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Anglers are still hooking channel catfish in the wake of a 5,000 pound Mount Lassen channel catfish plant in late May . The fish average 2 to 5 pounds and are hitting mostly anchovies and chicken liver .

The water level is currently at 154,000 acre feet . Filling has stopped for the summer . With the warming weather the water temperature has increased to 70 degrees with the potential to go a little higher .

If you are looking to rent a boat , it is a good idea to call ahead to check current wind conditions at ( 925 ) 371- 2628 or check the weather conditions .

New Melones Lake

Kokanee Bite Gets Going

ANGELS CAMP – The kokanee bite has finally turned on at New Melones Reservoir , reported Gary Burns of Take it to the Limit Guide Service .

“ Over the last few weeks , we have put over 50 kokanee in the boat up to 2 lbs ., said Burns . “ Most of the kokanee are ranging from 11 ” to 14 ” and are fat and healthy . On one trip , we put two limits of kokes in the boat .”

He is finding the kokanee the main lake south of the dam to the spillway from 37 ’ down to 50 ’, but said they will be going deeper as the water warms . Pink Wedding Rings in pink and J Pexes in chrome and gold were the top lures . A 2 lb . 1.5 oz . 19 ” kokanee topped the recent catches .

“ Trollers are doing well on trout also ,” said Gene Hildebrand of Glory Hole Sport . “ The top baits have been Wedding Rings , Kastmasters and Needlefish . Angels Creek arm , main lake , and spillway are where you ’ ll find the trout .”

Catfish are coming out at night . “ Drop a line with some cut bait , hang a bell on the end of your pole and go fish . Tuttletown coves and by the dam have been good places to fish cats ,” he advised .

Pretty much anywhere there is shelter , shaded coves , structure , submerged trees , you ’ ll find crappie . Ellery Stevenson of Fresno got on the lake early up Angels Creek Arm and landed a limit by 6:30 am while using crappie jigs in pearl and white .

“ The bass bite on New Melones continues to be productive ,” said John Liechty of Xperience Fishing Guide Service . “ Trip after trip we are landing plenty of healthy largemouth and

Kara Bogue holds up a monster Sacramento River wild rainbow that she landed and released on a July 1 outing with her dad , legendary river guide , Mike Bogue .

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spotted bass with a few bigger fish thrown in the mix . The pattern seems to be changing from week to week and many of the bass can be found roaming the open water in search of schools of baitfish .”

“ With the dropping lake level , they are also beginning to show up near deep water . For the next few months the air temperature will be hot and the fish will feed heavily in the mornings , evenings and at night and hunkered down midday to avoid the heat . Shad , bluegill and baby bass patterns continue to be the colors of choice . A variety of reaction baits such as ; crankbaits , ripbaits and spinnerbaits can be used to trigger strikes when the fish seem aggressive ,” he tipped .

New Melones Lake level has dropped 2 ft . since June , currently at 1043.69 ft . and 44.31 ft . from full

Oroville Lake

Boaters Nail Landlocked Kings

OROVILLE – The landlocked king salmon at Lake Oroville are going deeper as the summer progresses .

“ The two anglers fishing with me on my latest trolling adventure at Lake Oroville landed 8 salmon , but we lost around 16 fish ,” said Rob Reimers of Rustic Rob ’ s Guide Service . “ The fish are going deeper now , down to 40 to 50 fee deep .”

The fish are from two classes – the first averaging 16 inches long and the bigger ones going 18 to 20 inches

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long . There are some occasional holdovers 22 inches and over showing also .

“ We ’ re catching our fish on Brad ’ s Kokanee Plugs teamed up with Brad ’ s Extreme Kokanee Dodgers ,” stated Reimers .

“ On my previous trip to the lake , we ended up with two limits of salmon around the same size . We are also seeing about one rainbow trout per trip ,” added Reimers .

Craig Newton of Willfish Bait and Tackle also reported solid salmon action on his latest trolling adventure at Lake Oroville .

“ Grant Mitchell and I landed 8 salmon while trolling at 40 to 60 feet deep with hoochie / Sling Blade and Brad ’ s Cut Plug / Pro Troll Dodger combos ,” said Newton . “ We got off the water before we finished with our limits because it was getting so hot . The fish averaged 16 inches each and the two largest measured 19 inches .”

Black bass are in their summer pattern at Lake Oroville . Fishermen are throwing top water lures off the main lake points early and late in the day and are drop shotting with Robo Worms and other plastics in

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Pardee Lake

Kokanee Salmon Fishing Picks Up

IONE – Kokanee salmon fishing has improved , but the trout action has slowed down with the hot weather at Pardee Reservoir .

“ A couple of boats reported catching kokanee ,” said Dave Keyser of the Rocky Mountain Recreation Company . “ One had 12 fish , while the other had 7 kokanee .”

While most fish are in the 10 to 12 inch range , larger fish up to 18 inches have been taken by patient trollers . Boaters are using hoochies , spinners and spoons , behind dodgers and / or flashers for the landlocked sockeye . Anglers are also picking up a few rainbows on the kokanee gear .

The latest plant of 1,000 lbs . of 1-5 lb . rainbow trout brings the running total of trout planted this year up to 35,750 lbs .

Bank anglers looking to hook rainbows should toss out PowerBait , Power Eggs and nightcrawlers in the deep water off Rainbow Point .

Expect to see the catfish bite pick up with the hot weather . Fish mackerel , chicken liver , sardines and other cut bait at night or early and late in the day .

Bass anglers continue to hook largemouths and smallmouths while tossing out Senkos and other plastic worms off the points during the day .

- Dan Bacher

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