Central California fishing report: Delta stripers, sturgeon and bass are hitting.

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake.

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Delta stripers, sturgeon and bass hitting, Randy Pringle reported. Don Pedro kicking out easy limits of big rainbows, Kyle Wise said. Pine Flat bass and trout fishing is good, Tim Agtang reported. San Luis stripers boiling, Josh Mesa reported. Shaver producing big trout, Dick Nichols said. Wishon trout eating, Dave Hurley reported.

Rankings key below: 4: Fish are jumping in the boat. 3: Good fishing. 2: Decent fishing. 1: Poor fishing. 0: Don’t bother

Unless noted, area code is 559

Compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake.

Valley/Westside waterways

Striper 3 Catfish 3

Omega Nguyen of Mega Bait and Tackle in Lathrop reported an improved striped bass bite in the northern sections of both the California Aqueduct and the Delta Mendota Canal. Fresh shad, chicken liver, and swimbaits are all working for the linesides. Striperz Gone Wild ‘Toys for Tots’ tournament is scheduled for Dec. 14 at Volta Road on the California Aqueduct. The entry fee for this tournament is an unwrapped children’s toy that will be donated to youth in Merced County. In the southern aqueduct, schools of striped bass are on the move, and the best location has been around the moving water around the check gates. Anchovies, lugworms, chicken liver, Flukes, swimbaits, top water walking baits, or small jerkbaits are all effective. Triple S Dip Bait or cut baits are best for catfish.

Aqueduct anglers are always advised to use caution as well as wearing a PFD as the water is swift, cold, and dangerous.

Call: Valley Rod & Gun, Clovis 292-3474; Cope’s Tackle and Rod, Bakersfield, (661)

679-6351; Bob’s Bait Bucket, Bakersfield (661) 833-8657

Eastman Lake/Hensley Lake

Bass 2 Trout 2 Bluegill 2 Catfish 2 Crappie 2

Tim Agtang of Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis reported dark colors of plastics on the drop-shot or jigs are working for largemouth bass in the murky water, particularly over rock piles or island tops. He said, ”One angler picked up largemouths at 5, 6, and 7 pounds working a Mega Bass MagDraft on the edges of an island top. Hensley remains tough, but experienced bass fishermen are finding some success. Catfishing remains best at night with chicken liver or Triple S Dip Bait. Eastman dropped slightly to 533.93 feet in elevation and 47% of capacity with Hensley holding at 472.42 feet in elevation and 17% of capacity. At Eastman, no tournaments are scheduled through the remainder of the calendar year. At Hensley, the only scheduled tournament is in mid-November.

Call: Eastman Lake 689-3255; Valley Rod & Gun, Clovis 292-3474; 559 Fresno Bait and Tackle 515-6273. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hensley Lake Hidden Dam 673-5151.

Lake Don Pedro

Bass 2 Trout 3 Kokanee 2 King salmon 2 Crappie 2

Don Pedro is the top location in the Mother Lode for rainbow trout as Kyle Wise of Head Hunter Guide Service found easy limits of rainbows to 5 pounds running red head/chartreuse Speedy Shiners without flashers at speeds from 2.8 to 3.0 mph at depths from 40 to 50 feet through the shad schools.

“Find the bait, find the trout, but there are unlimited numbers of small king salmon that we are releasing at the boat without touching them or netting them,” Wise said. “We are also releasing some large spotted bass down deep within the shad schools.”

About 27 boats participated in Saturday’s ‘Live 4 Mason,’ benefit tourney, raising $15,300 for the Ferrulli family thanks for donations from several different companies and individuals. Cen Cal Elite Bass Tournament held the permit for the event won by Hunter Cook and Jake Hopper with a five-fish limit at 19.35 pounds with a big fish of 5.45. The bass are found at various depths, but there are many feeding on the shad schools as they move up into the water column.

