Baseball Reservoir, California: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Baseball Reservoir is a Modoc County water, California side. It sits in open valley country. Surface area is around 153 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 1.9 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Lakeview, 29 miles off. Alturas is 32 miles and Altamont 53 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Baseball Reservoir

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Across Modoc County, recorded fish include Sacramento sucker, modoc sucker, rainbow trout, green sunfish and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Baseball Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 64°F in August and bottoms out near 28°F in January. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Baseball Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This one is mapped as intermittent, so a wasted trip is a real risk in a dry year. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Diamond Reservoir at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Baseball Reservoir in what we hold.