Fish Report for 3-5-2013

Trout fihing is picking up at Lake Camanche

3-5-2013
Lake Camanche Staff

GENERAL CONDITIONS
Lake Camanche's current elevation is 224.38 feet above sea level. The inflow from Lake Pardee is currently at 265 c.f.s. The spill is at 0 c.f.s. The outflow from Lake Camanche is currently 0 c.f.s. The lake is 81% full & the water temperature is 55'F degrees. Lake conditions are updated daily on EBMUD's website.

WEEKLY WEATHER
North Shore & South Shore
Showers possible Wed & Thurs then back to partly cloudy and sunny with highs in the high 50's to mid 60's and lows in the high 30's to mid 40's. Weather info courtesy of www.weather.com.

LAKE NEWS
Win a 2014 Annual Day Use Pass! All you have to do is catch the largest fish by weight for the 2013 calendar year. Bring your fish to either marina store for a pic and weigh in to be eligible. One pass per fish type (Bass, Trout, Catfish, Crappie). See store or gate for more details.

Summer will be here before you know it! Bring your boat and camp at Eagle Beach which is our newest boat-in only campground located on the East side of the Peninsula in the Rabbit Creek arm. There are 3 single and 4 double sites. Call (866) 763-5121 for more details.

FISH PLANTS
Mt. Lassen delivered 600 lbs of trout to the South shore ramp and 600 lbs of trout to the South shore pond on Monday, March 4. Mt. Lassen has planted 12,600 lbs of trout at the lake in 2013.

FISHING REPORT
Trout fishing is picking up on both sides of the lake, mostly from boaters using various types of lures. Power baits, power eggs, and night crawlers are still good choices.

Ken Wagner of Roseville caught a 7.96 lb trout while entering the narrows using a wiggle hoochie set up.
Martin Cecchettini of Orangevale caught a limit of trout with a total weight of 6.8 lbs and Ed Tucker of Elk Grove also caught a limit. Total weight, baits and locations caught were not recorded as of the posting of this report.

Robbie Dunham of Galt also caught a limit with his largest fish weighing in at 7.36 lbs while fishing near Big Hat Island with a rapala lure. 7 yr. old Carlos Flores Jr. of Elk Grove caught a 3.49 lb trout off the North Shore Day Use Point using glitter rainbow power bait. Finally, we had Dan Jones and Arianna Bunting of Castro Valley catch a 3 fish stringer with their largest weighing in at 4.69 lbs while in the Narrows by the rock wall while using Speedy Shiners.

HOURS OF OPERATION
Both stores are open 7 days a week.
Camanche Recreation Area is open 365 days a year. Gate hours are 5:00 am - 11:00 pm

North Shore Store (209) 763-5166
Store Hours:
Daily 7:00am -- 5:00pm
Café Hours:
Daily 10:00am -- 3:00pm

South Shore Store (209) 763-5915
Store Hours:
Daily 7:00am -- 5:00pm
Marina Grill:
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