Good news for the future of Lake Oroville's fishing opportunities came from Department of Water Resources biologist Julie Brown.
"We purchased 320,000 coho salmon eggs, which are hatched out and in the rearing ponds now.Good news for the future of Lake Oroville's fishing opportunities came from Department of Water Resources biologist Julie Brown. "We purchased 320,000 coho salmon eggs, which are hatched out and in the rearing ponds now.
"We also gathered about 1,500 Christmas trees, and had them bound together as fish habitat structures by the California Conservation Corps. These are the trees that are collected by the Boy Scouts in Chico, and the waste company Recology transports them. The structures were built at Miner's Ranch and Vinton Gulch; we had to pick appropriate sites for placement because the water is so high."
Brown added, "The lake is going over the spillway today; it should be a great fishing year."
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Good trout action greeted Irvine Lake anglers this week, despite rainy midweek conditions, reported Jimmy Getty at the Pro Shop. "We have had too many 3 to 5-pounders weighed in to even keep track of", observed Getty. "They have really been whacking them right out in front [of the Pro Shop]." Getty added, "For the President's Day holiday this week, we will have two special trout stockings. The first will be another load of rainbow trout in the 10......