Launch updates are posted at www.donpedrolake.com. The lake continues to recede, and has dropped 3½ feet this week to 776.55 feet in elevation.Call: Monte Smith, Gold Country Sport Fishing (209) 581-4734; Central Valley Bait and Tackle (209) 312-9417.

McClure Reservoir

Bass 2 Trout 2 King salmon 0 Kokanee 0 Crappie 2 Catfish 2

With the cooling water temperature, the bass bite continues to improve. There is a window for topwater walking baits in the mornings or evenings before heading to the bottom with jigs or small Keitech swimbaits on an underspin. There are bass busting on the surface on occasion. Trout trollers are also finding some success with shad-patterned spoons worked within the shad schools.

There are six club tournaments in November and four in December so interest should be heating up. The Merced River continues to drop, and it is 792 cfs at Merced Falls downstream of Lake McSwain. The lake is currently at 808.65 feet in elevation and 65% of capacity. The Reel Deal Market and Barrett’s Cove Marina will only be open on Wednesdays from 10 am to 2 pm during the winter months.

Call: Central Valley Bait and Tackle (209) 312-9417.

Lake McSwain

Trout 2

Since the tournament a month ago, trout fishing from the banks continues to be slow with a fish or two per rod. The best action has been in the early morning hours with Power Bait, nightcrawlers, or spoons. Holdover rainbows have moved into the cooler waters of the river arm up to the Exchequer Dam. The McSwain Marina is open on only weekends or holidays through October. For current information on the Marina and café- call (209) 378-2219. The lake rose to 95% of capacity.

Call: Angler’s Edge Market (209) 226-4416; McSwain Marina (209) 378-2534.

Millerton Lake/San Joaquin River

Bass 2 Striped bass 1 Shad 1 Bluegill 3 Crappie 2

Tim Agtang of Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis also fished the recent Fresno Bass Club tournament.

“You had to really slow down to pick up bite, and I dragged worms for five fish, but only one was a keeper,” he said. “The bass are loading up on shad, and they are spitting up the small shad.”

The Fourth Annual Tulare Police Athletic League Fundraiser Bass Tournament on Nov. 2, and a BBQ and raffle will follow the weigh in. There is a big money prize for the big fish for this tournament, and it generally attracts a large field. The lake was stable at 501.42 feet in elevation and 42 percent. Sycamore Island is open 6 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. The flows in the San Joaquin River at Friant held at 424 cfs. Two club tournaments are scheduled in November with one in December.

Call: Valley Rod & Gun 292-3474; 559 Fresno Bait and Tackle 515-6273.

New Melones Reservoir/Tulloch

Bass 2 Crappie 2 Catfish 3 Trout 2

The lake is slowly receding, and the troll bite for rainbow trout has been a grind. All species of fish are loading up on the abundant shad schools, and like the other Mother Lode lakes, the key is finding the shad schools and running fast-trolled shad-patterned spoons through the schools. Catfish remain a solid option in the shallows with beef liver, chicken liver, anchovies, or sardines. The bass bite is just now starting to show signs of life with small Keitech swimbaits on an underspin or dragging a jig on the bottom. Most trout trollers continue to head south to Don Pedro for more consistent trout action. Club tournaments dominate the lake in the fall months with three scheduled in November and two in December. The lake is releasing water, and it dropped 3/4-feet to 1,033.24 feet in elevation and 75% of capacity.

Call: John Liechty, Xperience Fishing Guide Service (209) 743-9932; Kyle Wise, Headhunter Guide Service (209) 531-3966; Monte Smith (209) 581-4734.

