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Lake Oroville

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Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Summer (Current)
10 Fishing Reports
72 Followers

Lake Oroville Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Spotted Bass + Summer

Drop Shot
  1. Drop Shot
    1
Total Fishing Reports
10
Top Species Reported for Summer
  1. Smallmouth Bass1 Report
  2. Spotted Bass1 Report
  3. Panfish / Bluegill1 Report

Fishing Reports

10 Reports on Lake Oroville

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  • Zeth Kinnett Fishing

    Gold Ambassador

    7/5/23

    • Species

      Spotted Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Drop Shot

    • Structure

      Shad

    • Forage

      Shad

    • Water Temperature

      74°

    Bite is pretty good on Oroville right now. Caught fish anywhere from 5-40' of water. Use your graphs and a heavy dropshot weight with a straight tail pond smelt/shad imitator. as soon as you see a pod of fish cast to them and you will likely get bit. If not graph until you see the next. If you don't see balls of bait around the area as well don't bother. Move on until you see the bait and the small schools of bass pushing them around. Forward facing sonar helps but is not necessary with this technique. A damiki style jighead and 3-4" straight tail baitfish imitator will also work. Other techniques that would be effective would be ballhead with keitech etc or underspin. 2.8-3.3 size. Or a spoon or a blade bait. Good luck.
  • James Flicker

    Silver Ambassador

    6/18/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Tubes

    • Structure

      Points

    Water Temp: 76 Water Clarity: Clear (6-8foot visibility) Report: Fished evening, launching around 4:30pm until around 9:00pm. Wind was dead, average wind was 2-3mph. Caught 24 fish between partner and I. They were concentrated on rocky structure points and shallow coves. Many strikes in the 2-4ft range. We had the best luck with Old Ugly colored Dry Creek Tubes and the larger fish on 3.5” KVD Coffee tubes in watermelon with black flakes. Largest fish 3.5, But a aerate size was right around 2lbs. Majority of the bites were on spinning reel. But was able to land quality fish on both bait casting as well. Tips: Slow roll the tubes until you can feel every rock and structure. Bites were strong and easily detectable. Gear: Shimano Vanford spinning reel, 8lb floro Sunline Sniper leader, Dobyns Fury 703SF, Owner darter head 1/4 oz.
  • Bob

    Bronze Ambassador

    6/10/24

    • Species

      Panfish / Bluegill

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Micro Crankbaits

    • Structure

      Brush Piles

    • Forage

      Minnows

    • Water Temperature

      79°

    I used a tiny Yo-Zury crank bait. This was a slow sinking purple lure with a tight wobble and one treble hook. Other tiny baits like Z-Man Micro would do great as well. I love Z-Man products!
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