fishing report for lake mcswain and lake mclure
Jan 21, 2021 06:38:15 #
keith.mcwatters
Loc: winton california
going fishing at lake mcswain and mcclure wandering how the fish are biteing
Jan 21, 2021 06:39:42 #
Jan 21, 2021 08:19:06 #
keith.mcwatters wrote:
going fishing at lake mcswain and mcclure wandering how the fish are biteing
Welcome to the Forum, Keith, Good Luck! I can't answer your question, sorry.
Jan 21, 2021 08:49:19 #
Jer
Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸
keith.mcwatters wrote:
going fishing at lake mcswain and mcclure wandering how the fish are biteing
Where are these lakes?
Jan 21, 2021 09:50:53 #
Jer wrote:
Where are these lakes?
In the Gold country of the Sierras in California.
Jan 21, 2021 12:21:38 #
keith.mcwatters wrote:
going fishing at lake mcswain and mcclure wandering how the fish are biteing
Welcome to the stage Keith, no idea where that is.
Jan 22, 2021 20:54:34 #
FishermanMike
Loc: Merced, CA
Hey Keith, some lures that I've had success with at Lake McClure are needle fish spoons, cripple lures, hum dingers, and speedy shiner spoons. My favorite is the needle fish in chrome with a red head. I'll also tip my spoons with a piece of a nightcrawler. Enjoy!
Jan 22, 2021 20:57:43 #
hal.benedict
Loc: Manteca Ca
Keith I was at Mcswain today and came home with 8 trout my buddy caught his first lightning trout today
Jan 24, 2021 10:55:29 #
I fish McClure for bass and have about 160 hours on that lake over the past three years but haven't been there in over a month. I think I got one on a drop shot that last time. I seem to do better with ribbon tails but had one day where a coppertrusse z man ned worked when nothing else did. Also I have experienced color seems to matter there. Sometimes like turning on a switch. Just my experience, some swear that color doesn't matter. That has not been my experience. Water is depressingly low as are most of the lakes up here. McSwain I'm told is a trout lake. I haven't been much of a trout fisherman so I can't speak to that. I don't see many boats on it though as I'm driving in. Obviously we need water and if God sees fit to provide us some, fishing will pick up in spring and 50 fish days can and have been accomplished. Good luck!!
Jan 24, 2021 16:03:05 #
munden_adam
Loc: Merced, Ca
What’s everybody using for the Lightning Trout? I saw 2 today but they didn’t seem to like my bait. :(
Jan 24, 2021 16:43:33 #
woodguru
Loc: El Dorado Ca
munden_adam wrote:
What’s everybody using for the Lightning Trout? I saw 2 today but they didn’t seem to like my bait. :(
We saw a guy getting them on some sort of casting spoon that was in Firetiger colors on Amador, about a 2 to 3 inch lure like a Thomas
Jan 24, 2021 19:30:59 #
munden_adam
Loc: Merced, Ca
woodguru wrote:
We saw a guy getting them on some sort of casting spoon that was in Firetiger colors on Amador, about a 2 to 3 inch lure like a Thomas
Okay thanks. we were using night crawlers and power bait. they liked the worms but we were more towards Exchequer and didn’t see any after
Jan 25, 2021 03:13:00 #
Jan 25, 2021 03:18:28 #
keith.mcwatters
Loc: winton california
nice catch! we were not so lucky, we got a few little nibbles,but no luck.
hopefully next time. :
hopefully next time. :
Jan 25, 2021 03:21:09 #
keith.mcwatters
Loc: winton california
after no luck at mcswain we drove up to mcclure, we got there about sunset, but no luck there. it was just a bad day for fishing, maybe next time.
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