Uncles Lake in Siskiyou County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Uncles Lake is one of the Siskiyou County listings for California. It sits at 6,076 feet above sea level. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Siskiyou County. Head to Happy Camp, 28 miles away, for anything you forgot. Then Yreka, 37 miles, and Willow Creek, 39 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Uncles Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Siskiyou County cover rainbow trout, brook trout, Chinook salmon, klamath smallscale sucker and brown trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Uncles Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 60°F; the cold one sits at 34°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Uncles Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Upper English Lake, 0.6 miles out. Signs at Uncles Lake carry more weight than any list.