Toejam Lake, California: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Toejam Lake is listed under Tuolumne County, California. It stands 8,780 feet above sea level. At 6 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 26 miles from Twain Harte. Modesto is the closest city, 75 miles away. Within a short run: Leopold Lake some 0.9 miles off, Y Meadows Reservoir at 1.5 miles, Wire Lakes some 1.6 miles off, Granite Lake at 1.8 miles and Gem Lake some 1.9 miles off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Toejam Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Tuolumne County include rainbow trout, brook trout, Sacramento sucker and bluegill. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take Toejam Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 56°F; the cold one sits at 24°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Toejam Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Leopold Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Toejam Lake before loading the car.