Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Fish Traveler Guide Service, Eagle Lake Fishing Report for Tuesday, May 28, 2013


Fish Traveler Guide Service
Fishing Report for Eagle Lake, CA


Post Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Howdy Folks,

Yes Eagle Lake has water and plenty of fish.  Opening Day was Saturday, May 25.  We fished Saturday and Sunday and had no problem hooking a fish about every 15-20 minutes. Both days we practiced catch and release and hooked up and brought to the boat about 15 fish.  Our biggest fish of the weekend was a 3lb, 5oz beauty caught by Bill Soderlund of Susanville on Saturday. 

Water temperature in the middle basin where we fished was 57 degrees F on the surface, about perfect for Eagle Lake Trout.  The extended weather forecast calls for night time temperatures to be in the mid 30’s to low 40’s so the water temperatures should remain favorable for good shallow water fishing for a few weeks.

Trolling:

We started fishing on Saturday on the west side of the lake just south of Pelican Pt and followed the buoy line down past the “Broccoli Tree”.  This area was very productive so we stayed there and also fished there Sunday. 

We trolled pumpkinseed grubs set on the downriggers at 4 feet deep, 125 feet behind the boat. There is good “structure” here and the fish were in it with water depths ranging between 6 and 12 feet deep.  The fish we kept to fill our limits were loaded with snails and their flesh was bright orange. 

Other anglers I talked to that fished the same area also caught fish on night crawlers and orange, orange/yellow trolling flies.  Some anglers were setting their trolled baits deeper, i.e. a foot off the bottom.  They were catching fish but also the bottom frequently.  I set the baits at 4 feet deep and leave them there.  Often I will be in 12 feet of water, but the structure here changes the water depth constantly.  The fish with “come up” to hit the trolled baits and you won’t have to deal with “hanging up” on the bottom.

Further south, trollers caught fish between Shrimp Island and Wildcat Pt trolling grubs in various colors and red and gold spoons.

For the next few weeks until the surface temperatures rise above 65 degrees, trolling should be good early in the morning in shallower water.  As I stated above, work water with some structure (rock piles) and drop offs.  The fish should be there feeding on minnows, snails, and shrimp.  Grubs, trolling flies, night crawlers, and trolling spoons should be effective.

 

Fly Fishing:

I did not talk to anyone who was fly fishing this weekend.  My fish fly fishing trips will begin this week and I will have a fly fishing report next week.

 

 Bobber Fishing:

“Tough” was the word I got on bobber fishing opening weekend.  Successful anglers went bobber fishing early and then switched over to trolling to catch their fish.  As the water warms, bobber fishing should pick up.

Launching

Launching is available at the Spalding Launch Ramp as evidenced by the “full” parking lot over the opening weekend.  The water you have to cover on the way out to the main lake is very low.  No one that I know of was NOT able to launch from the Spalding ramp.  Elevate your motor, or go in and out on your kicker motor.

I used the launch ramp at the southern marina at Gallatin Beach.  It is a 25 minute run from Spalding and launching will be available 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. 

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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