Sunday, June 17, 2012

Eagle Lake Fishing Report for Sunday, June 17, 2012

Fish Traveler Guide Service Fishing Report for Eagle Lake, CA Post Date: Sunday, June 17, 2012 Howdy Folks, Trolling picked back up this week. Most knowledgeable trollers caught limits if they started fishing early. Fly fishing continued to be outstanding, however we moved to different locations to find fish more often than last week. Bobber fishing continues to be HOT. Trolling: The surface water temperature has risen to 63-64 degrees. However, there are still many fish being taken by trollers in water from 7-15 feet with baits trolled at 2-6 feet deep. Trolling flies were hot this week in the Tui Chub and Cinnamon Leech patterns. Troll the west side of the lake south of Pelican Pt early in the morning. There is also a good bite trolling in 48-52 feet of water between Slough Pt and Wildcat Pt on the west side. Even though you are in deep water, the fish are biting best on trolled baits set from the surface down to 8 feet deep. The best baits trolling this area have been night crawlers, grubs, and red spoons. Fly Fishing: Same report as last week on the fly fishing. We are nymphing in 10-11 feet of water with the boat anchored over rocky structure. The fish we are catching and releasing are bigger than those we a hooking trolling. The average fish landed fly fishing is 2.5 lbs with a good number approaching 3 lbs. We did have to move more often to find willing fish this week. The whole west side of the lake, from Pelican Pt all the way down to Wildcat Pt holds the rocky structure and fairly shallow water that make this type of fishing productive. Keep moving until you find willing fish. Bobber Fishing: Bobber fishing is “hot” in 10 feet of water south of Pelican Pt on the west side and off the Youth Camp shoreline on the east side. This is an early bite, over by 6:30 A.M. Set your threaded night crawler 5-7 feet deep. Launching: Launching is no problem at the Spalding Ramp. 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 2 feet. I was getting a lower reading opening weekend (about 1 foot). It seems that a lot of “silt” has been “blown out” of the channel by the boat traffic. 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