Fish Traveler Guide Service Fishing Report for Eagle Lake, CA Post Date: Sunday, June 3, 2012 Howdy Folks, Well the weather turned nice, very nice after opening weekend. When that happens there is little wind, bright, sunny skies and flat water with no chop. This makes for tough fishing conditions. By far, the best bite this week was early. Those folks that hit the water early found fish more willing to bite. After the sun hit the water, the bite got tough. Two thirds of the fish we caught this week were hooked early. Trolling: The surface water temperature was still below 60 degrees Mon, Tues, and Wed. (I did not fish this week after Wed.) Early, we caught fish on the west side of the lake, south of Pelican Pt over structure. Until the water warms to above 65 degrees surface temp, I will be in the “shallows” fishing the structure first thing every morning until the sun hits the water. After the sun is on the water, we have been moving further south to fill out our limits of Eagle Lake Trout. Further south, we are trolling the area between Slough Pt. and Wildcat Pt and fishing in water 20-50 feet deep. The fish seem to be scattered throughout the water column. We caught fish with our baits set from 5 to 19 feet deep. Our most productive trolling baits were watermelon, pumpkinseed, and orange grubs. We also caught fish trolling a tui chub fly pattern. These we trolled close to the surface. Although the trolling was not fast and furious, we limited every day out. The average size of the fish we are putting in the box is between 2.2 and 2.7 lbs. These are very nice Eagle Lake trout, many with fat bodies like small footballs. Fly Fishing: On Tuesday, we went fly fishing and had a great day with 30 hookups and 20 fish landed. We were nymphing with indicators on the west side of the lake over a rocky bottom. Bobber Fishing: Not many folks out bobber fishing, but the reports I got were that successful anglers fished off the Youth Camp and around Shrimp Island. If you are going bobber fishing, go early. The bite usually shuts off shortly after the sun hits the water. At the Youth Camp and at Shrimp Island, anchor in 12 feet of water and set your threaded night crawler at 6-8 feet deep. Go early and once the sun hits the water, if the bite shuts down, move out to deeper water and set your baits a little deeper. Launching: The Spalding Launch Ramp is fine but the water you have to cover on the way out to the main lake is very low. This ramp should be usable through June but due to the shallow depths, I believe we will have to launch at the south end thereafter. No one that I know of has NOT been able to launch from the Spalding ramp. Elevate your motor, or go in and out on your kicker motor. The launch ramp at the southern marina at Gallatin Beach is a blessing. We should be able to launch there all season. Access at the bottom of the ramp includes a turnaround so you can drive straight down and turn around at the bottom of the ramp and then back your boat in. There is a courtesy dock so you can launch, pull your boat around to the far side of the dock to get it out of the way for the next party ready to launch. There is also plenty of parking. From Spalding, the drive down to the southern launch ramp is about 25 minutes. 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

Fish Traveler Guide Service Fishing Report for Eagle Lake, CA Post Date: Sunday, May 27, 2012 Howdy Folks, Yesterday was opening day at Eagle Lake for 2012. The weather was lousy but the fishing was very good. We had a pretty stiff wind and a decent size chop on the water with overcast skis. The bite was good all morning. On my boat, as well as many other boats, limits were the rule. Today, Sunday, May 27 the weather was milder and, by late morning, there was very little to no chop on the water. Those who started fishing early got their fish. After the 8:00 A.M. bell, the bite got tough. We fished until 10:30 A.M. to fill our limits. This is a pretty normal pattern at Eagle Lake. If the skis are overcast and there is a chop on the water, there will usually be a pretty steady bite that will last into the late morning hours. If the weather report calls for bright sun and little wind, go early because the best bite will be during the first couple of hours of legal fishing time. (Legal start time is one hour before sunrise.) Trolling: The surface temperature is 56 and fish are being caught in many areas of the lake at this time. We were fishing the west side of the lake just south of Pelican Pt. We caught our fish on pumpkinseed and watermelon grubs trolling 4 feet deep in 6-10 feet of water. Saturday the bite lasted all morning in the “shallows”. Today, the fish had moved to deeper water by 8:00 A.M. Other trollers were working the west side of the lake further south from Slough Pt all the way down to Wildcat Pt. Most were trolling in deeper water 20-50 feet deep with baits set from the surface down to 15 feet. Baits included orange grubs, brown trolling flies, night crawlers, and hot orange spoons. The trout seem to be biting a variety of baits at this time. Find the fish and keep working the area. Bobber Fishing: Not many bobber fishing but the reports I got were that successful anglers fished off the Youth Camp and around Shrimp Island. If you are going bobber fishing, go early. The bite usually shuts off shortly after the sun hits the water. 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