South Stone Lake Fishing near Laguna, California

• Overview

  Sacramento County in California is where South Stone Lake sits. The surroundings are dry hill. Roughly 90 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 3.9 miles of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Head to Laguna, 6.6 miles away, for anything you forgot. Walnut Grove is 7.1 miles and Elk Grove 8.1 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on South Stone Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Sacramento County records list striped bass, Chinook salmon, green sturgeon and spotted bass among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On South Stone Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 74°F in July and bottom out at 45°F in December. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on South Stone Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Expect 0.9 miles away in from where the car goes. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. North Stone Lake, 3.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where South Stone Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.