Grizzly Lake Fishing near Quincy, California

• Overview

  Set in Plumas County, Grizzly Lake is a California water. Elevation runs to 5,164 feet. About 4 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Plumas County are larger. Some 15 miles away sits Quincy, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Chico, 34 miles distant. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Grizzly Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Plumas County include rainbow trout, brook trout and Sacramento sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Grizzly Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 63°F, while January sits near 33°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan any trip to Grizzly Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Rogers Lake at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Grizzly Lake in what we hold.