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Collins Lake Trout Stocking program & other fishing news
by Collins Lake Staff, OCTOBER 24, 2012
Collins Lake

We began our Fall Trout stocking program the week of 10/22 with private plants (big fish)!! The lake conditions and weather conditions are ideal with the cooling trend we just experienced this week. Half of the load are considered catchables and the other 1/2 will be trophy sized fish. Shore fishing is expected to pick up as a result of...
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Collins lake is dropping, which concentrates the fish in smaller areas
by Collins Lake Staff, OCTOBER 11, 2012
Collins Lake

Our lake is dropping as it normally does this time of year which can only mean one thing, the fish are more concentrated in a smaller area and easier to catch. Towards the end of September the trout started biting in shallower water (from shore) which Venus & Donis,pictured above & at Photo #1 can attest to. They caught 2...
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Catfish fishing was hot at Collins Lake
by Collins Lake Staff, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Collins Lake

September netted quite a few Catfish, the biggest caught by David Callison on Yuba City which weighed in at 11 pounds. His friend Kevin, pictured above also caught an 8 pound Cat and they used worms for bait. They caught them in broad daylight under the power lines. Little Katelynn Hernandez, Photo #1 of Sac fished during the day in 30...
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22 lb. Salmon caught at Boyd's Pump at Collins Lake this week
by Collins Lake Staff, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Collins Lake

Hey guys I've attached one of our Employees photo along with her friend Jim of their awesome trip to Boyd's pump on her birthday Jennifer Filante caught the biggest (approx. 22 lbs.) on a spinner she found in Jim Rafanan's tackle box that was priced $1.49 and had been there for almost a century he said. It had a bent spinner blade...
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Catfish are the hot catch at Collins Lake
by Collins Lake Staff, AUGUST 31, 2012
Collins Lake

Summer isn't officially over until Sept. 21st but it is cooling down at night already. This is a good sign that the trout will start surfacing more often during the day along with the Bass, Bluegill, Crappie & Catfish. Several fishermen caught trout in the early morning hours along the old sand ramp near the face of the dam and...
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It was a great week for fishing at Collins Lake, especially for the kids!
by Collins Lake Staff, AUGUST 18, 2012
Collins Lake

Greg Byrkit borrowed a grandson for the week and his name was Dylan!! I don't know if it was Greg's infamous bright green safari hat or Dylan's charm that brought good luck to their boat but Dylan, pictured above landed the biggest fish of his little life, it was a Largemouth Bass and he caught it on a hula popper!...
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