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end with a River2Sea spoon .
The crappie action should start heating up as the panfish congregate around bait and structure around the lake with the dropping water temperatures . Use jigs and small swimbaits for the slabsides .
- Dan Bacher
COLLINS LAKE
Large Channel Cats Lead Angling Parade Until Trout Plants Begin
OREGON HOUSE – With the cooling weather , weekly trout plants will return to Collins Lake from Mid-October to Thanksgiving . Every plant will include larger trophy rainbows for both shore anglers and boat fishermen to pursue .
Meanwhile , catfish are dominating the fishing scene at Collins . Anglers are hooking the catfish while soaking crawdads , nightcrawlers , chicken livers and mackerel around the reservoir
Big fish honors go to John Gazaway of Yuba City , who landed an 11-1 / 4 lb . catfish while using a crawdad , reported Lisa at the Collins Lake Resort . Brian Bender of Elk Grove also had a great time reeling in three catfish weighing 10-3 / 4 , 9-1 / 2 and 6-1 / 2 pounds while soaking worms from shore .
Two anglers , Cathy and Kelvin from Oroville , teamed up to land a 10-1 / 4 lb . channel cat . They used worms near the marina to entice the big cat .
Other anglers have reporting hooking trout . Sam Smith of Sebastopol landed a 4.5 lb . rainbow while trolling Needlefish at 35 feet near the dam . Lucas Alves demonstrated his angling prowess by catching a two pound trout on a lure .
Finally , Anthony Flores was fishing a nightcrawler when he nailed a 4-1 / 2 lb . bass .
The lake level is 24 feet from full and the surface water temperature is 73 degrees .
- Dan Bacher
DAVIS LAKE
Trout Fishing Picks Up as Water Cools
PORTOLA – The surface water temperature has cooled down to 62 degrees and will cool down more with the arrival of colder nights at Lake Davis , spurring an improved trout bite .
“ The trout fishing is about a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 ,” rated Jim Graham of the J & J Grizzly Country Store and Campground Resort . “ Yesterday two anglers kept two rainbows measuring 26 and 22-1 / 2 inches long , as well as releasing several 18 to 19 inch fish , while fishing worms and
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Trolling is also going strong . “ Several of our campers went out yesterday and limited out in two hours ,” said Graham . “ They trolled with red dot frog Needlefish and copper red head Dick Nites in the upper end of the lake . The fish went up to 24 inches and averaging 18 to 19 inches each .”
There are lots of rainbow trout swimming around in Lake Davis . The CDFW made two plants of rainbow trout totaling 14,200 pounds at Lake Davis in early August , greatly adding to the number of trout found in the lake .
The brown bullhead catfish action continues to be good . “ Two locals bagged 20 catfish to 19 inches while fishing worms and PowerBait off Catfish Point ,” said Graham .
Trollers have also reported catching several largemouth bass in the 1-1 / 2 to 2 lb . range while trolling gold Panther Martins for trout .
Davis Lake is holding 68,152 acre feet of water , 82 percent of capacity and 117 percent of capacity .
- Dan Bacher
DEL VALLE LAKE
Catfish Munching on Chicken Liver , Anchovies
LIVERMORE – The water temperature at Lake
Del Valle has started to drop , starting off with 68 degrees and getting up to as high as 72 degrees during the day . That means it ’ s time for trout plants to begin ; the first 1,000 pounds went in the week of October 1 .
Until the trout action heats up , striped bass , catfish and black bass will offer the top fishing at the reservoir .
“ The striped bass have been boiling out in in Heron Bay and by the dam , although it is tough to get them to bite on anything that cannot imitate the shad , such as flukes or Rat-L-Traps in shad patterns ,” said Jacob of the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company . “ Bait has been a much more reliable option for the striper fishing . Anglers are fishing anchovies off large rocky points or in the channel .”
“ The catfish have also been biting well , with a lot of large cats being caught out by the dam . As the water drops , the structures in the water will become more exposed , making them even more prime spots to fish for the cats . The deep water by the dam has also been producing . Anchovies , chicken liver and mackerel are the best baits , with mackerel my personal favorite ,” said Jacob .
“ The smallmouth and largemouth bass have also been hungry , with many decentsize bass caught by anglers fishing in the lower narrows . The reed patches are out of the water for the most part , so fishing the fallen trees in the water or in the coves is a good bet ,” he stated .
“ Fishing from a boat is the way to go for the bass ; they are quite picky out here , so covering a lot of ground is important if you want to pull out the pigs in the lake ,” he
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Bluegill are hitting jumbo redworms fished in the weed mats or under wooden structure near shore .
The trout fishing is still slow , although will change as the water cools and trout plants boost the catches .
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DON PEDRO LAKE
Trollers Bag Quality Rainbows
LA GRANGE - Rainbow trout remain the top species at Don Pedro Lake with the normal offerings of lures such as silver / blue Kastmasters , Needlefish , Apex lures , or Cripplures at depths to 70 feet .
The kokanee are in full spawn mode , and few fishermen are targeting the landlocked salmon .
Bass fishing continues to be slow , but the bait should be schooling up soon as the water temperatures continue to cool .
Boat traffic is down to a minimum despite the recent hot spell . The lake dropped to 75 percent .
- Dave Hurley
EAGLE LAKE
Trout Bite Gets More Intense !
SPAULDING - The rainbow trout action at Eagle Lake has gotten a lot better and is expected to get downright excellent in late October and November .
As of press time , anglers were landing limits of rainbows while trolling Eagle ’ s southern basin . The trout are in the top 15 feet of the water column and can be found right on the surface early in the morning . The average trout is going about 2.75 pounds and the largest fish top out at 5 .
A wide variety of lures are working at this time . Orange spoons are performing the best overall , but flies , grubs and threaded worms are hooking fish too .
Anglers soaking worms under bobbers are hooking a few fish , but overall trollers are enjoying the best action at this time . As the water temperature continues to decline , the bait and bobber bite and fly bites should ramp up . By late October fly anglers should be enjoying stellar action while wading the shallows .
If you ’ d like to take a guided fishing trip at Eagle Lake , Capt . Cliff Spediacci of Hook & Ladder Guide Service is a great choice . For more information or to book a date , give Cliff a call at ( 530 ) 250-5996 .
Captain Bryan Roccucci of Big Daddy ’ s Guide Service will also be fishing the lake this fall with both conventional gear and fly tackle . To book with Roccucci give him a ring at ( 530 ) 370-1001 .
If you plan on taking your RV to Eagle Lake this fall be sure to ask the folks at the Eagle Lake RV Park about the Fish Sniffer special .
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