Fishing Articles

Collins Lake Fish Report
by Collins Lake Staff, JANUARY 8, 2015
Collins Lake

We know this time of year is great for trout fishing especially from shore, but Dave Callison and Kevin Donovan from Yuba City kicked it on BASS this week. They each kept a limit but caught and released many more, using plastics along the shore all over the east bank and up towards the bridge and their biggest Bass...
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Collins Lake Fish Report
by Collins Lake Staff, DECEMBER 31, 2014
Collins Lake

Chuck Lentz from Rocklin ends the year with a 7 lb. 4 oz. Rainbow caught from shore near his site on PowerEggs. This past week there were lots of trout caught from shore thanks to better visibility (about 4 ft.) Jeremy & Bouzer caught two beautiful trout limits on green PowerBait from shore near the beach. Chris Turnbell from...
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Collins Lake Fish Report
by Collins Lake Staff, DECEMBER 20, 2014
Collins Lake

Our lake has risen over 20 ft. as of 12/20, a great ending to 2014, and an even better beginning of 2015! Although the water is muddy by the bridge where the main runoff is, down by the dam the visibility looks amazing. Even during the recent storms which brought more than 10 inches of rain, people are actually catching fish! Baylin & Gabby from...
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Collins Lake Fish Report
by Collins Lake Staff, DECEMBER 5, 2014
Collins Lake

It's Raining and our lake is on the Rise!! The recent rains have finally saturated the ground and is bringing us some runoff, today we are 52? from spill and the main boat launch is back in operation. Last winter we didn't have any rain to speak of until Feb. and started our season 15? from spill. We are hopeful that this year will show...
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Collins Lake Fish Report
by Collins Lake Staff, NOVEMBER 22, 2014
Collins Lake

The 4th and final fall trophy trout plant arrived on Thurs. 11/20. Now we will concentrate on our net pen project, raising trout to supplement the spring trout plants. Trout fishing is still doing great and this week two little guys caught the biggest fish of the week. Gordon Baio of Auburn hooked a 5 lb. 2 oz. Rainbow trolling a Kastmaster with a...
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Collins Lake Fish Report
by Collins Lake Staff, NOVEMBER 14, 2014
Collins Lake

With three trophy trout plants delivered already and another one on the way, the trout fishing has just been phenomenal this fall. Gus Grimmett and his Dad (Rick) fished two days in a row trolling a dodger with a worm. The first day they got 7 Rainbows, biggest 4 lb. 12 oz. and the next day they both limited out. They trolled by the...
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