Walker Lake Fishing in Mendocino County, California

• Overview

  Walker Lake is a Mendocino County water, in California. It stands 1,339 feet above sea level. At roughly 14 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Head to Willits, 6.1 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Santa Rosa is 70 miles off. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Walker Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Mendocino County records list flathead grey mullet, rainbow trout, cabezon, buffalo sculpin and Pacific staghorn sculpin among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Walker Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 65°F, the coldest about 45°F. Cold never closes this one. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Plan around that when you fish Walker Lake. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Summer Lake is 7.8 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Walker Lake.