Fishing Porcupine Reservoir in Lassen County, California

• Overview

  Porcupine Reservoir sits within Lassen County in California. It lies 4,885 feet above sea level. At roughly 5 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lassen County list. Nearest town is Burney, 17 miles off. The nearest city of size is Chico, 75 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Porcupine Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Reported across Lassen County: rainbow trout, tahoe sucker and Sacramento sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Porcupine Reservoir should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 32°F to 65°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Porcupine Reservoir runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Cone Reservoir is 0.4 miles off. Treat access at Porcupine Reservoir as something to verify.