GENERAL CONDITIONS
It's officially summer, with how the weather has been off and on with the heat and cooling down, fishing has slowed down and we're waiting for the water to warm up just a little more before the catfish and bass start biting. The past few weeks have been starting to pick up; several limits of catfish have been pulled out by the island, dam and Half Moon Bay. Water clarity has been great this last week with about a 6 foot visibility. However, the wind has been a problem in the later afternoon. Water level is about 10 feet from spillway, but we are losing water daily due to construction on the west trail here at the marina. Regardless, we will still be renting out boats. We received over 30,000 lbs of trout in Lake Chabot throughout the past year, and so far, we have planted a little over 2,000 lbs of catfish for the summer. When you bring in your big fish, we will take your picture and give you a "Lake Chabot Whopper Club" button. If you catch a whopper over 8 lbs, you will also receive a Lake Chabot whopper mug. If you have any questions, please call or visit the marina.

TROUT
Trout fishing is extremely slow right now. The lake has warmed up and all the trout are moving deeper into the water. With some luck, you might be able to pull a few out, but it's definitely the season for catfish now. If fishing for trout, it's best to go to the clearest parts of the lake which are the dam and Half Moon Bay area. Make sure to troll about 15+ feet down from the surface. The best bait to use a jointed Rapala (J-7) Firetiger Rainbow Trout pattern and Pink Mira Shad with some weights in front of the lure. Drift fishing is another way to pull out trout in front of the island and Half Moon Bay, using Powerbait/Power Eggs or night crawlers. When trolling for trout, be careful with the anglers fishing on the shoreline. Our last trout plant was Tuesday, June 14th, we will not be getting any more trout plants until fall and for the rest of the summer we will be planting catfish.

BASS
Attention all anglers! Bass fishing has been on the rise! Bass are currently in post-spawn mode, so they are near the shoreline, about 10-15 feet deep. If you are fishing for bass, they are hitting mostly in the early mornings and evenings mostly on plastics, jigs and hula grubs. Near the island or the tulles by Raccoon Point are always a good spot to fish for bass. Most of the anglers are throwing Senkos, drop shots and Brush hogs to get the fish to come out from their deep, off-shoreline structure. Livewells can be provided upon request thanks to Walton's Pond. Please practice catch and release for bass, as they are not stocked into the lake and their population depends on you! Within the past two weeks, Lake Chabot Marina employee Erich Coulter caught a 7 lb and a 5 lb bass between Coot's Landing and Alder Point.

CATFISH
It's officially catfish season! The water temperature has been steadily increasing as well as the amount of catfish being caught. So far this year, we have planted about 2,000 lbs of catfish into Lake Chabot, though they have been planting over by Coot's Landing and not in our view. We are not sure when the last official catfish plant was but it is done weekly. Typically around this time, catfish are going to be located by Raccoon Point and anglers are using mackerel, anchovies and chicken liver for bait.

WHOPPERS
There are no whoppers to be recorded this week.

HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday -- Thursday: Boat rentals are from 6:00am - 5:00pm. Boats are due in by 6:00pm. Friday -- Sunday: Boat rentals are from 6:00am - 6:00pm. Boats are due in by 7:00pm.

Hours subject to change based on weather conditions and light levels.