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Folsom Lake (4)

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Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Spring (Current)
18 Fishing Reports
67 Followers

Folsom Lake (4) Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Spotted Bass + Spring

Texas Rigs (Worming)Drop ShotFinesse Hair JigsMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
  1. Texas Rigs (Worming)
    3
  2. Drop Shot
    1
  3. Finesse Hair Jigs
    1
  4. Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')
    1
  5. Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
    1
Total Fishing Reports
18
Top Species Reported for Spring
  1. Spotted Bass8 Reports
  2. Largemouth Bass2 Reports

Fishing Reports

18 Reports on Folsom Lake (4)

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  • Dave Gwiazdon

    Gold Ambassador

    3/29/25

    • Species

      Spotted Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Pre-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Finesse Hair Jigs

    • Structure

      Boulders

    • Forage

      Bluegill

    • Water Temperature

      54°

    I spend most of my time on the North Fork when I'm on Folsom. But today I decided to try my luck on the South Fork. I wanted to see if the South Fork Spots like this Outkast Chicken Nugget as much as the North Fork Spots....and it turns out they do! Although, instead of hanging on the ledges on the North Fork, they were holding over submerged rock piles off shore in about 10-20 feet of water. Just cruise around until you find a submerged rock pile. Then just slowly circle it from as far away as you can and still cast over the top, retrieving slow and steady with some minor twitches and you can coax them to bite. I think they keep wanting to get on the shoreline for the spawn...but the weather is just not cooperating. They'll be there soon.... And by the way....have you bought one of these Lew's Custom Pro reels yet...They're amazing!
  • Dave Gwiazdon

    Gold Ambassador

    4/11/24

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Spawn)

    • Technique

      Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)

    • Structure

      Open Water/Basin

    • Forage

      Bluegill

    • Water Temperature

      60°

    This is my 2nd time using the Bellows Gill and I love them. It's incredible how they flutter through the water. It was a fairly muddy/mossy bottom where I was at, so I was slow retrieving/twitching it just off the bottom, and the bass just couldn't lay off of it. But I've also bounced it off the bottom and that's deadly as well.
  • Dave Gwiazdon

    Gold Ambassador

    4/14/25

    • Species

      Spotted Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Spawn)

    • Technique

      Texas Rigs (Worming)

    • Structure

      Boulders

    Effective April 14 thru May 13, Folsom Lake is closed to all motorized boats, due to mitigation efforts to irradicate the spread of Golden Mussels. In addition, after May 13th, all motorized boats have to be inspected and prove a 30 day quarantine (dry docked) before it can launch on the lake. Scan the QR code in the picture for details.
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