Black Hawk Lake Fishing Guide, Tuolumne County, California

• Overview

  Black Hawk Lake sits in Tuolumne County, out in California. Elevation runs to 9,669 feet. At 2 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Tuolumne County list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Twain Harte, 31 miles off. Modesto is the closest city, 80 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Black Hawk Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Tuolumne County names rainbow trout, brook trout, Sacramento sucker, bluegill and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Black Hawk Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 55°F, while February sits near 23°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near late May; the fishing lifts straight after. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late May and starts locking again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Black Hawk Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Sardella Lake is 1.5 miles off. What applies at Black Hawk Lake may have changed since it was mapped.