Fish Lake, California: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Siskiyou County, California. The setting is rolling hill on every side. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Some 32 miles away sits Weaverville, the nearest settlement. Weed is 34 miles and Lewiston 35 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Siskiyou County cover rainbow trout, brook trout, Chinook salmon and klamath smallscale sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Fish Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 32°F to 58°F. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on Fish Lake rarely departs from it. Water temperature lags behind air temperature by days, not hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Twin Lakes, 0.6 miles out. Where Fish Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.