Pine Flat Reservoir/Kings River

Bass 2 Trout 2 Kokanee 0 King salmon 3 Catfish 3 Crappie 2

Tim Agtang reported bass can be found in all columns of the water, and the Berkley Finisher, a lure specifically developed for Live Scope, has been very effective. He said, “The lure is lipless like a jerkbait, and it sinks backwards toward where the fish are holding once found with the electronics. Plastics on the drop-shot or shakey head, jerkbaits, or jigs are also working. Trout are all over the place, chasing bait fish everywhere.” The shad schools are moving up in the water column with the cooling water temperatures, and both king salmon and rainbows are moving up. In the lower Kings, another trout plant is scheduled this week, and the three consecutive weeks of trout plants have put numbers into the lowered flows. Power Bait, salmon eggs, nightcrawlers, spinners, live crickets, or spoons are all working in the slow water. With the flows low at 228 cfs, the planters are holding in the pools with the low flows. The lake held at 824.27 feet in elevation and 40% of capacity. No club tournaments are scheduled in October, two scheduled in November, and four in December.

Call: Valley Rod & Gun 292-3474; 559 Fresno Bait and Tackle 515-6273.

San Luis Reservoir and O’Neill Forebay

Striper 3 Catfish 2 Bass 2 Crappie 2

The fall striper bite is coming on, and the action has been ‘wide open’ at both impoundments.

“The main lake is going off with a wide open bite,” said Josh Mesa of Coyote Bait and Tackle in Morgan Hill. “There are boils at Dinosaur Point and the mouth of Portuguese Cove, and jumbo minnows, topwater lures, lipless crankbaits, and jerkbaits are all working.“

Roger George of Roger George Guide Service said that the fish are working on top in the coves and it’s possible to have a 20 plus striper day if you hit it right. I took guest Sam Travioli of Orosi this week and he had an epic day , releasing a huge new personal best 42-inch, 32 pound beauty and then later hooking / releasing another big 38-inch, 22 pound fish. We got both fish working the 40-60 foot depths.

“ I’ll be doing a special one hour Striper seminar on downrigging, tips and trophy strategies at the Fresno Bee Fishing Expo on Nov 9 along with several other speakers. “

The event is free but a ticket is needed for admission.

For more information, go to Eventbrite.

The Duo Realis Tide Minnow has been a popular jerkbait while trollers are scoring with P-Line’s Predator Minnows in red head/silver . The forebay has also been hot as the grass is dying off. There are clumps of grass in the forebay, but this hasn’t been a deterrent.

Tim Agtang of Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis had a similar report, stating, “San Luis is on fire with Duo Realis 130’s, flukes, or flutter spoons.”

The main lake rose slightly to 52% of capacity while the forebay dropped slightly to 87% of capacity. To check the real time wind conditions on the lake - use windfinder.com/forecast/san_luis_reservoir.

Call: Coyote Bait and Tackle (408) 463-0711, Roger George, rogergeorgeguideservice.com (559) 905-2954

High Sierra

Bass Lake

Bass 2 Trout 2 Kokanee 0

There are holdover rainbow trout to be found, but the lake level is to be drawn down by Nov. 1, making launching a large boat a challenge. The water temperature is starting to cool, and the swimbait season should be starting soon. A live webcam is available at https://www.basslakeca.com/bass-lake-webcam-1.

Call: Mike Beighey, Bass Lake Fishing 676-8133

Edison/Florence/Mammoth Pool

Few anglers heading up Kaiser Pass as the fall months continue to advance. Edison continues to release water, dropping to 40% of capacity, while Florence and Mammoth Pool held at 42% of capacity and 15% of capacity, respectively.

Road conditions are available at the High Sierra Ranger Station – 855-5355 or https://www.fs.usda.gov/sierra. Fire danger is extreme in the high country.

Road conditions 297-0706.

Call: Vermilion Valley Resort at Edison Lake 259-4000.

Shaver Lake/Huntington Lake

Trout 3 Kokanee 1

Shaver Lake guide emeritus, Dick Nichols of Dick’s Fishing Charters said, “Trout fishermen continued to fish Shaver all week in great weather. Most are small boat trollers targeting trout in the upper 30 feet of the water column. Trophy trout were planted by DF&W this past week. I saw pictures of many that were caught including a 7.4-pound rainbow taken by Jarrett Watson of Shaver Lake Sports. Catchable sized trout continue to bite, and most are concentrating in the Black Rock area. The last report I received said they were picking up multiple limits of rainbows using Dicks Trout Busters tipped with crawler behind Weighted Mountain Flashers with a 100-foot set back. Stevenson Bay should be a place to drop a line in. DF&W’s plant of the 4½-pound average rainbows, most will be found from Sierra Marina to the Point.”

