Lake Oroville Fishing Report | July 28, 2025

The Catch America 9-inch Stainless Steel Trolling Dodger is designed for big-water applications where maximum attractor presence is needed to draw fish from deeper in the water column or across wider strike zones. Its oversized blade produces a pronounced wide-swing action with significant water displacement, triggering aggressive responses from rainbow trout, landlocked salmon, and kokanee when smaller dodgers aren’t reaching far enough into the spread. Premium stainless steel construction ensures the blade holds its shape and finish through a full season of hard use without distortion or corrosion. Available in 22 color patterns covering diamond, chrome, and painted finishes.

I’ve kept this formula close to the vest for a long time, but the Bug Juice fish attractant is finally out. I hand-selected every ingredient in this gel based on what I’ve personally watched trigger strikes on kokanee and trout across multiple California fisheries over years of serious fishing. It’s not a generic formulation. It’s dialed in to the specific attractant triggers that Western freshwater fish respond to. Apply it to your dodgers, lures, and soft baits before every troll, and you’ll see the difference in how fish commit versus how they follow and turn away.

I’ve been fishing the Brady Bug for years, and it’s one of those soft baits that produces wild trout in situations where everything else gets ignored. It’s made in the USA by the team at Igottworms, real fishing people who understand what wild trout are looking for. The Bug profile mimics a wide range of aquatic invertebrates that trout target throughout the season, and its soft, natural feel means fish hold on rather than ejecting immediately. Three proven color patterns in this 5-pack give you options for varying water clarity and light conditions wherever you’re fishing wild fish.

The Apollo Trolling Fly is built large for a reason. Big trout respond to big baits, and the Apollo’s oversized profile triggers the same predatory response from trophy rainbows that a large baitfish would. The generous marabou and flash fiber construction produces a dramatic pulsing action in the water that smaller flies simply can’t replicate, and it carries enough mass to stay in the strike zone at trolling speeds without helicoptering or fouling on the retrieve. Available in Pink, Sunburst, Black and White, and White. Four proven patterns that cover the full range of light conditions where trophy rainbow trout feed aggressively.

Now sold as a 2 Pack