NORTH COAST RIVERS

North Coast streams and rivers are regulated by low flow closures. Always call ahead to determine the condition of the river you want to fish. If not mentioned, the river is closed or no reports. The DFG’s Low Flow Closure Hotline for north coast rivers is 707) 822-3164. For the Russian River and counties of Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin, call (707) 944-5533. South Central Coast streams number is (831) 649-2886. Many streams closed, and others change to artificial/barbless only on March 31 and others on April 25.

CHETCO RIVER—Salmon fishing is looking dismal here, and even though the Oregon Fish and Wildlife is expecting fewer than 700 wild salmon to return, they’re allowing anglers to kill two adult kings a day, including one wild fish per day, two per year. That’s ridiculous! Even so, Carl Johnson caught a 58-pound fall king Wednesday last week, but it might have been 65 pounds before being bled. This salmon run peaks in November after the first rains, then it’s steelhead.

ROGUE RIVER, Lower—Kings and coho still being caught in the estuary and up to Agness by trollers and drifters using bait and spinnerbaits. A lot of kings in the 20s, and some bigger, and some smaller, like jacks. Sidedrifting roe is taking a big place here now, too, as the fish spread out up the river.

RUSSIAN RIVER—Still summer activity until the rains bring the river up, and that might not happen until the lakes fill up…stick with the smallmouth or go elsewhere until the rains.

TRINITY/KLAMATH RIVERS

KLAMATH RIVER, Klamath Glen—A sand bar formed to block the mouth of the Klamath, but there were still some nice fresh kings being caught—big ones up to 40 pounds. Not much pressure, and fishing should be great when the mouth breaks open again, which should any day.

KLAMATH RIVER, Iron Gate Dam—Not much change from last week. Lots of salmon are still being caught, sometimes more than 20 hookups in a day’s fishing with Kwikfish early then switching to back-bouncing roe later on.

TRINITY RIVER, Del Loma—After a spurt in the action the week before, fishing slowed last week with some summer fish being caught, but fall fish scarce. Not many steelhead showing last week. either. A bunch of bait-stealing smolts released to the river weren’t helping matters.

TRINITY RIVER, Willow Creek—Quite a few salmon can be seen finning in holes and swimming through riffles, but driftboaters working downstream of Willow Creek were finding slow fishing. Lots of fish still to come though, both salmon and steelhead.

SACRAMENTO VALLEY

AMERICAN RIVER—Flows did a bit of a yo-yo last week, increasing to 2,000 cfs. Hopefully that will encourage salmon, what few there appear to be again this year, to start making their move upstream. Remember, fishing for salmon is prohibited. Water temperatures have to decline below 60 degrees before spawning will be successful. That’s not expected until around the beginning of November, though. Another spawning gravel replenishment project was recently completed, this time on riffles at the lower end of Sailor Bar. As for fishing success, there wasn’t much change from last week. A few steelhead were taken, but lots of hours put in for each one. A few striped bass were still being caught, as well, but that action, already slow, is tapering off as the water cools.

FEATHER RIVER—A few small steelhead were being reported caught in the Low Flow Section on nightcrawlers, egg patterns, and nymphs. Flows below the Outlet continued to be very low, and reports of striped bass being caught around Shanghai Bend were few and far between.

FOLSOM LAKE—Aside from a few bass being caught deep over submerged creek channels and rocky humps on spooning, drop-shotting, and dart-heading, and even fewer trout being caught between 40 and 60 feet deep in front of Brown’s Ravine and in front of the dam, the lake was pretty quiet. Trollers should be mindful of the dropping water level in order to avoid hazards just below the surface, as well as losing expensive downrigger gear deeper down.

Mc CLOUD RIVER—Trout fishing was pretty good, and improving as temperatures continued to cool. Smaller but more numerous trout were being taken in upstream stretches around Ash Camp, while some larger rainbows were showing down around Ah-Di-Nah, and the Nature Conservancy waters.

SACRAMENTO RIVER, Sacramento—Striper fishing last week regressed a bit from the success of the previous week, but there were some fish being caught at the Port of Sacramento and Clarksburg. Trollers were doing okay at the Port on Yo-Zuris and Manns with a white plastic worm trailer. There were a few being caught from shore, as well. Most fish were under 10 pounds. Bryte Beach was also producing a few keepers. Anglers fishing at night with whole sardines, mudsuckers, and pike minnows to stave off bait-stealing shakers were having the best success.

