Oroville’s water temps are sitting in the mid to low 50s, but the bass clearly haven't gotten the memo. Local reports say the spotted bass bite has been on fire the last couple of weeks, with fish hitting throughout the water column. T-rigged soft plastics, dropshots, and especially small jigs have been crushing fish off points, rock structure, and drop-offs, from 5 feet down to 30+ feet. The average fish has been chunky too, some pushing 3 to 4 pound range, all with full bellies. Mostly spots, but a few smallmouth are being caught as well.

Not many positive reports coming from trout/salmon trollers, the bite has been very sporadic, although there is mention of the rainbows starting to move up the water column as water temps continue to cool.