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Our top trout while trolling this weekend was a 6.5 pound lightning that jumped all over a trolling fly . We also picked up several rainbows in the 3 to 5 pound class . We averaged about 1.5 to 2 trout per hour while on the troll . Brain and Jonathan enjoyed very good trolling at Collins I saw lots of bait anglers scoring while fishing from boats and from the bank . Various colors of PowerBait are drawing strikes when floated off the bottom via a sliding sinker rig . Rainbow seems to be the best color . The key to hooking up

from the bank is not casting beyond the fish , which results in your bait resting in water that is too deep . The prime depth for bait fishing ranges from 2 to 12 feet deep . Remember that PowerBait fishing is a slack line method . If you fish a tight line you ’ ll miss a lot of fish . Ideally you want to give the trout a chance to move off with the bait before setting the hook . In closing , if you have your heart set on harvesting a limit of trout , I ’ d say bait fishing has the edge . If you want to hit the water and have a great time exploring the lake , trolling will absolutely produce trout as well as some really big trout . Yet trolling won ’ t likely produce as many trout as bait fishing . As the water temperature declines the trout become less inclined to chase and that shifts the advantage to anglers skilled at soaking dough baits .”

- Ed Palma

DAVIS LAKE

Lake Begins Icing Over

PORTOLA – The area around Lake Davis received 17 inches of snow during the latest storm – and the lake “ is trying to freeze over , so ice fishing hasn ’ t started yet ,” said Jeanne Graham at the J & J Grizzly Store and Campground Resort . A few anglers fishing at Mallard have landed some brown trout to 3 pounds while soaking PowerBait and worms , but they had to hike

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through the snow . “ There ’ s a thin sheet of ice around the coves , but the ice is thin on the main lake in the morning and then melts off ,” said Jeanne Graham at the J & J Grizzly Store and Campground Resort on Dec . 2 . “ It ’ s bright and sunny and it was 14 degrees this morning . We are expecting more snow tomorrow .” The CDFW recently stocked 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout , a total of 4,000 to 5,000 fish , in Davis . Lake Davis is holding 38,445 acre feet of water , 46 percent of capacity and 75 percent of average

- Dan Bacher

DON PEDRO / NEW MELONES LAKES

Trout Bite Going Strong On Don Pedro

LA GRANGE – While the king salmon haven ’ t been on the bite lately , trollers have been bagging quality holdover rainbow trout at Don Pedro Lake . Monte Smith of Glory Hole Sports reported trout fishing success on his latest trolling adventure at Don Pedro . “ The two anglers fishing with me caught 7 rainbows in the 1-1 / 2 to 2-1 / 4 lb . range and one black bass measuring 16 inches long in the open water off Fleming Meadows .” said Smith . “ We caught all of the fish while trolling at 30 to 45 feet deep with custom spoons and Excels at 2 to 2-1 / 2 mph . There were some larger fish , maybe king salmon , holding at 55 feet deep , but they didn ’ t hit .” On a previous trip , Smith and a fishing buddy landed six rainbows in the 1-1 / 2 to 2-1 / 2 lb . range while fishing with the same lures at the same depths . Don Pedro is holding 1,011,046 acre feet of water , 50 percent of capacity and 75 percent of average . Smith hasn ’ t been to New Melones Reservoir lately , but anglers have reported catching some rainbows at 15 to 20 feet deep . “ If I was going to Melones , I would just troll with lead

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