Water surface temperature is 48 degrees. Clarity has improved in most areas to 6.5 feet to 8 feet. Trolling the east shore is producing lots of trout. Insect hatches have drawn in fish, and plenty of them. Browns, rainbows and occasional keeper salmon are biting. We caught so many fish the last few outings, I lost track, but it’s probably close to 100 fish. We released most and kept a few of the bleeders.

I was trolling red and gold shiners, flourescent Rainbow Runners, and gold Pro Secret with a generous application of blended Carp Spit and Trophy Trout scents from Pro-Cure. All got hits. Speed was 2.0 to 2.6 mph.

Others were trolling  crawlers and dodgers, and Needlefish tipped with a piece of a crawler. Trollers are working the entire east shore, from Canyon Dam to Hamilton Branch and back.

Fishing Pressure has been light, however the few boats we saw had nets going out.

Some fish are active early and we always catch a few early, but the pattern this last week is the bite really picks up after 8:00 am, when the sun hits the water its like ringing the dinner bell.

Work the top water early,  four to 16 feet down, and go deeper in the late morning 28 to 38 feet.

Fish sizes have been all over the scale from eight-inch plants, to 20-inch kings, most of the browns are in the 18" range, with rainbows going to 20 inches. No real big fish but lots of action, even smaller fish are very strong from all that bug protein. Battles have been wonderful with fish busting water and taking line. Doug Neal (530) 258-6732 http://www.almanorfishingadventures.com