The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 12

SECOND EDITION hunting fishinqIIH i i in- D-6 The Modesto Bee Thursday August 8 1996 Shooting clays offer fast-paced and fim challenge HUNTING FISHING the only way to go the lighter the weight the better Larry Sanders won the Pro division of the event by dragging a 4-inch Keeper june bug fat mini He weighed in 1208 pounds 2) Mike Delnero 7 pounds 3) Norval Pimentel 533 pounds 4) Carol Fergundes 425 pounds 5) Vince Costanza 353 pounds Somehow yours truly won the nonboaters division with 490 pounds 2) Rob Clark 358 pounds 3) Jimmy Smith 240 pounds 4) Carolyn Fields 211 pounds 5) Joe Davis 116 pounds Jonathan Clark won the kids division with 717 pounds 2) Samantha Clark 655 pounds 3) Joshua Robertson 478 pounds 4) Dana Wilson 354 pounds 5) Jesse Stevenson 345 pounds Write PO Box 5256 Modesto CA 95352-5256 call 577-0696 fax 238-4551 or e-mail sportsmodbeecom rabbit Once the rabbit is released in the flurry everyone in the crowd chimes in with the Ernie said a fun game to shoot nobody knows who shot what so you never look bad I know when I shoot five-stand trap or a round of Annie Oakley everyone knows how good or bad shooting Just before lunch I watched as Suzanne shot another round of clays Once she finished she got a bag of ice for her shoulder She holding the gun tight enough to her shoulder and it was rocking her back with a jerk everytime she pulled the trigger 1 watched her break five in a row in five-stand which is pretty good for a beginner heard that ladies pick things up like shooting and fly fishing faster than men read that the reason is that LAKE DON PEDRO is dropping but is still in great shape with plenty of water to play in Fishing has been best at night I assume the lack of boat traffic running up and down the lake during the day has something to do with the bite being better at night Weekend black bass pro Dan Byker and I fished from Woods Creek to Middle Bay in a recent tournament that drew entrants from all over California We had a whole boat full of tackle but Keepers 082 red and green flake baits were working best for me The fish we caught all related to long points they seemed to be on the inside of them The bite was subtle and I had several fish suck the bait in and spit out before I could set the hook When the fish are biting light and want a slow-moving bait or are on what I call a drag bite splitshotting or using a Carolina rig is On Sunday Tom Berryhill invited me to Medford Island in the delta where he hunts ducks to show me all the wildlife habitat and conservation work that has been done Tom and I made it over to the five-stand trap course that had been set up behind the clubhouse and there was Suzanne Williams Ernie Spokes and three others shooting clays They were shooting a flurry and you tell who was shooting what similar to five-stand but the clays are released very quickly and the five shooters shoot at whichever targets they choose The clays are thrown by computer-controlled trap throwers This drill takes a lot of hand-eye coordination as each shooter shoots and reloads as fast as they can until the computer runs its course The most difficult clay to see is the RON WILSON they have any bad habits to start with and that they pay attention MID-CAL Trap and Sales Service supplied the portable units that can be set up at your club or on private property For more information call A1 Milla 275-1775 FISHING REPORT Fishing Areas two $ie FOR ONE I9j Good Monday-Thursday 12 noon to 3 pm at Dryden Creekside only With Coupon Coupon expires 82996 I I I CALL FOR RESERVATIONS NOT VALID ON HOLIDAYS OR WITH OTHER DISCOUNTS OR TOURNAMENTS LAKE AMADOR Catfish pretty shallow within 10 feet of water in the backs of the coves using liver and anchovies Crappie off the docks in the evenings using minnows and jigs Bass in the evenings and at night top 10 feet of water some topwater action using spinners 274-4739 LAKE CAMANCHE Chuck Alleman landed a lake-record 1289-pound largemouth bass July 31 He was less than 100 yards from the South Marina in about 15 feet of water using a Pico White Hornet topwater chug bait Trout good from Hat and Little Hat islands working west toward the dam Yellow PowerBait minnows and nightcrawlers the best Catfish biting well at night in 5 to 15 feet off liver or nightcrawlers 763-5915 (South) 763-5166 (North) DELTA (San Joaquin) Stripers up to 6 pounds off bluegill and anchovies at Antioch Pier and Sherman Island Black bass up to 3 pounds on plastic worms and spinner baits at Holland Track and Orwood Catfish in the sloughs on clams (510) 757-3852 LAKE DON PEDRO Richard Weaver at the Marina said catfish are the big item Nearly every cove holds cats from 6 to 12 pounds and they will take a variety of baits Few largemouth in a sporadic bite Sometimes they take surface lures other times