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Fish Reports

What's biting across California, newest first.

Bite has been slow to fair with surface temps holding around 53Β° and water is a bit stained still. Fish are coming anywhere from top to 30’ and best action has been in the main body of the lake. 1.4 - 1.8 mph seems to be the ticket and fish have taken a variety of…
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🎣 Mid-week Fish Plants for 1/25/2026 - 1/31/2026 Couple of additions, but trout are biting hard "Hey anglers, here's your midweek update. 2 additional spots are planting fish, bringing totals to 22,475 lbs. of trout across 33 locations. With January's cooler waters firing up trout activity across California, conditions are excellent for chasing limits right…
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Pyramid Lake

Closed to boating due to water levels, shoreline still open

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Cucamonga Guasti Park Lake

Double Stock Day. Larger lake will have bigger plant. Tubes working well from shoreline

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Lake Camanche

1k at the pon, 1k at the SS ramp

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Santa Ana River Lakes

15+ lber caught on rainbow powerbait

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Yucaipa Lake

Double Stock Day. Middle Lake will have more planted than bottom lake. Scents working well on doughs like powerbait.

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Lake Amador

600 lbs of 2-3 lb golds and 300 lbs of cutbows. Released at dam and spillway. Trout are in top column in mornings but hit down to 25’ by mid-day. Mini jigs by the dam are working well.

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Los Vaqueros Reservoir

Bite is great. Anglers hooking on 5+ lbers from shore using spoons and dough baits.

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Contra Loma Reservoir

Good bite, light pressure. Bait/lures working; swimbaits for bass, some stripers. Rocks before dam, Channel Point/Quail Cove docks. Mussel quarantine.

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Irvine Regional Park

Bright colored spoons working well from shore, make sure to get at least 20’ below surface

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Lake Chabot (Castro Valley)

Fair bite. Rising water and mud limit spots. White/yellow tube jigs and bait working. Catfish Landing and Raccoon Point docks.

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Lake Del Valle

Tough with low water. Narrows and beyond best for 2-3 fish. Big glide baits got 25” stripers.

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Lake Temescal

Strong bite with holdovers. White/pink dropshots, 3g spoons in pink/watermelon doing well. Main dock, gravel, big rock, far side.

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🎣 California Fish Plants for 1/25/2026 - 1/31/2026 Perfect temps and conditions across California for trout fishing California anglers are in for a treat with winter's cool embrace keeping trout hungry in lakes and rivers. The weather this coming week looks steady with mild chills that should continue to favor active trout fishing. This week…
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Pleasant Valley Reservoir

Minnow patterns working well, aim for bends near boat launch. Some catches reported from dam area.

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🎣 Mid-week Fish Plants for 1/18/2026 - 1/24/2026 Couple of additions, but trout are biting hard "Hey anglers, here's your midweek update. 2 additional spots are planting fish, bringing totals to 22,475 lbs. of trout across 33 locations. With January's cooler waters firing up trout activity across California, conditions are excellent for chasing limits right…
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Glen Helen Park Lake

Purple and brighter color spoons doing well. Rainbows caught on top 10’ of water in the AM

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