GENERAL CONDITIONS

Lake Chabot is filling back up! The rain this past couple of days has muddied up the lake quite a bit. With a few nice days, it should clear right back up. Our current water level is at 82% and rising. We are expecting rain in the upcoming weeks, so make sure to call ahead if you are planning on renting on launching a boat. Overall, fishing has been doing fairly well. Several limits were reportedly caught before the rain and hopefully the trout will keep biting. Across from Raccoon Point has been a hotspot for trout these last couple weeks, so make sure to come early to claim your spot. Our most recent trout plant was the first week of January, and Mt. Lassen planted 750 lbs. of trout near the marina. Video of the trout plant is available on our Facebook page. Water temperature remains in the 50’s and water clarity is about 1 feet visibility.

All of our boats are half off Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays, including Patio Boats!!

CATFISH

Catfishing slowed down quite a bit. No reports of catfish were reported getting caught this past week. When fishing for catfish, the best bait to use when fishing for catfish is either chicken liver, or mackerel. Make sure to cut 2” inch chunk of mackerel and putting it on a size 1 or 2 hook and half ounce weight works best. A simple trick to use when using this bait is wrapping magic thread around the bait to ensure that it doesn’t fly off when fishing.

TROUT

Trout fishing is starting to heat up. More and more limits are reported getting caught. Due the limited shoreline access, the East Shore trail has been the hot spot for trout. Indian cove has slowed down a little, while Raccoon Point trout action is picking up. Successful anglers are using PowerBait and mice tails to lure them in. When setting up make sure to use a sliding sinker set up with a ½ oz weight and at least an 18” leader line. Trolling has also started to pick up too, Anglers are using gold Kastmasters and small Rapalas when trolling on a boat.

BASS

Bass fishing has been very slow. A couple reports of bass were caught but nothing big was reported. Please practice catch and release for bass, as they are not stocked into the lake and their population depends on you!