The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 22

D-8 Thursday Novambar 3 1994 a The Modesto Baa Hunting Fishing Hughson High graduate now gets others Ron Wilson Hunting Fishing working the Nor-Cal tournaments: Every year the officers get their entry fee paid for the annual husband and wife fishing tournament And what does that come to? About 10 cents in perks for every hour they work THE RIVERBANK Recreation Department is going to slock the community pool with trout for a kids fishing event to be held Nov 19 from noon to 4 pm Some fishing equipment will be furnished Parents must accompany the kids and the cost per trout caught will be I per fish for kids ages 3 to 9 and $2 per fish for kids from 10 to 16 For more information call 869-7101 GREG CLINKENBEARD won the Modesto Am-bass-adors outing at Lake Camanche with 750 pounds of black bass Others: 2) Darrell McDaniel 680 pounds Darrell caught the largest black bass of the tournament a 423-pound bucketmouth 3) Roy Neidigh 535 4) Bill Collins 520 5) Vance Hume 499 Ron Wilson's hunting and fishing column appears each Thursday Messages can be left at 577-0696 fishing and hunting industry Buck has not only mastered the art of TV communication but has also started the International Adventure Magazine" where he writes frank editorials on hunting and fishing Plan to Stop the Antis" is one of my favorites If interested in more information about Buck and his TV shows or the magazine call 1-800-482-2825 Buck and his wife Le Donna and their 3-year-old son Max are now living in Cape Girardeau Mo Buck's goal in life is to entertain and educate outdoorsmen by printing and showing the truth about hunting and fishing THE NOR-CAL Bass Federation held its annual dinner awards presentation Saturday night at the VFW Hall Ernie Tiwater was Angler of the Year with 678 points In his acceptance speech Ernie attributed his fishing success to his number one supporter: his mother Lillie Mae Dalton Behind Ernie in the points race were: 2) Tom Schachten 3) Norval Pimentel 4) Bruce Harris 5) EZ Pickens 6) Tony Costanzo 7) Tobey Guenthart 8) Chuck Fuller 9) Jerl Young 10) Brian Buck McNeeiy Does that name sound familiar? Maybe seen him on adventure series that is aired on KCMY TV (Channel 29) each Sunday at 9 a If you haven't watched the program but the name is still familiar it just may be that Buck is an old school chum of yours: He graduated from Hughson High School in 1978 Buck McNeeiy was first hooked on fishing in the local reservoirs and rivers and then went on to hunting for ducks at local game refuges While Buck's friends were working in the orchards and getting married and raising families Buck had other ideas His television training started at Modesto Junior College where he majored in Mass Communications and graduated in 1981 While there he ran a couple of college productions on the local cable access channel called Date and Valley Scene" Buck then spent a couple of years in the concrete jungle of Los Angeles before moving to Missouri to finish college at Southeast Missouri State University While majoring in Mass Buck McNeeiy is host of a televison adventure series that airs each Sunday morning CommunicationsTelevision at MSU Buck produced and hosted Outdoorsman with Buck McNeeiy" which first aired in the summer of 1985 The program was launched commercially on a local Fox station and over the last nine years has aired on ESPN Family Channel USA and other networks Buck is now in the process of saturating the country via cable and broadcast TV on 120 stations and seven weekly satellite feeds blanketing the Western Hemisphere and building a very risible forum in support of our Rabith 1 started fishing black bass tournaments a few years ago to find out what they were all about and who made money Some of the organizations make enough to pay all the expenses plus pocket money for those that help put on the tournament The Nor-Cal Bass Federation is a nonprofit organization and all the proceeds end up back into the Nor-Cal pockets one way or another 1 finally found out what the Nor-Cal board members got for all their many hours of donated time planning and Refuge Report Fishing rods were jumping Stockton club offers public pheasant hunts After taking pictures Seng released the fish into the lake sans fishing rod The next night Seng and his friends Ben Teraishi of Monterey Park and Hai Le of Westminster went back to Irvine and fished the same spot in the middle of the lake It was 8:30 when Le baited his hook with the head of a mackerel and threw it