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Anglers are tipping their lures with shrimp scented corn. Most days, many anglers have limits in the boat by 11 in the morning at the latest.

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Trout Take Center Stage

ROSEBERG- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that Applegate Reservoir has begun refilling and water levels are above Copper boat ramp and it is operational at this time.

Fishing has been good for larger trout trolling and bank anglers have done well near French Gulch. Slow trolling a Wedding Ring / worm combination, flashers or dodgers with bait, or wind-drifting worms should be effective. Trolling a lure like a flatfish or casting flies may work as well.

Bank fishing can be difficult at Applegate due to the steep shoreline, but the upper end should have some access and there has been recent success by bank anglers at the creek mouths. The surface temperature in the reservoir is 49 degrees.

Willow Lake has been stocked with legal

and larger-sized rainbow trout, and fishing should be good. The boat ramp is open, and Jackson County has a few campsites and cabins available. The lake is 95 percent full.

Saunders Lake was stocked last week with legal-size rainbow trout. Anglers reported fishing was good for the first week using PowerBait or flies.

Over 200 excess hatchery steelhead were released into Saunders Lake the past few weeks. Fishing regulations for these stocked steelhead in Saunders Lake are just like the trout regulations. Anglers can keep 1 fish over 20 inches per day and only need their fishing license.

Galesville Reservoir should have good numbers of trout from previous stockings. The reservoir has been stocked with over 3,500 trout this year. In addition to trout, the reservoir was stocked with Coho smolts until 2015. Anglers have reported recent catches of Coho measuring up to 14-inches. Many people mistakenly think these fish are kokanee. The Coho smolts should be adipose fin-clipped, and please remember to release the ones smaller than 8-inches long.

Expo Pond has been stocked with legal- and larger-sized rainbow trout. Fishing for bass and other warm water fish is improving. Fishing for these species

will be best on the warmer afternoons.

Anglers can fish the pond, which is now within a RV Park developed by Jackson County by parking in the lot to the right as you drive in Gate 5 and walking to the pond. A day use fee to park here is $ 4. An annual parking permit can be purchased from Jackson County Parks Department for $ 30.

Butterfield Lake is scheduled to be stocked with 3,000 legal-size rainbow trout this week. Over 100 excess hatchery steelhead were released into Butterfield Lake the past month.

Bob Williams landed and released this beautiful 7 pound Delta largemouth while tossing a chatter bait this March.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE- Overall fishing at Tahoe is fair. Storms have created run off into the lake which is great overall, but in the short term the runoff has impacted the water clarity and the bite has suffered as a result. The lake is also turning over which isn’ t help the situation either.

“ Earlier last week we got into some mixed bags. It was not red hot but a steady bite. By mid-week it was a struggle to even get a few macks from the deep water,” said Mike Nielsen of Tahoe Topliners Guide Service.

“ The water is stained with lots of debris from rising levels and run off. Turn over has also had a negative effect on the fishing of late. Unlike most lakes, Tahoe does not turn over twice a year but only once a year or even once every couple years. With that occurring now we have super low water

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