Glory Hole Fishing Report

New Melones Reservoir - Angels Camp, CA

Glory Hole Fishing Report

by Glory Hole Sports
1-1-2018

New Melones Lake level is currently at 1050.55 and 37.45 ft. from full. Water level had dropped to the year low of 1050.00 before rising to current level. Water temperature is 56 d. clarity is excellent. We like to promote catch and release on New Melones. If you do so, provide us a picture and bring it in for a copy or email it to us at gloryholesports@yahoo.com so we can put it on the board, or in the newsletter.

Trout

December 2017 has been one for the books, with anglers bringing in some of the best trout New Melones Lake has produced in a number of years.

Bass

Bass reports from anglers are reporting catching 20 + daily using drop shot /shad patterned Zoom baits, an occasional hit on a River2Sea 120 Swaver. Catfish

Slow for catfishing.

Crappie

Bass anglers are finding that when the bass are not cooperating, the crappie will step in, with a couple crappie in the 2.5 lb+ range coming in off the lake.



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