FRESHWATER
8 March 3 , 2023 VOL . 42 • ISS . 3
FRESHWATER REPORTS :
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COLLINS LAKE
second week of May , provided the surface temperature permits . Over winter , rainy , cloudy and foggy plant days with low fishing pressure means that the lake is well stocked for a great spring season . In spite of the winter norm there
have been quite a few calm sunny days and the few who have made it up to toss a line in have had good results . We ’ ll start with an 8 + pounder that Trent Zizilueskas caught his on rainbow PowerBait near the dam on a recent trip . Randy Suschnick , who reported a 8.5 pound rainbow trout caught on a 3 / 8oz gold Kastmasterhe said “ just before the lake flipped ” so maybe a while ago , but still
This group was all smiles after landing this beauty while fishing with Golden State Sportfishing . Photo Courtesy of Golden State Sportfishing
definitely a notable catch ! Randy ’ s son also reeled in a beautiful lightning trout on green PowerBait . Tammie Gabrielson caught a 6.5 pound beauty on worms fishing the shoreline north of the main marina . Over the past few weeks the lake has just barely begun to settle after the heavy rain . It ’ s stained with visibility of only about 3ft . With visibility low , PowerBait is a good option or if you ’ re casting or trolling at least consider using something with a rattle to it . Temperature is down around 47 ° F so you ’ ll find trout right up to the shoreline . Sandy Wright of Olivehurst caught
a 28 inch monster , reported as 9 1 / 2 pounds down by the dam using PowerBait . I expect she reeled it in along the shoreline near the 400 ’ s , ( which are right on the lakefront at the moment ). In addition to these lunkers we ’ ve had a number of limits and near limits , all within the past few weeks . Christ and Danny caught nine trout using PowerBait from the shoreline . Brian Bender & Dan Lake did one better with a double limit using garlic PowerBait along the north end of the beach . The biggest catch in one day was Craig , Kristina , Natalia & Mikayla who teamed up using PowerBait and Power Eggs to catch a Quad- Limit of trout , including a 5.5lb rainbow . Don ’ t worry folks , we are still stocking ! Finally we have Camilia who brought in a stringer of 4 trout , the
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