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NEW MELONES RESERVOIR cont .

Mag Tackle spinner hoochies . along with dodgers and flashers from all the vendors . Don Page and Ron Fernandes of Ione had a good day fishing Kokanee . They were using T-Bone Tackle Pickle Lures and Dodgers In orange and green colors by the spillway . They were fishing 40 ft deep . Anglers are also coming up with some nice holdover trout while trolling Kokanee Black Bass The bass bite continues to be good on Melones , and anglers are beginning to see shad being chased along the surface . Topwater fishing with chatterbaits , spooks , spinnerbaits and River2Sea whopper ploppers is producing some good action . For non-stop action , shakey heads with a green pumpkin / red flake , watermelon / black flake is always a go to . Catfish : Catfish are starting to get active using cut baits , night crawlers , and minnows . One 9.5 lb cat was landed by a guy fishing crappie with live minnows . Crappie : Anglers searching for crappie are finding them near structure . Look for submerged trees and ones coming out of the water . The best bait for crappie will be live minnows , but you may be sharing that minnow with hungry bass . New Melones Reservoirs ’ current water level is 922.60 and is 165.40 ft . from full . Water temperature is 72 d . + - depending on your location on the lake . Glory Hole Point Boat Ramps : Highest ramp is in water from 1088.00 to 1025.00 ( CLOSED ) Middle ramp is in water from 1028.00-to 940.00 ( CLOSED )

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The concrete lower ramp at the end of Glory Hole Point remains launchable with two courtesy docks . Driving down to the ramp , the road is slightly bumpy , but manageable . This ramp is in the water from 940.00 to 900.00 Tuttletown Boat Ramps : Highest ramp in water from 1088.00 to 1031.00 ( CLOSED ) Middle ramp in water from 1036.00 to 942.00 ( CLOSED ) Lower concrete ramp is NOW OPEN 945.00 to 900.00 ( Courtesy docks in place ) Angels Cove Boat Ramp and parking lot : ( CLOSED )

- Gene Hildebrand , Glory Hole Sports

LAKE OROVILLE

Big Kings and Spotted Bass Lead June Angling Parade

OROVILLE – Trollers are landing some quality landlocked king salmon , as well as hooking some spotted bass , while trolling on Lake Oroville . “ I took a little trip to Oroville today with Denise Loo and her mother ,” revealed Rob Reimers of Rustic Rob ’ s Guide Service . “ They pulled out a couple of nice kings , a 26.5 incher and 19 incher , along with releasing five spotted bass to 2-1 / 2 pound . We Lost several salmon , as the fish were nipping at the back hook .” Reimers employed Brad ’ s Cut Plugs in Kokanee and Mini sizes , behind . P8 inch Pro-Troll flashers , at 55 to 60 feet by the dam and along the west wall .” Mike Tripp confirmed the improving salmon fishing at Lake Oroville . “ The fishing is starting to come alive ,” he stated . “ I fished Sunday and Monday with a total of 11 fish to

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The night striper bite continues for those who are fishing with RH Guide Service . Most of the fish being caught are not your typical schoolie-sized stripers , but are on the larger side .

Photo Courtesy of RH Guide Service the boat , with the smallest fish being 20 inches and the largest fish being 26 . It was enough action to keep some interest especially with the 4 to 5 pound average . I caught most of the fish between the dam and Bidwell point 45 to 60 foot deep .” “ I ran hoochies and anchovies with anchovies being the top producer ,” he continued . “ It didn ’ t seem to matter where you fished ; there was no one area of concentration , you just had to cover water . 2 mph was the best speed . We ’ re starting to see pond smelt in the stomachs of the salmon the good thing is there were no salmon smolts in their guts from the recent plant .” Boaters continue to experience “ phenomenal ” black bass fishing at Lake Oroville , said Jamey Sorensen at North Valley

Tackle and Pro Shop . “ On a recent solo trip on the lake , I caught and released 70 bass ,” said Sorensen . “ My arm was sore from catching fish . I used jerkbaits , weightless Senkos , Keitechs and Ned worms in the main body of the lake from the bank to 20 feet deep . The biggest fish was a 2.20 lb . spotted bass .”

The Spillway Boat ramp has reopened . Boaters are currently using the Stage 2 ramp with lots of available parking . Access is now made through the spillway bypass road starting from the Dam Crest parking lot . Access is open 24 hours for the boat ramp . The Bidwell Canyon , Loafer Creek and Limesaddle ramps remain open to boat launching . The Foreman Creek and Stringtown car top ramps are also open , For information about current launching conditions , call the Lake Oroville Visitor Center at ( 530 ) 538-2200 . Lake Oroville is holding 1,909,054 acer feet of water , 54 percent of capacity and 68 percent of average .

- Dan Bacher

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