Excellent bass fishing is on the menu at Lake Oroville, reported Fil Torres at Oroville Outdoors. "It's very possible for a pair of anglers to release 50 or 60 bass in a day right now", observed Torres. "The bass are really up and chasing reaction baits, including some topwaters. Plastics are also really off the hook right now, with Senkos and bulky paddle tails working best. Work the lures from the bank down to about 20 feet, with the fish really relating to bushes and cuts. Just about every area of the lake is holding fish.

"Coho salmon anglers are doing well by trolling hoochies at 35 feet. The cohos are ranging in the 16-18 inch range, and the best area has been the middle fork. Casting small shiny lures at almost any point is also getting coho."

Torres offered a few tips for Memorial Day holiday weekend anglers, "Go early, and leave early. Try the large 5-mph zone in the west branch. Be courteous; everybody's just trying to have a good time."