Deep gaps, for example, offer enough room for large chunks of bait and the biggest catfish. The point—shape and quality—determine how quickly the hook sets and how easily the fish can come off.

Delta bass and sturgeon bites good, Vince Borges reported. Don Pedro bass and trout action steady, and Lake Success bass ...

Crappie are slow with some decent size fish suspended in 16-20 feet of water with minnows. Catfish are fair in ... grass lines in 5-8 feet with Texas rig worms and weightless flukes.

Fishing report compiled ... of the aqueduct as catfish were the best bet with anglers catching good numbers of better grade whisker fish on a Carolina-rig or bait rig loaded with Triple S dip ...

Fishing guide ... Loco and Yellow Bank creek ams. Also some fish holding on offshore structure and hard bottoms in 17 to 25 feet, taking Carolina rigs, cranks and shaky head worms.

Early fishing is best on 1/2 and 3/4 ounce football jigs, Texas rigged plastics and ‘Traps in 4 to 9 feet of water. Deeper fish are hitting Carolina rigs ... Catfish are best on live bait ...

Pine Flat, Lower Kings River bite attracting anglers, Michael Crayne said. McClure Reservoir bass fishing solid, Ryan Denner ...

Bass fishing remains pretty good on Worms ... rig at times. Bass fishing has been fair for some tossing shad-colored crankbaits around visible structure, but a few boats are backing off the bank ...

Catfish are slow in 10-16 feet of water stink bait and nightcrawlers ... suspended fish biting swim baits and in brush. Soft plastics in deeper brush, on docks, and on the bank were producing ...

Delta stripers, bass and sturgeon bites good, Jeff Soo Hoo reported. Pine Flat king salmon action good, and Eastman bass ...