Tamarack Reservoir Fishing Guide, Shasta County, California

• Overview

  The Shasta County end of California holds Tamarack Reservoir. Land around it is farm and woodlot. The town to know is Chester, 24 miles out. For a city, Chico is 70 miles off. Close neighbours run: Swains Hole roughly 2.5 miles, Baker Lake a shade over 4.1 miles, Ebey Lake roughly 5 miles, Poison Lake a shade over 5.2 miles and Duck Lake roughly 5.5 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Tamarack Reservoir

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Open biodiversity records for Shasta County list Chinook salmon, green sturgeon and rainbow trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Tamarack Reservoir the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 30°F in January and 62°F in July. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Tamarack Reservoir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Swains Hole is 2.5 miles distant. Treat access at Tamarack Reservoir as something to verify.