plastics on the bottom work best Rainbows have been reluctant biters for trailers working at 20 feet in Big Creek Ford Fender and nightcrawler setup or blud-silver Neeedlfish work best Salmon are in south bay or by the power lines and 50 to 60 feet deep Frozen shad or larger Needlefish or other spoons work best Plenty of bluegill in every cove 852-2369 832-2391 GOLDEN GATE Golden Gate Fleet skipper Roger Thomas (415) 348-2107 Wacky Jackie (415) 586-9800 Emeryville Sportsfishing reports salmon fishing has dropped off dramatically Lot of halibut stripers sharks and rock fish (510) 654-6040 LAKE McCLURE Chet Kelly at Line Shack Bait and Tackle reports a decent late evening topwater bite for bass in Cotton Creek Trolling with Needlefish and Kastmasters for trout about 50 feet deep Shore anglers near the bridge at the old Mill Pond on the Kern River are catching trout on power bait and Roostertails 563-6662 378-2441 McSWAIN RESERVOIR John Kemper at the Marina said the trout bite has finally broken wide open with the biggest fish of the year being taken this week is just he said Kemper said the biggest rainbow topped 4 V2 pounds but there were many 2- to 3-pounders Most are close to the surface and will take Firetiger Rapalas or night-crawlers Shore anglers are matching trailers at the brush pile or handicap dock areas 378-2534 MODESTO RESERVOIR Largemouth bass on power baits (red orange) in the rocky points undeveloped area and inlet Catfish on night crawlers by the island (874-1340) MONTEREY Chris' Landing reports limits of salmon 12 to 20 pounds on Monday Friday and Saturday limits or close Sunday dropped off (408) 375-5951 Randy's reports salmon are still averaging better than a fish a rod Good rock fishing too (800) 251-7440 (408) 372-0577 Monterey Sportsfishing (408) 372-2203 at Santa Cruz (408) 427-2334 NEW HOGAN Striped bass topwater on Hair Jigs Zara Spooks also bait fishing with anchovies and large minnows at Bear Creek Whiskey Creek and up in the narrows Catfish at Coyote Point Wrinkle Cove and Haupt Creek on chicken liver and anchovies Bluegill and crappie at Bear Creek Wrinkle Cove and Haupt Creek on nightcrawlers mini jigs and medium minnows 772-1462 NEW MELONES RESERVOIR Glory Hole Sports said the trout bite has been improving on fish 3 to 6 pounds at 40 to 50 feet especially at night Using silver shiners nightcrawlers or Needlefish Best place between Glory Hole Point and the spillway Catfish to 30 pounds most 10 to 15 pounds Many caught at night on anchovies and chicken livers All the NEW ARRIVAL NIKE ATHLETIC APPAREL 30-pound catfish at Melones From Bee staff reports Gary Kee wife Becky 13-year-old daughter Vanessa and 11-year-old Brett recently spent a night fishing at New Melones The evening started off slow but at about 3 am Becky nnjcrc hooked a big fish pwiEro on chicken liver bait She handle it so she turned the pole strung with 12-pound test line over to Gary who fought the fish into submission It was the catch of a lifetime for the family outing a channel catfish in the 30-pound class Gary said the fish is at a taxidermist being properly prepared to decorate a wall in their house RIVERBANK RESULTS Darrell Steele won the River-bank Bass Anglers night outing at Lake Don Pedro with 1566 pounds 2) Rich Ingram 1552 pounds 3) Nick Chipponeri 1488 pounds 4) Greg Avrett 1220 pounds (including the big fish at 628 pounds) 5) Dick Lund 1088 pounds CSBA DERBY The Modesto Chapter of the California Striped Bass Association will host a shark and halibut derby on the bay Saturday at the Richmond Marina open to all CSBA members and their guests Fishing will be from 6 am to 3 pm final weigh-in will be from 2:30 to 3:30 pm Early morning signups will begin at 5 am For more information call Bob Santa Cruz at 862-2376 or Stan Wengert at 521-2308 SAFETY COURSE A hunter safety course will be held at Cahoon Game Birds and Pheasant Club starting Sunday and will run for three consecutive Sundays starting at 6:30 pm and running until approximately 9:30 pm There will be live fire on the last Sunday For more information call Manuel Oliveira 838-3034 STOCKTON RESULTS Doug Kinser and John Baerwald won the Fifth Stockton Bass team tournament held at Buck-ley Cove (Ladds) with 1614 pounds Their limit was anchored with 514-pounder that was big fish of the tournament 2) Dallas Merrick and Myron Dorn 163 pounds 3) Ivan Hendricks and Larry Vignolo 16 pounds TROUT PLANTS coves 5 to 10 feet hold cats Bass fishing decent off rocky points with white spinner baits or crankbaits in crawfish colors Fish are holding about 20 feet Crappie are hitting red and white jigs or small minnows 736-4333 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Hank Mautz of Professional Guide Service on the Sacramento River says salmon below the Red Bluff Diversion Dam are averaging 1 0 to 20 pounds with a few pushing 30 