Rainbow Trout Bite Sizzles for Trollers

FOLSOM – Trollers are catching big numbers of rainbow trout, along with some Chinook salmon, in the beautiful weather we have been seeing.

Jerry Lampkin of TNG Motor Sports Guide Service reported superb trolling for rainbows on Folsom lately. His latest trip was on February 6 when he, his neighbor Steve, and Cal Kellogg of fishcalkellogg.com boated around 25 fish, all rainbows except for 2 king salmon in the 12 to 14 inch range and one 17 inch spotted bass.

“We kept eight fish and released the rest,” said Lampkin. “We caught all of the fish in the top 25 feet of the water column. The rainbows were in the 16 to 17 inch range, along with some smaller...