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July 30, 2008. Lake Conditions: Lake Camanche’s current elevation is 191.56 feet above sea level, a drop of .98 feet this week. There is currently 12 c.f.s. of gallery flow coming into Lake Camanche, and water is flowing out of Lake Camanche at 245c.f.s. The surface water temperature at the marina is 80 degrees.
TROUT:
• Trout trollers who can get down to the right depth are still catching fine trout here at Lake Camanche. Most trout are being caught between 25-40 feet deep. Ed Grohosky and Ray Munoz, from Sacramento, caught 11 trout total this last weekend. They were trolling with Apex lures in trout pattern; with downriggers set at 40 feet deep; and they were fishing between the dam, Hat Island, and Little Hat Island.
• Several reports have come in from anglers catching limits of trout up the river. Lake Pardee has been releasing some water in the last few weeks, and the cold water flow has been good for the trout bite up in that area. Local resident James Kelly and his son Jesse caught a nice limit of trout while casting Meps lures as well as Crocodile lures.
• Mark Stantow also caught a nice limit of trout while fishing upriver this week. He was using Power Bait, fishing in about 25 feet of water, and his 5 fish limit weighed 10 pounds total.
BASS:
• The bass bite was good for several campers at North Shore this week. They were fishing in the Causeway Cove; and caught 6 bass, up to 3 pounds, using Baby Brush Hogs in green pumpkin, as well as Senko worms in watermelon flake, rigged wacky style. They said most of their fish came in 10-15 feet of water, in rocky areas, and they fished from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Young Alex Nicolaysen, from Camanche, caught 2 nice bass about 15 inches long while fishing from shore at North Shore. He was using Senko worms in the watermelon color.
CATFISH:
• Local residents James Kelly, and son Jesse reported catching a number of 6-8pound catfish this week. They were using mackerel for bait, and fishing in coves in 15-20 feet deep.
• 10 year old Michael Viano caught several nice catfish this week on two different days. He was fishing from shore at Chevron Point at South Shore when he landed 2 catfish one day weighing 3 & 4 pounds each. The next day he caught more catfish using nightcrawlers.
• Paul Turner caught 4 catfish, all weighing about 3 pounds, while fishing in China Gulch this week. He was using nightcrawlers for bait, and fishing in 10-15 feet of water.
• E.B.M.U.D. has announced that the Hypolimnetic Oxygen System has now been turned on at the dam. This system (also known as the Speece Cone) adds oxygen to the water to raise the oxygen rate in Camanche in late summer. This raised oxygen level draws fish of all species to the area of the dam, making the dam and the buoy line a great area to fish.
On behalf of Camanche Recreation Company, please swim, fish, and boat safely!
We encourage all anglers to report their stories, comments, or concerns to either North Shore Store, South Shore Store, or to me by e-mail. Thanks again for choosing Lake Camanche as your recreation destination. Eldon Porray
E-mail me for updated reports at eporray@camancherecreation.com
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