Trout and salmon to three pounds are still active in the Almanor West area. Salmon are active near Canyon Dam and at the Snag, hitting anchovy tails with Pro-Cure Super Herring Gel suspended off the bottom, and a few are caught trolling. Fishing pressure is up on the weekends and most boats are trolling dodgers and flashers in the deeper areas while lead core guys are getting hits in the top 15 feet of water. Rec. 1 to the A-frame has been Brown Town. Inside the moorings smelt are pressed along the shore line and browns are holding them in there ripping smelt patterns.

At Rec. 2, fish are rolling inside and outside the log boom. USFS ramp, launch there and just start trolling west. Rigged Needlefish or shiners down 6 ft. early, dropping down 10 ft. after 9:00 am producing mostly Browns and Rainbows, but the Salmon are still in the hunt too.

Hamilton Branch flows into the lake have fish stacked out front about 500 yards and below 30 feet. Hamilton Branch is running fast and clear, Salmon are hitting white jigs near the power house, and the east shore near the big Bennington estate. Doug Neal (530) 258-6732 http://www.almanorfishingadventures.com