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• A hard look at death

• On the job experience

• Lodi pastor Leanne Wade finds a response to the dead goats found on church lawn

• Murders down, suicides up in San Joaquin County

• Regional Roundup

• Corrections

November 21st, 2009

• Logbook

• Holiday drive spreads cheer to U.S. troops

• Galt High students want board to approve open-campus policy

• Poisoning victims remain hospitalized

• Expert: Half a mushroom cap can be deadly

• Tokay grad files claim over Lodi's Grape Bowl

• Lodi Middle School holds annual Turkey Trot

• Regional Roundup

• No motive or suspect in shooting

• Sacramento cop arrested for alleged kidnapping

November 20th, 2009

• Acampo woman killed

• Salvation Army Kettle Kickoff

• Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

• Regional Roundup

• Galt plans to help residents with energy-efficient projects

• Stable southeast of Lodi approved

• One year after a heart attack, Lodi's Judy Mims thanks rescuers

• National Guard troops return home in time for the holidays

• Real estate market gets on more solid ground

November 19th, 2009

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Chase ends in crash

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Corrections

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

November 17th, 2009

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Regional Roundup

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clarification

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Regional Roundup

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Despite an increase in homeless students, school districts look to bolster enrollment, raise revenue

• A first look at 2009 vintages at Lodi's First Sip wine-tasting event

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

• The country's mess is our fault (167)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (72)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• Public health care is a Christian option (33)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (18)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Fishing with Russ

At New Melones, the kokanee bite seems to have slowed a little for some and is still OK for others. The fish are in small pods and some of them are hanging on structure.

Watch your fish finder and try to work around these pods of fish for your best chances of limits. Use small Kokanee Bugs, Radical Glow Tubes and spinners behind a dodger. Bait all your lures with either shoepeg corn or use Berkley Imitation Maggots. Best depths are from 45 feet to as much as 85 feet and most areas of the main lake are holding fish. Good areas to try are the wall by Carson Cove, the west side of Glory Hole Point and the bay in front of and west of Peoria Cove (near the bottom).

Kokanee Power is hosting its annual derby this weekend at New Melones.

Trout and kokanee fishing has picked up a little at Pardee with the water stabilizing a bit and with warmer water temperatures. The kokanee are still small but becoming more plentiful. Fish the main lake near the entrance to the river arm and up river at 40 to 70 feet deep using mini hoochies in orange or pink with a glow head and pink or orange tiger spinners. Tip the lures with shoepeg corn or Berkley Imitation Maggots. The trout are hitting on 2 and 3-inch Fire Tiger grubs or small spoons in either red or red/white combination. Fish the dam area or up the river arm.

At Camanche, trout are still doing well (limits or near limits) using the Rapala F7 or F9 Hot Steel color or small spoons while trolling the narrows, around Big Hat Island and the face of the dam at 25 to 45 feet deep. Trolling in the area of Little Hat Island has produced both rainbow trout and kokanee. Bait fishermen are fishing in the slot by the spillway doing well on egg/crawler combination. Night fishermen fishing under lights are also doing well near the buoy line.

In the Delta, some reports of striped bass are coming in from the Rio Vista area for those trolling. Most fish are undersized with the occasional fish up to 8 pounds. You have to spend a lot of time searching and little time catching.

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