Plumas County Fishing Report


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8/18/2008

Fish Plants: Week of August 18

Antelope Lake, Feather River North Fork, Belden

8/18/2008

Frenchman Lake: Courtesy of Wiggins Trading Post (530) 993-4683

Trout fishing has been steady this week, especially at the dam.
Jacob Boomsma - age 9 - from Reno, NV caught 4 nice rainbows three using night crawlers. They weighed 1 to 1 1/2 pounds each.
Kayla White, also from Reno, caught a 1 1/2
pounder at the dam with salmon eggs.
Josh, Jen and Ashton from Chilcoot caught a limit of beautiful rainbows while trolling a copper Dick Nite.
Small needlefish and orange or Rainbow Glitter Powerbait have also been working well this week.

8/15/2008

Lake Almanor: Courtesy of the Sports Nut (530) 258-2993

Try fishing the jetties in Prattville with a SW10 kastmasters or night crawlers with power bait - crickets down by the dam for browns and rainbows - maybe a white mini gitzit.
Boat Fishing: Reports of the trollers taking fish with red/gold speedy shiners on the west shore. Also #9 Rapalas gold flour-scent red down 15 to 20 feet. Try a #3 needle fish red dot frog for good sixe trout. Some Salmon 2 - 4 lbs being caught - try down by the dam with anchovy tails with SZ 1 hook. Reports of smallmouth bass showing up at the points & drop offs - gitzits-try crickets with SZ 10 hook & BB shot 12" from your hook.

8/11/2008

Fish Plants: Week of August 11

Warner Creek; Hamilton Branch Creek;Feather River North Fork, Almanor;Little Grass Valley Resevoir, Gold Lake

8/11/2008

Frenchman Lake: Courtesy of Wiggins Trading Post (530) 993-4683

Cooler nighttime temperatures have improved the bite at Frenchman Lake. Doyle Sligar, a summertime regular at Frenchman's, caught several limits of nice rainbows near Crystal Point this week with salmon eggs.
Mitch and Cathy from Reno and their friends, Cia and Ed Bearden from Lompoc, CA caught 2 rainbows - 16 inches and 16 1/2 inches - at the dam with worms. This was Cia's first time trout fishing. She had fun reeling em in and really appreciated all the instruction she got from Mitch and Ed.
Fishing to the right of the dam with night crawlers produced several nice rainbows - 21 inches each - as well as a few catfish for one excited fisherman.
Trollers - Troll night crawlers and flashers or Dick Nit lures slow and deep.

8/4/2008

Frenchman Lake: Courtesy of Wiggins Trading Post 530-993-4683

Frenchman Lake has been overflowing with campers and fisherman every weekend. Fishing has slowed some, but most everyone is catching one or two. Catfish are pletiful all over the lake. Even some of the trollers have reported catching them. Troll deep or cast from shore to deep water. Keep your bait off the botton. Try coming up mid-week to beat the crowds.

8/1/2008

Bucks Lake: Courtesy of Debbie at Haskins Valley Inn

Fishing is good but not as good as it was two weeks ago. Pulling out rainbows and browns from boats and shore with frogger colors. Macs ought to be running in a few weeks.

8/1/2008

Fish Plants Week of August 4, 2008

Bucks Lake

8/1/2008

Lake Almanor: Courtesy of the Sports Nut (530) 258-2993

Bank Fishing: Try fishing the jetties in Prattville with a SW10 kastmasters or night crawlers with power bait - crickets with meal worms, down by the dam for browns and rainbows - maybe a white mini gitzit.
Boat Fishing: Reports of the trollers taking fish with red/gold speedy shiners on the west shore. Also #9 rapalas gold flour-scent red down 15 to 20 feet. Try a #3 needle fish fed dot frog for good size trout. Some salmon 2 -4 lbs. being caught. Try down by the dam with anchovy tails with sz 1 hook. Reports of smallmouth bass showing up at the points and drop offs-Gitzits. Try crickets with w.sz 10 hook and BB shot 12" from your hook. The hex hatch is over.
Butt Lake: Not many reports of fish. Good spot by the powerhouse is now open, but is not running. Report that it will be running by August 4th.

7/21/2008

Fish Plants Week of July 21, 2008

Bucks Lake;Jamison Creek; Spanish Creek; Feather River North Fork, Belden

7/21/2008

Frenchman Lake: Courtesy of Wiggins Trading Post (530) 993-4683

Those having the most success at Frenchman Lake this week are casting out to the deepest water. Use nightcrawlers or various colors of powerbait such as Chartreuse, Rainbow Glitter or Orange. Keep your bait off the bottom. Trollers - Use leadcore line or downriggers to go deep - at least 25 to 30 feet. Worms and silver Dodgers are producing good results. The campgrounds are filling up fast on the weekends so come early for a good spot.

7/14/2008

7/14/2008 Lake Almanor Report - �Courtesy The Sports Nut

Bank Fishing: Try fishing the jetties in Prattville with a SW10 kastmasters or night crawlers with power bait - crickets with meal worms, down by the dam for browns and rainbows - maybe a little tasmanian devil might fo the trick.
Boat Fishing: Reports of the trollers taking fish with red/gold speedy shiners on the west shore. Also #9 rapalas gold flour-scent red down 15 to 20 feet. Try a tasmanian devil for good size trout. Some salmon 2 -4 lbs. being caught. Try down by the dam with anchovy tails with sz 1 hook. Reports of smallmouth bass showing up at the points and drop offs-Gitzits. Try crickets with meal worms w.sz 10 hook and BB shot 12" from your hook. The hex hatch is about done.
Butt Lake: Not many reports of fish. Good spot by the powerhouse is now open, but is not running.
Bryce Creighton - 10 years old caught a brown - 11 pounds 4 ounces with a 4 pound test this week.

7/14/2008

Frenchman Lake : Courtesty of Wiggins Trading Post (530) 993-4683

Fishing seems to have slowed down a bit at Frenchman Lake this week. The weather is considerably warmer now, so the fish are deep. Trollers are going at least 25 ft down, trolling slow with night crawlers and flashers. Bank fishermen - Cast out to deep water. Night crawlers, Rainbow Powerbait, marshmallows and lures such as Roostertails, Kastmasters or Mepps are working well.

6/16/2008

Frenchman Lake Report

Courtesy of Wiggin's Trading Post
(530) 993-4683
We've had many reports of fish being caught on a variety of things this week at Frenchman Lake. Jenea Logan caught a 19 inch rainbow with a purple wooly bugger while trolling the east side of the lake 18 to 25 feet down. Bob Parry from Chilcoot says trolling is good with night crawlers and flashers at Big Cove.

On Saturday, 6/14/2008 Scott - a Loyalton resident- caught a 15 inch trout on a green Kastmasters lure. Beadhead Flashback Pheasant Tails and Black Midges are worth trying too.