Hogan Lake in Siskiyou County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Siskiyou County, California, sits Hogan Lake. Around the bank it is open valley. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. For supplies, Weed is 32 miles out. Chico is the closest city, 127 miles away. Nearby alternatives: Big Blue Lake within 0.6 miles, Upper Albert Lake about 1.1 miles, Albert Lake within 1.1 miles, Taylor Lake about 1.5 miles and Paynes Lake within 1.6 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Hogan Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Siskiyou County include rainbow trout, brook trout, Chinook salmon and klamath smallscale sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Hogan Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 59°F; by December the average is down near 33°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Hogan Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Big Blue Lake is 0.6 miles off. Treat access at Hogan Lake as something to verify.