Keswick Reservoir Fishing Guide, Shasta County, California

• Overview

  You will find Keswick Reservoir in Shasta County, California. The bank is 591 feet above sea level. Around 94 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. With 4.5 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Shasta County list. Shasta sits 2.7 miles from the bank. It is 70 miles to Chico, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Keswick Reservoir

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Reported across Shasta County: Chinook salmon, green sturgeon, rainbow trout, brook trout and Sacramento sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Keswick Reservoir decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 80°F and January near 46°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. On Keswick Reservoir the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Mapping shows a jetty some 0.9 miles off. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Spring Creek Reservoir sits 2 miles off and takes the overflow. For Keswick Reservoir in particular, ask before you travel.