Reese Reservoir Fishing Guide, Shasta County, California

• Overview

  In California, Reese Reservoir falls inside Shasta County. It stands 827 feet above sea level. Small at around 13 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Some 5 miles away sits Shasta, the nearest settlement. Chico sits 65 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Reese Reservoir

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Survey and observation records for Shasta County include Chinook salmon, green sturgeon, rainbow trout and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Reese Reservoir light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 81°F for July and 46°F for December. It fishes twelve months of the year. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. On Reese Reservoir that shapes the whole year. After heavy rain, give the water a day to settle.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Falks Lake at 3.5 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Reese Reservoir if anything is unclear.