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110 The Sacramento Bee Thursday May 3 1 2007 OUTBOUND SUNDAY IN TRAVEL Hoping to rent a home or condo at Lake Tahoe this summer? The Bee's Dan Viema has the lowdowa ADVENTURE OF THE WEEK OUTBOUND ESCAPES By Genny Howe The 1 5th annual National Trails Day coming Saturday offers plenty of opportunities to help GIVING A LITTLE BACK TO NATURE FISHING LINE TOP PICKS LAKE licCLURE Bass fishing was absolutely off the hook with 20 to 30 fish days for most semi-skilled to skilled anglers Top action came from upnver where the water has a little more color Soft plastics were No 1 with Senkos lizards and Brush Hog-type lures working best Blades and np baits also found some fish BUCKS LAKE Macks to 1 6 pounds were taken last week jigging around Rainbow Point Kokes and trout were also on tap but the water is warming fast in this Plumas County lake so head to the cooler areas by creek inlets FOLSOM LAKE The lake was just under four-fifths full about as high as it's going to get for the year A few anglers found decent fishing for king salmon in the main body of the lake in the morning Successful anglers found fish 20 and 30 feet deep Bass were hanging deeper than before except for early and late when they could be attracted to topwater and reaction baits otherwise they were keying on jigs Carohna-ngged and drop-shotted plastics in crawdad colors worked over submerged structures LAKE ALMANOR Good chance you'll limit on salmon if you fish with an anchovy tail coated with Pro-Cure Knll scent using a No 8 Gamakatsu bait holder and a splitshot three to five cranks off the bottom in 62 feet of water along the east shore north of the dam Trout anglers are also finding a solid bite with mghtcrawlers basted with Pro-Cure Knll scent four cranks off the bottom in the same area SACRAMENTO VALLEY AMERICAN RIVER Shad fishing was slow except at the mouth although a few more than the previous week were caught up the river toward Watt Avenue Anglers tossing topwater lures early and late hooked a striped bass here and there FEATHER RIVER There were a few more salmon caught at the Outlet last week and headers spinner fishermen and jiggers scored numerous fish per day Many bead-and jig-caught fish were hooked outside the mouth and must by law be released Salmon moved through the low-flow section but fishing was slow Shad fishing was so-so just above and below the rapids at Shanghai Bend RANCHO SECO LAKE A few trout were caught but fishing was better for warm-water species The best bet last week was crappte fishing especially in the east side cove on small crappie jigs No minnows are allowed SACRAMENTO RIVER Sacramento Stnped bass were caught around Verona but most of the fishing interest was keyed on shad at the mouth of the Amencan and Feather nvers Fishing pressure was heavy at the mouth of the American River where hankies boaters and cruisers visiting because of the Jazz Jubilee tned the same piece of water DELTA SACRAMENTO RIVER side Fishing was slow as access was curtailed to the shoreline due to the whale problem Sandy Beach Isleton and Rio Vista bndges saw fair action for schoohe-size stnpers on baits SAN JOAQUIN RIVER side Schoolie-size stnper limits were taken in Whiskey Slough 1 4-Mile Slough by Hog Island and in White Slough off 8-Mile Road on anchovies soaked 2 feet off the bottom with a 30-inch leader The bass action was good for anglers using Senkos orange or red crankbaits and AC Plugs or MS Slammers for topwater swimbaits Sacramento Bee file 2002 FOR JUNIOR HUNTERS Kids can pick up a free junior hunting license (when they bring in their old license or hunter safety certificate) enter the junior duckcalling contest for a chance to win a lifetime hunting license and learn trapshooting tips at the Suisun Marsh Field Day 9 a -5 Saturday at the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area off Gnzzly Island Wildlife Road in Suisun The 2 5th annual event sponsored by the California Waterfowl Association and the California Department of Fish and Game will include a BB gun range hunter safety information dog trainers breeders duck callers decoy carvers hunting boats and waterfowling supplies For more information www calwaterfowl org'web 211 mainstorybox4 htm FREE REI CLINICS Bnng your backpack for a free fit check and learn 101 with Bruce Ferns 7-8 30 pm Tuesday at the Roseville REI store 1 1 48 Gallena Blvd Roseville For more information (916)724-6750 The program will repeat with Matt French 7-8 30 June 1 3 at the Sacramento store 1 790 Expo Parkway For more information (916)924-8900 If it's time to fine-tune your bike consider to Basic Bicycle Maintenance 7-8 30 Wednesday at the Sacramento store PICK UP THE PACE The runnmgwalking club Sacfit will be accepting registrations for its 2007 marathon and half-marathon training program at 8 a Saturday June 9 and June 1 6 at the William Pond Park along the American River Parkway off Arden Way The 