pounds Using Kwikfish with sardine wrap or roe Trout fishing in Redding-Anderson area has been very good River fluctuates betweeen 13000 and 15000 cfs (916) 365-8140 (916) 246-8457 LAKE PARDEE Art Wilcox said cooler weather has resulted in a little better kokanee and rainbow bite The full moon still impacted day fishing but that will be gone this week 772-1472 SAN LUIS RESERVOIR and FOREBAY Tim Mitchell at Outpost said it has been windy but there have been some nice stripers coming out of Portugese Cove and the Trash Racks areas The Delta-Mendota is producing good catfish The Detention Dam is kicking out a lot of 6- to 8-pound catfish 826-9019 826-5559 826-6020 826-1196 TULLOCH RESERVOIR Bill Corbett said trailers using nightcrawlers behind flashers on leadcore line are going three colors to take rainbow trout to 3V2-pounds Smallmouth bass are falling to crankbaits 881-0107 WOODWARD RESERVOIR Catfish at T-lsland boat dock and inlet on night crawlers Largemouth bass at inlet on nightcrawlers Trout at inlet on pink Power bait HR ADJUST FORCE BASKETBALL This stable well-cushion ed and lightweight performance mid-cut basketball shoe is completely adjustable made for the aggressive player NYLON SHORTS 100 nylon quick dry fabric with 2 off seams pockets Full elastic waist with drawstring A mesh liner Choose from a 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two days after being he said Randy Eck dove for for more than 20 years but is content to stay on the beach now just cook he said as he perched above a camp stove in the Gualala River Park campground people have problems preparing and cooking them a Eck said you have to slice the delicate meat then pound it it but destroy he said Sometimes you cover the slices with flour then dip in egg CONTINUED from D-1 the time not So even if over a location with plenty of abs you could be swept by the current one way or the other so when you dive back down in a different place Sometimes carried 10 feet from the location you found said former Stanislaus County public defender and avid aba-lone diver Dallas Cole Still he enjoys free diving the challenge of holding your breath and diving down against the Cole said more of a mental challenge than anything else not like with scuba You have to be able to hold your breath while at the same time accomplishing a variety of Kerry Bridges of Sunnyvale dives for abalone three times a year He enjoys in a relatively hostile environment batter then into a cracker meal that up in butter or oil not too long just until golden brown then take them out and towel the excess oil off and serve right Eck said good any way you want to cook them Just overcook them because then be chewing a long There was a time when the abalone population was dwindling at a tremendous rate as a result of commercial fishing and the voracious appetite of the sea otter As a result state Fish and Game wardens aggressively patrol the coastal accesses for those taking more than the limit four per person per day But really no need to gather more than the limit An average-sized abalone can feed a family of four according to Eck a rich he said you have to be rich to get it this way Just dive for MARIPOSA COUNTY: McSwain Reservoir STANISLAUS COUNTY: Turlock Reservoir TUOLUMNE COUNTY: Beaver Creek Cherry Valley Reservoir Deadman Creek Lyons Canal Moccasin Creek Pi-necrest Lake 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be roundly castigated perhaps even criminally charged and prosecuted crow about it and one should expect revulsion To the extent that pleasure derived from the antics of a terrorized fish might represent the sentiment of the hunting and fishing community a sickness in their midst that such a perversion should be celebrated in The Bee should sicken the rest of us PETER WIINIKKA Modesto Address correspondence to: Fanfare Modesto Bee Sports PO Box 5256 Modesto CA 95352-5256 FAX 238-4551 or e-mail sportsmodbeecom All letters must be signed and include a telephone number Animal rights Rightly so we are bound by laws and mores that protect pets and livestock and wild animals too from cruelty and mistreatment Yet that very behavior is glorified by hunting and fishing columnist Ron Wilson when he recounts the that spiced his adventure with their following which the fish were benevolently unhooked and turned loose By some sort of mindless twist the terror-driven flight to escape pain and capture by a predator a sporting fisherman in this case is characterized as an art form Do that to any other animal wild or domestic and Sports CREDIT CARD NO ACCRUED INTEREST PORT OF STOCKTON RIO VISTA High HI Low HI Water Water Thu 11:1 4p 60 07 4 3 650pm 27 Frl 60 04 45 28 Sat 1259a 60 02 47 27 Sun 6 0 4 8 01 Mon 26 60 00 49 Tua 24 59 00 49 Wed 23 58 00 5:1 1pm 49 Sports' 3501 MCHENRY MODESTO Mon-Fri Sat Sun 1 ottering pkm only lou of ln 1 1.