New Melones Reservoir - Central California
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Melones still producing limits of Kokanee and TroutWritten By: Fishin’ James Guide Service, Took 3 clients out for a nice warm day to target Kokanee and Trout on New Melones Resivour. There was a large flotilla of boats between the spillway and dam so I decided to stay away. Trolled from the spillway to the north and back... read more ›› |
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Mother Lode RoundupWritten By: Dan Bacher, Garry Erck, Amador (Ione) Victor Perez and Mario Costillo both took home $500.00 as the winners of the drawing of Lake Amador’s Annual Trout Derby. The lake management stocked 7000 pounds of cutbows and rainbow/steelhead hybrids last week to make... read more ›› |
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New Melones producing easy limits of Kokanee and TroutWritten By: Fishin’ James Guide Service, The weather report said that it was going to be very windy the next couple days. I informed my clients that it was going to be a rough day out on the water if they still wanted to go. They both took the day off work and were eager to... read more ›› |
Mother Lode RoundupWritten By: Dan Bacher, Garry Erck, Amador (Ione) Victor Perez and Mario Costillo both took home $500.00 as the winners of the drawing of Lake Amador’s Annual Trout Derby. The lake management stocked 7000 pounds of cutbows and rainbow/steelhead hybrids last week to make room in their hatchery, and the... read more ›› |
Mother Lode RoundupWritten By: Dan Bacher, Garry Erck, Amador (Ione) Trout fishing continues to be strong at Lake Amador as the lake management continues to plant 3,500 pounds of trout every week. The water level is currently 10 feet from full. “The trout fishing is about a 5 to 6 on a scale of 1 to 10,” said Lockhart.... read more ›› |
Mother Lode RoundupWritten By: Dan Bacher, Garry Erck, Amador (Ione) Black bass fishing is picking up at Lake Amador, as evidenced by the results of a trip by Larry Hemphill, fishing guide. “I started fishing about 4 pm and caught a 2 pounder right away on a jig,” said Hemphill. “Then I caught a small bass and then a... read more ›› |
Melones still producing limits of Kokanee and TroutWritten By: Fishin’ James Guide Service, Took 3 clients out for a nice warm day to target Kokanee and Trout on New Melones Resivour. There was a large flotilla of boats between the spillway and dam so I decided to stay away. Trolled from the spillway to the north and back again all day. Got 4 limits of trout to 18" and... read more ›› |
New Melones producing easy limits of Kokanee and TroutWritten By: Fishin’ James Guide Service, The weather report said that it was going to be very windy the next couple days. I informed my clients that it was going to be a rough day out on the water if they still wanted to go. They both took the day off work and were eager to get into the action regardless of the conditions.... read more ›› |
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Tips & Tactics for New Melones Reservoir
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Trout Love Dough BaitWritten By: Cal Kellogg Can you feel that little twinge? If you are a trout troller or fly guy you can. It’s absolutely true, trout love dough bait. That fact in... read more ›› |
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Trolling Notes 2.0Written By: Cal Kellogg I just turned 45 and I’ve been trout fishing for nearly my entire life. I’ve been trolling for trout and landlocked salmon for the better... read more ›› |
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Five Must Have Items For The Trout AnglerWritten By: Cal Kellogg I’m like every other trout angler I know, in that I literally have thousands of different offerings and products that MIGHT catch trout or... read more ›› |
Weather Report for New Melones Reservoir
Todays date: Tuesday May 21, 2013
Tuesday's forecast for Altaville, CA
Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 40 to 51. Prevailing north winds up to 15 mph.
Wednesday's forecast for Altaville, CA
Mostly sunny. Highs 57 to 67 higher elevations... 62 to 72 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds up to 15 mph.
Thursday's forecast for Altaville, CA
Mostly sunny. Highs 59 to 71. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday's forecast for Altaville, CA
Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 65 to 77.
New Melones Reservoir Fish Species
- Trout
- Bass
- Landlocked Salmon
- Panfish
- Catfish
- Kokanee
Whats Biting?
Trout
- Hello again guys. We had a chance to go up to Shaver Lake on Saturday, 5.18.13. We initially wanted to go to Wishon Lake but since we had a late...
Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:18 GMT - Most fish I catch look like this first fish with brite color meat. Every now and then I pick one up like this second fish with white meat. Most of...
Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:41 GMT - **Let me preface this post that I will not tell you where this is**
Sorry I dont want to sound mean! Jeremy and I are avid fisherman and...
Tue, 21 May 2013 04:42:15 GMT - The boy and I rented a fishing boat for our first visit to Collins Lake. We were out on the water by 6:15, and headed straight for the dam. Started...
