Upper Twin Lake near Burney: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  The Shasta County entry here is Upper Twin Lake, in California. It stands 7,100 feet above sea level. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Shasta County. Nearest place of any size is Burney, 12 miles away. The big place round here is Chico, 69 miles distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Upper Twin Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Shasta County include Chinook salmon, green sturgeon, rainbow trout, brook trout and Sacramento sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Upper Twin Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 31°F to 59°F. In milder years the surface never sets. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Upper Twin Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern. Long dry spells drop the level and concentrate them.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lower Twin Lake is 0.2 miles distant. Treat Upper Twin Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.