out When he got a bite he set the hook and held on with both hands The fish made three runs before Ben netted it head first After exchanging high-fives the group headed to the boat dock to weigh the fish The dock stable however so the scale read between 59 to 62 pounds Lee was going to take a picture and throw the fish back said no Le your fish is over a state Indeed it was The certified scale at the tackle shop read 618 pounds breaking the old record of 594 (also at Irvine) Fish and Game officials verified the mark and that it was a blue catfish a nice record to be sure but catch will be harder to top From Bee staff reports STOCKTON The Stockton Club in cooperation with the Department of Fish and Game and local landowners is offering pheasant hunting beginning Nov 12 and ending Dec 3 Hunting is allowed daily ($17 adults $8 junior license holders) but pheasants In Drjpf will only be released on Wednesdays Saturdays Sundays and Thanksgiving Day The primary cover crop is alfalfa The wearing of blaze orange is required Shooting time is 8 am to 4 pm daily (except Thanksgiving Day when 8 am to noon) There is no pre-registration Hunters will be admitted on a first-come first-serve basis beginning at 6:30 am at the co-operative registration trailer at 3455 McMullin Road in Manteca For more information call 957-9717 Solunar Tide Tables By DAVE STREGE Orange County Register The fishing rods are really jumping at Irvine Lake these days Power bait isn't recommended however Luck is the best bet what Bon Seng of Anaheim used Oct 21 when he caught the fishing rod he lost overboard only minutes before and there was a 588-pound catfish on the end of it At about 8:30 pm Seng was munching on fried chicken when he noticed a nibble at the end of his rod which was leaning against the side of the boat Seng who lost his right hand in a grenade blast in Vietnam picked up the rod with his left hand and set the hook fish went charging on me and just took Seng said was nothing I could do to keep the fishing pole from coming out of my hand" Seng 38 expect the fish to be as big as it was and the chicken grease on his hand didn't help either So over the side of the boat the rod went Two minutes later Seng got a bite on his other rod He set the hook and started reeling At the end of his line was his first rod Haring landed the rod Seng noticed the catfish was still on the line so he fought the monster fish for some 40 minutes before boating the 588-pounder FLY FISHERMEN The Stanislaus Fly Fishermen will hold their annual dinnerauction Nov 10 in the McHenry Mobile Manor clubhouse at 4125 McHenry Ave Cost of the dinner is $14 To make reservations or for more information call John Watkins at 523-9781 (days) or 5 75-2250 (evenings) SOLUNAR TABLES The schedule of solunar penods has been laker from Knight Soiu-nar Tables Plan to be fishing good territory or hunting in good cover dunng these times The major periods last for one to two hours starting at time shown Minor penods are somewhat snorter DUCKS UNLIMITED A Ducks Unlimited dinner will be held Friday night at 6 at the Portuguese Hall in Patterson Tickets are $55 For more information call Brian at 892-2735 PORT Of STOCKTON High ML Low HL Water Water Thu 5 45am 5 2 1 1 43a 18 5 07pm 6 8 Frl 6 40am 5 2 12 36a -12 5 49pm 6 9 12 29p 2 1 Sat 7 36am 5 2 -i 4 6 35pm 69 24 Sun 8 33am 5 2 2 -13 725pm 6 7 2 11pm 27 Mon 9 3iam 52 3 06am -i 0 Fishing Report Fishing Areas Hetch Hetchy Reservoir BE55 Electric Blower $5995 jslss A Reg $6995 BG72 Hand-held Blower $18995 FREE Stihl Coffee Mug istihl Have a cup of coffee on STIHL 009 Mini Boss Chain Saw caip $10095 One pei customer While supplies Iasi $229 95 BODEGA BAY Winds have forced rockfish charter boats to work the shoreline off Point Reyes or Fort Ross with anglers reporting 40- to 50-pound sacks plus an average of one lingcod for every two rods Crabrockfish combo trips begin Nov 5 (707-875-3495) LAKE CAMANCHE Trout brte is rated good in the lake and very good in the trout pond Trailers go down 25 to 40 feet at western end with night crawlers or Needlefish behind blades Others drift 'crawlers or Powerbait The north shore launch ramp will see a plant of 1 200 pounds this week Bass bite good especially on top early and late in the backs of coves During the day go down 15 to 25 feet with plastic worms in brown with chartreuse tail or salt and pepper Crappie action good down 1 5 to 30 feet around brushpiles with minnows or mini-jigs (763-5166) DELTA (Sacramento) Black bass bite continues to be good It crawdad crankbaits white willow