New Melones Reservoirs' current water level is 941.00 and is up from the low of 916.5 posted mid October. Melones is down 147.00 ft. from full, leaving the lake sitting about 40% of capacity. Water temperature is around 55-59d. Please keep your family, dogs, and crew safe with safe boating practice. ANYONE 35 years old or younger is required to have a California Boating Card on board any vessel they are navigating. For visitors planning to camp out, Tuttletown has Acorn open and Glory Hole Point has Ironhorse campground open. Dump stations @ Glory Hole and Tuttletown are also open. Reservations are required for camping. Contact www.recreation.gov. New Melones Lake Marina is closed for the season.

Highest ramp is in water from 1088.00 to 1025.00 (CLOSED)

Middle ramp is in water from 1028.00-to 940.00 (CLOSED)

The concrete lower ramp at the end of Glory Hole Point is now set up with two courtesy docks and operational. Driving down to the ramp, the road is slightly bumpy, but manageable. This ramp is in

the water from 940.00 to 900.00

Highest ramp in water from 1088.00 to 1031.00 (CLOSED)

Middle ramp in water from 1036.00 to 942.00 (CLOSED)

Lower concrete ramp is NOW OPEN 945.00 to 900.00 (Courtesy docks in place)

BROWN TROUT LAKE RECORD MATCHED. The last few weeks on New Melones there has been a trout/brown trout fest with numerous limits coming in. With the trout scattered up and down the lake Kayak angler Bobby Aperoch was targeting Crappie at Glory Hole Point when his bait was munched by something that was giving him a tow around the lake. Bobby had his hands full but managed to land and tied the New Melones lake record for Brown trout at 13.40 lbs. This wonderful fish had a girth of 18 1/2". Congratulations Bobby. Angler have been targeting Browns from 50 ft. down to 140 ft. Rainbow trout can be landed from shore, trolling or soaking bait, down to 20 ft. or so.

Below is Nick and James of Angels Camp with a limit.

None Reported.

Bass bite has been around the board on New Melones, some days quantity is what anglers are getting and other days the bite has shut off for them. Some days present opportunities for a different presentations depending on wind, water clarity, water temp. When the bite is on it seems a shakey head has been consistent and a jig/keitech setup will bring on a strong bite. What is consistent is the size most are in the 2-3.5 lb. range. 

No Reports

Not much news on the Crappie bite, one here and there scattered about the lake.