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BIG LATE 2021 RAINS RAISED WATER LEVEL, OPENED DOOR FOR SPRING TROUT PLANTING AT COLLINS LAKE By Chris Cocoles
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ith a higher water level and liberal trout stockings scheduled throughout the spring, expect some outstanding fishing at Collins Lake. Located in the Sierra foothills a little more than an hour northeast of Sacramento, Collins is ready to go for
its spring trout season despite being affected by the drought conditions that have plagued Northern California. “We are currently between 18 to 19 feet down from full. Last year the highest lake level was 32.5 feet (down), and we ended the summer season at 76 feet down, which is the second lowest on record,” says Jacob Young of Collins Lake resort (530-
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692-1600; collinslake.com). “So while it is concerning to have a dry start to 2022, it is also a relief that our fall and early winter rains brought us out of the territory that we were in last year going into this coming season.”
PLENTY OF FISH Collins Lake has always been one of
