Lake Oroville ~
Coho Salmon ~ Best time: April through July
Located
just outside the City of Oroville, the Oroville Dam
is the highest dam in the United States towering 770
feet above the city. The lake is at an elevation of
900 feet with a total water surface area of 15,500
acres. It supports several great boat ramps, camping
facilities and a full service marina. This is where
Bare Bones fishes for the "Red Hot Coho Salmon" by
mainly utilizing trolling and mooching techniques.
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Bullard's Bar ~
Trout/Kokanee ~ Best time: February to December
45
minutes north of Marysville at an elevation of
2000', this is prime Kokanee Salmon fishing and some
early season Trout. Bullard's Bar has 2 paved
boat ramps and a full service Marine. Best time for
going after the Trout is February to April and then
again in late November and December. Kokanee fishing
is best from May to August.
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New Melones ~ Kokanee ~
Best Time: May to August
Located
just south of Angles Camp on State Highway 49 New
Melones Reservoir rests at the 1088' elevation. The
water surface area is 12,500 acre feet and boasts 3
launch ramps and a full service Marina. There is
also plenty of camping and fish cleaning facilities.
This is a great, Great, GREAT Kokanee fishing lake
with Kokanee that get Big & Fat and Fight!! A great
lake to fish !
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Gold Lake ~ Trout ~ Best
Time: Spring Thaw to First Snow
Located
at the base of the Sierra Buttes in the lakes basin
off Hwy 49 at Bassetts or off Hwy 70 at Gray Eagle,
it is the largest lake in that area sitting at the
6000' elevation. It is an absolutely beautiful
glacial lake. It sports one improved launch ramp and
has campgrounds. Rainbows and Lake Trout (Mackinaw)
are that targets at Gold Lake.
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Davis Lake ~ Trout ~ Best
Time: Spring Thaw to First Snow
Located
in the Plumas National Forrest 7 miles north of
Portola, the lake is situated at an elevation of
5,775'. Total surface area is 4,026 acres and has 3
nice campgrounds and launch ramps. Davis Lake is
prime Trout water.
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Jackson Meadows ~
Trout ~ Best Time: Spring Thaw to First Snow
At an
elevation of 6200', just outside Truckee off Hwy 89,
this is Bare Bone's favorite lake for trout.
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Rivers
Salmon
Salmon
fishing takes place on the Feather River from Yuba
City to Oroville and on the Sacramento River from
Grimes to Woodson Bridge, but mostly at Woodson
Bridge.
On the
Feather River, the spring Salmon run starts moving
in as early as May followed by the fall run in
August to October.
On the
Sacramento River, the fish really start to move into
the system in
the month of September to the first of October,
these are fall fish then we see the late fall fish
at the end of November through December. These generally are the BIG
BOYS, 30+ pounds. Bare Bones uses several techniques
from working flat fish and Kiwkfish lures to using
roe.
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Stripers
Most of
the Striper fishing occurs on the Sacramento River
between Grimes and Colusa and on the Feather River
from Verona to Yuba City. By the first of April the
Stripers are well into their spawning migration up
both rivers. The majority of the fish will make
their way up the Sacramento River but on good water
years we'll see really good numbers up the Feather
River as well. The run generally peaks in May with
good fishing well into June/July. To catch these
guys Bare Bones uses live and cut bait as well as
lures.
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Sturgeon
All of
the Sturgeon fishing occurs on the Sacramento River
from Verona to Colusa in March, April and May. The
boat is limited to just
2 anglers and most of the fishing occurs at night.. yes, that's
right, Bare Bones will fish all night for these
dinosaurs. Sturgeon start moving up the river in
January to spawn...these are BIG fish, some going
over 8' and several hundred pounds! Success rates
vary widely. These trips are limited and fill up
fast, so book your trip today!
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