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18 Apr 12 - 26, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 9 For Spring Trout & Family Fun Head To Collins Lake by Cal Kellogg Trout ~ Kokanee ~ Salmon ~ Shad OFFICIAL SPONSOR 18 Proven Kokanee/Trout Dodgers! 240 different size/ color combinations! 4 All Natural Scents... 82 YEARS of Catching Kokanee, TROUT & KOKANEE Trout, Salmon & Shad 100% Made in the USA Without a DICK NITE... You’re Not Fishin’ Right! 3704 www.dicknite.com • fs@dicknite.com C ollins Lake, sits at 1,200 feet in elevations, about midway between the cities of Marysville to the north and Grass Valley to the south. When full as it usually is in the spring the lake features 1,600 surface acres of water and 12.5 miles of shoreline Unlike a lot of the state’s premier trout fishing destinations the Collins Lake Recre- ation Area offers all the amenities an angler requires and is family friendly. The recre- ation area’s facilities include a boat ramp and marina, picnic grounds, camping sites, RV sites, rental cabins and trailers, general store, laundry equipment, hot showers, sand swimming beach and a children’s playground. If you don’t have your own boat don’t despair. The marina offers outboard equipped aluminum fishing boats, patio boats and ocean kayaks. So what makes Collins Lake such an awesome fishery? Well there are a couple of driving factors behind the lake’s superb trout fishing. The lake’s rich waters provide an exceptional forage base in the form of prolific numbers of threadfin shad. Yet, the most important factor is the recreation area’s commit- ment to providing a top notch fishing experi- SILVERHORDE.COM – (425) 778-2640 AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE RETAILERS: Coyote Bait & Tackle Coyote (408)463-0711 Hi’s Tackle Box San Francisco (650)588-1200 Discount Mart Bay Tackle El Cerrito (510)235-2032 Will Fish Tackle Auburn (530)887-0839 Sacramento Pro Tackle Sacramento (916)925-0529 Bayside Marine Santa Cruz (831)475-2173 Fisherman’s Warehouse Sacramento (916)362-1200 Manteca (209)239-2248 San Jose (408)873-0113 Petaluma Sport & Dive Petaluma (707)763-0930 JD Auto Gone Fishin’ Sand City (831)899-1111 Outdoor Pro Shop Cotati (707)588-8033 Jerry’s Marine & Tackle Atascadero (805)835-5414 Englund Marine Crescent City (707)464-3230 West Marine Select Locations Englund Marine Eureka (707)444-9266 ence. Collins boasts the most aggressive trout stocking program in the north state. Spring and fall big numbers of rainbow trout are planted. If you haven’t yet sampled the excep- tional trout fishing Collins Lake provides and you’d like to learn more check them out online at www.collinslake.com. NorCal Trout Angler’s Challenge To Visit Collins April 13 The NTAC Tournament Tour will be holding an exciting trout fishing event at Collins Lake on April 13 during the peak of the annual spring bite! Both bank anglers and boaters are welcome to participate in this event. This is a big fish derby, so each participant will weigh one trout. This event offers up a bunch of cash prizes, gear and other goodies, but the entry fees are low and affordable. If you pre register adults only pay $20 to participate and kids under 15 are free. If you wait until game day to register, it will still only cost an adult $20 but a junior angler fee of $5 will be required. If you love trout fishing and love competition, come on out and enjoy the April 11 Collins Lake tournament. It won’t break the bank, you’ll have lots of fun and you might just take home a cool prize or a cool wad of cash! For more information or to register call (916) 768-0938.