Check ramp conditions at the Sierra Marina via their webcam at http://www.sierramarina.com/webcam-weather-page.html.

At Huntington, the lake continues to drop slowly, and more weather is necessary before the brown trout bite takes off. Shaver held at 54 with Huntington dropping to 67% of capacity.

Call: Tom Oliveira, Tom Oliveira Fishing 802-8072; Todd Wittwer, Kokanee.net Guide Service 288-8100.

Wishon/Courtright

Trout 3

Wishon was planted three weeks ago, and Tim Agtang of Valley Rod and Gun reported trout fishing is solid from the banks with Power Bait, nightcrawlers, spinners, small jerkbaits, or spoons Courtright is down to a very small pool as it was drained to allow work on Helms Powerhouse Intake and discharge gates. The gate Courtright Way just past the turnoff for McKinley Grove Road will remain closed until the regularly scheduled reopening on Memorial Day 2025 Weekend, depending upon weather. The Wishon RV Park and Store has closed for the season so anglers will have to come prepared with supplies.

Road conditions – Sierra National Forest Ranger Station 297-0706.

Call: Wishon RV Park 865-5361.

Ocean

Half Moon Bay

Rockfish 3 Striper 2 Halibut 2 White seabass 1 Sand dabs 3 Surf perch 3

Dungeness crab/rockfish trips starting on Nov. 2. As has become the norm over the past several years, a large section of the coast will be limited to hoops or snares, and the commercial crab season has once again been delayed due to presence of humpback whales and potential for entanglement from trap gear. The delay in the commercial crab season is always a boon to the recreational fishery. As the sturgeon fishery limited to catch-and-release, several six-pack operators previously targeting sturgeon will now run the combination trips, offering an alternative to a large party boat.

The combination trips are extremely popular as a 10-crab limit is possible, along with the potential of a 10-fish rockfish limit and two lingcod. With the cost of a whole cooked Dungeness crab currently ranging online from $32 to $42.95, a 10-crab limit is more than worth the average trip cost of $250/angler.

Rockfishing is limited to less than 20 fathoms in November before reverting to 50 fathoms in December. James Smith, Captain of the California Dawn 2, said, “I expect rockfishing to be decent up the Marin coast in November since there weren’t many boats working there earlier in the season.”

The ports of Monterey, Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, San Francisco Bay, and Bodega Bay are limited to using hoops or snares as the use of traps is temporarily prohibited between the Sonoma/Mendocino County line and Lopez Point, Monterey County in Fishing Zones 3 and 4.

The commercial Dungeness crab fishery south of the Sonoma/Mendocino County line was scheduled to open on Nov. 15, 2024, in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5 and 6, but the season opener has been delayed. CDFW anticipates the next risk assessment will take place on or around Nov. 15, and this is expected to inform the potential for a statewide commercial fishery opener on Dec. 1 along with the potential to modify the recreational trap restriction. In California, the minimum size for Dungeness crabs that can be kept is 5¾ inches measured from the edge of the shell to the edge of the shell directly in front, excluding lateral spines, Private boaters are advised to review the Best Practices Guide available at the CDFW website: www.wildlife.ca.gov/crab.

A party or private boat may be your only source of fresh crab for the Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Day.

Deep water rockfishing continues to provide limits for the few party boats working, and the Ankeny Street returned with 11 limits, 100 sand dabs, and 16 ling cod.

The New Captain Pete is gearing up for Dungeness crab/rockfish combination trips in deep water.