SACRAMENTO RIVER, Knight’s Landing—Fish minnows around Ward’s Landing for lots of striped bass action. Most fish are under 10 pounds, but there are enough fish weighing over 15 pounds being hooked to keep anglers on their toes. Lots of catfish are being caught, too, especially at night, around Knight’s Landing.

SACRAMENTO RIVER, Redding—Flows out of Keswick Dam went down again, now down to 6,000 cfs and trout fishing is outstanding with many anglers catching two dozen or more fat rainbow per outing from Redding all the way down to Red Bluff. Salmon spawning on riffles mean that in addition to using nymphs under indicators, egg patterns are increasingly effective. Spin fishermen are doing well on Glo-Bugs. Nymphing with caddis and pale morning dun imitations has been good, too. The occasional steelhead is providing extra excitement in downstream stretches.

SACRAMENTO RIVER, Upper—Trout fishing has perked up considerably in the past week with trout now feeding actively throughout the day, because of cooling temperatures. Smaller fish in greater numbers are being caught around Dunsmuir, and odds for hooking larger rainbows increase as one heads downstream. A few rainbows are taking dries at certain times, but most fish continue to be caught on nymphs fished deep in pocket water close to the rod tip.

YUBA RIVER—Trout fishing was fair last week in the low flows and they were taking stonefly nymphs, caddis pupae, and egg patterns around the Highway 20 bridge access. Anglers hiking upstream and downstream a good distance away from the highest pressure were doing best, as were driftboaters.

NORTH COAST LAKES

CLEAR LAKE—The Rattlesnake and Redbud arms have been the more productive waters. Both arms offer a lot of rock bottoms with deep water nearby. Shaky heads, worms, drop-shot worms, jigs, and Carolina rigs have been used effectively. Jumbo minnows on a small hook with a small splitshot most anywhere also found fish. The sheriff’s boat patrol is stepping up its mussel inspections and will be checking all bass boats prior to blast-offs of upcoming tournaments. Any boat without a current quagga mussel sticker will be cited and ordered off the lake. The total fine (including court costs) will run over $500, the inspection and sticker are $10.

LAKE BERRYESSA—As the nights cool and help to bring the water temperature down look for the topwater and spoons bite to really kick in for bass. Salmon were found from Skiers Cove to the Narrows and trolling depths were from 60 to 80 feet for fish from 16 to 19 inches. White Hoochies and Uncle Larry’s Green Tiger with Pro-Cure’s anchovy gel were good choices.

UPPER BLUE LAKE—Trout fishing was hit or miss but the west basin proved best in 30 feet, producing limits to 18 inches with a new deepwater black fly set-up behind a suction cup. Sounds strange, but ask at the Narrows Resort or go into the Outdoor Pro Shop in Rohnert Park where the set-up can be found. Bass fishing was fair from shore with drop-shot or plastic worms for fish to 2 pounds. A trout plant is due this coming week.

LAKE SONOMA— The few anglers fishing here found bass on poppers, spooks and by drop-shotting the weed lines in 10 feet for bass from 1 1/2 to 2 pounds. Crystal clear water has made fishing tough here but the Cherry Creek and other arms in the areas are producing for the persistent angler.

NORTH SALTWATER

BERKELEY—Top bet was halibut inside the bay due to outside winds, and the boats continued to get about 20 or so fish per trip. Stripers made up more of the catch, with bass to 18 pounds caught. There was another white seabass boated on the New Easy Rider, this one a 42 pounder.

BODEGA BAY— Wind pretty much shut down the bottomfishing action all week. They don’t call it Blowdega Bay for nothing.

EMERYVILLE—The boats focused on in-bay halibut action due to outside wind, with tough fishing due to big tides. Before the wind came up, the bottomfishing was excellent at the Farallon Islands, with limits of rockfish, and on some trips, over one around on the lingcod.

EUREKA—Saltwater action continued to decline in interest due to the wind outside and the lack of action inside. Top bets were sharks and rays in the bay, and day surfsmelt on the beaches. The surf smelt don’t mind a big ocean.

FORT BRAGG—Very quiet, with only abalone diving, spearfishing and shore fishing allowed. Add the windy conditions, and you get very little effort.

