Beauty Lake near Chester: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Plumas County, California, this is Beauty Lake. Elevation runs to 6,834 feet. The water measures roughly 15 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Chester sits 10 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Chico, 60 miles distant. Round about: Posey Lake 0.4 miles off, Hidden Lakes at about 0.7 miles, Long Lake 0.7 miles off, East Lake at about 2.4 miles and Cypress Lake 2.5 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Beauty Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brook trout, Sacramento sucker and brown trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Beauty Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 58°F; by January the average is down near 28°F. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. That shapes the year on Beauty Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Posey Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Beauty Lake should be assumed from this page alone.