If sitting around and staring at a hole in the ice doesn’t fit with your idea of fishing, take heart – there’s an open-water alternative even in the coldest part of the year.

Best bets Delta sturgeon hitting and New Melones bass and trout action solid, Kyle Wise reported. McClure bass eating, Randy ...

The trout are scattered ... Soft plastic swimbaits, Senkos, or plastics on the drop-shot have also been effective, and as the water warms, the reaction bite should pick up. The flooded vegetation ...