Little Boulder Lake Fishing Guide, Trinity County, California

• Overview

  Little Boulder Lake is a Trinity County water, California side. The surface lies 6,362 feet up. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest town is Weaverville, 23 miles off. For a city, Chico is 104 miles off. Within a short run: Boulder Lake at about 0.6 miles, Tapie Lake within 0.9 miles, Found Lake at about 1.2 miles, Lilypad Lake within 1.4 miles and Shimmy Lake at about 2.7 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Boulder Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Trinity County include rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, brook trout and klamath smallscale sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Little Boulder Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 60°F and December at 33°F. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Little Boulder Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Boulder Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Signs at Little Boulder Lake carry more weight than any list.