11 0 fee for new members ($90 for returning members) includes a 26-week training program a team shirt weekly seminars on fitness and nutrition and coaching For more information (916) 722-3481 or www sacfit com Sacramento Bee file 2001 Chns Crewell STAYING AFLOAT The American Red Cross will present courses on the of Canoeing from 6 to 9 Fridays and 9 a to 4 Saturdays and Sundays through Aug 12 Friday sessions will include swim tests and rescue skills in a heated pool Saturday and Sunday sessions will be held on a lake The fee is 5 5 For more information' (916)368-3131 or www sacsierraredcross org FORAGES 50 AND OLDER A four-part class on day hikes covering geography and navigation flora and fauna equipment and safety will be offered through the California State University Sacramento Osher Lifelong Learning Program Professor William Finch will lead the Walk Exploring the Sierras program which includes a day hike to the Desolation Wilderness 9-1 1 a Saturdays June 9-30 at Napa Hall CSUS 6000 St Cost is $45 To register (916)278-4433 RIVER WALKRUN Start and finish a 5K1 OK runwalk at Waterfront Park and Frdnt streets in Old Sacramento on Sunday during Sacramento's River City Run For a Healthy World Participants with strollers and those with dogs on a leash will be allowed Registration is at 7 a Activities begin at 8 1 0 a with the kids fun runs Race day fee is 30 general 1 5 ages 6-1 6 free for children younger than 6 For more information (91 6) 739-6705 or www nvercityrun org How to contact Outbound Bob Ehlert Assistant features editor (916)321-1101 behlertKhsacbee com Genny Howe Features editorial assistant (916)321-1150 ghowesacbee com To submit events or news about recreational sports water sports hiking biking camping fishing rock climbing or four-wheeling please send information at least two weeks in advance to Outbound Scene The Sacramento Bee 0 Box 1 5779 Sacramento CA 95852 fax (916)556-5625 or e-mail outdoorssacbee com For more outdoor- and travel-related news visit our Going Pieces blog at wwwsacbeecomgoingplaces Sacramento Bee file 2004Anne Chadwick Williams improve routes for hikers Volunteers will help reroute a section of the Tahoe Rim Trail the single-track trail that circumnavigates Lake Tahoe This one sounds like play as well as work: There will be exhibits and workshops activities and hikes and horse rides The fun begins in Tahoe City at 9 am and goes until 3 pm Information is available at wwwtahoerimtrailorg or by contacting Erin Casey at (775) 298-0232 or erinctahoerimtraiiorg Farther north on Highway 89 near Burney volunteers will be given an opportunity to help clean and maintain a section of the Pacific Crest Trail Work starts at 9 am and the organizers plan to treat volunteers to a free barbecue lunch For more information visit wwwsaveburneyfallsorg e-mail joebetstucitlinknet or call (530) 335-3978 To the south volunteers can help with another trail the Arnold Rim Trail in the beautiful country near Arnold on Highway 4 For more information contact Warren at (209) 795-2672 or warrensierraforestlegacyorg And you even have to leave town to participate in National Trails Day: Volunteers will also be clearing brush along the trails in the American River Parkway in the heart of Sacramento For details visit wwwarpforg e-mail infoarpforg or call (916) 486-2773 For more opportunities and there are many go to the American Hiking Web site wwwamericanhikingorg Click on Trails and follow the links to a list of California events The David Watts Barton can be reached at (916) 321-1154 orat dbartonsacbeecom THE PARKWAY Sacramento Bee file 2005 Randy Pench The Support the Parkway bike ride scheduled June 9 celebrates the American River bike trail while raising money we are all getting together as a common group and meeting in this parkway and raising money for the he said parkway is like what the Eiffel Tower is to the French people To me a symbol of our community very important for us to preserve it not just for cycling but for all Register online at wwwarpforgrex or by picking up a flier at local bike shops By David Watts Barton BEE STAFF WRITER Hiking trails are not natural You can see nature from them but the trails themselves are the result of a lot of hard work You are welcome to assist in some of that work Saturday as the American Hiking Society hosts the 15th annual National Trails Day across the country an opportunity to get out into some of the prettiest places and help make them even prettier Sacramento is surrounded by such places all of which could use a little care also a good way for people who enjoy using the outdoors to give back says Erin Harrington the outreach specialist for REI which has a hand in several projects over the weekend Harrington will be helping to manage an expected 50 volunteers at the Auburn Ravine on Saturday (information follows) a popular location so close to Sacramento so it gets a lot of she says want to encourage people to take the