Fresh From the Water

Fish Reports

What's biting across California, newest first.

Folsom Lake
Trollers are landing quality king salmon and rainbow trout by working the main body from Folsom Point toward the dam and out by the secondary dikes. Wind-induced surface chop is creating an optimal morning ambush window by breaking up water clarity. Most fish are holding at depths between 30 to 70 feet. Speeds between 1.5…
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Eagle Lake
Trout are biting well between 5 and 20 feet deep with some fish holding down to 35 feet along the western shoreline and near rock structures. Anglers are finding success trolling with small spoons and needlefish in pink, orange, red, or copper shades. Casting size 8 to 14 orange or olive woolly buggers under a…
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Lake Berryessa
The reservoir is holding near ninety-seven percent capacity at an elevation of 437.30 feet. Kokanee salmon are scattered across the lake rather than schooling heavily but are biting well. Trollers are hooking fish at depths from 20 to 75 feet using unbranded spinners and ringed lures behind dodgers tipped with corn. Boat speeds between 1…
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Twin Lake (Lower)

Twin Lakes Trout Foundation Plant

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Robinson Creek

Twin Lakes Trout Foundation Plant

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Little Lake

Fish are from Pacific Aqua Farms

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Quarry Lakes (Horseshoe Lake)

Trout are mostly gone, though you might meter a few in deep water by boat. Bass fishing is fairβ€”stick to weedless plastics around the coves and shorelines. Rainbow Lake is hot for grass carp up to 10 pounds on corn or bread balls, while Shinn and Grau are giving up smaller bass and bluegill.

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Lake Del Valle
A 500-pound catfish plant makes the swim beaches and narrows your best bet; use a light sliding-sinker rig with anchovies or sardines. Big grass carp are fighting hard in the shallows, so bump your line up to 10–12 pounds if you target them. Male bass are holding tight to shallow weeds, while the bigger females…
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Lake Chabot (Castro Valley)

Chabot is producing well after a 500-pound catfish stocking. Work the weeds from Coot Landing to the back of the lake for bass, using a boat if you can. Target the marina cove and docks for catfish, or drop worms under a bobber around the same docks for easy panfish.

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Shadow Cliffs Reservoir

Catfish action is fair around the boat launch point and both docks following a 500-pound plant. Bass are biting in the shallows and back-end brush, while the docks remain a reliable spot for numbers of sunfish.

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Contra Loma Reservoir

The lake just got 500 pounds of catfish, but big bass are the main draw right now. You will have to punch plastics or fish frogs through heavy shoreline weeds in Quail Cove and the flats to get them. Crappie and panfish are biting well on worms in the shallows across from the swim lagoon.

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Lake Temescal

Bass fishing is surprisingly active for a lake this small. Bluegill action is also starting to pick up.

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Eagle Lake

The trout season opened with top-notch fishing for this unique strain of rainbow trout. Trolling spoons and nymphing flies are the top producing techniques now.

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Suisun Bay

Sturgeon fishing continues to be solid for those going out. Toss out salmon roe, lamprey eel and ghost shrimp for the top action.

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Spicer Meadow Reservoir

Shore anglers are tossing out PowerBait, worms and spoons to catch rainbows and some browns averaging 14 to 18 inches long. Trolling and fly fishing are also excellent.

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