Chorro Reservoir Fishing Guide, San Luis Obispo County, California

• Overview

  This water sits in San Luis Obispo County, California. It sits 8.1 miles in from the sea. It covers about 7 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by San Luis Obispo County standards. Head to San Luis Obispo, 4.1 miles away, for anything you forgot. Santa Margarita follows at 5.7 miles, then Los Osos at 8.4 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Chorro Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Reported across San Luis Obispo County: flathead grey mullet, rainbow trout and Sacramento sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Chorro Reservoir the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 66°F and December at 50°F. No part of the year shuts this water. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. At Chorro Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Laguna Lake at 4.9 miles is the nearest alternative. For Chorro Reservoir in particular, ask before you travel.