Collins Lake
Bass Still Biting, Trout Take a Dive

OREGON HOUSE – There’s Just a few more quiet days before summer comes crashing in! The lake is about 2 ft. below full with a surface temperature around 74°F and good clarity. There are good reports of bass and redear activity over the last 10 days, expect the bass to settle for spawning soon. Trout are still biting but for the most part they have taken a dive down below 15ft. That’s how deep Cooper Meadows caught his 8.16lb lunker trout on a pink rubber worm over on the east side. Angelina, 7 and Julian, 3, brought home dinner for the whole family with 8 rainbow trout caught on green PowerBait down below site #312. Lindsey and Bertoni brought in a double limit including a 7lb beast trolling near the dam. Lilyanne Shaun and Conner loaded up the bragboard with rainbow trout and lightning trout, as did Joe Malotte and Carl Lincoln, who used PowerBait and nightcrawlers at only 10ft deep. As the weather warms up we expect to see more catfish like the 10 pounder that Yashua caught on a worm. Greg Dawn caught a limit of trout and topped off his ice chest with a bass caught trolling worms and PowerBait with an old classic- anise oil. Victor of Yuba City caught a 2.5 pound lightning trout, Waylon’s weighted in a 2.2 pounds and Nickey showed us what a 9 pound fish looks like.
Lilyanne caught her 2.5lb lightning trout on Pink Trick Worms. Ryan Alexander caught an 8 pound rainbow trout on a worm down by the dam. Mia caught her 3.2lb fish down in front for campsite #63. Ricardo Cummins landed three lightning trout, including an 8 1/4lb beauty along with two rainbows to limit out for the day. Randy Wyatt brought in two trolling Tasmanian Devils. Austin & Hannah hooked their fish using PowerBait in front of campsite #408. Kalaya, Kolten, Junior & Bobby brought in rainbows, lighting trout and bass mostly using Kastmasters and PowerBait by the dam. The Meadows family had more than a few good days but today they loaded the board with nine rainbows & lightning trout.

• Ed Palma