Fish Traveler Guide Service, Eagle Lake Fishing Report for August 30, 2010

Howdy Folks,


Well we have been pretty spoiled up here at Eagle Lake the past six weeks or so. The weather pattern had been SOLID and so was the fishing. For days and weeks we were fishing the same areas and depths with consistent success=limits of Eagle Lake Trout. Several things occurred beginning with the week of Aug16, that changed up the fishing:

Night time temperatures began to drop into the low 40's and high 30's. This caused the Eagle Lake Trout to start thinking about their fall, northward migration to shallower water to fatten up for the winter. (many fish are actually on the move northward)

The wind began to blow hard. This scattered the bait schools (Tui Chub Minnows) that the trout have been heavily feeding on.

The moon got FULL. So far this season at Eagle Lake, the full moon hasn't really put the damper on the fishing. This time it did.

Summary: The Eagle Lake Trout are not biting as well in the areas and at the depths we have been catching them at for the last six or so weeks.

Trolling:
Miners Bay, Shrimp Island and Wildcat Point are still fair to good for trolling. Anglers are still catching fish from the surface down to 30 feet on Sep's #2 watermelon and brown grubs. Night crawlers are a good bet too for trolling. As mentioned above, the fishing is not as hot as it had been.

Now for some good news: A good number of fish have migrated northward. We have been catching them in shallow water all the way north to Pelican Point. This is not a red hot bite, but we scratched out limits Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We were trolling the grubs mentioned above at six feet deep in water 8-15 feet deep. We had fish to 2lbs, 14oz, with the average fish we put in the box around 21/4 lbs. I expect this fishing to get better and the size of the fish to increase.

Where will I fish this next week? It all depends on what the weather does. The report for the week of Aug 30 is for warming daytime temperatures. However, the night time temperatures are predicted to hover around 39 to 44 degrees. I will start my trolling day in shallow water as mentioned above. I will be fishing water 8-14 feet deep along the west side from Pelican Point down to Slough Point. If the bite is good I will stay in this area. If it slows after the sun hits the water I will move to deeper water further south off Pelican Point on the west side or Miners Bay on the east side of the lake and set my trolled baits at 8-30 feet deep.

Bobber Fishing:
Bobber fishing, like trolling had been very consistent. However, like the trolling, it slowed down. With the weather warming back up, it could turn back on. The bobber fishermen have to follow the fish like the trollers, so it might be to move to shallower water. Up until this past week, bobber fishermen were finding consistent fishing anchoring in 50-60 feet of water off Miners Bay and setting their threaded night crawlers at 25-30 feet deep.

Launching:
Launching is no problem at the Spalding Launch facility.

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Best Regards,
Tim Noxon
Fish Traveler Guide Service
Eagle Lake, Ca
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