Folsom Spillway Dump

[Mark Kranhold]

Spillway dump on my bike ride today! I’ve always wanted to swing and strip that section down there for some monster Rainbows.

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[Mr T]

Wait- folsom is full now?

[Mark Kranhold]

Wait- folsom is full now?

No, not even close!
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[mogaru]

And then, they will start talking about the global warming and the drought ...........let's start by saying no to very poor water management and wasting water.

[Natekursow]

Spillway dump on my bike ride today! I’ve always wanted to swing and strip that section down there for some monster Rainbows.

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I met someone on the lower reaches of Natomas. Said he's caught some monster bows on the fly! Had the pictures to prove it too...:eek:

NK

[Mark Kranhold]

Yes, the state record Rainbow comes out of Natoma, have a friend that does well there. Would love to fish up in that area of photo but it’s closed to the public.

[David Lee]

We bait fished it years ago . Landed them to 11 Lbs. , lost them to perhaps 14 Lbs. ? Lots of large Sculpin on the bottom there above the bridge . I tried fly fishing it , but the water is over 20 feet and there are many large fly-eating rocks .

I understand that since Trout stocking stopped , Rainbows are pretty rare in Natoma . I fished the lower lake HARD out of a tube for several years , took a handful of stockers to 16 inches , one very large Catfish (#10 Prince Nymph) , and nothing else .

D.~

[Natekursow]

We bait fished it years ago . Landed them to 11 Lbs. , lost them to perhaps 14 Lbs. ? Lots of large Sculpin on the bottom there above the bridge . I tried fly fishing it , but the water is over 20 feet and there are many large fly-eating rocks .

I understand that since Trout stocking stopped , Rainbows are pretty rare in Natoma . I fished the lower lake HARD out of a tube for several years , took a handful of stockers to 16 inches , one very large Catfish (#10 Prince Nymph) , and nothing else .

D.~

I've only fished there once, but found a spot with big bass and hooked one about 5-6lbs on a clouser... had my trout tippet on though and he broke me off.

NK

[hwchubb]

I didn’t realize that they had stopped stocking Natoma. I used to fish it for smallies, and there were some big ones (18-20” and bigger) that weren’t uncommon. Now that I literally live on the north shore of the lake, I only fish it for carp in the spring. Go figure.