HALF MOON BAY—The bottomfishing action was best on Thursday when the weather cooperated. Friday was fishable, but the weekend weather conditions were heinous, and most boats cancelled trips. On the Queen Of Hearts on Thursday, a light load of 8 anglers caught 80 rockfish and a 7-pound lingcod. No tuna efforts reported.

PITTSBURG—Captain Kevin Yost moved Lucky Strike back to Pittsburg to join the Lucky Strike Too for the sturgeon and striped bass action in Suisun Bay. He’ll be offering trips for sturgeon and stripers the rest of the season.

POINT SAN PABLO—Captain Frank Miller on the Fury is having a great fall, with the sevengill cow shark trips scoring yet again. Saturday’s effort produced limits topped by a 160-pound lunker. He’ll be back at the halibut this week with the better (slower) tides, and if the weather cooperates, he may move outside to fish the North Bar and Seal Rocks.

SAN FRANCISCO—Captain Steve Talmadge on Flash Fishing reported more good action on the Marin Coast, with one group of five anglers finding a good morning rockfish bite, then an even better halibut bite on the North Bar, boxing 12 flatties to 14 pounds. On Sunday, his six anglers caught 13 halibut, boxing seven, and a bass.

SUISUN BAY—Captain Jeremy Kangas on Stickem reported good action on both sturgeon and striped bass, with his two anglers on Saturday catching limits of schoolie sized stripers on bullheads in under an hour. A change up targeting sturgeon found one keeper willing, and another jumbo shaker released. The sturgeon hit ghost shrimp near the Mothball Fleet.

SIERRA LAKES/RIVERS

BLUE LAKES—Both Upper and Lower Blue Lakes are scheduled for DFG plants this week. Lots of hunters in the area, since the deer season opened. Power Bait, worms and spinners should all be working for the planters. The area received a good layer of wet snow over the weekend, but it quickly melted off. The county does not clear snow from the road into the lakes and if more snow comes soon, PG&E will close the campgrounds and the gate into the upper lake.

BOCA LAKE—A DFG plant is scheduled for this week. The lake level remained stable this past week. With the cooler weather the fishing has been good up at the inlet. Browns and mackinaw are hitting Rapalas. The evening is best for the browns, but keep in mind that the browns are staging for the spawn and should be released to protect the resource. If you want to keep fish, save the rainbows. Shore anglers are doing well with Power Bait and nightcrawlers or casting small Panther Martins and Kastmasters.

CAPLES LAKE—A DFG plant is scheduled for this week. Trollers are still doing well on rainbow and brown trout planters with flasher/worm combos at 15 feet or toplining a Kastmaster. Shore anglers are catching some nice fish on a bobber/worm rig or casting Panther Martins and Kastmaster spoons.

CARSON RIVER (East, West)—The West Carson is low and clear but the water temp dropped low enough for an Alpine County trout plant this past week. Fishing has been tough here because of the low flows. The East Fork is still fishing very well for fly casters and lure casters. Cliff Callis of Folsom came in with two 4-pound rainbows that he caught on a silver Mepp’s spinner.

DAVIS LAKE—The lake is at 50-percent capacity. Fly fishing is good with one angler landing 24 of 31 hookups. He was in a float tube in the NE corner of the lake using a double nymph 4 feet under an indicator. Dillard’s Guide Service is still doing very well trolling a red Rainbow Runner and the copper/red Dick Nite for multiple limits of mostly 12- to 13-inch rainbows, with bigger fish 17 to 20 inches. The fishing in October and November is usually excellent. Shore fishing is still only fair with a few fish being caught on inflated nightcrawlers and Power Bait at Mallard Cove and Fairview.

DONNER LAKE—The lake has been planted heavily the last couple of weeks and fishing is good off the public piers and the dam on Power Bait, worms and salmon eggs. Macks are hitting in the early morning on Krocodile spoons cast from shore. In deeper water, 80 to 10 feet, macks are being caught by jiggers using the BuzzBomb, Perk Minnow, and the Gulp! Minnow. The deep macks are running 8 to 12 pounds. The macks are schooling up in preparation for spawning and anglers should release these fish to protect the resource. Just take a picture!

FEATHER RIVER CANYON—Caribou Crossroads Resort said that some anglers have been doing well at the Caribou Powerhouse on big rainbows. DFG has stopped planting the North Fork above the resort by the campgrounds, but native rainbows are still on a good bite for anglers casting spinners and dry flies in the evening in the North Fork above the campgrounds toward the powerhouse. Butt Valley Reservoir will only get better as the water cools more and the browns school up at the inlet in preparation for spawning.

