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• PETA alleges abuse at Carson & Barnes

• 29 years: Pursuits, undercover work and an expertise in dog fighting

• Friends, family recall Galt accident victims

• Man charged with attempted murder of California Highway Patrol officer

• Galt's Estrellita High School graduates 107 eager students

• Regional Roundup

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

February 2nd, 2010

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Jumpers across California

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

February 1st, 2010

• Find cuddly alpacas not too far from Lodi

• Public Meetings

• Patients can expect faster, better service when Lodi Memorial Hospital's new emergency room opens

• Man killed by Amtrak train in Lodi

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (75)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• President Obama's first year (45)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (45)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (44)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Time to shed the convenient sham of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy (34)
• We need to conduct respectful conversations (30)
• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam (25)

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Fishing with Russ

Fishing for kokanee at New Melones is in the limelight this week. Limits for most are coming by 11 a.m. Fish are scattered all over the lake. Fish with spinners, (kokanee killer glow or hot pink glow), hoochies (pink/pearl) or apex (watermelon sparkle UV) and put them down 40 to 65 feet. Fish are averaging 13 to 14 inches.

At Pardee, fishing has turned on and the kokanee, averaging 12 inches, are the species chased the most. Best fishing is with mini hoochies, (orange or pink with a glow head) or spinners in hot pink. Some of the best spots are the buoy line, the mouth of the river and up the river arm to Columbia Gulch.

Trout fishing is fair using Needlefish (red with white slash) at 25 to 30 feet deep. Start as you leave the launch ramp and troll all the way out of the cove for good action. Bait fishermen on the bank are doing well with PowerEggs (white or pink and white) under a bobber at about 20 feet deep.

Several locals trolled Camanche week and found the fishing very good. Most fish were caught using Needlefish and Rapala and 30 to 40 feet deep seems to be the depth. Rainbows are averaging over 2 pounds.

Troll around Hat Island, Rabbit Creek and the dam. No reports came in on the bait fishing. Catfishing was good this past week as you can tell by the picture of Margie Morgan. A nice 16 1/4-pounder along with some others not pictured.

Delta fishing has been slowed a bit by the wind. Those getting out have had fair success trolling the mouth of the Old Sacramento and Steamboat Slough. Bait fishermen have done well at light 33A and 38 in the San Joaquin River and in front of Eddo's Harbor.

Local fisherman Russ Faught is the owner of Fisherman's Friend in Lodi. To view his Web site go to www.mrkokanee.com.