Forester Lake Fishing in Tulare County, California

• Overview

  Look for Forester Lake in Tulare County, California. What surrounds it is mixed forest. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Three Rivers at 22 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Visalia, 44 miles distant. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Forester Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brook trout and california golden trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Forester Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 22°F to 54°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late May and starts locking again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Forester Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Little Claire Lake is 0.9 miles off. None of that is settled for Forester Lake in what we hold.