Central California fishing report: Don Pedro bass, trout and king salmon hitting

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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Don Pedro bass, trout and king salmon are hitting, Monte Smith said. Isabella trout and crappie on a tear, Copes Tackle reported. Pine Flat king salmon delighting anglers, Jim Tartaglia reported. Bass Lake trout still active, Dave Hurley said. Wishon/Courtright rainbows ready to bite, Kelly Brewer reported. New Melones catfish voracious, Kyle Wise said.

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

Valley/Westside waterways

Striper 2 Catfish 3

Omega Nguyen of Mega Bait and Tackle in Lathrop reported a very slow bite in the northern section of the California Aqueduct as the flows have been ramped up due to increased water exports into San Luis Reservoir.

In the southern section of the aqueduct, Cope’s Rod and Tackle in Bakersfield reported Triple S Dip Bait, cut anchovies, or chicken liver are working for up to 10-fish limits including some larger models. Small striped bass dominate action, and Anglers are scoring between 30 to 35 stripers a day with most of them being undersized on cut anchovies at Tupman or at the Buena Vista golf course. Whopper Ploppers, walking baits, or poppers are scoring largemouth bass along with Roboworms on the drop-shot before and after the check gates.

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

Eastman continues to be the top lake for largemouth bass with the best action in the mornings and evenings for the largest grade of fish during the early morning or late afternoon hours. Big plastic worms dragged along the bottom, plastics on a Ned-rig or shakey head, large profile jigs, jerkbaits, or crankbaits along with a topwater bite early or late are producing a mixed grade of largemouth. Hensley remains limited catfish or carp, and the carp are thick in the shallows. Chicken liver or dip bait continue to be best for whiskerfish, particularly at night. Both lakes are releasing water, and Eastman has held at 534.46 feet in elevation and 48% with Hensley receding over 2 feet to 479.55 feet in elevation and 22%. At Eastman, no tournaments are scheduled in September with only one in October, the Sierra Bass Club on Oct. 19. At Hensley, the next 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 1 King salmon 3 Crappie 2

There are five bass tournaments scheduled through the end of October including a huge fundraising tournament ‘Live Like Mason’ Memorial for the family of Mason Ferrulli to be held at Fleming Meadows on Oct. 26th with a $200 entry fee. The first of the tournaments took place this past Saturday with the winning limit at the Christian Bass Club event weighing in at over 17 pounds with a big fish more than 7 pounds.

The bass are holding in deeper water feeding on threadfin shad. Spoons or plastics on the drop-shot are the best presentations for the deep bass. For trout and king salmon, Monte Smith of Gold Country Sport Fishing put his clients onto limits of rainbows ranging from 2.25 to 4.25 pounds at depths from 50 to 80 feet among the large schools of shad. Finding the bait is the key, and spotted bass are also down in the bait loading up on the shad. Shad-patterned spoons on a fast-troll are working best, and there have been several small king salmon in the 8-inch range also holding near the shad. These fish may be naturally spawned, but they should be released without netting to allow them to grow for the future. Launch updates are posted at www.donpedrolake.com .

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 2 Crappie 2 Catfish 2

Bass fishing remains a challenge with small fish being the rule along ledges or steep bluff walls with tubes, plastics on the drop-shot, or Senkos. There is a small window for topwater in the early mornings or evenings. Rainbow trout or king salmon are found around the abundant baitfish schools with similar lures and offerings to Don Pedro. There are no bass tournaments scheduled in September or October. The lake dropped to 817.80 feet in elevation and 7% of capacity.

There are no bass tournaments scheduled in September or October, but there are six club tournaments in November. The Merced River dropped slightly to 915 cfs at Merced Falls downstream of Lake McSwain. The Reel Deal Market and Barrett’s Cove Marina are open only on weekends and holidays through October.

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

Lake McSwain

Trout 2

The next big event is the Merced Irrigation District’s Lake Fall Trout Derby October 5/6, and the lake will be planted heavily prior to the event. After a recent plant of 1000 pounds, bank fishing improved from the normal locations of the Brush Pile, Handicapped Docks, or the peninsula around the Marina with Power Bait, inflated nightcrawlers, but the action has slowed down the farther we get away from the plant.

