Fog or no fog?
January 24, 2026 La Grange 2 photos
Rainbow Trout (Steelhead)
Rainbow Trout (Steelhead)

Trip Summary

The morning drive up to the lake was foggy, and the lake was clear until afternoon when half the lake was foggy. We started out with lines in the water about 9 am and had well over a dozen releases on the downrigger and strikes with the 5th Trout in the box by 12:10pm. We fished for the second limit for a couple more hours with more strikes that didn't stick. Water temps in Don Pedro was 56° surface temp and the lake is nearly full after the recent rains. We had nearly every strike on the Macks lures uv fishscale Cripplure on 3 of the 4 lines out. We did get a couple of strikes on a small Rapala floating minnow trolled on the surface with a 1 ounce drift weight inline. Trolling speed at 2.2 mph up towards the back of the lake near the power lines. The fish are not marking on the screen because they are shallow. We only marked a handful of fish down deep to 60 feet. Our downriggers were set at 7 and 11 feet early and dropped to 20 to 25 feet as the sun came up and broke the fog. Our solo client went home with his 5 Trout and was happy to score fish on his 5th outing in a row with us. Anyone interested in fishing on board, send me a message and let's get you booked.
Doug McArthur
La-grange, California, United States
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This is a full Day trip on one of the lakes in the mother lode of California. We have the options of fishing Lake Don Pedro, and a few others based on their availability. If you have any questions regarding these trips, feel free to reach out, and I will ...

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