Levi had never landed a bass over 2 pounds, and they had one nearly 9 pounds and another at 7. We came in fourth place with a 6.75-pound kicker, and my cousin Tim Cook took first place with his young partner Levi Crane. Ryan Cook of Ryan Cook’s Guide Service said, “The big girls are showing up in a big way.

The majority of teams didn’t weigh in with the brutal weather conditions. There is a jig bite along with spinnerbaits and chatterbaits.” However, the lake was unrelenting on Saturday during the Sierra Bass Club tournament with cold conditions shutting down the bite with the winning limit weighing in at one fish of 5.77 pounds by April Mauk. The largemouth bass are primarily targeting crawdads after feeding on baby bluegill in previous months, and plastics in red/black, black/blue, or watermelon patterns are good options.

Steve Newman of Valley Rod and Gun in Clovis said, “The key is to work big baits right now with the stained water, and 10-inch Power Worms, lizards, or Brush Hogs are the large profile baits that have been effective. Both lakes are rising steadily with the heavy inflow from the watershed.Įastman, fed by the smaller Chowchilla River, is primarily filled by rainfall, and the lake is stained from the recent water rise.

Bass 3 Trout 2 Bluegill 2 Catfish 2 Crappie 2Įastman is picking up for largemouth bass while Millerton is producing numbers of small spotted bass.

Pine flat lake fishing report 2019