Fishing report for trout Eastman lake CA: Hello I was planning to fish Eastman lake and wanted to know if trout have been biting.

CaliboyAdventures Loc: Madera CA

Hello I was planning to fish Eastman lake and wanted to know if trout have been biting.

johnklang Loc: Oakhurst, CA

I haven't trout fished there and I'm no expert but the water has to be really murky from all the rain. According to the Army Corp website the water has risen from about 6% to 21% in the last week. This lake has been holding at less than 12% for probably two years. That's a lot of water and everything that has been building up in creeks that flow into it is now washed into the lake. It'll eventually settle out but I suspect the bite would be tough. Good luck.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

johnklang wrote:

I haven't trout fished there and I'm no expert but the water has to be really murky from all the rain. According to the Army Corp website the water has risen from about 6% to 21% in the last week. This lake has been holding at less than 12% for probably two years. That's a lot of water and everything that has been building up in creeks that flow into it is now washed into the lake. It'll eventually settle out but I suspect the bite would be tough. Good luck.

I agree. With all this rain it's gonna be AWHILE before any of the Northern California lakes or rivers are fishable.
We'll be LUCKY if we're able to have any decent fishin before February.

johnklang Loc: Oakhurst, CA

saw1 wrote:

I agree. With all this rain it's gonna be AWHILE before any of the Northern California lakes or rivers are fishable.
We'll be LUCKY if we're able to have any decent fishin before February.

I've wondered what the low water has meant to the spawn over the past five years or so. It can't be good. Might take years to recover and then probably only if we start having normal rain/snowpack years that keep the reservoirs at least semi-filled. Hopefully I can fish long enough to find out.... lol.