Upper Gumboot Lake Fishing near Dunsmuir, California

• Overview

  In California, Upper Gumboot Lake falls inside Shasta County. Height above sea level is 6,237 feet. About 4 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Shasta County. The closest town, Dunsmuir, is 13 miles distant. Chico sits 108 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Upper Gumboot Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Shasta County list Chinook salmon, green sturgeon, rainbow trout, brook trout and Sacramento sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Upper Gumboot Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 59°F, the coldest about 31°F. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. On Upper Gumboot Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Gumboot PCT Parking is the nearest mapped car park, half a mile out. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Gumboot Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Upper Gumboot Lake.