Fresno County
Fresno County Fishing Reports
Checkout the latest Fresno County fishing reports from local anglers and businesses.
Water levels are dropping and surface temps are climbing into the 80s, but Pine Flat's bite hasn't slowed. Shad are the main course right now, and most of the lake's action revolves around finding these baitfish schools. Trollers are using sonar to find the specific right depth daily, but typically running spoons in the 35-50 foot range has been...
Water levels are dropping and surface temps are climbing into the 80s, but Pine Flat's bite hasn't slowed. Shad are the main course right now, and most of the lake's action revolves around finding these baitfish schools. Trollers are using sonar to find the specific right depth daily, but typically running spoons in the 35-50 foot range has been producing quality trout limits. A few king salmon are mixed in too, keyed on the same schools but sitting deeper than the rainbows.
Bass have been just as good. Topwater action on walking baits and prop baits (Chappos) is hot early, with bass keyed on shad... the same as everything else. Midday, it's jigs and soft plastic craws around rocks and steeper banks.
The Kokanee schools are there at Shaver Lake, as trollers are spotting fish consistently in the 40-60 foot range. But getting them to bite has been hit or miss depending on the day. Some folks are reporting limits coming on Trout Busters, TNK Hyper Bugs, and Dick's Silver Tigers... thought no setup has been consistent day to day. The best times...
The Kokanee schools are there at Shaver Lake, as trollers are spotting fish consistently in the 40-60 foot range. But getting them to bite has been hit or miss depending on the day. Some folks are reporting limits coming on Trout Busters, TNK Hyper Bugs, and Dick's Silver Tigers... thought no setup has been consistent day to day. The best times have been when fewer recreational boats are on the water... early mornings or late afternoons.
The smallmouth bite has been firing at Shaver off points, rocky structure, or steep transition areas. Dropshots, ned rigs, and small swimbaits are getting plenty of action. Nothing giant, but a few solid 2-pound fish in the mix.
Water temps have really jumped over the last few weeks, now hovering in the low to mid 70s. The spotted bass spawn is long done, but the bite hasn't cooled off much. Fish are still being caught running small jigs and swimbaits off points and in steep transition areas in 10–20 feet. A few folks have reported big groupings of American shad near the...
Water temps have really jumped over the last few weeks, now hovering in the low to mid 70s. The spotted bass spawn is long done, but the bite hasn't cooled off much. Fish are still being caught running small jigs and swimbaits off points and in steep transition areas in 10–20 feet.
A few folks have reported big groupings of American shad near the mouth and further upriver... hooking into 20–30 fish on small jigs. While rare, there are some massive stripers at Millerton (22 pounder was caught in Feb), and they surely are following those shad schools. Target them with large shad style jerkbaits or swimbaits. Also some big catfish are being pulled out on night crawlers around the mouth as well.
