Fishing Articles

Collins Lake is still 100% full and occasional cold days have kept the surface temperature low hovering right around 50°C, which means you can still find lots of trout in the top 10ft. While shore fishing with Powerbait isn’t a bad plan we have definitely noticed an uptick in catches made trolling and casting lures. Finally we should say that...
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Trinity Lake is just over one third of capacity when it should be filling up! WHY? Because Bureau of Reclamation is waiting for parts to repair the tube that supplies water to the power plan. Why weren’t these parts discovered when the lake was so low and the repairs were determined to be needed. Why was this tube was not inspected in past...
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On Monday Spring arrived and wea are looking at new growth all around us. As I look out the window, I see the fruit trees starting to bud and tiny green leaves sprouting on the trees in the forest. The trouble is that the river is full of water from the snow melt and the creeks are flowing bank to...
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3-14-23. Got to the marina to check out the ramp. We're working our way up on the 3rd cement panel now at the low water ramp (for next season). We've had 0.36" of rain since 5:30ish this morning (2:42posting)). A drizzle but steady one. This is just from our local storms this winter. A head start so to speak before...
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The weather sure has been the talk of the town to say the least, and while it’s been a wild ride not far from here, Collins Lake didn’t have any snow that hung around for more than a day. In between the showers and sleet there has been a lot of great fishing. The lake is 100% full and spilling...
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Well, that cleared up quickly… It’s still chilly out but the wind has calmed down and folks back are fishing the shoreline. Here's Kevin Zemla, March 1st 2023 with a "Hog of a rainbow trout" caught on Powerbait near the dam! ...
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