Fish Traveler Guide Service, Eagle Lake Fishing Report, Sunday, May 29, 2011

Fish Traveler Guide Service
Eagle Lake Fishing Report
Sunday, May 29, 2011

Howdy Folks,
Well this is opening weekend at Eagle Lake and I would rate the fishing as very good. Most anglers had limits of Eagle Lake Trout on Saturday, May 28 (opening day). The verdict is still out for today as I have not talked to many other anglers as of this writing. The weather for the opener and today was more like October weather with the nights still in the low to mid 30's and the highs in the mid to high 40's. We had wind, snow, hail, and rain yesterday and mostly light snow flurries and a little more wind today. The fish were cooperative, however.

As I mentioned above, the weather is more October-like. The surface water temperature is 51F, the skies are overcast and the wind has created a pretty good "chop" on the water. These conditions contribute to an "all day bite." If you arrive late or don't limit in the morning, don't hesitate to get out on the water, no matter how late in the day it is. That being said, EARLY is always a good bet at Eagle Lake. If it is going to get windy, it is usually LESS windy early.

Trolling:
Yesterday and today we trolled south of Pelican Pt. on the west side of the lake We caught most of our fish in water 8-12 feet deep trolling Sep's brown and Amber grubs at 5 feet deep on the downriggers. We also took fish on brown trolling flies fished 3 feet under the surface. Yesterday we had 13 fish for three anglers keeping the largest 6 fish to 3 lbs. Today we had 8 fish for two anglers and kept the largest 4 to 2.75 lbs.

Other anglers I spoke to caught fish trilling on watermelon and orange grubs as well as night crawlers. Other areas of the lake that were productive for trollers were between Wildcat Pt. and Gallatin Marina, the opening to the North Basin of the lake between Bucks Pt. and Little Truxel Pt., and along the Youth Camp shorline. Most fish were caught in the top 10 feet of water.

Bobber Fishing:
Bobber fishing was very good off the Youth Camp shoreline. Anchor up in 12-15 feet of water and set your threaded night crawlers 7-10 feet deep depending on the depth where your anchor.

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

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If you have any questions or if I can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Translation: You don't have to book at trip with me to get your questions answered.

Best Regards,

Tim Noxon
Fish Traveler Guide Service
Eagle Lake, Ca
530-825-3524 (Eagle Lake residence)
916-201-4648 (cell)
tnoxon@gmail.com
www.fishtraveler.com