Howdy Folks,
The fishing is good. We had limits of Eagle Lake Trout every trip out this past week. The fish we are putting in the box are averaging around 2.5 lbs. We are catching 1-2 fish per outing that are 3lbs or pushing 3lbs. Some days the bite is hot right from the get go. Other days you have to work for them.
Definition of "work for them":
1. Obviously, if you caught fish in a spot the day before, go back there. Cover the area thoroughly. Before you leave, change baits, change colors of the baits that got you fish the day before. This is KEY. Look at the water. The water clarity may have changed. The fish may be there, but they can not see your trolled baits. Change to brighter colors. Orange is a good color. Add something to your bait to make it more visible. i.e. troll a grub behind an Uncle Larry's spinner.
2. Move to other "similar" spots, i.e. if you are fishing shallow structure, move to areas that offer similar, shallow structure. The west side of the south basin of Eagle Lake offers many such areas. (between Pelican Pt. and Shrimp Island)
3. Stay in the same area you caught fish in but move out to deeper water. Often the fish will be nearby, but in deeper water.
Some days this week we caught a fish every 15 minutes. Other days we caught a fish every 1/2 hour. Stay with it and you should catch your limit.
Trolling:
I used my own advise as stated above to catch fish this week. I moved around a lot, however we caught most of our fish in similar water conditions; 8-10 feet of water with our trolled grubs set at 4-6 feet deep, 150 feet behind the boat. Sep's #2 watermelon, orange, brown, and amber grubs were the top producers. Other anglers have been trolling Tui Chub flies (olive/white) or brown flies with good success. Biggest fish I heard weighed in this week was 3lbs, 8ozs caught south of Pelican Pt on the west side.
The fish are loaded with Tui Chub minnows. There are abundant schools of them all over the lake at this time. You can see them on the surface from your boat. The Pelicans and Grebes are feasting on them along with the trout. I caught 80% of our fish this week fishing in and around these bait schools.
Bobber Fishing:
Bobber fishing slowed down this week. The last day of good bobber fishing was Sunday, Sept 5 when pretty quick limits were the rule, early off the Youth Camp. The rest of the week Bobber Fishing slowed in this area. Most folks are now trolling.
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
530-825-3524 (residence)
916-201-4648 (cell)
tnoxon@gmail.com
www.fishtraveler.com
Sunday, September 12, 2010
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