Monday, July 2, 2012

Fish Traveler Guide Service Fishing Report for Eagle Lake, CA Post Date: Monday, July 2, 2012 Howdy Folks, No report last week and this week’s is late. I only fished Mon, Tues, and Wed last week then ran to Sacramento to play music. Back to the lake for fishing Wed, Thur, and Fri this past week. Then busy with the Project Eagle Lake Trout Fundraiser on June 30 held at the R.V. Park in Spalding. OK so now for the fishing: Pretty good fishing the past two weeks. Trolling, Bobber Fishing and Fly Fishing were all good. However, yesterday and today, were worrisome. The bobber fishing held up with limits the rule. You must launch around 4:30-4:45 AM and be fishing by 5AM. The bobber bite is over by 6:30AM. Yesterday and today the fly fishing and trolling fell flat on its face. I can only speculate that the rising water temps are starting to scatter the fish and moving them out of the shallow water where we have been catching them since the opener (May 26). We are also dealing with a full moon which can put a halt on things. Trolling: The surface water temperature has risen to 65-66 degrees. Trolling was good through last Sat (June 29). Pumpkinseed and watermelon grubs and Tui Chub flies were good trolling baits fished 5-6 feet deep from Pelican Pt down to Slough Pt on the west side. The same baits trolled in the same areas Sun and Mon produced slow results, (1-2 fish per boat). The trolling bite in deeper water, 48-52 feet between Slough Pt and Wildcat Pt on the west side has also slowed. Fly Fishing: We caught plenty of fish nymphing in 10-11 feet of water up until Sat. Sat and Sun this past weekend turned slow. We only had 5 fish to the boat, Sat and 2 on Sun. This shallow water nymphing will shut off once the water gets too warm. In years past we have caught plenty of fish using this method until mid July. Have to wait and see what happens over the next week. We could get some cooler weather and the fish could move back into the shallows. Bobber Fishing: Bobber fishing is still good in 10 feet of water south of Pelican Pt on the west side. This is an early bite, over by 6:30 A.M. Set your threaded night crawler 5-7 feet deep. Launching: I am estimating launching at the Spalding Ramp will be possible for another 3 weeks. The Spalding Community Service District has marked a “channel” for leaving and returning to the docks. The lowest reading I am seeing on my depth finder while leaving and returning to the Spalding Boat Launch is 1.6 feet. There is a good launch ramp at the south end of the lake at Gallatin Marina that should be usable all season. Drive time from Spalding to this ramp is around 25 minutes. If you are driving down there early in the dark, watch out for deer. One of my friends hit one this week. Good Luck. And do not hesitate to contact me if you need help with anything here at Eagle Lake. Tim Noxon Fish Traveler Guide Service 530-825-3524 residence 916-201-4648 cell tnoxon@gmail.com www.fishtraveler.com

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