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

Lake Isabella/Bakersfield area

Bass 2 Trout 3 Crappie 3 Catfish 3 Bluegill 3

The lake dropped over a foot to 2,561.07 feet in elevation and 31% with water releases at First Point at 635 cfs. Cope’s reported a continued excellent crappie deeper water for slabs over 2 pounds with small dagger style mini-jigs, curly tails, or 2-inch chartreuse Keitech swimbaits on an 1/16-ounce head. Drop-shotting plastics or various colored stick jigs are also working for the slabs with the best action near Red’s Marina or offshore near and around structure. There is an early morning bass bite with topwater lures, jerkbaits, or flukes with plastic worms in green pumpkin on a Texas- or drop-shot rig at depths from 12 to 20 feet are also working. Trout fishing remains excellent in the North Fork and around the dam with trollers scoring with Kastmasters, Thomas Bouyant’s, Berkley’s Flicker Shad, or shad-patterned spoons. Power Bait in garlic scent is also effective, either drifted or from the banks with deep water access.

Lake Kaweah

Bass 2 Crappie 2 Catfish 3

The lake is at 594.87 feet in elevation and 9% of capacity.. Cope’s reported fair to good bass fishing with finesse baits in green pumpkin, Ox Blood, or purple in 15 to 30 feet of water over rocky structure, along bluff walls, and over underwater humps. Deep diving crankbaits are also effective along main and secondary points. Crappie anglers rigged up small live minnows for decent results, and catfish went after Triple S Dip Bait, chicken liver, or anchovies. The Kaweah River is at 77% of capacity.

Millerton Lake/San Joaquin River

Bass 2 Striped bass 1 Shad 1 Bluegill 3 Crappie 2

Bass fishing remains slow, but an upcoming tournament on Oct. 5-6 will bring out more anglers to ply the waters. Chicken liver, nightcrawlers, or dip bait are producing catfish from the banks, particularly at night. The lake dropped 1½ feet to 512.32 feet in elevation and 49% of capacity. Sycamore Island is open once daily from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The flows in the San Joaquin River at Friant held at 438 cfs.

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 Kokanee 2

Kyle Wise of Head Hunter Guide Service continues to find kokanee, but the males are in full spawning mode. Trolling with stick weights depths over 100 feet with large profile Apex lures coated with scent behind a Paulina Peak’s gold hammered dodger are the trick, but this action won’t last much longer. Wise said, “Rainbow trout are a better option with the best bite during the daytime trolling shad-patterned spoons through the bait bails. The trout bite under lights has been tough, but all of the fish are large, averaging 3 to 4 pounds. Catfishing remains excellent with whiskerfish to 10 pounds taken on beef liver in the shallows.”

Call: John Liechty, Xperience Fishing Guide Service (209) 743-9932; Kyle Wise, Headhunter Guide Service (209) 531-3966; Alex Niapas, Catching California Guide Service (209) 728-4225; Monte Smith (209) 581-4734.

Pine Flat Reservoir/Kings River

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

King salmon have been the top story here, and Jim Tartaglia of Reedley said, “The kings have been coming up from the summer depths from 90 to 115 feet, and we are now catching kings from 50 to 75 feet in the main body of the lake over the river channel with a variety of presentations at speeds from 1.75 to 2.0 mph with the best action in the mornings.

Find the shad bait balls and the kings will be near.” Brian Klassen, also of Reedley added, “I was out on Saturday with my brother Evan, Craig Gonzalez and his daughter Madison, and Andrew Keblowski, and we trolled the main lake channel from Deer Creek to just past Lakeview Marina running rolled shad, Brad cut plugs in Rotten Banana or Black Magic at depths from 80 to 115 feet for 5 king salmon to 22 inches along with 7 rainbows to 17½ inches running blade/’crawler combinations or shad-patterned Needlefish behind a dodger at depths from 40 to 60 feet. On Sunday, Evan and I took Rod Stark and David Monis in the same part of the lake along with Windy Gap for rainbows to 19½ inches on Cop Car Speedy Shiners at 35 to 55 feet. We also boated 6 kings from 18 to 21 inches by rolling shad or spin fish 2.0 in silver/blue loaded with tuna scented with Pro-Cure’s Bloody Tuna at depths from 90 to 125 feet. Fishing had been better, but remains consistent, and you just need to find the bait as the bait is moving daily. Bass fishing is showing signs of life with an average just over 2 pounds winning Saturday’s Golden Empire Bass Club tournament. The best action is taking place around deep ledges, brush piles, or steep bluff walls, In the lower Kings, a plant is scheduled this week, and with the low water levels, the planters are holding in the deeper pools, and a variety of Power Bait, salmon eggs, nightcrawlers, spinners, or spoons are pulling out the planters. The flows at Trimmer rose slightly to 300 cfs. The lake held at 824.38 feet in elevation and 40% of capacity. No club tournaments are scheduled in October with only two scheduled in November.

