Vol. 901
March 3, 2010

Jeff Allen of Santa Cruz and his dad caught their limit of trout to 7+ pounds at Del Valle last week!

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• Fishing Rules
  
• General Activity
  
• Fish Planting Information
  
• Boat Rental Information
  
• General Information
  

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Attention Anglers - EBRPD Fishing Rules

1. DO NOT LET YOUR DOG EAT RAW TROUT/SALMON as they may be infected with a parasitic disease which can be fatal to your pet. For more information call EBRPD at 1-888-EBPARKS (1-888-327-2757) or (510) 635-0135.
2. EBRPD recommends all bass be released. Please do not remove tags from bass. Record the tag number, length, and weight of the fish to include in your catch report.
3. Please report your catches and turn in all retrieved tags from trout.
4. All park hours are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. unless otherwise posted.
5. Please remember to clean up any fouled line and bait containers. Wildlife can be injured or killed by fishing line!

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General Activity

Del Valle (Livermore)

Marina hours are 7 AM to 4:30 PM. Anglers are catching catfish, trout, and even some stripers! Trout and catfish have been great shore fishing from the east shore and trolling in the narrows and bays too! Out by the dam the fish have been jumping out of the water. Bring your whopper to the marina for a free photo. On 2/20, Bob Christian of Boulder Creek caught a 6 lb., 1 oz. trout on Power Bait and a 6 lb., 11 oz. striper on a Kastmaster at the narrows. On 2/20, Bob Saused of San Francisco caught a 2 lb. black bass on a crome lure across from Swallow Bay. On 2/22, Don Baker of Livermore caught a 5 lb., 4 oz. trout on nightcrawlers and marshmallows at the south end. On 2/22, Joe Vargas of Campbell caught five trout, the largest 6 lbs., 13 oz. on a firetiger lure and green Power Bait at the dam. On 2/25, Sean Kennedy of Santa Clara caught an 8 lb. stringer of trout, the largest 2.5 lbs. on orange Power Bait at the dam. On 2/25, Don Baker of Livermore caught a 20.05 lb. carp on worms and marshmallows at Swallow Bay. 

Horseshoe Lake (Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, Union City/Fremont)

Park Hours are 6am – 7 pm. Fishing is still a little sporadic, but the whoppers that are coming out are in the five- to eight-pound range! On 2/14, Tyler Bottenhorn of Redwood City caught an 8 lb., 15 oz. rainbow trout on green Power Bait, fishing along Fishermen’s Row. On 2/15, Gregg Clark of Mountain View caught a 5 lb., 5 oz. rainbow trout on green eggs with a white worm. On 2/16, young brothers Tomoki and Masaki Bradley of Santa Clara caught a 4 lb., 8 oz. rainbow trout from their dad’s boat on green Power Bait.  They and their dad, Rodney, were back on 2/27 and between the three of them, caught ten trout on yellow, green and lime Power Bait, fishing from the boat in the narrow area of Horseshoe Lake between the deer fence and the Peninsula. On 2/17, Emil Escueta of Fremont caught his limit of trout, the largest weighed four pounds.   He was using lemon-lime Power Bait with a white worm and was fishing from the Peninsula.  Emil was back on 2/18 and caught his limit of trout, for a total weight of 12 lbs., 10 oz.  His largest three trout weighed two-and-a-half pounds, three pounds and five pounds.  He was using the same bait in the same place.  On 2/19, he again caught his limit for a total weight of nine pounds, the largest of which again weighed about four pounds using a lemon-lime power egg and a white worm on the Peninsula. On 2/18, Bob Williamson of Fremont caught three trout, the largest of which weighed 5 lb., 12 oz. on lime eggs with an orange worm, fishing from the Peninsula Point. On 2/28, Jim Vasquez caught a 7 lb., 10 oz. rainbow trout in the Kiosk Cove on spring green and corn yellow Power Bait.  Also on 2/28, Rich Rasmussen of Newark caught a 7 lb., 3 oz. rainbow trout on fluorescent red and chartreuse Power Bait, fishing along Fishermen’s Row. On 3/1, John Henry of Santa Clara caught a 4 lb., 15 oz. rainbow trout in the Kiosk Cove on rainbow Power Bait. 

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Lake Temescal (Oakland)

No report received. 

Contra Loma (Antioch)

Park Hours – 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Due to low water levels, all fishing docks at Contra Loma are closed to fishing. Bank fishing is available throughout the lake. Large boats may have trouble launching.  Trout fishing has been good. Try using nightcrawlers or a variety of Power Baits anywhere around the lake or from a boat.  Catfish have been biting on nightcrawlers, anchovies or chicken liver at Channel Point or by the Swim Lagoon.  Black Bass are biting on nightcrawlers or lures anywhere around the lake or from a boat.  Crappie are biting on jigs or worms along the shore around Loma Island or from a boat.  Francisca Bondoc caught a 6.5 lb. trout at the East Side. Kenny Woods caught a 6.7 lb. trout on worms at the East Side. Richard caught a 10.10 lb. trout on worms from a boat. Tony from Lafayette caught a 5 lb. trout on a gold Kastmaster at Channel Point. 

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Lake Chabot (Castro Valley)

The Cafe and Marina are open from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Trout fishing has picked up from Indian Cove to Raccoon Point.  Not a lot of limits are getting pulled out, but whoppers continue to get pulled out every day. The largest trout of the year was caught by Pamela from San Jose at 12.75 lbs. from Raccoon Point on white Power Eggs. Andrei Raz of San Francisco caught a 5.28 lb. trout on a Kastmaster at Indian Cove. Peter Lee of Mountain View caught a 4.5 lb. bass from Half moon bay on a nightcrawler. Ken Kruse of San Lorenzo caught a 5.12 lb. trout on Power Bait eggs at Half Moon Bay. Wes Halliwell of Newark landed a 6.2 lb. trout on a Kastmaster at Indian Cove. Nelson Freitar of Newark landed a 6.9 lb. trout on Power Bait at Raccoon point. Mark Macquarrie of Novato caught a 5.68 lb. trout on a Gulp worm at Alder Point.  Catfishing still remains slow, but a couple weeks ago whopper size cats were getting pulled out.  Bass fishing remains a little slow due to the cooler water temperature.

Shadow Cliffs (Pleasanton)

Park Hours are 6:00am to 7:00pm. The boat rental, bait shop, and concession will remain closed through the month. Personal boats must be off the lake at least 30 minutes before gate closure. Fishing has been slow.  On 2/20, Jason Crispell, a resident of Newark, caught a 22”, 6 lb., 12 oz. trout on nightcrawlers from the 1st Dock. Alex Beardslee of Livermore caught a 5 lb., 8 oz. trout on Power Bait from the 1st Dock on 2/21. 

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Don Castro (Hayward)

Fishing has been fair to good for rainbow trout and carp on dough bait and worms.

Antioch-Oakley Pier

Fishing has been slow. 

Eckley Pier (Bull Valley Staging Area on Carquinez Scenic Drive, between Crockett and Port Costa)

Fishing has been slow.

Ferry Point Pier (Point Richmond)

Fishing has been slow. Some perch were caught this weekend when the weather was better.  

Point Pinole Pier (Richmond)

Fishing has been slow, except for some perch and small striped bass activity.

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Fish Planting Information

Note:

1. The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) plants rainbow trout and channel catfish that average 1 pound each.
2. The California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) plants trout averaging over ½ pound each.
3. Plants are subject to change due to weather conditions.

REMINDER: Netting and snagging fish is PROHIBITED at any East Bay Regional Park. No fishing is allowed around the area where a fish plant occurs.

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