Lake Almanor trout are chomping in late September 2025, holding 35 to 45 feet. Bryan Roccucci slow-trolls a cut-down Trix Minnows scented with Brown Town. Hardware is producing too: run Trigger Spoons and Optimizer Juniors in the low 30s to mid 40s using greens, blues, whites, and pearls. Fish are spread lakewide with a slight edge on the east shore. Water temp is 66.3 and dropping.
What is biting at Lake Almanor right now?
Trout are still chomping in this late-summer into fall bite, though it is a bit more sporadic than prior weeks. Bryan Roccucci is finding fish spread all over the lake, with a slight edge on the east shore and the east side of the peninsula, from the dam up to Hamilton Branch and Big Springs.
What depth are Lake Almanor trout holding?
Look in the 35 to 45 foot range on the slow gear, wherever fish show on the sonar. On hardware, the fish are in the low 30s to mid 40s. Bryan Roccucci puts baits right down on the marks rather than fishing one fixed depth.
What lures and colors are working at Lake Almanor?
Slow-troll a cut-down Trix Minnows scented with Brown Town at 35 to 45 feet. For hardware, run Trigger Spoons and Optimizer Juniors in greens and blues plus baitfish patterns like whites and pearls.
How is Bryan Roccucci rigging and presenting?
His main program is slow trolling cut-down Trix Minnows scented with Brown Town, down 35 to 45 feet on the marks. If wind makes slow trolling tough, switch to hardware and go faster with Trigger Spoons or Optimizer Juniors. Trolling speed was not specified in this report.
What is the outlook for Lake Almanor?
A storm front with wind and rain is moving in, which may make slow trolling harder for a few days. Water temp is 66.3 and ticking down. Bryan Roccucci expects the fall pattern to keep rolling right into October.
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Lake Almanor September 29, 2025 FAQ
About 66.3 degrees in the afternoon and trending down, per Bryan Roccucci.
35 to 45 feet on slow-trolled minnows, and the low 30s to mid 40s on hardware.
Spread all over the lake, with a slight emphasis on the east shore and the east side of the peninsula.
Brown Town scent on a cut-down Trix Minnow is the go-to slow-troll setup.
Greens, blues, and baitfish patterns like whites and pearls on Trigger Spoons and Optimizer Juniors.
Both are working. Slow troll cut-down Trix Minnows, or go faster with Trigger Spoons and Optimizer Juniors if conditions call for it.
