Lake Almanor Action
by Steve Carson
4-28-2011
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Things are looking good at Lake Almanor, according to Doug Neal of Almanor Fishing Adventures. "Welcome to Prime Time", quipped Neal. "Surface temps are on the rise, and a few more days of sunshine, and the bug hatches will have this lake fishing about as good as it gets.
"The trolling bite has been very good along the east shore from the Snag to Skinny dip Beach. Lake Cove has been my #1 go to spot this past week for browns, rainbows, and king salmon. The salmon weighed up to 4.8 pounds, the rainbows ran from 13 to 20 inches, and the brown trout in the two pound range.
"All of our strikes have come in the top 16 feet of water. Troll a UV treated silver Sep's Strike Master Dodger, with a threaded crawler 18 inches behind it.
"Avoid the Hamilton Branch and Big Springs, which have brown water coming in. The public ramps at Canyon Dam and the USFS ramps on the west shore are open with docks and plenty of parking."
"The trolling bite has been very good along the east shore from the Snag to Skinny dip Beach. Lake Cove has been my #1 go to spot this past week for browns, rainbows, and king salmon. The salmon weighed up to 4.8 pounds, the rainbows ran from 13 to 20 inches, and the brown trout in the two pound range.
"All of our strikes have come in the top 16 feet of water. Troll a UV treated silver Sep's Strike Master Dodger, with a threaded crawler 18 inches behind it.
"Avoid the Hamilton Branch and Big Springs, which have brown water coming in. The public ramps at Canyon Dam and the USFS ramps on the west shore are open with docks and plenty of parking."
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