Fishing Weil Lake in Nevada County, California

• Overview

  You will find Weil Lake in Nevada County, California. It lies 6,444 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 10 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Truckee lies 21 miles from the water. For a city, Reno is 40 miles off. Not far off: French Lake about 0.9 miles, Faucherie Lake within 1.2 miles, Echo Lake about 1.5 miles, Tollhouse Lake within 1.7 miles and Glacier Lake about 1.9 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Weil Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Nevada County include brook trout, rainbow trout and tahoe sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Weil Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 29°F in January to roughly 61°F in August. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Plan around that when you fish Weil Lake. Long daylight spreads the feeding across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, French Lake is 0.9 miles off. Nothing on Weil Lake should be assumed from this page alone.