Fishing Lake los Serranos in San Bernardino County, California

• Overview

  Lake los Serranos belongs to San Bernardino County, California. The country here is scrub and brush. This is a pocket water of some 20 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our California listings. For a base, Los Serranos sits 0.3 miles out. Chino is 2.7 miles away, with Chino Hills at 3 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lake los Serranos

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include bluegill, green sunfish and rainbow trout. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish on the day. Anyone new to Lake los Serranos should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 75°F and December near 54°F. Nothing shuts down for cold, so the question is when in the day to go. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Time your trip to Lake los Serranos by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Arnold Reservoir is 4.5 miles off. Signs at Lake los Serranos carry more weight than any list.