Call: Captain Melynda Dodds, New Captain Pete (512) 825- 8225; Captain Chris Chang, Ankeny Street (650) 279-8819; Captain Bill Smith, Riptide (650) 728-8433; Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing, Queen of Hearts (510) 581-2628.

Monterey/Santa Cruz

Rockfish 3 Halibut 2 Striper 2 White seabass 1 Sand dabs 3

Chris’s Fishing and Whale Watching continues to find solid action for deep water rockfishing with 42 limits of rockfish on the Check Mate and the Caroline on Sunday. The boats will return to working less than 20 fathoms starting Nov. 1.

From the surf, Josh Mesa reported a continued slow striped bass bite as the linesides are moving north toward San Francisco Bay. He said, “The area around Sunset or Manresa Beach remains the best at first light. The perch bite is picking up as the crew from Mekini Baitz came north to find good action near the Rio Del Mar and Twin Lakes as the grass is clearing up.”

Allen Bushnell of Santa Cruz Kayak Fishing and Surf Casting Guide Service reported, “Last week featured a fairly ferocious windstorm that kept any sane boaters off the water. Conditions cleared up for the weekend and held steady all week. The best action overall was for offshore rock cod anglers. Some nice halibut were reported caught as well.

Reports from Monterey Bay charter operators indicated limits for every outing this week, with some of them coming quickly. Chris’s Fishing Trips in Monterey reported limits of up to 280 rockfish with a bonus of vermilion limits for the Caroline and up to eight lingcod on the Check Mate on Sunday. In Santa Cruz, JT Thomas recorded “early limits of rock fish including green spots, yellow tail and chili peppers. Rodney Armstrong, who also runs a six-pack charter from S Dock in Santa Cruz reported on Sunday, saying, “Today was another wide open rock fish bite out on the deep. Come join us before it’s over. Lots of availability for the rest of the month.” When the calendar turns to November, the deepwater closes again, while nearshore waters open for rockfishing until Dec. 1,” Bushnell said

Call: Chris’ Landing (831) 375-5951; Allen Bushnell, Santa Cruz Kayak and Surf Casting (831) 251-9732.

Golden Gate/San Francisco Bay

Halibut 2 Striper 3 Rockfish 3 Leopard shark 2 Sturgeon 2

The ocean is a fickle being, giving and taking without rhyme or reason. After several days of flat, calm weather, the ocean became riled on Tuesday and Wednesday with up to 30 knot winds, leading to the second cancellation of the Western Outdoor News charter on the California Dawn 2. But the ocean once again become friendly on Thursday to allow the California Dawn 2 to make it out to the fertile offshore grounds at Rittenburg Bank for the Phenix Rods charter. And when the ‘Bank’ is open, heavy deposits are the rule as the Cal Dawn 2 returned with a combined 53 limits of rockfish and lingcod to 24 pounds on Thursday and Friday’s trips. Out of Bodega Bay, Captain Rick Powers of the New Sea Angler was out in ‘absolutely flat, glassy calm,’ conditions on Friday for 15 limits of rockfish and 24 lingcod to 20 pounds.

He said, “We ended up with only a few fish short of two-fish sub-limits of vermilions.” The deep water rockfish season will end on Oct. 31 before reopening for the final month of the season in December.

Inside the bay, striped bass action remains outstanding as Captain Steve Mitchell of Hook’d Up Sport Fishing out of Berkeley put his clients onto 7 limits of striped bass, 3 halibut, and 3 leopard shark on Sunday. On Tuesday and Wednesday when the boats couldn’t make it to the deep water, the California Dawn 2 stayed inside the bay for a combined

J and P Bait in San Francisco remains open 6-9 a.m. Friday through Monday. It is closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Call: Captain Ron Koyasako, Nautilus Excursions (916) 704-4169; Captain Jerad Davis, Salty Lady (415) 760-9362; Captain Steve Mitchell, Hook’d Up Sport Fishing (707) 655-6736; Happy Hooker (510) 223-5388.

