Fishing at Alpine Lake, Marin County, California

• Overview

  Set in Marin County, Alpine Lake is a California water. This is open plain country. At about 203 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. At about 7.0 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Few waters listed in Marin County are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Fairfax, 3.4 miles away. Richmond sits 16 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Alpine Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Records held for Marin County cover striped bass, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Alpine Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 65°F on average, January about 48°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Alpine Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Bon Tempe Lake, 1.2 miles out. Nothing on Alpine Lake should be assumed from this page alone.