00e9 is open weekends through September 7. The lake dropped over a foot to 844.47 feet in elevation and 85%. There are no bass tournaments scheduled through the end of July. 49,993 king salmon smolts and 50,440 kokanee fry were planted by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. There are no bass tournaments scheduled in June or July.<\/p>\n New Melones Reservoir\/Tulloch<\/p>\n Trout 3 bass 3 Kokanee 3<\/p>\n The kokanee bite remains outstanding with Kyle Wise of Head Hunter Guide Service continuing to consistently put his clients on to 4 limits by 8:00 am. Wise said, \u201cWe continue to score with Bullet Spoons or T-Bone\u2019s Tackle Head Hunter spoons with shoepeg corn scented with tuna and garlic behind a 5.5-inch Paulina Peak\u2019s gold hammered dodger at depths from 50 to 75 feet at 1.3 to 1.5 mph in the southern portion of the lake. Before the sun comes up, we are running chartreuse or bright pink, but once the sun comes up, I switch over to blue and darker purples. Once we start fishing deep, the darker colors stand out much greater. For kokanee, I like the dodger for vibration, but if I was targeting trout, I would run the lures without a dodger.\u201d For bass, Aaron Jones reported the bass bite is so good, \u201cWhatever you want to throw at them will work.\u201d He added, \u201cThere is a strong reaction bite with topwater lures when the bass are focusing on shad.\u201d The bass continue to feed on bluegill and bass fry in the shallows and shad out on open water and in the coves. Both Glory Hole and Tuttletown open from 6:30 am to 8:00 pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Glory Hole will be the only ramp open starting at 8:00 am Monday through Thursday. All boats must be quarantined for 30 days or decontaminated at the New Melones Marina. The marina is open. The Central Valley Anglers Team Kokanee Tournament is on June 20. The lake dropped 2 feet to 1030.58 feet in elevation and 74% while downstream Tulloch dropped to 95%. New Melones received a plant of 50,530 kokanee fry.<\/p>\n Shaver Lake\/Huntington Lake<\/p>\n Bass 2 Trout 3 Kokanee 3<\/p>\n The Shaver Lake Trophy Trout Project\/Greg Marks Youth Fishing Derby at Shaver took place on Saturday with a packed group of young anglers with the largest trout coming in at 17 inches. In addition to fishing, participants played fishing games and activities prior to lunch and the weigh in. The event is possible due to the sponsorship of the SLTTP, EECU, Edison International, the U.S. Forest Service, BMY Construction, and numerous other donors. Dick Nichols of Mountain Tackle said, \u201cWith the water level finally cresting, the kokanee bite continues to improve. I fished with a friend on Friday and found the first three hours slow with only three hookups, but around 9:30 am, we moved into another area and found a good school at 29 feet in depth using pink Dick\u2019s Mountain Tubes pink Koke Busters in pink, or Doom Mountain Hoochies tipped with corn behind D-MAC and Super Dave Mountain Dodgers ending up with 10 third-year kokanee, releasing a number of 2nd-year fish. Shaver guide Paul Brown of \u2018Fishin\u2019 With Paul Guide Service\u2019 found a similar slowdown on<\/p>\n Saturday morning until 9:30 am, ending up with 4 limits of 3rd year kokanee running pink or orange spoons and chartruese spinners at 18 to 30 feet in a new location. Later in the week, Brown found a new school at depths from 25 to 33 feet as the fish are moving. He said, \u2018Patience both days really paid off for us. If you don\u2019t find them in your old spot, checkout the neighborhood, they are somewhere\u2019.<\/p>\n Huntington continues to produce a smaller grade of kokanee and rainbow trout from the surface to 20 feet with small spinners or spoons. Easy limits have been the rule. Shaver dropped from 92 to 89 with Huntington basically holding at 96%. The next meeting of the Shaver Lake Trophy Trout Project is July 11 at 10:00 am in Room 44 at Sierra High School at 33326 Tollhouse Rod in Tollhouse. The public is welcome to attend. The Department of Fish and Wildlife is scheduled to release 62,200 kokanee fry into Shaver Lake.