Folsom Lake (3)

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jul 6, 2025

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

19 Fishing Reports

89 Followers

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Folsom Lake (3) Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Spotted Bass + Summer

Drop Shot
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Ned Rigs
2
Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
1
Hard Topwater (Walking)
1
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
1

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Smallmouth Bass1 Report

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Fishing Reports

19 Reports on Folsom Lake (3)

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Zeth Kinnett Fishing
Gold Ambassador
7/20/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Crankbaits 13'+
- Structure
  Boulders
I shouldn't be sharing this... On Folsom right now there is a very hot bite that has been going on for a few weeks. If you are fishing in the heat and not getting bit..... STOP. Launch in the evening around 7 pm. Bring 3 rods. 1 for 10-15' small profile cranks, 1 for 15+ large-bodied crankbaits, 1 for 20+ cranks up to yes magnum cranks. Using Active Target start scanning spots for fish in that 10-30' zone. Keep moving spots until you find a better concentration of larger fish. Start cranking as deep as you can. You prob won't get bit until the evening starts to set in. Once it does, it's game on. There are a few spots that are key but I'll leave that up to you to find them. Should work just about anywhere you can graph fish. One key is to throw a variety of baits and keep switching to find out which they want more, tight, wide, loud, silent, small/large profile etc. Been wrecking the spots and smallmouth, doubling up many times when someone else is in the boat and often catching them one after another... The bite will get better as the light disappears. Start with natural smaller profile, or translucent baits and work your way to large and gaudy as the sun goes down. Hope this helps. I'll be sad if this bite gets blown out for sharing but is what it is. I'll go find another bite. Good luck.
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
7/22/22
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Crankbaits 0-6'
- Structure
  Points
I was up on the North Fork for just a couple hours trying various techniques. Was surprised I wasn't hooking up on a ned or wacky rig. Was seeing fish, but they weren't interested in any of the soft plastics I was offering. Ended up catching a nice smallie on a shad pattern crankbait.
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
6/11/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Topwater Walking
- Structure
  Standing Timber
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  72°
Anyone that says they have Folsom Lake figured out is exaggerating... On this day, all of the things that worked so well last weekend were fruitless. It came down to experimentation and a very active technique change up approach until I landed on a Whopper Plopper that got me some results.