Ducasse Reservoir in Lassen County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Ducasse Reservoir is one of the Lassen County waters in California. It stands 5,312 feet above sea level. Nearest town is Susanville, 30 miles off. Then Johnstonville, 32 miles, and Janesville, 37 miles. Also on the doorstep: Pinecone Reservoir near enough 4.5 miles, Bill Reservoir Number 1 at about 4.7 miles, Steel Post Reservoir near enough 6.1 miles, Glade Reservoir at about 6.4 miles and Bailey Reservoir near enough 7.1 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Ducasse Reservoir

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. County-wide records name rainbow trout, tahoe sucker, Sacramento sucker and brown trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Ducasse Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 65°F and January near 28°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That is the shape of the year on Ducasse Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Pinecone Reservoir is 4.5 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Ducasse Reservoir.