<\/p>\n Delta\/Stockton<\/p>\n Bass 3 Striper 3 Sturgeon 3 Catfish 2 Bluegill 3<\/p>\n There are striped bass in the California Delta, and most of the linesides are found in the northern portion of the system where the water is cooler. Alan Fong of Alan Fong Outdoors said, \u201cThe stripers are holding in the shallows along flats and weed beds in 2 to 4 feet of water as they are feeding on crawdads. Red chatterbaits have been the best lure, and the chatterbaits are also working for largemouth bass as we put together a 24-pound limit. The urchin-style baits are also working for bass.\u201d There is a topwater bite for stripers in the Old Sacramento River out of Vieira\u2019s Resort. A variety of offerings are working for largemouth bass including chatterbaits, frogs, plastics on the drop-shot, jigs, or Senkos are working for numbers while the larger fish are found further offshore with buzzbaits or frogs. The frog bite should be picking up with the heat wave as the fish are posting up around cover. although far fewer anglers are targeting linesides. Dave King of Nor Cal Bass reported 26 boats participated in Saturday\u2019s tournament out of Paradise Point, and he reported every boat weighed in, but there was a big disparity from the top three teams to the remainder of the field. He said, \u201cThe top three teams weighed in over 20 pounds, but fourth and fifth place dropped to 13\/14-pound range with several limits from 8 to 10 pounds. Catching fish wasn\u2019t a problem, but so many of the bass are in the 1- to 2-pound range. Chatterbaits up north produced the winning limit. Catch-and-release sturgeon fishing ends on June 30 before reopening on October 1.<\/p>\n All the rest<\/p>\n Valley\/Westside waterways<\/p>\n Striper 2 Catfish 2<\/p>\n Tas Moua of 559 Fresno Bait and Tackle said the striped bass bite has been \u2018hit and miss\u2019 with some action around Manning Avenue. He said, \u201cNees Road has been slow, but there has been some action in the Delta Mendota Canal.\u201d<\/p>\n Eastman Lake\/Hensley Lake<\/p>\n Bass 2 Trout 2 Bluegill 2 Catfish 2 Crappie 2<\/p>\n Moua reported the bass are moving up in the early morning before sunlight to feed and in the late afternoon before moving back out to the rockpiles in deep water. The bass come up to feed on bluegill and crappie in the shallows and crawdads in the rockpiles. Moau said, \u201cOne angler reported a 20-pound limit so there are still big fish to be found.\u201d Crappie are spawning around submerged structure in shallow water. At Hensley, Moua reported small palm-sized crappie along with bluegill are holding around submerged structure. Few bass anglers are trying here, but there have been some better than average fish taken off the deeper rockpiles. Carp and catfish remain an option. There are no bass tournaments at either lake through the end of July. Water releases have started in earnest at both lakes as Eastman dropped 3 feet to 503.64 feet in elevation and 25% with Hensley dropping 2 feet to 488.52 feet in elevation and 30%.<\/p>\n Lake McSwain<\/p>\n Trout 2<\/p>\n A plant of 1500 pounds including 220 pounds of trophy-sized trout were released prior to Memorial Day Weekend. The best bank action is in deep water around 30 feet with natural or neutral presentations of Power Bait, nightcrawlers, or spoons. Two additional plants are scheduled in June. The Splash-N-Dash Water feature dominates interest on the lake. Information on the Splash N\u2019Dash is available at: https:\/\/mysplashndash.com\/<\/a>. The lake held at 86%. 2,560 pounds of trout were planted at the Lake Yosemite Main Launch Ramp while the park was closed on June 5, giving the fish the night to spread out before anglers hit the water. The Reel Deal Market & Cafe is now open every day the Splash N\u2019 Dash is operation, Mondays thru Fridays from 10 AM to park close; Saturdays from 8 AM to 7 PM; and Sundays from 9 AM to 7 PM. The Bait Bucket Bait and Tackle at the site of the former\u2019s Angler\u2019s Edge Market at 6710 Merced Falls Road in Snelling is now open.