Reports From The Water

Edison Lake Fishing Report | July 21, 2025

Report by Max Gross Max Gross reports from the Catch America warehouse in Fresno, covering Central Valley fisheries. What is working right now Edison Lake is a lights-out brown trout bite in late July 2025, with 99 percent of the catch being browns. Troll T-Pexes and Uncle Larry's Hot Belly and Pink Tiger spinners behind gold dodgers, and spread Trigger Scent on everything. For the biggest fish, switch to Junior Optimizers and troll faster at 2.7 mph and up. What is biting at Edison Lake right now?Brown trout, and it is lights out. Catch America customer Jacob Garnica fished the Edison Lake derby and 99 percent of his fish were browns, catching only one rainbow the whole time. Max Gross says if you want to go fishing right now, Edison is the spot for a rare, brown-heavy bite. What lures are working at Edison Lake?Troll T-Pexes and Uncle Larry's Hot Belly Tiger and Pink Tiger spinners behind gold dodgers. That was the main lure choice, and the browns loved it. For bigger fish, switch to Junior Optimizers. Spread Trigger Scent on the dodgers, spinners, and T-Pexes to boost bites. How do you catch the bigger fish at Edison Lake?Switch to Junior Optimizers and bump up your speed to 2.7 mph and higher, since those spoons want a faster troll. That change is exactly when the big fish bit, and here it was actually a rainbow trout, flipping the usual pattern where the big, fast fish is a brown. Does Trigger Scent help at Edison Lake?Yes. Jacob spread Trigger Scent on everything, the dodgers, the Uncle Larry's spinners, and the T-Pexes. Max says Trigger Scent works really well in the Central Valley, and this trip backed that up again during a standout brown trout bite at Edison. What is the outlook for Edison Lake?Max highly suggests Edison right now for the unusual all-brown bite. He expects the hot action to continue for anglers who troll T-Pexes and spinners on gold dodgers and speed up with Junior Optimizers for size. Depths and water temperature were not specified in this report. Watch the full report From the report (Max Gross): 99% of the fish he was catching were brown trout. That never happens. What he was using was T-Pexes, Gold Dodgers, Uncle Larry's Hot Belly Tiger, and Uncle Larry's Pink Tiger. He was spreading Trigger Scent on everything. He switched over to Junior Optimizers and bumped up his speed, and that's when he got his big fish. Edison Lake July 21, 2025 FAQ What is biting at Edison Lake in July?Brown trout, making up about 99 percent of the catch, with the occasional rainbow. What lures work at Edison Lake now?T-Pexes and Uncle Larry's Hot Belly and Pink Tiger spinners behind gold dodgers. How do you catch bigger Edison Lake fish?Switch to Junior Optimizers and troll faster, 2.7 mph and up. What scent works at Edison Lake?Trigger Scent, spread on the dodgers, spinners, and T-Pexes. What speed for Junior Optimizers at Edison?2.7 mph and higher, since those spoons want a faster troll. What depths are the Edison Lake fish holding?Specific depths were not specified in this report. Shop the Tackle T-Pex Kokanee & Trout Lure Junior Optimizer Spoon Trigger Scent UV Gel Shop Trout Gear