Lake Davis Pike UPDATE W/ PIC

[CoffeaRobusta]

Had an opportunity to be up at Lake Davis before the get rid of all the pike in there - for good reason of course. Was able to hook up and land four of them using a gold-colored spoon. I was using 6# test and I think the last one to hit my lure bit right through the line cuz there was a flash, a pull, and then nothing. Dang. Ended that fishing session right there. I hear it used to be a great trout fishery up there. Hopefully it will be again once they get rid of the pike. They are fun little fighters but will be a big problem if they get out of the lake.

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Caught from this beaver pond.
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[BakoBassin]

They've been talking about getting those pike outa there for years. Are they actually doing something now?

[CoffeaRobusta]

Yep, treatment is scheduled for September.

[Cabodude]

New Fishing Regulations for Lake Davis
New limit on trout: 10 per day/10 in possession
Immediately kill caught pike and return to the lake instead of turning them in to DFG.
The daily bag limit for trout has been doubled to 10 per day at Lake Davis in Plumas County through the end of the summer.

The increase, recently adopted by the Fish and Game Commission and approved by the Office of Administrative Law to take effect on Thursday, May 10, comes as DFG prepares to treat the reservoir with rotenone to eradicate the predatory, non-native northern pike. Lake Davis is the only body of water in California where northern pike are known to exist.

Raising the daily bag limit will give anglers hoping to catch a good number of trout greater opportunities to do so before our pike eradication project begins. The higher limit for trout will allow for maximum use of this resource, which would otherwise be lost during an eradication project.

While the daily take limit has been increased, the statewide possession limit of 10 trout remains in effect. No changes have been made to take or possession limits for any other species in Lake Davis or for trout in any other waters.

Last January, DFG Director Ryan Broddrick approved a project to again eradicate the pike from the Plumas County reservoir, which is on USFS land. The details of the approved project can be found in DFG’s CEQA Findings of Fact and Overriding Considerations at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lakedavis. Eradication is scheduled to begin some time after Labor Day weekend using CFT Legumine, a new liquid formulation of rotenone.