Plumas County Fishing Report


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3/9/2010

Frenchman Lake: Courtesy of Wiggin's Trading Post (530) 993-4683

The weather has been fairly good this past week. Fishermen report that the dam or nearby is best for fishing. They are using nightcrawlers, floating them off the bottom about 5 to 10 feet, which is producing good results.

Roads are good to the dam, but a four-wheel drive is needed around the rest of the lake.

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3/4/2010

Frenchman Lake: Courtesy of Wiggin's Trading Post (530) 993-4683

The weather was beautiful this past week and fishermen were out catching rainbow trout about 14-16 inches long and weighing 1 to 1 /4 pounds. Most were catching 2 or 3, at the dam.

The road up to the lake is clear, but you'll need a four-wheel drive for around the lake.

Most fishermen were using nightcrawlers or PowerBait (rainbow, orange or chartruese).

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2/23/2010

Frenchman Lake: Courtesy of Wiggin's Trading Post (530) 993-4683

The recent snow fall has slowed the fishing at Frenchman's this past weekend. During the week we had reports of catching 3 to 5 rainbow trout using nightcrawlers and a worm threader. Size of the fish were 16 - 20 inches in length, and were 3/4 lb to 1 1/2 lbs. They are catching them at the dam.

The road is snow covered and icy past Chilcoot campground. Be careful and be safe. Call ahead for current information.

2/16/2010

Frenchman Lake: Courtesy of Wiggin's Trading Post (530) 993-4683

The weather is getting warmer, although the ice on the lake is still 8 - 10 inches thick. You can see water at the shores edge. Fishermen have been using nightcrawlers with a worm threader. Also, a favorite is orange PowerBait. The best place is still in or around the dam. The best time is around mid-morning or early afternoon.

Still rough getting around the lake, but road conditions are improving. Call ahead for updates.

2/9/2010

Frenchman Lake: Courtesy of Wiggin's Trading Post (530) 993-4683

Fishing has been great this past week! Most fishermen are fishing at the dam, about mid-day. There is still 8-10 inches of ice on the lake. The road up to the dam is clear, but icy in some spots. The road around the lake is only accessible by four-wheel drive or snowmobile.

Dan and John of Reno caught seven rainbow trout at the dam. They were using nightcrawlers with a worm threader. Make sure you get the worms up on the line. One trout was 17 inches long and another was 18 inches.

Call ahead for current updates.

2/9/2010

Lake Davis: Courtesy of Dollard's Sierra Market

For those anglers who have braved the intermittent winter storms, fishing has been good. Access is good from the dam down the east side road to Mallard Cove. Coot Bay and the dam provide the easiest access at this time. Portola's John Pato and David Padia fished the lake the first of the week catching seven or eight fish each, weighing up to 3 1/2 pounds. The best depth was 15 feet in the area of the dam. Nightcrawlers and rainbow PowerBait were the successful baits. Ice depth is reported to be 8 - 10 inches. Alway use the ice with caution.

6/16/2009

Frenchman Lake Fishing Report: Courtesy of Wiggin's Trading Post (530) 993-4683

We've had several good reports of fish being caught on a variety of things at Frenchman's this past week.

Off the shore, Spring Creek campground seemed to have the best fishing results. Catching limits and more using brass/red lures. Rainbow trout averaged 17 - 19 inches, weighing approximately 2 pounds each.

Trolling around the lake near Big Cove and Frenchman's Boot landing produced good results, floating lures on top of the water.

Don't forget Lake Davis will have a fishing derby on Saturday, June 20, 2009, starting at 5 am till 5 pm.

Call ahead for updates.