Fishing at Secret Lake, Nevada County, California

• Overview

  In California, Secret Lake falls inside Nevada County. The surface lies 6,509 feet up. About 2 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Nevada County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Truckee, is 21 miles away. The nearest city of size is Reno, 39 miles away. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Secret Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name brook trout, rainbow trout, tahoe sucker and brown trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Secret Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 29°F in January to roughly 61°F in August. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Anyone fishing Secret Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Echo Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Secret Lake if anything is unclear.