Red Lake, California: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Fresno County, California, is where Red Lake sits. It stands 9,026 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 13 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Auberry lies 22 miles from the water. It is 41 miles to Clovis, the nearest city. Close by you have: Beryl Lake 0.9 miles, West Lake at 1.2 miles, Coyote Lake 1.2 miles, Tocher Lake at 1.6 miles and Mirror Lake 1.7 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Red Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Fresno County cover brown trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Red Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 29°F in February to roughly 58°F in August. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Red Lake follows the weather closely. Autumn cools the shallows first, so work deeper as it goes on.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Beryl Lake, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Red Lake may have changed since it was mapped.