Halsey Forebay CA
California Fishing
Aug 4, 2023 18:39:02 #
Noticed they’re stocking Halsey this week with trout so ran up the 30 minute drive to check….had both trout and bass bags and 4 rods so I was covered just in case…fished the canal inlet, pretty clear water but bits of algae, did see 4 otters ….nothing for the 5 people that were fishing along with me…after an hour I called it, loaded up my 2 rods and walked to the truck when DFG pulls up with 200 lbs to dump!! Guess who was next to the gate they open and was casting into them as they dropped! That’s a first! Landed 31 in 90 minutes and lost that many or more…..here’s the problem, all these fish were 8” at best and all the same…these came out of Nimbus and are some of the first few releases from there since they had “issues”….I hope they have better luck and they can drop larger fish later this year 🙏🏻 I did move a group of Dads and kids to my spot and we’re on them within a cast or two, my good deed for the day 👍
Aug 4, 2023 19:16:00 #
Aug 4, 2023 19:36:17 #
This is the first plant I’ve seen out of there this year so I hope it’s an abbynormal plant to get stock in the water and meet the plant schedule
Aug 4, 2023 22:31:49 #
Aug 5, 2023 14:06:54 #
Designerbuilder1
Loc: Chico Ca.
The best eating Trout by far is a 8" to 12" Native Eastern Brook trout from the high sierra's
Aug 8, 2023 21:07:07 #
Ron Dahl
Loc: Sacramento CA
BassOmatic wrote:
This is the first plant I’ve seen out of there this year so I hope it’s an abbynormal plant to get stock in the water and meet the plant schedule
The Nimbus hatchery lost all of their fish last year due to high water temperatures and disease so they only have young fish to plant this year.
Aug 11, 2023 20:17:04 #
woodguru
Loc: El Dorado Ca
BassOmatic wrote:
Noticed they’re stocking Halsey this week with tro... (show quote)
One of the plant strategies doesn't have anything to do with releasing fish so they can be caught in the first week, they are supposed to acclimate and grow
Aug 11, 2023 20:22:07 #
woodguru
Loc: El Dorado Ca
RAG wrote:
8” trout, wast of time, why are they stocking fish too small to eat?
So they can acclimate and grow
Why would people waste their time catching them with power bait and worms and then release a fish that will die 9/10 times?
A young fish that acclimates and grows is going to be a lot nicer fish to catch than fresh planters
Aug 11, 2023 20:23:57 #
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