Little Bear Lake Fishing in Trinity County, California

• Overview

  Trinity County in California is where Little Bear Lake sits. It sits at 6,211 feet above sea level. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest town is Mount Shasta, 22 miles off. For a city, Chico is 111 miles off. Others close at hand: Big Bear Lake sits 0.7 miles out, Log Lake (1.3 miles), Tangle Blue Lake sits 2.4 miles out, Little Marshy Lake (3.7 miles) and Stoddard Lake sits 3.7 miles out. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Bear Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Trinity County list rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, brook trout, klamath smallscale sucker and bluegill. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Little Bear Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 32°F in December to roughly 60°F in August. The season stretches long at both ends here. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Plan any trip to Little Bear Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Big Bear Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Check the position at Little Bear Lake before loading the car.