San Luis Obispo

Rockfish 3 Surf perch 3

Twenty students from Roosevelt High School’s Bass Fishing Club and AP Environmental Science classes participated in a rockfish research trip sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the Black Pearl out of Virg’s Landing in Morro Bay. The following day, the students were taught to measure, dissect, and prepare the rockfish for specific research. Not only did the students get to fish, but they were also able to assist with providing valuable data for the status of specific rockfish populations. Out of Morro Bay Landing, 56 passengers combined on the Endeavor, Avenger, and the Starfire returned with 410 assorted rockfish, 54 vermilion, 21 Boccaccio, and one 11-pound lingcod on Sunday.

Out of Virg’s Landing, the Fiesta was on a 12-hour trip on Saturday with 26 passengers for 159 assorted, 52 vermilion, and 14 lingcod. Out of Patriot Sport Fishing in Port San Luis, two boats were out on Saturday with 38 anglers for 292 assorted rockfish, 76 vermilion rockfish, 12 Boccaccio, and two lingcod to 10 pounds. The regulations for rockfishing below Point Lopez are from 50 fathoms offshore from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, Webcams of many of the coastal locations are available at https://805webcams.com/.

Call: Virg’s Landing (800) 762-5263; Patriot Sport Fishing (805) 595-4100; Morro Bay Landing

Others

Delta/Stockton

Bass 3 Striper 3 Sturgeon 3 Catfish 2 Bluegill 3

The sport fishing season for white sturgeon reopened on Oct. 1, and the regulations are vastly different as only catch-and-release is allowed in the interim period of sturgeon by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The practice has been found to be minimally harmful to sturgeon if proper handling procedures are used, and it has been endorsed by one of the lead petitioners, the San Francisco Baykeeper.

While catch-and-release is new to the Golden State, California has been an outlier in regarding white sturgeon by allowing a harvest up to three fish per year.

In British Columbia, the harvest fishery was closed in 1994 and replaced with a catch-and-release fishery. Idaho requires catch-and-release only with barbless hooks, Washington State has very specific regulations with several areas limited to catch-and-release, Oregon’s sturgeon is limited to catch-and-release as soon as a quota is met, and there are several areas specifically limited to catch-and-release.

While some dedicated sturgeon anglers are refusing to participate in the new regulations due to the inability to harvest a fish, they are missing out on a great opportunity to bring multiple fish per trip to the boat. A different mindset for sturgeon anglers is necessary with the new regulations, and now is the time to support the charter boat operators since so many spoke in defense of the charter boat operators during public comment over the past three years. By all early indications, sturgeon fishing has been phenomenal in Suisun Bay with up to 12 diamondbacks released on a single trip.

Kyle Wise of Head Hunter Guide Service took out Steve Anderson and Mike Rodriguez on a recent trip out of Pittsburg, and they had over a dozen opportunities, bringing seven fish to the boat. Rodriguez said, “The strength of these fish is amazing, and they are so much fun to catch. It’s absolutely worth the trip.” Captain Jay Lopes of Right Hook Sport Fishing put his clients onto a dozen sturgeon within a few hours on a recent trip, and some captains are combining striped bass with sturgeon trips, drifting live bait, trolling, or spooning for stripers before anchoring up for the diamondbacks. Since this window has been opened for charter boat operators and private boaters, it seems disingenuous that all who passionately spoke about the ‘tradition’ of sturgeon fishing are opting to pass on their opportunity to support the charter boat and tackle shop industry. Specific information on the ‘Conserve the Sturg’ campaign, current regulations, handling techniques, and closed zones are available at;

https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Fishes/Sturgeon.

Striped bass are moving into the western part of the Delta, and Kyle Wise of Head Hunter Guide Service found two schools of stripers to eight pounds on the San Joaquin River outside of Antioch. He said, “It was easy limits, and we were finished by 9 a.m. drifting minnows.”

