Collins Lake

Yuba County Trout, Bass, Catfish, Crappie, Sunfish

Collins Lake Fishing Overview

Lake Collins is surrounded by oak and pine covered hills. There is a marina on site with a boat ramp and fuel available, as well as a bait and tackle shop, store for supplies, propane refills, and RV sites with hookups that have accessible bathrooms and showers. During the colder months, the lake is stocked with rainbow trout, while the warmer months feature bass, catfish, and crappie fishing. The amenities and proximity make it a very accessible lake for most fishing trips.

Species:

Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Rainbow Trout, Lightning Trout, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill, Redear sunfish

Stocked Date:

Trout stocked 2 months ago - View Schedule

Geography:

Surface Area: 762 acres

Surface Elevation: 1,157 ft

Latest Fishing Reports

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Collins Lake

Apr 26

@elefantdude

Public

Trip Report

5 Rainbow Trout , 4 Spotted Bass , 4 White Crappie

54°F Rain with No Wind

63°F Slightly Stained

I fished the NTAC Tournament on Saturday, 4/26/2025. It pretty much rained/sprinkled all day from Sun Up to around 4pm. Fishing was GREAT! I caught tons of fish, especially trout, with a few spotted bass and crappie mixed in, which were released. The fish were in the top 20' of water, no matter what the depth was. Pink seemed to be the color of choice.
I even caught myself, which was a biotch! LOL! It happened early in the morning, but I just cut the curve of the hook, leaving the barb in my thumb and continued to fish the tournament, looking for that BIG trout :-)
There were a lot of trout caught, with the winning weight going over 9lbs. There were a few 7lbers as well, with lots of 3 and 2 lbers being caught. I caught a lot of trout but nothing going over 3lbs. I got the hook removed when I got home :-)

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Collins Lake

Apr 10

@elefantdude

Public

Trip Report

Trout , Black Crappie , Spotted Bass

72°F Partly Cloudy with No Wind

57°F Slightly Stained

Trout were on top, caught top lining 75' back from my kayak with Dynamic Lures HD Trout and Berkley Flicker Shads. HD Trout were great with the crappie, because they imitate minnows. The crappie were spread out, caught in depths of 10' to 20'. The trout were caught 10' to 15' from top and depth did not matter. My better half, Christy Wilson caught...

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9 anglers found this report useful