GENERAL CONDITIONS
With summer starting to come to an end, the weather has been a pretty steady heat in the high 70's to low 80's while catfishing has been picking up and becoming steadier as well. More and more have been caught over by the island, dam and Half Moon Bay. The water clarity has been great in the past few weeks with about a 15 foot visibility. However, the wind has been a problem later in the afternoon on a daily basis. Since the beginning of summer, we have planted a little over 3,500 lbs of catfish. When you bring in your big fish, we will take your picture and give you a "Lake Chabot Whopper Club" button. If you catch a whopper over 8 lbs (trout), 10 lbs (catfish) or 5 lbs (bass), you will also receive a Lake Chabot whopper mug. For beginning anglers, if you have any questions on what to use, please come down to the Marina and one of our friendly staff will be more than happy to help you get set up for fishing adventure.

Boating has been picking up more and more during the summer months, if you're looking to take out a boat, the best time to come out is in the morning or early afternoon. As mentioned before, the wind picking up in the late afternoon has caused us to give out warnings or not send out kayaks, rows or electric boats.

It's now August and the heat has been picking up so it's turning into catfish season here at the lake. Also all our boats are half off Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays! Our schedule for the summer is 6 AM - 6 PM, Monday through Thursday and 6 AM - 7 PM, Friday through Sunday.

Marina Café & Store Updates
We've revamped our food menu here at the Lake Chabot Marina Café! We've got all new food for breakfast, lunch and even for kids! Come check it out and have a taste.

We've got some new apparel here at Lake Chabot! We just got a new shipment in of shirts and a new variation on one of our sweatshirts. Our original pink and orange sweatshirts now come in grey! And we have a brand new lake blue shirt, as well as a new brown trout shirt (see on Photo #1). Come by and check them out!

Fishing Hotspots Map (PDF) Download Lake Chabot Fishing Hotspots Map (PDF). Last updated July 21, 2013.

TROUT
Trout fishing is extremely slow right now. It won't start to pick up until the water cools down and we won't get our first trout plant for fall until late September or early October. For now, make sure to use bait that is bright to lure the fish in and if you're going to be trolling, the best lures to use are Firetiger Rapalas, Kastmasters and Mirashads. As we get closer to summer the water will begin to warm up, so if your trolling make sure to use some split shot about 18 inches away the lure. When they do start to pick up, chartreuse and rainbow Powerbait will be the best baits to catch trout! When trolling, make sure to let out about a hundred feet of line and let the motor do all the work but also be wary of other anglers on the shoreline so your lines don't get caught!

BASS
Bass are currently in post-spawn mode, so they are near the shoreline, about 10-15 feet deep. If you are fishing for bass, they are hitting mostly in the early mornings and evenings mostly on plastics, jigs and hula grubs. Near the island or the tulles by Raccoon Point are always a good spot to fish for bass. Most of the anglers are throwing Senkos, drop shots and Brush hogs to get the fish to come out from their deep, off-shoreline structure. Livewells can be provided upon request thanks to Walton's Pond. Please practice catch and release for bass, as they are not stocked into the lake and their population depends on you! Within the past few weeks or so, Lake Chabot Marina employee Erich Coulter has caught bass ranging from 4 lbs to 7 lbs in the Coot's Landing area as well as one over in Bass Cove using Lunker Punker topwater swimbait. Another Lake Chabot Marina employee, Joey Coelho caught a 9.5 lb bass over in Half Moon Bay using crank bait.

CATFISH
With the heat picking up for summer, catfish should start to pick up. We just got our first catfish plant on August 6, 2013 with 500 lbs from Mt. Lassen. Water temperature will determine how active catfishing will be. The warmer the water the more active they will be. Typically around this time, catfish are going to be located by Raccoon point and behind the island, but they have also been around the Half Moon Bay area, behind the island, and Coot's Landing. Anglers are using mackerel, anchovies and chicken liver for bait, as well as night crawlers. We are done planting catfish for the year, so grab your most stinky bait and come on out before all the catfish swim back down to the bottom of the lake! With the heat picking up here and there, catfish might start picking up but there's no guarantee!

WHOPPERS
No recorded whoppers for this week.

SPECIALS
HALF OFF ALL BOAT RENTALS (including Patio Boats!)
Tuesday -- Thursday (non-holidays)

HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday -- Thursday
Boat rentals are 6:00am -- 5:00pm
Boats due in by 6:00pm
Friday -- Sunday
Boat rentals are 6:00am -- 6:00pm
Boats due in by 7:00pm

Hours subject to change based on weather conditions and light levels.