FRENCHMAN LAKE—The lake has stabilized at 38-percent capacity. Shore anglers and trollers are all catching fish. Pierre Martin from Reno caught limits from shore in Frenchman’s Campground on rainbow Power Bait with the best bite around 9 a.m. Trollers are doing well from the dam to Big Cove with threaded nightcrawlers at 10 to 15 feet.

GOLD LAKES BASIN—Bassetts Station reported that action was pretty good for the few people who were in the area this past week. Angler pressure is way down, but shore anglers are catching some limits on worms.

ICE HOUSE RESERVOIR—The lake level was stable this past week. The fishing from the shore and trolling is reported to be “wide open”. Power Bait and worms are catching a lot of limits for the shore anglers and trollers are doing well with flasher-dodger/ worm combos.

INDIAN CREEK RESERVOIR—The area received a bit of snow over the weekend but it melted off quickly. Alpine County made a trout plant this past week and anglers have been doing well on fish to 3 ½ pounds on red Power Bait. Cousins John and Steve Mandoki of Carson City teamed up for four rainbows and one brown that all ran 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounds.

JACKSON MEADOW RESERVOIR—Very little fishing pressure here, but deer season is open and hunters are in the area. Trollers are catching some big browns, 8 to 9 pounds, on Rapalas near the inlet at Fir Top early and late in the day. Rainbows are hitting near the dam.

JENKINSON LAKE (Sly Park)—The mackinaws are back on the prowl again. On Sunday morning, Mike Doyle and his buddy were trolling big spoons 20 to 25 feet deep along the east side of the lake from the second dam to the narrows and caught three good lakers. Their biggest was a 30-inch, 8.4-pounder. They caught another thirty incher that was skinnier, only 5 ½ to 6 pounds, and a 24 incher. A kayak fisherman picked up a 3-pound smallmouth up in the Narrows, but chose to keep the method he used a secret.

LAKE TAHOE—The kokanee fishing is over for the year as the kokes are heading up the streams to spawn. Most of guides have switched over to fishing strictly for trout, either deep for mackinaw or toplining for rainbows and browns. Mickey Daniels at Big Mack Charters reported that the fishing has been “real good” with 7 or 8 fish landed and 5 or 6 lost per trip. The fish have been running a healthy 6 to 7 pounds and are hitting Sling Blades and minnows at 300 to 350 feet. John Shearer at Tahoe Sportfishing echoed pretty much the same report with limits of 2 to 6 pounders coming out of 130 to 180 feet of water at Dollar Point and the Flagpole on the NW end of the lake. Mike Nielsen at Tahoe Topliners is done for the season.

LOON LAKE—The lake level remained stable this past week. It snowed here on Saturday night and it’s very cold, but the trout action is good for trollers working the dam. Ice House Resort could not give any specifics on what the anglers were using, but some trollers reported catching fish to 2 1/2 pounds.

PROSSER LAKE—This lake has been a sleeper. It doesn’t get as much pressure as some of the other lakes, but recent plants have improved the fishing and locals are having a great time using Power Bait and worms at the dam and the inlet. Boaters should concentrate on the channels in the creek arm with Needlefish or flasher/worm combos.

PYRAMID LAKE—The lake opened on October 1 and fishing has been very good with some boats landing 90 fish in a day. The biggest fish checked into the Pyramid Lake Store was a 10 pounder caught by Gary Warren on a Murphy’s Lure. There are big schools of chubs all over the lake and the cutts are healthy and aggressive. Fly casters are doing well from float tubes and ladders.

RED LAKE—The snow that fell over the weekend will probably take care of the algae. Anglers hiking off the dam to the south side of the lake are still doing well on a mixed stringer of rainbows, brookies and cutts on worms.

SILVER LAKE—Fish still being caught by trollers using flasher/worm combos. The water is much cooler now after the snow over the weekend and shore anglers are doing better with Power Bait, worms, spinners and Kastmasters on planter rainbows and browns.

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR—The lake level actually came up a little this past week. Jigging for mackinaw is the best bet here from the dam to the boat ramp at 80 to 100 feet. Use BuzzBombs, Gibbs Minnows, Perk Minnows and Gulp! Minnows. The kokanee fishing is done and the kokes are schooling up at the inlet getting ready to run up the river to spawn. The browns are bunched up behind the kokanee waiting to feed on the spawn and then they themselves will spawn later this fall. Troll Rapalas for the browns. Rainbow fishing is sporadic in the Little Truckee arm with no recent plants.