time to get out and repair what using" Harrington says the Auburn event's relatively short hours (8 am to noon) are a result of past experience in how best to use volunteers want to make it she says want people to have a good time and get some good things done and come back and do it again GETTING INTO By Blair Anthony Robertson BEE STAFF WRITER For cyclists runners hikers and just about anyone else who enjoys the American River Parkway the alarm sounded in 2003 Officials said budget cuts could force them to lock the gates on the top recreational resource That happen but the possibility got parkway lovers moving One of those was Peggy Rex whose husband Steve Rex is a custom bike frame builder with a national reputation The two put their heads together and came up with the Support the Parkway bike ride sponsored by Rex Cycles In three years the ride has raised close to $75000 and continues to grow The event is not so much a traditional bike event as it is a celebration of the American River bike trail which stretches 32 miles from Discovery Park at the confluence of the American and Sacramento rivers to Folsom Lake unspoiled by vehicular traffic Riders can do as much or as little of the parkway as they wish Or they can head straight to the barbecue lunch at William Pond Recreation Area Participants also receive a free T-shirt The fourth annual ride is June 9 with check-in from 7 to 8:30 am Because the ride has such low overhead and has sponsors nearly all of the $70 registration fee goes to the American River Parkway Foundation and Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates or SABA There will be a few dozen events in California with several in the Sacramento area and many more in the Bay Area Here are a handful with contact information on how to lend a hand All events take place Saturday Volunteers should wear comfortable work clothes and bring work gloves sunscreen water and perhaps even hand tools such as a shovel or pruners Wear boots not sandals and think twice about shorts especially if clearing brush or a chance of exposure to poison oak And bring a hat! The confluence of the north and middle forks of the American River in the Auburn Ravine will see volunteers pitching in for a morning of trail repair These folks will finish the workday with a barbecue lunch REI will throw in a free T-shirt for early arrivals For more information about volunteering e-mail eharrinreicom or call REI at (916) 724-6750 Sacramento newest open-space preserve needs your help Deer Creek Hills 4000 acres of rolling hills with a working cattle ranch in the southeast corner was recently acquired by the Sacramento Valley Conservancy Volunteers can help build and install bird boxes do trail maintenance or put up shade canopies in the parking lot Work starts at 8:30 am and goes until 1 :30 pm For more information contact Tammy Mebane at tammymebanesbcglobalnet or (916)216-2178 GEAR TO AID Peggy Rex a 46-year-old registered nurse commutes along the bike trail nearly every day usually on her custom-made fixed-gear bike there was a lot of talk about cutting services and access four years ago that is when we decided that it would be great to raise public awareness with an she said wanted the public to know that we all have to take responsibility for the protection and preservation of the Rex is often on the trail on her way to work before sunrise Her only concern is dodging the rabbits I mainly like about the trail is that I can do the things I like without ever worrying about cars I have always felt safe on the trail even in the dark which I she added' a regular out there you continue to see the same people as well as meet new ones I just never want to lose this resource so I will always be active in promoting its maintenance and Larry Robinson volunteer coordinator for SABA and a longtime fixture on the local cycling scene has helped out with the since the first year He says people think of the fee as a cost for the ride but as an investment in the parkway all of the sudden ask somebody to pay $70 to ride the parkway they have to get that out of their head The key is Western Outdoor News wwwwonsubscom TIDE TABLES Tida data are from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and are updated by the Calilomia-Nevada River Fora cast canter of the National Weather Service Water levels ere increased from reservoirs and along with other unpredictable developments these releases are difficult to anticipate and affect both water levels and tide times Times are PDT Tides and their heights are forecast for three locations in Northern California Fishermen boaters and others can determine high and low water times for other areas with the aid of 2007 taciet OUTOUOTE hard for the modem generation to understand Thoreau who lived beside a pond but didn own water skis or a snorkel 5 5 BILL VAUGHAN American columnist and author 1915-1977 For more fishing line information go to wwwsadieconVoutdoors.