Plenty of relatively small bass are on tap for Lake Oroville anglers, reported Fil Torres at Oroville Outdoors. "The numbers of bass are up, but the average size is smaller", said Torres. "The action is typical of Lake Oroville as we head into summer. It's great for families and kids, with lots of slot-size bass hitting on dropshot-rigged plastics and tubes at around 30 feet in the middle fork."
Torres added, A few nice catfish up to nine pounds have been hitting at 30 feet during the day in the middle and south forks. Most are hitting on live minnows or cut baits."
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Sacramento River Shad Derby sees slow action Cold and dirty water shut down the shad bite for most of the 46 entrants in last weekend's thirteenth annual Sacramento River Shad Derby held at Scotty's Landing. The influx of off-color water meant that most anglers got only a fish or two, and some were completely skunked. Top honors were taken for the second year in a row by Ronnie Garske of Chico, with a very modest-size shad weighing 2-14. The big fish......
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Excellent numbers of shad are on tap for Sacramento River anglers in the stretch of water from Woodson Bridge to the Red Bluff Diversion Dam, reported local guide Kevin Brock. "The shad are really stacked up right at Woodson Bridge", observed Brock. "You could even go just a little way below Woodson Bridge with a prop boat and catch a bunch of shad. The fish are mixed sizes, with some larger females up to four pounds." Brock tipped, "When the water......