TRUCKEE RIVER—The General Section flows are very low and the best area is above River Ranch in the deeper holes with salmon eggs, worms and small dark Panther Martins. The Special Section flows are better below Boca and small Baetis dries are working along with small Baetis nymph patterns in size 16 and 18. Midges in size 18 to 22 will work, too. The big size 6 to 8 orange caddis hatch is starting to develop. Dark streamers can be good early and late in the day.

UNION VALLEY RESERVOIR—The lake level remained stable this past week. A little snow over the weekend, but there were a lot of boats here last weekend according to Ice House Resort. Lots of trout being caught with counts bolstered by the plants made recently. The kokanee are done for the season.

WEST WALKER RIVER—The last Mono County/North Mono Chamber Alpers trout plant was made this past week and consisted of 318 fish totaling 540 pounds. Lots of fish were being caught on worms, salmon eggs and silver spinners. There was no DFG plant this past week, but the Toiyabe Motel expects one this week. The Toiyabe Motel will shut down for the season starting October 12.

NORTHEASTERN AREA

LAKE ALMANOR—A cool break in the weather helped to bring the fish up as the lake is turning. Look for a surface trout bite in the top 10 feet but don’t ignore your electronics as the transition from summer to fall begins. When you mark deep fish vertically jig or cast jig to them. Pulling leadcore outfits 2 1/2 to 3 colors out with a Needlefish or Speedy Shiner in a pond smelt imitation, or a small red/gold Rapala were good options for the surface.

BAUM LAKE— BWO’s are a good bet when skies are overcast; otherwise, green nymphs were anglers best options, with excellent results, try a copper John in green. Stick with small sizes, 18 or smaller in both dries and wets to have the best chance of hooking up.

BRITTON LAKE—Smallmouth bass bite continues to be the only fish taking offerings these days, try in the morning and evening.

BURNEY CREEK— No reports, but with cooler weather, watch for the October caddis to start hatching.

CASSEL FOREBAY—The season is winding down and few are reporting back, but above Powerhouse No. 1 can provide some excellent fishing on spinners or Power Baits for some nice rainbow and brook trout. Fly-fishing can be excellent with black or olive crystal buggers or red blood midges. Topwater action is best early in the mornings and late evenings.             

EAGLE LAKE—Troll orange or white, No. 2 or No. 3 Sep’s grubs in 5 feet on the downriggers in 10 feet or less. Arctic Fox in the bright orange pattern have also been producing fish when trolled in the same fashion. The best trolling areas have been the “structured” ridges and dropoffs on the west side of the lake between Pelican Point and Shrimp Island. Most bobber anglers are anchoring up in 10-15 feet of water and setting their threaded nightcrawlers at 5-10 feet deep.

HAT CREEK WILD TROUT AREA—With cooler nights the riffle is best fished with pt’s, birds nest, hare’s ear. Look for PMD’s, caddis, and callibaetis and watch for the October caddis hatch to start up.

UPPER HAT CREEK–This is the last report for this season, although it goes until Nov. 15, few reports on the area as anglers head home. Fishing was fair but the days this past week was cool and had its first snow flurries. Fish and Game has discontinue plants here but October should still continue to produce some good fishing as the pressure is light and there’s a lot of holdover fish. Fish plants this time of year tend to be brook trout. so use worms or lures to catch more fish. Large and mini nightcrawlers worked best in the holes, so go deep for more fish.

LEWISTON RESERVOIR—Fishing continued to be slow but as it cools down trout trollers will be using salmon and white eggs in 10 to 15 feet while fly anglers may want to try woolly buggers or black/purple leeches for kokes.

PIT RIVER—There were some excellent reports from the Pit 4 and 5 reaches, and the Pit 3 is fishing well however PG&E construction is making access difficult. Nymphing seems to be doing best with a hare’s ears, or a bird’s nest, try a size 14 or larger.