Randy Pringle, the Fishing Instructor, went into the north Delta this week, and he said, “The stripers were absent, but we found plenty of largemouth bass working the Berkley General on a 1/8th-ounce Zappu Head along with the ima Squarebill crankbait in shad or Red Craw on the outside weed lines. The tide movement was small, and we had to find moving water to find success. I will be heading west in search of striped bass this week.”

Omega Nguyen of Mega Bait and Tackle reported most striped bass anglers are working the area from Montezuma Slough and Honker Bay by drifting live minnows. Anglers are reporting 30 to 40 lineside days if they purchase enough minnows. He said, “Stripers are moving into the Delta, and Sherman to Decker Island have been productive spots with fresh shad for big schoolies to 28 inches. In the south San Joaquin from Mossdale to Tracy, undersized striped bass are the rule, but once you get past Turtle Beach, there have been some larger stripers to five pounds taken on swimbaits.” As the water cools, fresh shad will become the bait of choice for those sitting on anchor.

Call: Steve Mitchell, Hook’d Up Sport Fishing (707) 655-6736; Vince Borges, Vince Borges Outdoors (209) 918-0828. Soo Hoo Sport Fishing (925) 899-4045.

Events

Events

Nov. 2

The Nor-Cal Guides and Sportsmen’s Association (NCGASA) annual dinner and fundraiser. It will feature over 100 guns, 50-plus guided trips, and 10-plus lifetime fishing and hunting licenses. The highlight of an already crowded evening is the ‘Winner Takes All Package’ where only 250 tickets will be sold. Tickets for the dinner are $80 juniors, $120 adults, and $225 for adults, and they are available at https://ncgasa.org/shop/.

Nov. 9

Fresno Bee Fishing Expo

9 a.m.-3 p.m. – 700 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno. Free admission – tickets available through Eventbrite.

Kokanee Power’s 14th Annual Dinner and Awards

5 p.m. – Evelyn-Bishop Hall in Ione – information: https://www.kokaneepower.org/.

Tournament results

Oct. 26

Don Pedro – Live Like Mason

1st – Hunter Cook/Jake Hopper – 19.35 pounds (Big Fish – 5.45); 2nd – Charles and Jimmy Welch – 15.27; 3rd- David Coy/Kevin Flynt – 15.26.

Upcoming tournaments (dates and locations subject to change)

Oct. 26

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Anglers Press Outdoors

Nov. 2

Camanche – Manteca Bassin’ Buddies

Tulloch – Cali Tiny Boat Nation

McClure – Kerman Bass Club

Millerton – Tulare Police Activities League Fundraising Bass Tournament Nov. 2-3

Nacimiento – Golden Empire Bass Club

Nov. 3

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Valley Backlashers

Delta/Russo’s Marina – The Bass Hole Inc.

New Melones – Modesto Ambassadors

McClure – Kings River Bass Club

Nov. 9-10

Nacimiento - Bakersfield Bass Club

Nov. 9

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – NorCal Bass

McClure – Sonora Bass Anglers

Pine Flat – Cope’s Tackle and Rod

Nov. 20

New Melones- Stanislaus County Employees

Millerton – Big Valley High School Bass

Kaweah – Kings VIII Bass Club

Nov. 11

Camanche – Nor Cal Bass

Nov. 16

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – American Bass Club

New Melones – Tri-County Bassmasters

Don Pedro – Westside Bass Club

McClure – Christian Bass League

Hensley – Sierra Bass Club

Lake Evans – Taft Chamber of Commerce Trout Derby

Nov. 17

New Hogan – Riverbank Bass Anglers

McClure – Fresno Bass Club

Nov. 23

Delta/Russo’s Marina – East County Student Anglers

Nacimiento – 805 Bass Addicts

Nov. 29

Pine Flat – California Bass Nation

Dec. 14

California Aqueduct/Volta Road – Striperz Gone Wild annual ‘Toys for Tots’ Tournaments

For more go to fresnobee.com/fishing.