COLLINS LAKE FISHING
About Collins Lake
Collins Lake opens at sunrise year round and
offers for lakefront RV hookups, tent
camping, fishing, boating, picnics, or just
sitting on the beach enjoying the sun. They
are well know for huge bass, trophy trout,
catfish, and you can’t forget their famous big
scoop ice cream cones! It is a 1600 acre lake and recreation area that has twelve miles of shoreline. It is
up in the beautiful California gold country foothills, and is about an hour out of Sacramento between
Marysville and Grass Valley.
Their facilities include RV hookups, boat launch, marina, boat rentals, a big sandy swimming beach, a
playground for the kids, beach volleyball, shady picnic area, general store, laundry, and nice hot showers.
They plant over fifty thousand rainbow trout typically starting around October, and continue throughout
the spring. This includes thousands of trophy sized trout that are from three to eight pounds, each and
every year. Starting in the fall of 2022 and through the spring of 2023, they will be adding Golden
Rainbow Trout, also referred to as Lightning Trout to their fish planting schedule. Lightning Trout are
known for their big fight that goes along with their big size. For each of their two thousand pound fish
plants, they will include five hundred pounds of the Lightning Trout. Collins Lake has invested both time
and money in building up their fishery with their amazing fish stocking program, as well as building
habitat areas for their bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish fishery to keep them plentiful and to keep
Collins Lake among the best fishing lakes in Northern California.
Fishing at Collins Lake
Collins Lake is a large private lake, with a large fish stocking program to
keep the lake full of rainbow trout and lightning trout, for fishermen to
catch. You can catch. Try your luck at catching some great rainbow trout,
lightning trout, bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish. Click the link for the fish
you will be targeting to get more information on how to catch them. You
can fish straight from, or within just a short distance from, many of the
different campsites, which is a very big draw to this lake. If you have a
boat, or rent a boat, you can get into a lot more fish as well by being able to locate them on the
fishfinder, and troll through them, or sit by them and cast into them.
Camping at Collins Lake
Collins Lake has a lot of camping sites available for booking online. They all
have at least a two night minimum, with some campsites having up to a seven
night minimum stay. Each campsite camping fee includes the first vehicle, and
you can pay an extra fee to have a second vehicle. You can bring your own RV,
or tent, or rent one of their RV’s that are already setup in one of their
campsites. They also have cabins, and boats available for rent as well. Check
in time for Cabins and Trailer Rentals is 4pm, and for campsites the check in
time is 2pm. We have more information about camping, camping gear and
supplies, as well as fishing gear and supplies on this page.
Fishing Boat Rentals at Collins Lake
Collins Lake has several different types of boats rentals available
for your fishing trip or vacation getaway with friends and family.
Their largest boat is a pontoon boat that holds up to twelve
people. The pontoon boats are a great full deck platform for
plenty of fishing space, or just lounging with some good
conversation while enjoying the beauty that collins lake has to
offer. They also have smaller fishing boats that work great for a
couple of people fishing, or trolling. They also have some ocean
kayaks and stand up paddleboards for some fun on the water. They also have a two story pontoon boat
that even has a water slide for the kids!
Cabin and Trailer Rentals at Collins Lake
Collins Lake has several different sizes of cabins and trailer rentals
available year round. Whether you are looking for a large 33 foot by 12
foot two bedroom cabin with a kitchen, shower, and covered deck space,
or a smaller cabin with multiple beds, they have what you need. They also
have large 34 foot camping trailer RV’s that are already setup in one of
their nice campsites as well. Talk about convenience, these are perfect for
a small or large family.
Cottages and Vacation Home Rentals At Collins Lake
Looking for a vacation rental near Collins Lake, or any destination
you wish to go? Vrbo has vacation homes, cabins, and cottages for
many locations that would be great for your next family vacation.
Collins Lake Fishing Guides
There are a few different fishing guides that offer guided fishing trips on
Collins Lake. FishingBooker is a service to help you find a local fishing
guide to schedule your next guided fishing trip with. Click here to find
your next fishing guide for Collins Lake, or any lake, or any location that
you want to hire a guide to get you and your friends on some fish!
About The Author
Mike Mendenhall is the the founder of Mendenhall Outdoors. This
website is an extension of the Mendenhall family’s lifestyle and passion
for the great outdoors. Everything that they learn, and experience,
along the way that they find may be valuable to our website visitors is
on the site for you to enjoy. We highlight products and services that
you might find interesting. We frequently receive free products from
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