Tag: lake camanche

General Conditions

Lake Camanche’s current elevation is 218.85 feet above sea level. The inflow from Lake Pardee is currently at 716 c.f.s. The spill is at 0 c.f.s. The outflow from Lake Camanche is currently 1612 c.f.s. The lake is 72% full & the water temperature is 71 degrees.

News Flash!

Sometime this week, there will be 20,000 lbs. of trout that will be planted between both shores prior to releasing the 10 tagged fish for the Trout Derby this Saturday. Starting November, between both shores and the trout pond, there will be 10,000 lbs. planted each month until May.

Weekly Weather

North & South Shore
Sunny to partly cloudy all week with lows in the mid to high 50’s and highs in the high 70’s to low 80’s.

Trout

One of our locals, Bruce Jennings, has been catching limits while trolling on the lake from the North Shore marina towards the dam off and on all week. The Day Use point at North Shore is starting to populate with anglers and we are getting reports of limits being caught using chartreuse or rainbow colored power baits. The “rockwall” just before the narrows produced a limit of trout last week. Anglers there reported using worms and flashers.

Bass

No reports of bass this week. If they are being caught, no one is talking.

General Conditions

Lake Camanche’s current elevation is 222.51 feet above sea level. The inflow from Lake Pardee is currently at 11 c.f.s. The spill is at 0 c.f.s. The outflow from Lake Camanche is currently 501 c.f.s. The lake is 78% full & the water temperature is 72 degrees.

Trout

You must go deep… 35′ trolling. Powerbait Works great and is available in our market. Good bank fishing on the far side of the Peninsula at North Shore.

Bass

15 minute “Hot Window” at sunrise and sunset. They’re tenacious with Reapers, Crawfish, Tubes & Frogs.

Catfish

Good bank fishing on North Shore, between Marina and the day use area. The stinkier the better! Chicken liver wrapped in cheese cloth works well.

General Conditions

Lake Camanche’s current elevation is 232 feet above sea level. The inflow from Lake Pardee is currently at 341 c.f.s. The spill is at 0 c.f.s. The outflow from Lake Camanche is currently 1306 c.f.s. The lake is 93% full & the water temperature is 75 degrees.

Trout

This week we had 13 year old Audrey Vierra of Gilroy catch her limit of trout. She was with her family out by the dam trolling with a broken-back rebel. Her total stringer weighed in at 11.97lbs with her 2 largest weighing 3.52lbs and 3.44lbs.

Bass

No reports of bass being caught this week.

Catfish

Catfish like stinky bait. Cut-bait, chicken livers, cheese and night crawlers are some of the most common baits used. It’s always a good idea to have a few choices available and switch them up if you aren’t getting any bites. Still not catching catfish? Try another location.

General Conditions

Lake Camanche is 96% full & the water temperature is 75 degrees.

Trout

Ron Berhorst, a Camanche resident caught 10 trout this last week near Hat Island using green powerbait in about 40 feet of water. South shore also reported to have numerous trout catches along the dam. Anglers are reporting using chartreuse and green powerbaits. Both bank fishing and trolling are still producing decent catches.

Bass

No bass reports this week.

Catfish

No reports of catfish being caught this week.

Trout

Trout are still being caught in the main lake. Warmer weather still has the trout going down to about 40-45 feet or so. Hat Island and along the buoy line at the dam are still hot spots for trollers. Powerbait in rainbow and chartreuse colors as well as night crawlers are still the favorites along with rapala lures and needlefish lures.

Bass

At the South Shore pond, 2 anglers caught a few bass with a hula popper. The biggest was a 5lb and reported catching a big spotted bass the previous day with the same bait.

Catfish

Michael Butler (a CRC employee) and son caught numerous bluegill & even lost a huge catfish next to the boat which broke his 5lb test line and even caught a glimpse of the fish. Since the lake level rose so quickly, a lot of feed was created for channel catfish and many good reports have been coming in to the North Shore store. Most fish were caught with clams, crawlers, chicken liver, and shad. Find a dropoff or timber area to target some shallow fighters. You can also throw some 3 inch grubs for spotted bass, crappie and bluegill.