Fishing Lake Lagunitas in Marin County, California

• Overview

  Lake Lagunitas belongs to Marin County, California. It stands 823 feet above sea level. At 18 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Kentfield sits 2.1 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Ross lies 2.4 miles off, San Anselmo another 2.6 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lagunitas

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Marin County records list striped bass, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lake Lagunitas repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 65°F and January reads 48°F. Warm months push fish deep; cool months bring them back. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan around that when you fish Lake Lagunitas. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is a car park, Lake Lagunitas Parking, half a mile from the bank. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Bon Tempe Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lake Lagunitas in particular, ask before you travel.