Myers Reservoir in Lassen County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Lassen County entry here is Myers Reservoir, in California. Land around it is rolling hill. At 18 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The whole outline is near 1.0 miles, and most of it is walkable. Start from Alturas, 33 miles down the road. Then Burney, 40 miles, and Susanville, 52 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Myers Reservoir

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Lassen County records list rainbow trout, tahoe sucker, Sacramento sucker, brown trout and brook trout among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Myers Reservoir should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 31°F in January and 66°F in August. The season stretches long at both ends here. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. At Myers Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Cary Reservoir, 2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Myers Reservoir for certain.