Kunkle Reservoir Fishing in Butte County, California

• Overview

  You will find Kunkle Reservoir in Butte County, California. The setting is dry hill. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Further out sit Magalia (6.8 miles) and Berry Creek (10 miles). More in the same country: Concow Reservoir (4.8 miles), Grub Flat Reservoir 5.6 miles off, Littlefield Reservoir (6.3 miles), Tom Jones Reservoir 6.4 miles off and Morgan Reservoir (6.6 miles). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Kunkle Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. County-wide records name green sturgeon, Chinook salmon, striped bass and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Kunkle Reservoir rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 77°F and December near 45°F on the long-run figures. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Kunkle Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Concow Reservoir at 4.8 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Kunkle Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.