Lake Combie in Placer County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lake Combie is a Placer County water, California side. The country round it is open plain from end to end. The water covers around 261 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. It ranks high for size among our Placer County listings. Some 1.3 miles away sits Meadow Vista, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Roseville, 22 miles distant. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lake Combie

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. County-wide records name sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, tahoe sucker, brook trout and bluegill. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lake Combie the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 75°F and December at 44°F. Temperatures stay workable through the cold season. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That is the shape of the year on Lake Combie. Settled weather over several days beats a single fine one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lake of the Pines is 2.2 miles distant. Rules at Lake Combie are worth checking on the day.