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

San Luis Reservoir and O’Neill Forebay

Striper 2 Catfish 2 Bass 2 Crappie 2

The forebay has been the top location for action with a plethora of small undersized striped bass taken on jerkbaits, flukes, or topwater lures in the early mornings. In the main lake, there is a jerkbait bite in the early morning.

Roger George of Roger George Guide Service said that full moon plus the cool low pressure front had shut off the bite. “ I expect it to kick back in soon,”George said.

The main lake continues to rise with increased pumping out of the south Delta, and it is currently at 51% of capacity while the forebay has dropped slightly to 87% of capacity. To check the real time wind conditions on the lake: 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 3 Kokanee 0

Recreational boat traffic has slowed to a more reasonable level, and trollers are able to work for quality rainbows with blade/’crawler combinations, Wedding Rings tipped with a nightcrawler behind a dodger, or bright spoons at depths from the surface to 25 feet from the Forks to the dam. . 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

Edison remains the best of the Kaiser Pass lakes for both bank anglers and trollers, but the action has been limited. The Kaiser Pass lakes continue to release water, resulting in an increase at Millerton. 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. Edison to 58% of capacity, Florence held at 44% of capacity, and Mammoth Pool to 16% of capacity.

Road conditions 297-0706.. Call: Vermilion Valley Resort at Edison Lake 259-4000.

Shaver Lake/Huntington Lake

Trout 2 Kokanee 2

Shaver Lake guide emeritus, Dick Nichols of Dick’s Fishing Charters, reported minimal change at Shaver Lake this week with the remaining kokanee are scattered at depths from 50 to 70 feet while the trout are heading for the lake’s inlets to load up on spawning kokanee eggs. Stevenson Bay, Tunnel Creek, Boy Scout Cove, Black Rock, the island, and Dorabela Cove are good locations for planters and holdovers at depths from 20 to 30 feet. Dick’s Trout Busters in Shaver, Stevenson, or Texas Tea tipped with crawlers behind weighted mountain Flashers with a 100-foot setback are your best bet for the holdover rainbows. Check with the Shaver Lake Marina for launch levels. At Huntington, the kokanee continue to move into spawning mode, heading for Rancheria Creek and other inlets. Shaver held at 62% of capacity with Huntington dropping to 77% of capacity.

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

Wishon/Courtright

Trout 3

Kelly Brewer of the Wishon RV Park and Store reported the bite is still good at Wishon for trollers working from 3 to 4 colors of lead core with Rapalas, spoons, Wedding Rings tipped with a piece of nightcrawler, or blade/’crawler combinations. He added that bank fishing is still good at Courtright along with Wishon with nightcrawlers, Power Bait or corn. There is a long walk to the water’s edge at Courtright, but the bite has been worth the effort. Courtright is being drained to allow work on Helms Powerhouse Intake and discharge gates. Access to the reservoir is restricted, and on October 1, the gate at Courtright Way just past the turnoff for McKinley Grove Road will be closed and remain closed until the regularly scheduled reopening on Memorial Day 2025 Weekend, depending upon weather. Boats are not allowed to launch at Courtright, but fishing access is allowed although it is a long walk to the shoreline. The lake is extremely low. The Wishon RV Park and Store will close for the season on Oct. 7.

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

Call: Wishon RV Park 865-536.

Ocean

Half Moon Bay

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

Bluefin tuna were the story out of Half Moon Bay, and although several boats came south out of San Francisco Bay, the local private boat fleet has been heading offshore along the shelf from Pioneer Canyon to the Half Moon Bay Weather Buoy. These are bruisers, and bluefin in excess of 200 pounds have been brought back on ice. A more consistent opportunity is for coastal rockfish, and in addition to a mixture of rockfish limits and a healthy lingcod count, a few halibut have been coming from the coastal beaches. Dungeness crab season opens on Nov. 2, and the New Captain Pete is gearing up for Dungeness crab/rockfish combination trips in deep water. After Oct. 31, the rockfish season transitions once again to water less than 20 fathoms before finishing off the season during the month of December over 50 fathoms.