<\/p>\n Millerton Lake\/San Joaquin River<\/p>\n Bass 3 Striped bass 1 Shad 2 Bluegill 3 Crappie 2<\/p>\n Heavy recreational boating pressure continues to dominate the lake, but Tas Moua reported tons of bluegill in the shallows along with a solid spotted bass bite for numbers with underspins, jerkbaits, and topwater lures in the evening for a better cut of spot to 3.5 pounds. In the river arm, a few anglers are working for American shad with Kastmasters or crappie jigs, but boaters run the risk of getting stuck behind the log jam if the wind comes up. He said, \u201cIt took one boater an hour to push the logs out of the way to get out.\u201d Roger George , Millerton striper record holder also cautioned boaters about attempting the logjam without having a stainless steel prop.! A regular prop can get folded up or badly bent very easily by the logs \u2013 and you\u2019re stuck! In addition, most outboards have water intake ports and filters that do not handle the small wood chips floating in the jam very well- causing clogging and overheating. \u201c George explained. The lake rose a half foot to 574.01 feet in elevation and 96%. The San Joaquin River remains stable at 349 cfs at Friant. There is one bass tournament scheduled in June and one in July.<\/p>\n Pine Flat Reservoir\/Kings River<\/p>\n Bass 3 Trout 3 Kokanee 0 King salmon 2 Catfish 2 Crappie 2<\/p>\n Pine Flat was one of the only reservoirs to receive a king salmon plant last year due to the outbreak of IHN at the Feather River Hatchery. Since there is no hatchery below the reservoir to be infected, Pine Flat was one of only four lakes to receive king salmon plants in 2025. This year\u2019s plant is 75,00 king salmon, and between the two consecutive plants, the lake should see some solid king action in 2027 and 2028. Brian Klassen of Visalia and four friends trolled for trout this week, releasing a total of 42 rainbows ranging from 13 to 15 inches by 11:30 am. Klassen said, \u201cThe bait was stacked up in Windy Gap, and we scored with shad-patterned spoons such as Needlefish along with blade\/\u2019crawler combinations at depths from 30 feet in the early morning down to 55 feet by mid-morning on a setback of 50 feet behind the downrigger. 42 feet produced the most fish. We released a 10-inch king salmon on a Cop Car Needlefish and lost an estimated 22-inch king within sight of the net on a shad-patterned Needlefish at 50 feet. Trolling remains excellent.\u201d For bass, Tas Moau reported the best action in the river arm around Sycamore and Big Creek in the early mornings or late afternoons into the evenings with topwater lures, underspins, or Brush Hogs and plastics on a Texas-rig fished weedless. He said, \u201cThere are a lot of small bass on the plastics.\u201d A plant took place on the lower Kings River two weeks ago, but there are no plants on the schedule this week. The water is still swift, and Moau advised inexperienced anglers to be very cautious, adding, \u201cExperienced anglers are still catching fish, but they are in the deeper pools.\u201d The river is at 452 cfs at the Army Weir. The lake dropped over 7 feet to 904.20 feet in elevation and 74%. There are no bass tournaments on the schedule in June with one on the books in July.<\/p>\n San Luis Reservoir and O\u2019Neill Forebay<\/p>\n Striper 2 Catfish 2 Bass 2 Crappie 2<\/p>\n Tas Moua reported striped bass are starting to push shad into the banks around Highway 152, and anglers are tossing topwater lures for keepers to 26 inches during the short window during the boils.<\/p>\n Roger George of Roger George guide service said that the trolling and reaction bite has improved some – but the wind continues to be coming up hard after noon. Add in falling water around a foot a day and it\u2019s not easy. \u201c I took out 3 guests, Ed Stoddard , 82, his son Robert and another family member , Darren Batty of Los Banos on Friday. I thought Darren had a school fish on but it turned out to be a huge 42.5\u201d , 30 lb PB for him. We released it in great shape on the Seaqualizer tool. Overall it was a 12 fish day with nice schoolies to 24\u201d . Silver lures were the hit at 70 feet or deeper. The fish are still milting. That\u2019s the second released 30 lber in the boat this year. Looks like more wind in the forecast.