Lake De Sabla Fishing Guide, Butte County, California

• Overview

  Look for Lake De Sabla in the Butte County part of California. The land about it is pine and hardwood. Surface area runs to about 13 acres — small enough to read in one session. Forest Ranch is the closest town at 3.3 miles. Chico sits 16 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Alternatives close at hand: Magalia Reservoir at 3.9 miles, Concow Reservoir 8.6 miles away, Kunkle Reservoir at 11 miles and Horseshoe Lake 11 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lake De Sabla

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Open biodiversity records for Butte County list green sturgeon, Chinook salmon, striped bass, rainbow trout and Sacramento sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lake De Sabla the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 73°F on average, December about 42°F. There is no frozen season to plan round. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That shapes the year on Lake De Sabla. Nights draw in quickly late in the season, so plan the walk back.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Magalia Reservoir is 3.9 miles distant. None of that is settled for Lake De Sabla in what we hold.