Fish Traveler Guide Service
Fishing Report for Eagle Lake, CA

Post Date: Sunday, June 23, 2013

Howdy Folks,

GOOD NEWS: 

1.      In my last report I mentioned the size of Eagle Lake Trout we had caught to date were on the small size.  The bigger more “standard size” Eagle Lake Trout have started showing up in numbers in our catches over the last 10 days.

2.      Surface water temperature has cooled from 70 degrees down to 63 in the last 10                 days.  The trout should continue to feed in shallow water for the next 3 weeks or so.  When I’m trolling, we catch more and bigger fish when this is the case.

Trolling:                                                        

The trolling bite is pretty good, especially early.  If the water is flat and the sun is bright, the bite slows way down after the sun has been on the water for an hour or so.  Go early.

We are trolling pumpkinseed grubs in water 6-12 feet deep with the downriggers set at 4-5 feet deep.  As I mentioned above, we are catching bigger fish now.  There are still some small ones mixed in but the bigger fish are there too.  I’d say about 1/3 of the fish we are landing while trolling are 3lbs+.  Toll the west side of the lake below Pelican Pt all the way down to Shrimp Island.

Fly Fishing:                                                                                                        

One day real good, the next slow.  On “real good” days we hook, land, and release 20 fish. On a slow day 6-7.  With the moon full, we have been experiencing more “drive bys”.  Your indicator will twitch and go down for a second and then the fish is gone.  The bite should pick up as the moon wanes.  We are anchoring in 10-11 feet of water and nymphing over rock piles.  The fish we are catching when fly fishing are ALL very nice fish averaging 3lbs+.  Fly fishing should be good through the end of June.  After that, the water will be too warm for the fish to be feeding in shallow water.

Bobber Fishing:

Sill not so hot.  Not many folks are bobber fishing because the trolling is pretty good.  If  I was to guess, I’d say anchor up in the same areas we are trolling (mentioned above) and set a threaded night crawler at 7 feet deep.  Go early because the bobber bite is over when the sun hits the water.

Launching

I am no longer launching at the Spalding Launch Ramp.  The only boats I’ve seen launching there are “jets”. 

The launch ramp at the southern marina at Gallatin Marina is open and will be useable for the entire season.  Travel time between Spalding and the southern launch ramp is 25 minutes.  I am launching at Gallatin now.

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

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