Madrone Lake Fishing Guide, Butte County, California

• Overview

  Madrone Lake falls in Butte County, part of California. Around the bank it is dry hill. Small at around 24 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Berry Creek at 0.2 miles is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Oroville East at 10 miles and Oroville at 12 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Madrone Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. County-wide records name green sturgeon, Chinook salmon, striped bass, rainbow trout and Sacramento sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Madrone Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 73°F; the cold one sits at 43°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Madrone Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Spring Valley Reservoir is 5.9 miles off. Treat access at Madrone Lake as something to verify.