Folsom Lake Fishing Report | June 30, 2025
The report at a glance
Depth
All fish came between 50 and 70 feet down. With warm surface water, fishing deep was key.
Presentation
Trolling hoochies behind big chrome flashers. Vary hoochie colors until the fish tell you what they want.
Lures and baits
Uncle Larrys Hoochies in green, white, and pink, plus a purplish UV with purple tinsel
Run behind big chrome trolling flashers
Water temperature
Surface temps pushing near 80 degrees
Advice for this week
When the surface warms into the 80s and bait hugs the bottom, get your gear down 60 feet or deeper to stay on biters.
What is changing
Surface temps pushing near 80 degrees, driving trout and kings deep.
Next week
Kings are scarce but rainbows are willing. Expect the deep bite to continue while surface temps stay high.
Notable catch
Two limits of rainbows to 20 inches.
Folsom Lake surface temps are near 80 degrees in late June 2025, pushing trout and kings deep. Jerry Lampkin released two limits of rainbows to 20 inches plus a 24-inch king. Everything came 60 to 70 feet down on Uncle Larry's Hoochies in green, white, pink, or purplish UV with tinsel, run behind big chrome flashers.
What is biting at Folsom Lake right now?
Rainbow trout and kings are biting deep. Jerry Lampkin released two limits of rainbows to 20 inches and one really nice 24-inch king around 4 to 5.5 pounds. With surface temps near 80 degrees, the fish have dropped down the water column.
How deep are the fish at Folsom Lake in June?
Deep. With the surface near 80 degrees on Jerry's scan, all of the fish came between 60 and 70 feet down. When the water warms like this, you have to get your gear down to reach both trout and kings.
What lures are working at Folsom Lake?
Uncle Larry's Hoochies in green, white, pink, and purplish UV with tinsel behind big chrome flashers. The hero was a purplish UV hoochie with purple tinsel behind a solid chrome flasher, which is what fooled the quality king.
How is Jerry rigging at Folsom Lake?
Run a Uncle Larry's Hoochie behind a big chrome flasher and get it down 60 to 70 feet. Match hoochie color to the day, with green, white, pink, and purplish UV all producing. Trolling speed was not specified in this report.
What is the outlook for Folsom Lake?
With warm surface water, plan to fish deep for the near term. Both trout and kings are holding in that 60 to 70 foot band. Water clarity and trolling speed were not specified in this report.
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Folsom Lake June 30, 2025 FAQ
Near 80 degrees on the surface, which is pushing trout and kings deep.
All of Jerry's fish came between 60 and 70 feet down.
Uncle Larry's Hoochies in purplish UV with tinsel behind a chrome flasher were the hero.
Jerry released two limits of rainbows to 20 inches.
Yes. Jerry landed a 24-inch king around 4 to 5.5 pounds on the same deep hoochie setup.
A specific trolling speed was not specified in this report.
