Clarks Reservoir Fishing Guide, Modoc County, California

• Overview

  Clarks Reservoir is listed under Modoc County, California. Elevation runs to 5,272 feet. At about 84 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. A plain outline means the drop-off does the work that bays would elsewhere. Alturas lies 17 miles from the water. It is 122 miles to Chico, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Clarks Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Across Modoc County, recorded fish include Sacramento sucker, modoc sucker, rainbow trout, green sunfish and brook trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Clarks Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 63°F; the cold one sits at 30°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Time your trip to Clarks Reservoir by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records show it does not hold water year-round. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Graven Reservoir at 1.8 miles is the nearest alternative. Rules at Clarks Reservoir are worth checking on the day.