Lake Almanor Fishing Reprt | The Fish Sniffer

Lake Almanor Fishing Reprt

Lake Almanor Fishing Reprt

Lake Almanor

Weather Changes and so does the fishing

The weather has been incredibly mild in early December making conditions ideal for some December trout fishing. The current batch of storms may change things dramatically. Traffic on the Lake Almanor is light. The water level remains virtually unchanged with very little fluctuation and currently sits at 4483 or about 11 feet below full pool. Flows on all the lake’s tributaries have been below seasonal norms due to the lack of precipitation, but that is changing as we speak. Water temperature is now running in the mid 40’s and trending down. The trout are spread throughout the entire lake feeding on the pond smelt population. Much o...

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Volume 45 Issue 1 Out Now!

Volume 45 Issue 1 Out Now!