Montana Fish Report

Water Clarity is excellent, and has improved to 15 feet.

While surface temps continue to build, 72.5 degrees, they are below average for this time of year.

Afternoon winds have been a non-factor this week, so the heat is holding. The thermocline looks like it starts at about 22 ft. down to 50 ft. The hot bite has been early, show up late and its just the semi Luke warm bite..

That last full moon phase changed up the feeding cycles, which should be back on track in a couple more days.

With the full moon, the early bite has been best this past entire week. The best fish sizes, and most hits, came from 5:00 am and 9:00 am, and after 10:00 it slowed down.

The best bite has been the east shore from the Snag to the Dorado, in close or way out, just keep your stuff deep. Flashers and dodgers are helpful, but even Speedy shiners are doing about the same amount of catching.

Late afternoons and into evening bring out the bait fishermen, and places like Rec.1, and 2, the Foxfarm, Big Springs, the cove in the back, and the A-frame are still attracting fish and the people who want them. Crickets and mealworms suspended off the bottom has been the best producing presentation for the last two weeks.

Strike Master dodgers and large crawlers have been whacking fish trolled deep, 40 to 55 ft. and running slow, 1.5 mph using the a-tractor trailer rig...my invention, what can I say , I been feeling creative lately. You can check out this rig at www.sepsprofishing.com

Lake Almanor got over 200k fish planted this season, and there's a couple of unconfirmed rumors, from a knowledgeable source, that an additional 100,000 Browns were dumped in last week!

It just feels like the planets are lining up and pointing the way to a great late summer fishing season.

Access accurate Lake Almanor data at http://www.project2105.org/lake_levels.htm.  Doug Neal (530) 258-6732 http://www.almanorfishingadventures.com