2 trips at Stampede today
by James Netzel, AUGUST 18, 2022
Stampede Reservoir

2 trips at Stampede today. Morning trip was non stop action with multiple doubles and triples. No quads. Second trip clients didn’t care about color and wanted big fish for the smoker so we went in search of some large mature kokanee. Found em in Davies arm but had some lightening in the distance headed our way so we pulled...
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Stampede was hot this morning!!
by James Netzel, AUGUST 17, 2022
Stampede Reservoir

Stampede was hot this morning!! Color and depth changed constantly. In the dark, Paulina Peak Tackle CottonCandy glow tip was red hot, clown and pink lemonade came a close second. About an hour later, the CottonCandy glow tip would not get touched. Changed to CottonCandy UV and they loved it. Clown still top color. Trolling depth starter 65’-80’ then after...
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Big Kokanee at Stampede
by James Netzel, AUGUST 16, 2022
Stampede Reservoir

Big Kokanee at Stampede. Maybe 1/7 is off color but as you can see in the picture, they are cutting perfect. 4 limits in about 2 hrs and key is to stay below next years fish. Paulina Peak Tackle CottonCandy, clown, and pink lemonade hoochies 6”-8” behind p lite dodgers trolling 1.2SOG and around 70’-85’ otw in open water. Big...
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Fished Deep in Open Water
by James Netzel, AUGUST 13, 2022


Slow morning at stampede today with nothing but dink next years kokanee. Then Bam!!! A quad then 2 doubles while I’m trying to get on the phone to do my weekly radio spot with California Sportsmen Radio Show. Ended up doing my segment with no lines in the water but didn’t matter because 5 limits before 10am with almost a...
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Paulina Peak Tackle Cotton Candy explosion at Stampede today
by James Netzel, AUGUST 12, 2022
Stampede Reservoir

Paulina Peak Tackle Cotton Candy explosion at Stampede today. Top color by far followed by 1 rod with Pink Lemonade with short leaders. Fishing between 70’-90’ otw in open waters. Had to weed through a few small ones but it was worth it with the quality of today. ...
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2 charters at stampede today
by James Netzel, AUGUST 8, 2022
Stampede Reservoir

2 charters at stampede today. Family emergency cut the first trip short but still was able to box some gooders to over 16”!! Paulina Peak Tackle pink n purple Tahoe spinners and pink lemonade hoochies were top presentations. Out of clown because mine are past tore up. ...
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