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SACRAMENTO – Trout fishing at Folsom Lake has been fair to good , but with the arrival of wind and cooler temperatures , the fishing should get much better , reported Cal Kellogg of fishhuntshoot . com . “ The best fishing has been in the main body of the lake ,” advised Kellogg . “ You got to poke around deep water structure until you find a significant amount of bait and then you need to troll those areas . The fish are hitting from 45 to 85 feet deep . Speedy Shiners , Speed Spoons , Trigger Spoons and the larger Needlefish will all work .” “ We have doing best trolling the naked spoon - no flashers or dodgers are necessary ,” he tipped . “ If you have a topo map or a topo map available www . fishtraverlerguideserviceeaglelake . com on your electronics , troll over the abrupt rises and drop and watch your downrigger cable .” Kellogg , Wes Ward and their clients are bagging rainbow trout to 2 pounds , along with an occasional salmon . “ On our latest trip . Wes
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EBBETTS PASS REGION
River is producing “ very good ,” fishing said Reynolds . The CDFW has planted a lot of trout in this river this summer . Most of the fish are rainbows , but some browns are now being caught , particularly the further you hike up from the public access points . The top access areas are the Sourgrass Campground , Big Trees State Park and the Stanislaus Camp . Reynolds advised .
Lure casters fishing the North Fork should try Panther Martins , Mepps spinners , Kastmasters , and Thomas Buoyant lures . Fly fishermen are advised to use Woolly Buggers , Bead Head Nymphs , Adams , Stimulators , Stone Fly Nymphs , Blue Wing Olives , Light Cahills , Caddis and Ants . Bait tossers should use salmon eggs , nightcrawlers , Berkley garlic scented Mice Tails and Berkley garlic eggs on a split shot rig . White Pines Lake , which also received plenty of trout plants this summer , continues to yield rainbow trout for anglers fishing the creek channel and around the spillway . While bait and lure tossers are catching fish , it is the fly fishermen that are experiencing the hottest fishing . “ The fly fishermen tossing out an array of dry flies are experiencing great action in the evenings ,” said Reynolds . Information : ( 209 ) 795-1686 .
EAGLE LAKE
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The bite at Eagle Lake has been great all summer . The size of the Eagle Lake Trout being landed is outstanding . The trout are back to gorging on minnows . We had a couple of days when the bite slowed down , but that is no longer the case . Most knowledgeable anglers are finding pretty easy limits of big ELT . These fish are averaging over three
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pounds and running up into the high four pound range . Most days we are limited out by mid morning . The west side of the lake from Wildcat Point to Christie Campground has been the hot trolling area for us . We are trolling spoons and flies to match the minnows that are balled up in great clouds in the entire trolling area mentioned above . A # 1 pearl white needlefish or an olive / green trolling fly have been our top producers . We are trolling these baits at 18-22 feet deep . Find large groups of white pelicans in the area described above and troll in and around them . As the pelicans move , move with them . They are sitting on top of and feeding on huge schools of Tui Chub minnows . Below the minnows are the feeding trout . The bite has been lasting all morning . If you don ’ t get them right away , keep following and trolling around the pelicans . These fish will test your tackle so check your knots , leaders , and hooks continuously . Whether you are fishing with me or not , don ’ t hesitate to contact me if I can help you with any questions about fishing or lodging at Eagle Lake . Tim Noxon , Fish Traveler Guide Service . 916-201-4648 .
FOLSOM LAKE
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SACRAMENTO – Trout fishing at Folsom Lake has been fair to good , but with the arrival of wind and cooler temperatures , the fishing should get much better , reported Cal Kellogg of fishhuntshoot . com . “ The best fishing has been in the main body of the lake ,” advised Kellogg . “ You got to poke around deep water structure until you find a significant amount of bait and then you need to troll those areas . The fish are hitting from 45 to 85 feet deep . Speedy Shiners , Speed Spoons , Trigger Spoons and the larger Needlefish will all work .” “ We have doing best trolling the naked spoon - no flashers or dodgers are necessary ,” he tipped . “ If you have a topo map or a topo map available www . fishtraverlerguideserviceeaglelake . com on your electronics , troll over the abrupt rises and drop and watch your downrigger cable .” Kellogg , Wes Ward and their clients are bagging rainbow trout to 2 pounds , along with an occasional salmon . “ On our latest trip . Wes
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