Collins Lake

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What is the best way to “bond” with your  children? TAKE THEM FISHING-you not only get to spend lots of “time” together you get to share in the joy of catching a fish together. The joy never diminishes as they grow older, it’s always as wonderful at 30 yrs. old as it was when you were only 3 yrs. old as seen on their faces when they come up to get their picture taken!  Little Hunter Abbot of Oroville landed his 1st Fish at the boat dock this week, it was a gorgeous Redear Sunfish.

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The whole entire Schrick Family fished from their boat near the 4 mph zone and caught some Trout on chartreuse powerbait. Then there was the OTA Family of Elk Grove that worked together beautifully and hooked 6 Bass, 2 Trout, and a Crappie.  Chase Ota’s Trout was the biggest, it weighed in at 2 lbs. and he tricked it with salmon eggs.

Ed, Tristan & Connor of Colusa did some night fishing off the dock and using their own stinky concoction to lure Catfish and it worked by golly-they hooked an 11 lb. Cat & a 3 lb. 4 oz. Cat.  Cody Jensen of Vacaville and his Dad drifted in their boat by the dam using worms and caught 3 Rainbows.  Ryan & Chris Enos & Tim Thompson fished by the dam and landed 8 Rainbows of chartreuse powerbait, that’s teamwork!

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Lots of Catfish being caught this week!

The Giannecchini & Delfino families brought up 2 Cats over 4 lbs which they caught off the dam on chicken livers.  Dakota & Austin Wilson used live  crawdads from shore and also caught 2 Cats around 4 lb.s  Cameron Ralston of San Jose never left his site (#204) and caught a Catfish using yellow powerbait, it weighed 4 lbs. 4 oz.  Mark Abungin of Carmichael hooked a 4 lb. CAT from the dock using Anchovies

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Delana & cuz Mya each caught a Redear Sunfish off the dock using worms.  Josh Mecham of Vacaville also fished off the dock and had great luck using live crawdads.  He hooked 3 nice Bass and the biggest was around 2 pounds.  Wade Whorton of Petaluma almost limited out, he caught 4 Rainbows trolling worms by the dam.  Pashi, Michel, Lee, & Kou caught 7 Trout along the Open Area shoreline and used powerbait. Joe Veliquette of Petaluma caught 4 Trout trolling worms by the dam and little Joseph Jones trolled Kastmaters by the dam and caught 3 Trout

Randy & Kathy Wyatt have been busy this week, they trolled with a Blue Fox near the dam and netted 3 Rainbows one day and a full limit on the next day!  Lot & Isaac Dominguez of Antioch caught their 1st Fish this trip while trolling flashers and a Midget Wobbler.