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FRESHWATER REPORTS :

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LAKE OROVILLE

a pink Brad ’ s Cut Plug with a pink Sling Blade at 60 ’ down .” The Bidwell Canyon , Spillway , Loafer Creek , Lime Saddle and Enterprise boat ramps are all open to launching , according to the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area . The Foreman Creek , Nelson Bar , Stringtown and Vinton Gulch car top ramps are also open to boat launching . Lake Oroville is holding 3,527,622 acre feet of water , 100 percent of capacity and 125 percent of average . Total releases to the Feather River amount to 2,300 cfs with 650 cfs being routed down the Low Flow Channel through the City of Oroville . An additional 1,650 cfs is being released from the Thermalito Afterbay River Outlet , located 5 miles downstream from Oroville . Total Feather River releases may be further reduced over the weekend . DWR continues to assess Feather River releases daily . Upstream migrating fish totals through the Feather River Fish Monitoring Station between Jan . 1 and May 19 are : Spring-run Chinook salmon : 3,167 Fall-run Chinook salmon : 42 Steelhead : 830 Due to higher flows in the lowflow channel of the Feather River between Feb . 26 and March 18 , some fish swam over the monitoring station and were not counted in upstream migration totals .

- Dan Bacher

LOS VAQUEROS RESERVOIR

Big Trout Plants Boost Fishing Success

LIVERMORE – The trout fishing continues to sizzle at Los Vaqueros

Tom Mersich of Windsor shows off a beautiful 3 1 \ 4lb Eagle Lake rainbow taken nymphing . Photo courtesy of Fish Traveler Guide Service

Reservoir , but the water temperature is 65 ° right now , so this opportunity won ’ t last long , according to the Los Vaqueros Marina . During the last plant , Los Vaqueros Watershed received 2000 pounds of Mt . Lassen trout on the morning of May 21 . Big fish honors go to Edgardo Hernandez of Livermore , who landed a 9.5-pound rainbow while fishing from shore at Los Vaqueros . Carl Weiler of Livermore caught a 5 .. 86 lb . rainbow while fishing PowerBait from shore near the fishing dock . Shore anglers are experiencing the most success using garlic scented PowerBait , nightcrawlers and white jigs . Trolling is doing fairly well , especially in the backs of coves . Shore anglers continue to hook some striped bass while tossing out anchovies in the South Cove and off the fishing pier near the marina . The keeper fish average 18 to 21 inches long . Anglers targeting channel cats are fishing chicken livers in the South Cove and elsewhere on the lake . The catfish being caught average 2 to 5 pounds , but bigger fish are out there . The water level is currently at 137,000 acre feet , as of May 28 , 2024 . Boating has been limited due to

wind . Please call the marina and check the conditions before arriving so you can plan accordingly . For more information , call ( 925 ) 371- 2628 .

- Dan Bacher

PYRAMID LAKE

Anglers Are Landing Good Numbers Of Cutthroats

Cory Kellar , of Hendrix Outdoors , reported that they landed about 20 fish on a recent trip with the biggest fish weighing in at about

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Rancho Seco Recreational Area

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Rainbow and Brown Trout Largemouth , Smallmouth & Spotted Bass

3 Campgrounds to Serve you :

Long Ravine Campground Marina , Boat Ramp , Camping , Store , Restaurant , Boat Rentals ( 530 ) 346-6166

Orchard Springs Campground Boat Ramp , Camping , Store ( 530 ) 346-0073

Peninsula Campground Boat Ramp , Camping , Store , ( 530 ) 477-9413

Open year round with RV sites , waterfront campsites and BBQ ’ s . You can rent electric and row boats , kayaks , and paddle boards for more water fun !

• Wet a line

• Hike a trail

• Pitch a tent

Visit smud . org / RanchoSeco or call 1-800-416-6992 .

• Launch a boat

• Have a picnic

Rancho Seco Recreational Area is located 25 miles south of Sacramento at 14960 Twin Cities Road in Herald , CA .

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From Sacramento , take Highway 99 South to the Highway 104 exit . Go East on Highway 104 , 15 miles , to the Rancho Seco Park exit .

Clay Station Rd .

Park Entrance