BURSON – Fall fish plants have started at Lake Camanche, resulting in increasing catches in the lake and the South Shore Pond.

The boat ramps at Camanche remain closed through the end of 2025 for launching outside water craft, although shore fishing, mussel-free rental boats, and camping are still available.

The first plant of 3,000 pounds of rainbow trout took place on Nov. 7. Mt. Lassen stocked 1,000 pounds at the South Shore Pond, 1,000 pounds at the South Shore Ramp and 1,000 pounds at the North Shore Ramp.

The next load of 2,000 pounds of rainbows, including 1,000 pounds of rainbows at the South Shore Ramp and 1,000 pounds at the South Shore Pond, went in on November 13.

That was followed by another plant on November 20. That load included 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout in the South Shore Pond, 250 pounds of lightning trout in the South Shore Pond, 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout at the South Shore Ramp and 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout at the North Shore Ramp.

Lake Camanche is holding 300,810 acre feet of water, 122 percent of average.

Due to the spread of the golden mussel recently discovered in Northern California, the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) will keep boat launches closed to private vessels for the 2025 season. “This decision eliminates one of the primary ways that mussels spread, helping EBMUD keep its commitment to protect the environment and the public water system on behalf of its 1.4 million customers in the East Bay,” the agency said in a press release.