Fishing at Big Lake, Siskiyou County, California

• Overview

  Siskiyou County, California, is where Big Lake sits. This is open plain country. Around 70 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Size puts it in the front rank of our Siskiyou County list. Nearest place of any size is Weed, 9.5 miles away. Montague is 14 miles away, with Yreka at 16 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Big Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brook trout, Chinook salmon and klamath smallscale sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Big Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 72°F and January near 36°F. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Anyone fishing Big Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Hole in the Ground Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Big Lake as something to verify.