FRESHWATER REPORTS :

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COLLINS LAKE

dock . Great job guys ! Trout fishing has definitely slowed with the sudden heat but even though we ’ re not seeing as many limits as April there are still some decent fish caught each week . Rick Paulline of Winters , California caught several trout and is showing off his biggest , a 4 1 / 4 pounder caught on an orange Maglip trolling at about 15ft . Mike Chyzy caught his 5lb fish dragging a copperhead lure . Wendy Muggleton tipped the scale to five and an eighth pounds with a beautiful rainbow trout she caught using redworms down in Elmer ’ s Cove . Jackson brought in three nice rainbow trout while Wade Whorton showed us a nice “ Lightning ” golden rainbow . Hailey Silva caught another 2.5 pound lightning trout on a pink wiggle hoochie trailing a nightcrawler . Finally Joey and Steven caught their 3 trolling worms . Generally most trout are being caught out in deeper waters trolling around 15 ft ., with fish being marked on depth finders down to 40 ft . In spite of the fact that the top four feet of water is pretty uniformly warm a few trout- and some big trout- are still caught from shore , and quite a few still on PowerBait .

- Ed Palma

DEL VALLE RESERVOIR

Park Reopens With Limited Amenities

LIVERMORE – Del Valle Regional Park is now open to the public and anglers are fishing for trout , black bass , striped bass and other species again . Although the park is open , limited amenities are available at this time :.

• Bring your own drinking water . Water at the park may be intermittent .

• Use caution on storm-damaged trails . Signs are posted .

• The Marina store with motorboats , patio boats , pedal boats and canoe rentals , swim beach food concession , and campground store remain closed until further notice . CA State Fishing licenses are not available to purchase at this time .

• Construction equipment / noise may be present during normal working hours .

• The Visitor Center is currently closed .

• Kayaks and paddleboards can be rented at the east beach Saturdays & Sundays only through June . July through August 19 Fridays , Saturdays & Sundays . OutbackAdventures . com , 925-245-9500 . Information : rockymountainrec . com / lake-facilities / listing / del-valle-lake

- Lake Del Valle Marina

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Suzie was rewarded with this nice rainbow recently while trolling Ice House Reservoir in Crystal Basin . Trout fishing is good on the lake with the water level as high as it ’ s been in recent memory .

Photo Courtesy of Vince Hill

• Trout Plants Oct . - May Including Trophy Lightning and Rainbow Trout

• Trophy Lightning Trout Planted in 2023 Schedule

• Largemouth Bass , Redear And Bluegill To Be Planted Over Spring 2023

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