Pedro is producing some larger grade fish, and we have found 5- to 6-pound bass within the past weeks.”

The key is to slow down when staying in contact with the bottom. There is a great jig bite, and ½-ounce brown/purple G-Money jigs with a Dry Creek twin-tail trailer in green pumpkin have been working.

We have been scoring with Dry Creek tubes in green pumpkin or Robo Worm’s Morning Dawn or Margarita Mutilator on the drop-shot. The finesse bite has been fantastic, and you can go anywhere on the lake at depths from 5 to 20 feet for all the action you can handle. There is a good topwater bite in the mornings with the Strike King Sexy Dog or the Berkley Choppo in shad patterns before heading to the bottom with jigs or tubes. We caught and released between 150 and 180 bass combined on three trips this week.

Ryan Cook of Ryan Cook’s Fishing said, “I have been on Don Pedro all week long, and I see no reason to try anywhere else as there is a really good bite. The Mother Lode lakes have been receiving quite a bit of attention for kokanee and rainbow trout, but bass fishing has also been strong for numbers of spotted and largemouth bass, if not size. Army Corps of Engineers, Hensley Lake Hidden Dam 673-5151īass 3 Trout 2 Kokanee 2 King salmon 2 Crappie 3 Carp remain throughout the shallows, and bow hunters are thinning out the herd.” Eastman dropped slightly to 574.80 feet in elevation and 86% with Hensley also dropping slightly to 521.57 feet in elevation and 71%.Ĭall: Eastman Lake 689-3255 Valley Rod & Gun, Clovis 292-3474 U.S. Hensley remains hit or miss with small bass to 2.5 pounds being the exception. Underspins on a jig head are also effective, but a slow presentation on the bottom is necessary.

The best action has been in the middle of the lake over the humps and submerged islands with swimbaits from 4 to 6 inches along with deep-diving crankbaits. You have to get out there early if you are going to get a spot. Michael Crayne of Valley Rod & Gun in Clovis said, “Heavy fishing pressure at Eastman has created a slowdown for largemouth bass as the parking lot is full of boat trailers, even during the week. Bass 2 Trout 2 Bluegill 2 Catfish 2 Crappie 2

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