Have any of you central CA folks been out to troll for trout at Lake McSwain? I've fished McClure a lot but thought I'd try McSwain on Tuesday since water so low everywhere else. What lures or baits did you have success with?
Fishing for Smallmouth on the Snake river in Idaho in early August caught nice channel cats( 10, 6, & 4 lbs.) on a small swimbait. Huge fun on light gear.
Went to Lake Don Pedro today, fishing was tough but managed to catch a few. The weirdest thing happened, reeled in a hard fighting spotted bass. Lifted it over the side of the boat ,it got off the hook landed on the carpet and was dead. I tried everything to revive it but nothing . Put it in the livewell with aerator and it was dead. Has this ever happened to any of you?