Lake Berryessa Fishing Report | June 9, 2025
The report at a glance
Depth
From 20 feet down to 70 or 75 feet in the water column
Presentation
Slow troll behind downriggers at 1 to 1.5 mph, staying on top of fish. At Camanche, shore anglers score trout on long leaders with PowerBait.
Best time
Later in the morning, when the rods really started popping
Advice for this week
Once you find fish, stay on top of them and keep the troll slow to draw soft early strikes. At Camanche, long rods and long leaders reach the deeper cool water off the North Shore.
Next week
Camanche shore trout stays solid, while Pardee and Amador slow with warming water and paused plants. Berryessa should keep producing its strong multi-species bite.
Notable catch
The crew wrapped by about 10 a.m. having hooked around 20 fish.
Lake Berryessa is fishing fantastic in early June 2025 with a multi-species bite of kokanee, trout, kings, bass, crappie, and the odd catfish. Capt. Nate Kelsch hooked about 20 fish, wrapping up by 10 AM. Troll 1 to 1.5 mph and cover 20 to 75 feet in the water column. Kokanee are the main biters, so be ready for soft strikes early.
What is biting at Lake Berryessa right now?
A fantastic multi-species bite. Capt. Nate Kelsch has been picking up kokanee, trout, king salmon, bass, crappie, and even a catfish now and again. His crew hooked about 20 fish, with the rods really popping later in the morning as the bite turned on.
How deep are Berryessa fish holding in June?
Nate is fishing anywhere from 20 feet down to 70 or 75 feet in the water column. Once you find fish, try to stay right on top of them to make them bite. The kokanee are scattered through that band off the downriggers.
What trolling speed works at Lake Berryessa?
Nate trolls between 1 and 1.5 mph. Keep it in that zone, and once you locate a school, stay on it. Early strikes are soft, with fish biting and falling off during the fight, likely kokanee, before the bite picks up later.
When is the bite best at Lake Berryessa?
The morning started slow with soft, short strikes, then the rods were really popping out of the downriggers a bit later. Nate wrapped up around 10 AM after roughly 20 hookups. Stay patient through the early soft bite.
What is the outlook for Lake Berryessa?
Fishing has been really good for months and shows no sign of slowing. Kokanee remain the main target through that 20 to 75 foot band. Specific lure choices were not detailed in this report, so run your proven Berryessa kokanee gear.
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Lake Berryessa June 9, 2025 FAQ
Kokanee, trout, king salmon, bass, crappie, and the occasional catfish.
From 20 feet down to 70 or 75 feet in the water column.
Between 1 and 1.5 mph, per Capt. Nate Kelsch.
The early biters are likely kokanee, which bite and fall off during the fight until the bite turns on later.
His crew hooked about 20 fish, wrapping up around 10 AM.
Specific lures were not detailed in this report, so run your proven kokanee trolling gear.
