The San Pablo Reservoir Recreation Area is now open for the season with the hours being 6:30 am to 6:00 pm and boats being off the water by 5:00 pm. The Boat Launch area is open 7 days a week with snacks and drinks available. The Café is also open 6 days of the week from 9:00 - 3:00 so visitors can get some hot food. The Main Rec is holding a monthly trout derby. The largest three trout weight in at the Main Rec get prizes. It $5 to enter the derby. Mt. Lassen planted 1,450 pounds of trout on March 13th. 10% were trophy sized trout. The water temp has been around 66 degrees and the water elevation is at 295ft. There is about 2.5 feet water clarity. The weather out here has been beautiful, in the 70's with a light breeze. Trout are being caught from the shoreline near the Main Recreation Area the Pines. Boaters have been having the best luck at the Round Top, Sandy Point, and Scow Canyon. Power-Bait for the Trout such as Chartreuse, Rainbow and Garlic have been working as well. Night Crawlers still seem to be a hot bait of choice. The Broken-Back Fire-Tiger Rapala, Mepps, and Kastmasters are being used to catch trout on the troll. Bass have be caught using spinner baits and plastic worms.