Fresh From the Water

Fish Reports

What's biting across California, newest first.

Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake

Double Plant

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Lake Oroville

Trollers targeting landlocked salmon are working depths from 80 to 150 feet using 10 to 15 pound weights at speeds between 1.5 and 3.5 mph. With the reservoir hovering around 78% capacity, fish are responding best to 7 to 9 inch chrome or silver flashers paired with bright green, chartreuse, or lime squids.

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Eagle Lake
Trout action is centered near Shrimp Island and Eagles Nest over 20 to 70 feet of water where surface water temperatures sit around 70Β°F. Most strikes are coming at trolling depths of 10 to 30 feet on wire lines. Anglers are having success trolling between 1.5 and 2.2 mph using pink, red-and-gold, or red-spotted frog…
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Hesperia Lake

Catfish are from Pacific Aqua Farms

1000lbs. catfish planted View guide β†’
Twin Lake (Lower)

Desert Springs Trout Farm Plant

500lbs. trout planted View guide β†’
Hesperia Lake

Also planting 500 pounds of Tilapia

1000lbs. catfish planted View guide β†’
Lake Tahoe

Planted on the Sand Harbor side of Lake Tahoe.

4924lbs. trout planted View guide β†’
Don Pedro Reservoir

The kokanee bite has picked up and better fish are running into the mid to upper teens. Troll hoochies and micro hoochies in pink, orange, and red shades. Run them down around 40 to 80 feet. Storage is holding a touch above normal for the date so the lake is in good shape.

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Half Moon Bay

The king salmon bite is holding and limits have been common for most boats. Bigger fish are in the mix with some going over 20 pounds. Water is sitting in the upper 50s off the coast. The recreational salmon season closes July 22 and reopens August 1.

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Sacramento River (Shasta)

King salmon are being landed by boaters near the mouth of the American River at Discovery Park. The fish are bright and fresh from the ocean. The run opened July 16, the first open salmon season on this river in several years.

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Monterey

Halibut and rockfish are both producing around the bay. Work shrimp flies, squid, jigs, and swimbaits for a range of rockfish. Water is running in the mid to upper 50s.

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New Melones Reservoir
Black bass are hitting topwater baits and soft plastics. Trollers are also picking up holdover trout and kokanee on Speedy Shiners and Apex lures tipped with nightcrawlers. Storage is running well above normal for mid-July, somewhere in the 125 to 130 percent of average range for the date. The lake is full and open across…
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