OROVILLE – Fishing for rainbow trout and king salmon has been tough lately, but the bass are definitely on the bite at Lake Oroville

“The jig fishing is definitely off the hook,” reported Tony Mello at Johnson’s Bait and Tackle. “We caught and released quality one spotted bass after another from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm on my most recent trip to Oroville. The fish were all in the 1-1/2 to 3 lb. range. The fish hit best on Keitech jig heads with dark green pumpkin Yamamoto double tail grubs. The A-Rig bite should start soon with the water temperature dropping to 60 degrees.”

“On my last trip to Oroville, we ended up with one king, no trout and 8 bass while trolling,” said Rob Reimers of Rustic Ro...