leaf spmnerbaits over the top of weedbeds or hipping Power Worms or Power Craws In plum or june bug Many small stripers throughout the lower system are hitting baits a DELTA (San Joaquin) Striper run now going doing pretty well Catching them anywhere from 10 to 20 pounds average 5 to 15 pounds on mudsuckers and shad at Sherman Lake Broad Slough Big Break and West Island Sturgeon up to 60 pounds at Broad Slough Chain Island and Antioch Bridge on any of the shrimps Nice salmon up to 20 pounds in Antioch and Pittsburg on Mepps No 5 spinners and blue fo (510-757-3852) LAKE DON PEDRO Bill Stiles at Don Pedro Marina said bass and channel cats are the best bet Some quality crappie but no numbers Fishing allowed off the dock from 8 a to 5 pm Trailers going for trout with Krockodiles are coming up with keeper (12 inches) bass Some bass to 5 pounds Very few trout or salmon (852-2369 852-2396) EASTERN SIERRA Most fishing is through for the year Only the San Joaquin River and lower Owens River north of Bishop are open to anglers FOLSOM LAKE Good bass bite for the few anglers trying Low water level dictates car-toppers or four-wheel-drive launching Before weather arrived bite was grubs and crank-baits Now look for bass down 20 feet with a split-shotted worm GOLDEN GATE Most of the Golden Gate fleet will be idle tor a few weeks after the end of salmon season last Saturday (415-348-2107 415-586-9800) Paul Landier at Emeryville Sportstishing said one of the best salmon seasons in many years closed on a slow note but with several 30- to 45-pounders Windy conditions the past several days has slowed rock codding When weather allows there has been 4 to 5 ling cod per rod and limits of rock cod (415-654-6040) LAKE McCLURE Harold Reynolds at the Uneshack reports the crappie are biting in the Cotton Arm area of McClure Point Fish are in 25 to 40 teet ot water Anglers are using live minnows and jtgs Crappie are 1 to 2 pounds Bass are taking live crawdads and dark colored jigs off rocky points in 15 to 25 teet of water Night fishing has dropped off because of the cold (378-2521 563-6662) McSWAIN RESERVOIR John Kemper said fishing has oeen fair at best Some regulars are getting a few but have to work hard Lake is full (378-2534 563-6662) NEW MELONES RESERVOIR Glory Hole Sports eports crappie fishing is good Catfish plentiful but trout have een spotty Few quality sized bass but no numbers Waiting lake to turn and trout bank angling to start (736-4333) a NEW HOGAN RESERVOIR Nice striper action up to pounds over by the dam Bear Creek and the narrows on movies Catfish continues to be good in the coves on ers anchovies and ciamf Nice black bass on plastic ms and crankbaits from rocky areas (772-1462) The Bee Prices good through November 25 1300 Carpenter Rd Modesto Sharpening Shop 2620 Lander Turlock 526-2372 632-2372 Tool Rental Sales Inc LAKE PARDEE More than 13000 pounds of rainbows in the 1 to 2-pound range were planted in the last two weeks Top areas for bait soakers have been the launch ramp the manna island and the north spillway Trolling action running hotcold with the best bet being a night crawler behind blades down 10 to 15 feet (772-1472) SAN LUIS RESERVOIR Mitchell Outpost reports Andrew Corpuz of Los Banos caught a 22-pound striper in Neill Forebay on a Hairraiser Lot of 5 and 6-pounders Numbers of stripers busting shad on the surface this week Trout on salmon eggs and marshmallows in the Detention Dam (826-1196 826-5559 826-6020) SPICER It's snowing but may still be accessible Catching rainbow trout between 8 and 16 inches limits are common on Powerbaits and worms spinners and lures Trailers doing OK back in the coves using worms and flash ers UNION-UTICA A few fish to be had until the ice closes the lake using Powerbaits and worms off the shorelines LAKE ALPINE doing good offshore between 12 to 14 inches with an occasional 2- to 3-pounder coming In on Powerbaits worms and lures Trailers doing fair with worms and flashers and needlefish NORTH FORK of the STANISLAUS Still catching fish on Powerbaits and worms running between 6 to 12 inches with an occasional brown Might do OK with nymphs and wet flies (795-1686) TULLOCH RESERVOIR Trout bite has remained good Trolling in near the dam Green Springs and Poker Flat Fish are averaging about Vi pounds Some bass in 20 to 40 teet for anglers using Shad Raps and jigs in Copper Cove and Black Creek (800-894 2267 881-0107) 200 Winmoore Way Modesto 531-2800 Tool Rental Sales Inc Ace Hardware 291 1 Fremont St Stockton 948-9500 333 Main St Ripon 599-2141 STIHL.