\u201d<\/p>\n In the forebay, 4-inch paddletail swimbaits, River2Sea Rig Walkers, and soaking anchovies are all working for stripers ranging from mostly undersized to the occasional 21- to 23-inch keeper are working at Check 12, the Highway 152 Bridge, and Highway 33. Golden mussel watercraft inspections are no longer needed at San Luis and the O\u2019Neill Forebay. The main lake continues to release water, and it dropped from 72 to 70% with the forebay holding at 82%. Los Banos Creek Reservoir was scheduled to open this month, but the opening has been postponed to June 22.<\/p>\n High Sierra<\/p>\n Bass Lake<\/p>\n Bass 2 Trout 3 Kokanee 1<\/p>\n Recreational boating is the main story here as summer has arrived. Tas Moua reported a few bass fishermen are heading to the lake for some of the best quality and numbers in the region. The grass is thick along the shorelines, and weedless presentations on a Texas-rig, flukes, or Senkos are best. The docks are holding suspended fish. Mike Beighey of Bass Lake Fishing Tours with Mike reported trout are in large numbers with plenty of holdovers ranging from 14 to 24 inches with limits possible most days. He said, \u201cSomedays it takes some time to locate them, but we have been finding success out in front of the Pines Resort to the Forks Resort and also across from Miller\u2019s Landing with at depths from 14 to 20 feet with green or pink Dick\u2019s Trout Busters, red Mountain Tubes, orange Apex lures, or Wiggle Hoochies tipped with corn or a piece of nightcrawler behind a Dick\u2019s Mountain dodger on a 16-inch leader at 1.4 to 1.6 mph. A plant of 50,600 kokanee is scheduled this year, adding to the annual plants of 50,000 kokanee the past several years. Despite the plants, the kokanee remain from extremely scarce to non-existent, puzzling many who have experienced the outstanding kokanee action at Bass Lake over the years. The 10K Derby fish remains out there, worth $500 for derby participants if caught by June 30. A webcam is available at https:\/\/www.basslakeca.com\/bass-lake-webcam-1<\/a>. No future bass tournaments are schedule through the end of July.<\/p>\n Wishon\/Courtright<\/p>\n Trout 3<\/p>\n Kelly Brewer of the Wishon Village RV Park and Store said, \u201cBoth lakes are still filling limits with bank anglers scoring with assorted colors of Power Bait and nightcrawlers while trollers use Wedding Rings tipped with a nightcrawler behind a flasher or blade\/\u2019crawler combinations. We have been seeing plenty of 18-inch plus trout out of both lakes.\u201d Road conditions \u2013 Sierra National Forest 297-0706 ext. 4961 or 392-0423.<\/p>\n Ocean<\/p>\n Monterey\/Santa Cruz<\/p>\n Rockfish 3 Salmon 2 Halibut 3 Striper 3 White seabass 1 Sand dabs 3 Surf perch<\/p>\n Allen Bushnell of Santa Cruz Kayak Fishing and Surf Casting Guide Service reported, \u201cLocal anglers had to pick their days last week to avoid the gusty winds. A strong swell also complicated matters for inshore anglers. Despite those conditions the fishing was generally good in our area, especially for halibut which are showing up in greater numbers now. King salmon are still being netted daily with anglers reporting limits of four to six fish per boat. Rock fish and lingcod fishing has been productive near Natural Bridges, Four Mile Beach, and South Rock. The flat sandy areas inshore are hosting an increase on halibut catches. Swell and wind are forecast to calm during and after this weekend, and inshore anglers will be keeping busy with halibut and the nearshore rockfish species. Halibut have been biting sardines, mackerel, squid, and fish traps. As the swell dies, expect to find the halibut in even shallower water, especially in the Capitola\/New Brighton area. At the Capitola Wharf, skiff rentals are up, and plenty of fish (including some big ones) are being caught from the wharf. The key for that area is bait. Big schools of mackerel are on the prowl in that area and often sweep in towards the wharf. When that happens, anyone with a Sabiki rig in the