Fishing Holiday Lake in Los Angeles County, California

• Overview

  Holiday Lake is one of the Los Angeles County waters in California. It lies 2,887 feet above sea level. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 15 miles from Green Valley. After that come Lebec at 17 miles and Stallion Springs at 20 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Holiday Lake

  National mapping records it as a reservoir rather than a natural lake. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Los Angeles County include flathead grey mullet, common carp and rainbow trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Holiday Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 80°F and January near 44°F. The year never really closes; it just gets uncomfortable in summer. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Holiday Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Tweedy Lake at 4.8 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Holiday Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.