Lake Oroville Fishing Report - April 17th - 19th

This report covers my trip to Lake Oroville from April 17th to April 19th, 2025.

My trip started out with an evening trip on April 17th from 4:30PM to sunset. I fished the middle arm of the lake and started off targeting main rocky points leading into shallow pockets. Throwing a drop shot, neko rig and a small minnow style bait. The neko rig produced the most bites but the minnow produced the biggest bites. The fish were very shallow and all around any type of structure. We closed the evening out fishing submerged trees and caught several 2.5lb spotted bass on the Yamamoto scope shad as well as flipping the neko rigged senko. The second and third days I ran farther up the middle arm and was able to replicate the pattern, mainly using the senko to locate fish. I mixed in a topwater walking bait and got a few blow ups but no hook ups. The bass were still holding tight to cover, suspending in the submerged trees and up shallow on rocky banks. The final day was slower by Oroville standards but the bite quickly picked up one the wind started blowing. I had several back to back hookups and ended the trip with well over 50 fish. Now is the time to get out there and have a blast catching numbers! Good luck and tightlines. Don't forget to Like and SUBSCRIBE!
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Air Temp: 55 - 78 degress
Wind: 0 - 15 mph
Water Clarity - 10 - 15 feet (Middle Arm)
Water Temp - 62 - 66 degress
Lake Level: 833'
Ramp Conditions: Bidwell Canyon and Loafer Creek
Golden Mussel Restrictions: None....yet

☑️ General Boat Setup
Boat: 2019 Nitro Z20
Motor: 2019 Mercury Marine 250HP 4-Stroke
Electronics: Dash – Lowrance Elite FS9 https://amzn.to/3Yc93Tj
Electronics: Bow – Lowrance Elite Ti2
Electronics Bow - Lowrance HDS 12 Pro https://amzn.to/4jKs1ss
Trolling Motor – Lowrance Ghost https://amzn.to/4bRX4xq
FFS - Lowrance Active Target 2 https://amzn.to/4aOKn7t
Batteries - Power Queen 12V 100aH https://amzn.to/3XrxZFn
Charger: NOCO Genius 4 x10 https://amzn.to/3Z5bkQJ

☑️ Film Setup
Neck/Chest Mount: https://amzn.to/3LOLU1E
Chest: GoPro Hero 12 Black https://amzn.to/4dft5jQ
Chest Mount: GoPro Chesty Mount https://amzn.to/4fjE51s
Driver Dash: Insta360 x3 Camera https://amzn.to/4hqFinR
Dash Mount: GoPro Jaws Flex Clamp https://amzn.to/4d9Xi3R
Memory Card: Samsung Evo Select 512 https://amzn.to/4e8SqMU
Mic: DJI Mic 2 https://amzn.to/43Okrrk

☑️ Rod and Reel Setups
Senko Setup
Rod: Dobyns Champion XP 703 or 733
Reel: Shimano Marvel 300 https://amzn.to/40YichY
Line: Sunline Siglon PE 12lbs https://amzn.to/4jhy86N
Leader: Seaguar AbrasX 10lb https://amzn.to/439KGIu
Hook: Gamakatsu G- Finesse 1/0 Drop Shot Hook https://amzn.to/4lHx7qu
Plastic: 5" Yamamoto Senko (301 Color) https://amzn.to/3EHuDaN
Weight: 1/16 Nail Weight https://amzn.to/42mlOwg

Minnow Setup
Rod: Dobyns Champion XP 703 or 733
Reel: Shimano Marvel 300 https://amzn.to/40YichY
Line: Sunline Almight 12lbs
Leader: Seaguar AbrasX 10lb https://amzn.to/439KGIu
Owner Range Roller (1/8oz) https://amzn.to/3Pd2gTE
Plastic: Yamamoto 3" Scope Shad https://amzn.to/4jKGVhI

☑️ Miscellaneous
Net: Frabill Conservation Series https://amzn.to/3XdS1Sy
Scale: Bubba Scale https://amzn.to/4hpFXqd
Scent Spray: Bang Crawfish Attractant https://amzn.to/4dMgCF0
Boat Detailer Spray: Lucas Oil Slick Mist https://amzn.to/43pTUQN

☑️ Clothing:
Pants: 5.11 Tactical Apex Pants https://amzn.to/3Eo6E0b
Sunglasses: Costa Tax Man Green Mirror https://amzn.to/4ftT09E
Shoes: Brooks Ghost Running Shoes https://amzn.to/3G5uuyv
Sun Gloves: HUK https://amzn.to/4hmUNNp

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