Frog Lake Fishing in Tuolumne County, California

• Overview

  In California, Frog Lake falls inside Tuolumne County. What surrounds it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 2 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Tuolumne County list. Some 29 miles away sits Yosemite Valley, the nearest settlement. It is 78 miles to Modesto, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Frog Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Tuolumne County cover rainbow trout, brook trout, Sacramento sucker, bluegill and brown trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Frog Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 57°F in August and bottom out at 25°F in January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Frog Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lertora Lake is 0.4 miles off. Rules at Frog Lake are worth checking on the day.