Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3818 August 16-30 | Page 11

VOL.38 • ISS. 18
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August 16-30, 2019
Trout, Bass & Family Fun At Collins Lake!
A
s I motored away from the launch
ramp I spotted a mature bald eagle
setting in a tree on the far side of the lake,
it’s snow-white head stood
out
distinctly against the grey-
green backdrop.
The electric
trolling
motor
churned
silently
beneath
the
surface,
pushing
me toward
the dam
as I rigged
my rods. On
the first rod I tied on
a chrome and blue
Cripplure, while I armed the second with a
3-inch minnow plug.
I was about midway across the dam when
the rod toplining the Cripplure dipped and
then popped back up. The fish had missed
getting hooked, but a beat later it struck
again and this time luck was on my side.
The rod drew down into a satisfying arc
and line started flowing off the reel before
I could get the rig out of the holder. The
thick-bodied rainbow put up a determined
battle, but within a few minutes it was
safely in the cooler.
For the rest of the morning I worked
back and forth along the face of the dam.
By early afternoon I’d hooked and landed
more than two dozen rainbows. Most of
them were quickly released, but I did keep
three rainbows and a lone brown in the 2
pound class. As I eased the boat back onto
it’s trailer I looked across the lake and was
surprised to see that the eagle was still
sitting on it’s perch. Between seeing the
eagle and battling a bunch of hard fighting
trout it had been a majestic morning at
Collins Lake indeed!
Collins Lake, sits at 1,200 feet in eleva-
tions, about midway between the cities of
Marysville to the north and Grass Valley to
the south. When full as it usually is in the
spring the lake features 1,600 surface acres
of water and 12.5 miles of shoreline
Unlike a lot of the state’s premier trout
fishing destinations the Collins Lake Recre-
ation Area offers
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all the amenities an
angler requires and
is family friendly.
The recreation
area’s facilities
fishing. The lake’s rich waters provide
an exceptional forage base in the form of
prolific numbers of threadfin shad. Yet,
the most important factor is the recreation
area’s commitment to providing a top notch
fishing experience. Collins boasts the most
aggressive trout stocking program in the
north state. Spring and fall big numbers of
rainbow trout are planted.
by Cal Kellogg
In addition to trout, Collins is home to a
strong population of spotted bass and there
are also plenty of big Florida strain large-
mouths, along with crappie, sunfish, catfish
and more!
If you haven’t yet sampled the exceptional
trout and fishing Collins Lake provides
check them out online at www.collinslake.
com and plan a late summer or fall visit!
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hot showers, sand
swimming beach
and a children’s
playground. If you
don’t have your own
boat don’t despair.
The marina offers
outboard equipped
aluminum fishing
boats, patio boats and
ocean kayaks.
So what makes
Collins Lake such
an awesome fishery?
Well there are a
couple of driving
factors behind the
lake’s superb trout
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