water can catch as many macks as they may want. The mackerel make excellent bait for nearby halibut and especially for the striped bass that are feeding on these schools. Anglers using live macks with or without a bobber are catching good-sized stripers near the foot of the wharf, and boaters are using live bait fly lined in towards the backside of the waves for success. Most of the striped bass are in the 18- to 24-inch class, but there are some hogs in the mix. Larger striped bass also were reported from several North Coast Beaches this week, mostly before the big swell hit. They\u2019re biting well on #110 and 115 stick baits or sand crabs on a Carolina rig. Barred surf perch up to 14 inches were reported in that same area, near San Gregorio Beach. A bit of a drive, but worth it for us surfcasters getting skunked while fishing in town.\u201d<\/p>\n Golden Gate\/San Francisco Bay\/Half Moon Bay<\/p>\n Halibut 2 Striper 3 Rockfish 2 Leopard shark 2 Sturgeon 2<\/p>\n The Pacifica Pier has been a stalwart for decades for northern California salmon, striped bass, and Dungeness crab anglers. These experiences may only be a memory now as the pier has been closed, perhaps permanently, due to a huge crack forming within the past week.<\/p>\n Striped bass remain the staple in San Francisco Bay as halibut over the 22-inch minimum size continue their hiatus with the return of larger tides.<\/p>\n Striped bass limits or near limits remain the story with Captain James Smith of California Dawn Sport Fishing reporting a combined 80 striped bass and 18 halibut to 16 pounds for 41 anglers during the week. On Saturday, Smith\u2019s boats checked in with 60 striped bass to 13 pounds and 11 halibut to 16 pounds. These have been typical scores with the consistent series of larger tides. Captain Ron Koyasako of Nautilus Excursions out of San Francisco added, \u201cWhere would we be without the stripers. We found an outstanding grade on Friday with fish to 18 pounds. Striper limits have been easy to come by, and we were done with limits by 6:40 am. We are starting to see them on the rocks around Mel\u2019s Reefs, but you don\u2019t even have to work the rockpiles to find the bass. Halibut is another story, but we grind out a few every day. Captain Trent Slate of Bite Me Charters out of Paradise Cove added, \u201cWe put in easy limits of quality striped bass fly-lining anchovies off of Angel Island on Saturday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n While striped bass continue to do the heavy lifting inside the bay, rough offshore weather has limited rockfishing trips, but that is about to change. We are reaching the time of year where party boats will start heading outside the Gate to work the bars and beaches for halibut along with adding rockfish to their potluck trips along with making some drifts back inside the bay. The Pacific Dream out of Berkeley tried rockfishing along the Marin coast on Saturday morning, but after finding the bite less than desired due to a big swell, they headed to the Farallon Islands for limits of rockfish before picking up a few stripers on the way back to the harbor. The ocean weather is expected to be much improved this week, and the Codfather out of Alameda is planning on heading far offshore for bluefin tuna and\/or albacore.<\/p>\n All of this will come to a halt on June 27 when striped bass and halibut will be ignored as every party and private boat is gearing up for the first extended salmon season since 2022.<\/p>\n San Luis Obispo<\/p>\n Rockfish 3 Surf perch 3<\/p>\n Rockfishing remains the staple out of the San Luis Obispo County ports. On Sunday, three boats were out of Morro Bay Landing with a combined 57 passengers for a few fish shy of rockfish limits with 261 assorted, 97 vermilion, 158 Boccaccio, 34 copper, 2 cabezon, and 44 ling cod to 16 pounds. Out of Patriot Sport Fishing, two boats were out with 24 passengers on Sunday for 214 assorted, 7 copper, 8 vermilion, 5 Boccaccio, and 11 ling cod to 7 pounds.<\/p>\n Events:<\/p>\n June 20 \u2013 Central Valley Tackle Swap Meet \u2013 1000 Kansas Ave, Modesto. Information: 209-402-1764.<\/p>\n