New Melones Lake Rainbow Trout, Bass Highlight Late Fall Fishing | The Fish Sniffer

New Melones Lake Rainbow Trout, Bass Highlight Late Fall Fishing

11/28/2025
New Melones Lake Rainbow Trout, Bass Highlight Late Fall Fishing

ANGELS CAMP - Fishing for rainbow trout remains great on New Melones Reservoir, according to Kyle Wise at Headhunter SportFishing.

“We had another fun day on the lake with Ed and his father from Oregon,” said Wise after a recent trip. “it took a little bit to find fish, but when we did, the bite was on. It was no uncommon to be fighting doubles all afternoon. We use stick baits down to 55’ while trolling at 2.5 mph.”

One another fishing adventure, Wise asked, “What do you do on Veterans Day? You take a vet fishing and let him catch monster trout. Ed did that and we had lots of other action, catching limits of bass to fulfill his day.”

Now that the lake waters have turned over, the trout f...

Volume 44 Issue 10 Out Now!

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