Long Lake Fishing in Tehama County, California

• Overview

  Long Lake is a Tehama County water, California side. The ground around here is mixed woodland. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. On size it sits at the modest end of our Tehama County list. Rancho Tehama Reserve lies 24 miles from the water. For a city, Chico is 58 miles off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Tehama County, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, green sturgeon and Sacramento sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Long Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 60°F at the top of summer and 35°F at the bottom of winter. Whether it freezes depends on the year. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Time your trip to Long Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Elk Lake is 4.7 miles distant. What applies at Long Lake may have changed since it was mapped.