Fredonyer Reservoir Fishing Guide, Lassen County, California

• Overview

  Fredonyer Reservoir lies in Lassen County, California. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed woodland. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Susanville lies 20 miles from the water. Further out sit Johnstonville (22 miles) and Janesville (28 miles). Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Fredonyer Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Lassen County records list rainbow trout, tahoe sucker, Sacramento sucker and brown trout among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fredonyer Reservoir gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 64°F at the top of summer and 28°F at the bottom of winter. The season stretches long at both ends here. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Fredonyer Reservoir runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Branham Reservoir at 2.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Fredonyer Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.