
Davis Lake
Bait Fishing and Trolling Yields Trout Limits, Catfish Are Biting
PORTOLA – After a temporary slowdown, trout fishing on Davis Lake shifted back into high gear on the July Fourth Holiday Weekend.
“Yesterday I caught and released 11 rainbows, ranging from 17 to 20 inches long, while trolling Baby Simon lures in copper/red and orange at 18 feet deep,” said Ed Dillard of Dillard’s Guided Fishing. “The surface water temperature has been 73 to 74 degrees.”
On the following day, he anchored up near the island at 26 feet deep. The three anglers fishing with Dillard caught limits of rainbow trout ranging 14 to 19 inches long while fishing with rainbow PowerBait.
Bank fishermen are also catching trout at Davis. Jeanne Graham recommended fishing with Power Bait and worms at Camp Five, Mallard and Eagle Point.
“The trout are feeding heavily on scuds and damsel flies,” she stated. “Fly fishermen fishing scud and damsel fly patterns are hooking a lot of trout at Cow Creek and Jenkins Point.”
Some brown bullhead catfish are hitting at Mallard and Coot Bays. She hasn’t hear many reports on largemouth bass and bluegill lately.
Davis is holding 79,814 acre feet of water, 96 percent of capacity and 126 percent of average.
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Dan Bacher