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Hot-Bites Fishing Report By the Fish Sniffer Staff	September 4, 2008 Updated Regularly

McCLURE TROUT & CRAPPIE ... Lake McClure trout anglers are finding a good bite on rainbows up to five pounds and crappie anglers continue to find limit style action near the houseboats.

“I would rate the trout bite as good and the crappie bite as very good,” said Chuck Rowell of A-1 Bait and Tackle. “Flashers and nightcrawlers trolled 20-30 feet deep have been killing the trout. Other effective lures have been Wedding Rings and Rocky Mountain Tackle Assassin spinners. Barrett Cove to Bagby and the Dam has been the better producing areas.”

Crappie are falling for small minnows or crappie jigs, forty-five feet deep at the houseboats. Sizes are up to 1 ¼ pounds for the slab sides.

McClure bass have been offering fair action, but a nice 10 pound pig was pulled out of the lake by an angler from Merced. “Purple and brown jigs, top water lures including Spooks and spinners are taking bass in the Piney Creek and Barrett Cove areas – morning action has been the better time to get into the bass,” tipped Rowell.

Lake McSwain anglers are finding decent shore and trolling action. Trollers are working Wedding Rings and flashers leading nightcrawlers 20-30 feet deep in the dam area for trout up to 2-½ pounds. Bank anglers are doing well on orange or chartreuse Power Bait at the Handicap Dock and Brushpile areas.

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The San Francisco bay offers a wide variety of fishing opportunities. All the anadromous species pass through the Golden Gate during their migrations. In the bay you will find California halibut, leopard shark, sturgeon, and striped bass. The sportfishing fleet frequents the Cordell Banks and the Farallon Islands. Both are excellent rock fisheries and during the season you will also find salmon. The local reservoirs provide warm water fresh fishing with the most notable being San Pablo Reservoir. Every once and a while you hear of a bass pushing 10 lbs. If you're in the Bay Area and you just have to fish, this might be the spot. Pier fishing is available at Pacifica and Berkeley.