Fishing Kiefer Reservoir in Calaveras County, California

• Overview

  The Calaveras County end of California holds Kiefer Reservoir. The surroundings are dry hill. The water measures roughly 2 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Calaveras County are larger. Angels Camp is the closest place, 2.9 miles off. It is 41 miles to Modesto, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Kiefer Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Calaveras County cover rainbow trout, brown trout, Sacramento sucker, bluegill and smallmouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Kiefer Reservoir before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 76°F and January at 44°F. The year never really closes; it just gets uncomfortable in summer. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. The season on Kiefer Reservoir follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Ross Reservoir is 1.3 miles distant. Nothing on Kiefer Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.