Tue, 21 May 2013 01:40:23 GMT - Any Pardee Reports?
Mon, 20 May 2013 22:15:24 GMT
Bass
- went on a north delta search for smallies. did not find too many, might be a bit early
but we did manage to stick a few bass on topwater plugs...
Tue, 21 May 2013 04:30:36 GMT - Anyone have a chill spot they go to when they just wanna catch fish and relax without dealing with tons of other people? I wanna just paddle out in...
Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:34 GMT - Anyone know if this lake is public for fishing or private? Thanks.
Mon, 20 May 2013 05:15:47 GMT - Finally got my son to bass fish with me. He has never caught a LMB in his life. And on his 3rd cast he gets a fish and a new addiction all at an...
Thu, 16 May 2013 22:20:34 GMT - Got out of the boat to stretch out our legs and decided to try out my new Hero 3 black edition. Was lucky enough to get this little guy to let me...
Wed, 15 May 2013 00:35:56 GMT
Landlocked Salmon
- Took my son out for his first Kokanee trip. We launched out of Tuttle town around 10 and headed straight to dam area and saw the armada working the...
Tue, 21 May 2013 05:50:41 GMT - I had mentioned in my last post how good the afternoon fishing was at NM. So I took my own advice and launched at the Glory Hole Ramp around 2:30 pm....
Tue, 21 May 2013 04:59:25 GMT - Anyone want to divilge any info on IVR? Did any plants occur there? Trout or Kokes?:pirate:
Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:11 GMT - At Berry yesterday and the fishing was slow. The fish were hard to find and once found they would not bite. Seemed as if everyone was having a hard...
Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:24 GMT - Hey All,
Our latest field test Product is a random selection Pautzke Fire Bait.
Fire Bait has a rich texture that forms into a ball easily...
Mon, 20 May 2013 03:45:15 GMT
Panfish
- Anyone have advice on fishing for crappie in berryessa? I don't fish for crappie but have fished berryessa quite a bit. Was thinking of trying at...
Fri, 17 May 2013 18:38:26 GMT - It's that time again!
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Wed, 15 May 2013 02:26:04 GMT - Hi folks....newbie here. I grew up Pennsylvania where every lake has good bluegill fishing and I'd love to find something in the South Bay or in the...
Fri, 03 May 2013 23:40:04 GMT - Had a great evening fishing with Russell. We started in the late evening and fished right before 1AM. Jigging gulp minnows 3-9ft deep on a bobber and...
Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:37:19 GMT - Went out on 4-24 for some crappies and slayed them. 21 total i believe. Only was keeping 7 inches and bigger with two or three smaller ones thrown in...
Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:44:16 GMT
Catfish
- Has anyone ever fished the pond on Marshal Rd in West Sacramento for catfish or carp? It's close to me and I like fishing ponds more than the river...
Tue, 21 May 2013 23:57:15 GMT - Does anyone have any opinions on Hog Wild or G & S Cheese dip baits for catfish? Do they work better in current such as on the Sac River or better...
Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:31 GMT - I posted this on the trout board because that is what I was going for but thought you Catfish people might like this too.
Thought we would be first...
Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:26 GMT - went to clearlake catfish derby this weekend started fri noon ended sun at noon, we launched at 7 am and headed to our spot looked around found a...
Mon, 20 May 2013 05:53:37 GMT - Shot by my buddies. Thought Id share since they arent members of the Sniffer.
I could only imagine how big she was when she was full of eggs
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Thu, 16 May 2013 16:23:30 GMT
Kokanee
- Took my son out for his first Kokanee trip. We launched out of Tuttle town around 10 and headed straight to dam area and saw the armada working the...
Tue, 21 May 2013 05:50:41 GMT - I had mentioned in my last post how good the afternoon fishing was at NM. So I took my own advice and launched at the Glory Hole Ramp around 2:30 pm....
Tue, 21 May 2013 04:59:25 GMT - Anyone want to divilge any info on IVR? Did any plants occur there? Trout or Kokes?:pirate:
Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:11 GMT - At Berry yesterday and the fishing was slow. The fish were hard to find and once found they would not bite. Seemed as if everyone was having a hard...
Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:24 GMT - Hey All,
Our latest field test Product is a random selection Pautzke Fire Bait.
Fire Bait has a rich texture that forms into a ball easily...
Mon, 20 May 2013 03:45:15 GMT
Water Level for New Melones Reservoir
Sorry. We don't have any water level information for New Melones Reservoir. Our information comes from the USGS.
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