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

• Overview

  Lassen County, California, is where Glade Reservoir sits. It stands 5,909 feet above sea level. Susanville is the closest place, 25 miles off. Further out sit Johnstonville (27 miles) and Janesville (33 miles). Water in the same corner: Pinecone Reservoir just 2 miles, Steel Post Reservoir 2.3 miles off, Bailey Reservoir just 2.5 miles, Bill Reservoir Number 1 3.7 miles off and Branham Reservoir just 4.5 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Glade Reservoir

  It is mapped as marsh, which means soft margins, thick growth and limited open water. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged across Lassen County include rainbow trout, tahoe sucker, Sacramento sucker and brown trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Glade Reservoir a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 63°F, while January sits near 27°F. In milder years the surface never sets. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It sets the rhythm of the year at Glade Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Pinecone Reservoir, 2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Glade Reservoir for certain.