Fishing Articles

Collins Lake Fishing Report
by Collins Lake Staff, MARCH 27, 2007
Collins Lake

Oroville resident Tom Levulett started the week off strong with a 5 lb. 8 oz. Rainbow. Tom trolled a Fire Tiger #5 Rapala near the dam. The same day, Jim Kirby landed a 5 lb. 8 oz. off the beach on a Kastmaster. Sharon Beatty used a Rapala near the dam and netted a 3 pounder. Aaron, Johnnie, & Falon...
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Collins Lake Report
by Collins Lake Staff, MARCH 20, 2007
Collins Lake

Fishing action at Collins Lake is here to stay thanks to the consistent fish plants from here on out. One to two weekly Trophy plants are arriving on schedule as well as a F & G plant every other week. Our trout raising program is going quite well and they are getting BIG. Those trout will be released around the...
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Collins Lake Fish Report 03-13-2007
by Collins Lake Staff, MARCH 13, 2007
Collins Lake

The second week of March exploded with not only HUGE trout being caught as you can well see, but the Bass are active and very aggressive too. Regina Chung's perfect vacation ended with an enormous 7 lb. 5 oz. Rainbow she caught and landed from shore down by the dam. She holds the title for her family fishout-WOW REGINA! Jerlene...
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Collins Lake Report
by Collins Lake Staff, FEBRUARY 20, 2007
Collins Lake

The fishermen that were here on the day of the first trophy plant had high expectations of catching an easy dinner but things got off to a rocky start. That day and the next day I hadn't heard of any catches until late the following day when Jeff Kern who had been hitting it hard all day long with little...
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Collins Lake Report
by Collins Lake Staff, FEBRUARY 14, 2007
Collins Lake

I'm hearing that the rain is gone for awhile but what a blessing it was as we watched our lake rise from 32' down to 19' from the top. When a lake fills quickly it is inevitable that it will become somewhat stirred up. Catfishing is especially good in the few days after a good rain. When the water is...
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Collins Lake Fish Report 07-09-07
by Collins Lake Staff, DECEMBER 7, 2006
Collins Lake

Last week it looks like the camper's kids took fishing very seriously. They came out in full force and caught lots of fish. The Catfish dominated the picture board as far as biggest fish this week. The majority of the fish netted this week were Bass, using topwater plugs like Hula Poppers or worms or crawdads. Larry Saclayan thought 7/2...
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