LAKE SHASTA—The topwater bite continues to improve. Water clarity is up to 10 feet and the water temperature is holding at 68 degrees. Fish from the bank out 20 or 25 feet for bass, with jigs, brown has been a good color. The average is still 1 1/2 to with a few 3 to 4 pounders. The lake is starting to turn over. Rainbow trout trollers caught fish in Diggers Bay and around Shasta Dam from the surface to 20 feet down from 2 to 2 1/2 pounds with UV Cripplures, orange glow Cripplures and black and silver Paddle Tail in blue/silver with Pro-Cure scent. 

NORTHERN FOOTHILLS

AMERICAN RIVER—Very few reports are available according to Will Fish Tackle or the Georgetown Ranger Station. Nights are getting cold, but the Middle Fork below Frenchman Reservoir is good for those willing to make the hike.

BULLARDS BAR—The lake is at 63-percent capacity. Lots of bass reported hanging around the docks in the marina with fish running 3 to 4 pounds. The DFG is trying to figure out what has happened to the kokanee fishery and will plant more kokes until they can come up with a reason for the problem. There should be some trout action up river with the water temps dropping because of the cooler weather.

CAMP FAR WEST—The lake is very low, below 20-percent capacity. Launching of bigger boats is still good on the old gravel ramp. Bass action is reported to be good for anglers working worms and jigs at the dam or in the creek arms near the exposed trees. Bluegill fishing is good with the store reporting a brisk business for nightcrawlers.

COLLINS LAKE—The lake is now down 41 feet and boat launching is no problem with ramp improvements made last year. Catfish are providing the most consistent action especially for those fishing at night off the docks or in Elmer’s Cove. One angler reported catching ten cats from 3 to 7 pounds on sardines in Elmer’s Cove at night from his boat over two days. Trout are still coming in with rainbows to 3 3/4 pounds weighed in this past week. A few bass and redear sunfish are also being caught off the docks.

ENGLEBRIGHT RESERVOIR—The lake is up to 97-percent capacity. Trollers are picking up 9- to 12-inch browns and rainbows at the dam at 30 to 40 feet with flasher/worm combos. Boaters are also running up above Buck’s Beach near the waterfall and drifting off the bottom with Power Bait/worm combos for small brown trout. Fishing pressure is very low with only one or two boats a day showing up.

FRENCH MEADOWS RESERVOIR—According to the Foresthill Ranger Station, very few anglers are venturing up to the lake and there are few reports available. Deer season is open though and there are a lot of hunters in the area.

FULLER LAKE—DFG planted here two weeks ago and fishing should still be pretty good for shore anglers using Power Bait and worms off the dam and the day-use area. Trollers do well using flasher/worm combos.

HELL HOLE RESERVOIR—The Georgetown Ranger Station reported that few reports were available because of the low numbers of anglers at the lake. Deer season is open and there are lots of hunters in the field.

LAKE OROVILLE—The lake level has stabilized at 38-percent capacity. The new DWR low-water ramp at Bidwell Canyon Marina was opened and will provide launching to 675 feet of elevation. The ramp will be extended to 640 feet elevation if the lake level drops low enough to allow for construction. There were very few reports available from Feather River Outfitters about action at the lake. Very few anglers are getting out. The Feather River is still attracting the most attention locally.

ROLLINS LAKE—The Outrigger Grill is closed for the season at Long Ravine and the docks have been moved out to deeper water because of the lower water levels. Launching and camping is still available at Long Ravine. No currents reports of fishing action were available, but DFG confirmed that the lake has been put back on the stocking list and trout plants will resume when hatchery staff determines that the water temps are cool enough.

SCOTT’S FLAT LAKE—The marina and store are not staffed full time now but services can be arranged by contacting the office when you get to the resort. No current fishing reports were available, but the DFG confirmed that the lake has been put back on the stocking list and trout plants will resume when hatchery staff determines that the water temps are cool enough.

SUGAR PINE RESERVOIR—A great spot for a picnic during the summer but the nights are getting cold and fall is here. With no trout plants all year, the only hope for anglers has been a chance at catching some of the bass and sunfish here.

STUMPY MEADOWS RESERVOIR—The lake is low and fishing success has been the same. With no trout plants here all year, the bass and catfish have provided the only opportunity for anglers. There are probably a few holdover trout in the lake but most anglers are fishing elsewhere-Walton’s Lake.

THERMOLITO AFTERBAY—Feather River Outfitters reported that few anglers have been fishing here with the good striper action in the Feather River. A couple of big steelhead were reported last issue but nothing has been weighed in or reported during this past week.

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