Fishing Articles

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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Bass, Catfish & Trout were all caught this week at Collins lake
by Collins Lake Staff, JULY 27, 2012
Collins Lake

Kevin & Dave, main photo above caught 3 Cats & 8 Bass and the biggest Cat was 6 lbs. 8 oz. while fishing with rubber worms in the brushy areas from their boat. Jesse from Oregon House caught his 4 lb. Cat on a pink hoochie with a nightcrawler up towards the bridge. Four little boys, Jaysun, Adrian, Keanu &...
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Catfish & Trout were running "neck in neck" in the catches reported to Collins Lake
by Collins Lake Staff, JULY 14, 2012
Collins Lake

Trout are generally being caught at night off the dock, drifting with Powerbait, or trolling with nightcrawlers & Powerbait. Although Catfish mostly bite at night, there were several catches during the day while the angler was fishing for trout or bass. Tyler Proctor, pictured above of Rio Linda used sardines to land a nice cat while brothers John & Jacob caught...
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Another great fishing report from Collins Lake
by Collins Lake Staff, JULY 7, 2012
Collins Lake

he biggest stringer of fish I've seen in a long time were all caught during a night fishing excursion for Tom, Brady, & Hunter Wickum see photo above. They had 15 trout, 7 Crappie, 2 Perch, 2 Bass & 2 Catfish!!! They used a variety of baits, ranging from worms, Powerbait & live minnows and fished between 8 pm and...
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Trout fishing was very good at Collins Lake, especially for this time of year
by Collins Lake Staff, JULY 2, 2012
Collins Lake

Our patriotic trout don't salute you but they do hit the bait with a BANG! They have been very active this week with the cooler nights. Fishermen are catching trout all day long, not just in the mornings or evenings which would be the summer norm! Chad & Roger, main photo above trolled in the middle of the lake and...
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