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Pine Flat Lake


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Rating - Fair   

Wednesday, Mar 13 2024
The bass are moving into the shallows in pre-spawn mode, and although the bigger fish have been following glide baits, the best action has been by flipping a jig or a Senko into the followers. The bass are holding in the mouth of coves and around brush piles or trees. Plastics on a shakey head, crankbaits, or 4.8-inch Keitech swimbaits on an underspin are also effective. In the lower Kings, both the river and Avocado Lake were planted during last week. Most anglers are working the river below the dam near the bridge with Atomic Tubes, spinners, nightcrawlers, or Power Bait. Finding less pressured water is the key as the easily accessed areas can be crowded. The flows on the lower Kings at Trimmer have dropped from 1593 to 1100 cfs while the lake rose four feet to 905.92 and 75% of capacity. Trout plant is scheduled in the lake the week of March 24.

Wednesday, Mar 13 2024



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Pine Flat Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Sierra Nevada foothills of eastern Fresno County, California on the western north-south border to the Sierra- and Sequoia National Forests, about 30 mi east of Fresno

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Pine Flat Lake

RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!


Rating - Fair

The bass are moving into the shallows in pre-spawn mode, and although the bigger fish have been following glide baits, the best action has been by flipping a jig or a Senko into the followers. The bass are holding in the mouth of coves and around brush piles or trees. Plastics on a shakey head, crankbaits, or 4.8-inch Keitech swimbaits on an underspin are also effective. In the lower Kings, both the river and Avocado Lake were planted during last week. Most anglers are working the river below the dam near the bridge with Atomic Tubes, spinners, nightcrawlers, or Power Bait. Finding less pressured water is the key as the easily accessed areas can be crowded. The flows on the lower Kings at Trimmer have dropped from 1593 to 1100 cfs while the lake rose four feet to 905.92 and 75% of capacity. Trout plant is scheduled in the lake the week of March 24.


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