Fishing Starvation Lake in Tuolumne County, California

• Overview

  Within Tuolumne County, California, you have Starvation Lake. The ground around here is pine and birch. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Tuolumne County. For a base, Twain Harte sits 28 miles out. The big place round here is Modesto, 77 miles distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Starvation Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Tuolumne County names rainbow trout, brook trout, Sacramento sucker and bluegill. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Starvation Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 56°F and January near 24°F on the long-run figures. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Starvation Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Long Lake is 0.9 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Starvation Lake for certain.