Lake Almanor Fishing Report | June 30

The Speed Spoon is purpose-built for power trolling at speeds that leave most spoons spinning out or losing their action entirely. At 2.5 inches and 0.5 oz, it carries enough mass to track straight and deep while producing an erratic, wounded-baitfish wobble that rainbow trout, brown trout, and landlocked salmon can’t resist at speed. Its heavier-gauge construction handles the stress of high-speed trolling and repeated hard strikes without deforming or losing its action over a full season of hard use. Run it solo for dedicated speed trolling applications, or pair it with a Catch America flasher to add attractor flash to your power-troll spread.

The Trigger Spoon is Catch America's flagship trolling spoon, engineered to produce aggressive strikes from rainbow trout and landlocked salmon across every condition and depth. Its precisely tuned body geometry generates maximum flash without spinning or rolling, maintaining a true baitfish-mimicking wobble at trolling speeds from 1.5 to 3.5 mph where other spoons lose their action. The 24K gold or premium chrome base finishes maximize light reflection, and the painted color overlays match the proven forage patterns that produce in California and Western trout fisheries across all seasons. Available in over 50 color patterns. The most comprehensive spoon color range in the Catch America lineup.

The Junior Optimizer is a large, precision-stamped trolling spoon engineered for high-speed presentations that cover serious water and produce rainbow trout, landlocked salmon, and king salmon when standard hardware can't keep up. Its wide profile pushes through the water with a consistent wobble-and-flash at fast trolling speeds without spinning or rolling out, giving it reliable action across mixed-speed spreads from inside lines to outside leads. Built to cover long distances behind the boat, it stays in the strike zone from the flat line all the way back to the third rod, making it one of the most versatile spoons in the lineup for any multi-rod trolling spread. The 24K gold and chrome base finishes maximize reflectivity, and the full 28-color library covers the attractor and imitative patterns that produce across varying light conditions and fisheries.

Brown trout are one of the most challenging fish in freshwater: spooky, selective, and quick to reject anything that doesn’t feel or smell exactly right. I developed Brown Town specifically to give you an edge on browns, using a premium fish attractant formula that matches the forage profile brown trout key on in California’s high-elevation lakes and reservoirs. Apply it to flies, soft baits, or bait and you’ll notice fish committing faster and holding longer. The difference between a fish that follows and a fish that bites. If browns are your target, Brown Town belongs in your kit.

The Trix Minnow is a lifelike soft bait designed to match the exact profile and swimming action of the baitfish that rainbow trout and landlocked salmon key in on during their prime feeding windows throughout the season. Its slender body and subtly cupped paddle tail produce a natural, fluid motion at trolling speeds that stiffer, bulkier baits are mechanically incapable of replicating. That difference in action is what drives strikes when fish are being selective. Fish it behind a dodger on a drop-back leader, rig it on a Trix Rigging Kit for a head-forward presentation, or run it solo with a scent application for a streamlined finesse rig. Available in 12 proven color patterns.