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 Surf perch

Allen Bushnell of Santa Cruz Kayak Fishing and Surf Casting Guide Service reported, “Rockfishing is still going well with limits being the rule, rather than the exception. Six-pack charter Go Fish Santa Cruz demonstrated this on Wednesday while targeting the nearshore reefs just north of Santa Cruz proper. They returned to the dock with full bags of gophers, browns, blues and one big ugly lingcod. Skipper JT Thomas reminds us they will be fishing the deep waters starting October 1. We have great news from the Capitola area. The Wharf has reopened after the terrible storm damage from 2023, and Capitola Boat and Bait is back in business, including boat rentals, tackle shop, and even small private boat hoist launching.

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

Golden Gate/San Francisco Bay

Halibut 2 Bluefin tuna 2 Striper 2 Rockfish 3 Leopard shark 2

After a week of blustery offshore weather, a window broke out mid-week, and the boats were on their way offshore in search of bluefin tuna. The winds changed the water pattern, and the albacore have vacated the shelf, but the bluefin came into play. Private boaters landed as many as four big blues on Sunday while other scores ranged from 2 to 0. Much of the fleet focused upon the area around the Half Moon Bay Weather Buoy, but there have been bluefin splashing about on a line north outside the Farallon Islands to Bodega Canyon. The pressure was intense over the weekend, and bluefin are very shy when it comes to boat traffic.

Captain Jerad Davis of the Salty Lady out of Sausalito picked up a bluefin earlier in the week, but on Sunday’s whale watching trip outside the Farallons, he said, “The tuna put on a show with big fish in the 150- to 200-pound range jumping within yards of the boat. My deckhand had to go downstairs and bite his hands to keep from letting out a MadMac.”

The California Dawn 2 and Western Outdoor News hosting a deep-water rockfish charter on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with plans to head out to Rittenburg Bank. This is a Hookup Baits sponsored trip, and there will be free baits for angler use and a Hookup Bait Rep to show you how to use them, effectively. Book online at https://wonews.com/charters/, or call WON’s Landon Thomas for bookings or questions at (949) 366-0726.

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) 223-538.

San Luis Obispo

Rockfish 3 Surf perch 3

The lingcod are moving into the shallows, and the counts improved this week. On Sunday, the Endeavor, Avenger, and Starfire out of Morro Bay Landing were out with a combined 57 passengers for 334 assorted rockfish, 64 vermilion, 110 Bolina, two cabezon, and 27 lingcod to 11 pounds. 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.

Others

Delta/Stockton

Bass 2 Striper 2 Catfish 2 Bluegill 3

Striped bass continue to move through both sides of the Delta, but the wind has made trolling difficult where most stripers are in the western edge of the system. The wind has limited trolling along the West Bank, but there have been those who have found good action trolling deep-diving lures near Sherman Island when the winds are down. The stripers will pile up one day and be gone the next. White sturgeon is expected to reopen for catch-and-release around October 1 after a review by the Office of Administrative Law. The 76th Annual Rio Vista Bass Derby and Festival arrives on Oct. 11-13.

Information https://bassfestival.com. On the San Joaquin side, numbers of largemouth bass remain the story, but finding larger fish is a challenge. The water temperature is starting to drop, and the bass will be heading toward structure. Winning limits during recent tournaments are in the 15- to 17-pound range with a few outliers over 20 pounds. There is a small window for topwater with Spooks or Whopper Ploppers, but the most consistent bite has been with Senkos or plastics dragged along the grass. The new white sturgeon sport fishing regulations specify two seasons to protect spawning and migrating fish and to reduce stress during warmer times of the year:

• From Oct. 1 through June 30: For ocean waters and San Francisco Bay east to downstream of the confluence of the Feather River on the Sacramento River and downstream of the I-5 bridge on the San Joaquin River.

• Anglers are still required to have a valid Sturgeon Fishing Report Card in their possession.

