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Folsom
 Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, about 25 miles east of Sacramento. With over four million visitors each year, this popular area features an 18,000 acre man-made lake that enables visitors to enjoy.
Fishing is perhaps the most popular activity of all and catches include trout, catfish, large and smallmouth bass, perch and kokanee. Bottom fishermen have even been known to catch sturgeon.
The lake features some 10,000 surface acres of water when full, 75 miles of shoreline, extends about 15 miles up the north fork, and about 10 1/2 miles up the south fork of the American River. Lake level normally varies from 466 feet elevation in early summer to a low of 426 feet in early winter.
Folsom Lake is one of the most popular lakes in the California State Park System. The water level of the lake however, dictates the type of recreation and length of the season.
The five locations marked on the map to the right all have concrete launch ramps. There is a $7 day-use fee and a $8 launch fee. Season passes that cover vehicle and launch are $200 and cover a one year period from the purchase date.
Granite Bay- Multi-lane ramp
Rattlesnake Bar- 2-lane ramp (Check to see if rampis open.)
Peninsula- 1-lane ramp
Brown's Ravine- A 4-lane and a 2-lane ramp
Folsom Point- 4-lane ramp
For more information contact the
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area(916)988-0205
California Dept. of Water Resources has lake levels for Folsom
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| Name: folsom guy |
Date: 2009-11-21 |
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Report: To those who are new to Folsom Lake reports: any reports by "jim" should be ignored. Please do NOT think you can go out every time and get big bass "close to ten" as easily as he makes it sound. Jim is a pathelogical liar and is doing new Folsom fishermen a great disservice. He is a sad example of poor upbringing and a serious lack of self worth (hence the need to post so many false reports). So sad he never grew up. |
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| Name: jim |
Date: 2009-11-21 |
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Report: First fish close to ten (black). Caught about three limits and left early. Big fish 45ft, some up to ten feet. One tons in green pumpkin, dart heads in oxblood and arrons magic, hopkins 1/2 ox spoons with stinger replacement hooks.No threes or fours today, I guess the storm quitened them down a bit. |
Tips: Use a variety of lures and experiment with others that you don't have confidence in(it may just chsnge). |
| Name: Ranger488 |
Date: 2009-11-19 |
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Location: carmichael |
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Report: Launched g.b. around 11 and went up the north fork. caught 2 dinks, 1Lb smallie, and a 4Lb spot all on spoons infront of anderson island. water was a little choppy with front coming in.done by 4. still no swimbait fish. WHY? My friend D. BARKER fished the 17th and caught a limit in first half hour drop shotn Arons magic in 16 ft of water by the ramp of all places. |
Tips: find bait or birds |
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Spring: HAVE BEEN OUT THREE TIME THE PAST FEW WEEKS HERE IN MARCH ,NO LUCK ,MAINLY TRYING REACTION BAITS AND MEDIUM AND DEEP DIVING CRANK BAITS IN THE NORTH ARM ,WAITING FOR THE WATER TO WARM UP AND RISE A LITTLE SO THERE IS MORE TIMBER IN THE WATER DID GOOD LAST YEAR SAME SPOT AROUND RATTLE SNAKE WITH A LUCKY CRAFT CRANK BAIT ,WILL SEE YAH ON THE WATER ,AND REMEMBER NOTHING IS FREE WE STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR TACKLE ,GAS , LAUNCH , AND LICENSE FEES TO FISH THE LAKES AND RIVERS .TIGHT LINES AND GOOD FISHING .HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME NICE WEATHER TO WARM THE WATER A LITTLE . |
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