Lake Anna Fishing in Trinity County, California

• Overview

  The Trinity County entry here is Lake Anna, in California. The water sits 7,503 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Weaverville at 14 miles is the nearest place to stop. Chico sits 99 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lake Anna

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Trinity County include rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Lake Anna light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 57°F and December near 30°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. That shapes the year on Lake Anna. Long daylight spreads the feeding across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Billy-Be-Damn Lake is 0.3 miles off. Where Lake Anna is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.