The new regulations also specify expanded handling requirements: Any sturgeon greater than 60 inches fork length may not be removed from the water and shall be released immediately. Previously this requirement was set at any sturgeon greater than 68 inches. Additionally, sturgeon of any size shall not be held out of the water suspended by the gills, gill plates, mouth or solely by the tail, and shall not be dragged across the ground, boat decks or piers.

Call: Randy Pringle (209) 543-6260; Captain 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

Oct. 12

Fishapalooza at Cope’s Tackle and Rod Shop in Bakersfield from 10 am to 4 pm. Meet factory representatives from all your favorite brands and save on tackle during our biggest sale of the year.

Oct.11-13

76th Annual Rio Vista Bass Derby and Festival – information: https://bassfestival.com/ (https://bassfestival.com/).

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/ (https://ncgasa.org/shop/).

Nov. 9

Kokanee Power’s 14th Annual Dinner and Awards, 5 p.m. Evelyn-Bishop Hall in Ione – information: https://www.kokaneepower.org/.

Tournament results

Sept. 21-22

Delta – Fresno Bass Club Two-day event (10 Fish Weigh In)

1st –Bill Kunz– 25.33 pounds; 2nd – Mark Corrente – 20.77 pounds;

3rd – Walt Austin – 20.75. Big Fish – Chris Paris – 6.65. pounds.

Sept. 21

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Nor Cal Bass Delta Division

1st –Christian Ostrander/Marc Jang – 17.46 pounds (Big Fish – 6.10); 2nd – Ian and Jeremy Maynard – 15.06; 3rd- Brittan Wiggins/Nick G. – 14.63

Don Pedro – Christian Bass League

1st – Jim Oliver/Lenny Espinosa – 17.16 pounds (Big Fish – 7.36); 2nd – Tony Horner/Jorge Alvarez – 14.78.

New Hogan – Manteca Bassin’ Buddies – September 21st: 1st – Bill Vernon/Brian Muckey – 10.95 pounds; 2nd – Willie and Rick Higle – 8.65; 3rd – Jason/Jake Hopper – 7.70.

Pine Flat– Golden Empire Bass Club

1st– Nathan Towes/David Childress – 10.86 pounds; 2nd – Mike and Larry Merlo – 9.57; 3rd

– Roy and Wes Neal – 9.48. Big Fish – 3.12 – Jeff and Jimmy Mitchell.

Sept. 22

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Nor Cal Bass Lake Division

1st –Christian Ostrander/Marc Jang – 21.13 pounds (Big Fish – 6.57); 2nd – Jeremy Tanti/David Bizkow – 13.51; 3rd- David Wild/Jeff Slayter – 14.63.

Upcoming tournaments (dates and locations subject to change)

Sept. 28-29

New Melones - BABC Delta/B and W Resort – Cen Cal Elite Bass Tournaments

Sept. 29

Tulloch – Stanislaus County Employees

Oct. 5-6

New Melones – Yak ‘A Bass

Don Pedro – Kings River Bass Club

McSwain – Merced Irrigation District Fall Trout Derby

Millerton – California Bass Federation

Oct. 5

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Valley Backlashers

New Melones – Sonora Bass Anglers/Manteca Bassin’ Buddies

Kaweah – Golden Empire Bass Club

Oct. 12-13

Pardee – Nor Cal Bass Tournament of Champions

Oct. 12

Delta/B and W Resort – Great Basin Bassers

Delta/Big Break Marina – 17/90 Bass Club

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Tri Valley Bassmasters

New Melones – Outlaw Bass Club

Bass Lake – Kerman Bass Club

Nacimiento – Bakersfield Bass Club/San Luis Obispo Bass Ambushers

Oct. 13

Lake Camanche – Modesto Ambassadors

Bass Lake – Kings VIII Bass Club

Oct. 19-20

Camanche – Riverbank Bass Anglers

Tulloch – Yak’A Bass

Oct. 19

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Christian Bass League

Don Pedro – Cen Cal Elite Bass Tournaments

Eastman – Sierra Bass Club

Nacimiento – Cope’s Tackle and Rod

Oct. 20

Delta/Russo’s Marina – The Bass Hole

Millerton – Fresno Bass Club

Oct. 26

Delta/Ladd’s Marina – Anglers Press Outdoors

Don Pedro – Cen Cal Elite Bass Tournaments

For more go to fresnobee.com/fishing.

This story was originally published September 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Central California fishing report: Don Pedro bass, trout and king salmon hitting."