Comments on: California’s 5 Best Fishing Lakes

By: Tom Rolf

Tom Rolf — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:12:53 +0000

Shasta is absolutely amazing a 10 -12 lb king or brown are nut unusual I love trolling a rapala 2″-4″ these fish are big and strong!

By: jerry krohn

jerry krohn — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:38:54 +0000

in the fall through the spring i like lake tulloch big trout on flashers & worm also needle fish off the points. tight lines

By: jerry krohn

jerry krohn — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:35:17 +0000

small boats beware of wind in tahoe & almanor the waves can be worse than the sf bay!

By: Jason Green

Jason Green — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:41:29 +0000

Tahoe and Almanor are great. To me Loon Lake in the Crystal Basin is a great place to go.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:54:21 +0000

Last i heard clearlake was high on mercury and always suggested not to eat the fish.
also a small town that has very little to offer for future.

By: John Davis

John Davis — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:38:22 +0000

I lived at ClearLake in ClearLake Highlands when I was growing up. We could go out and catch a limit of bass every day on the surface..yes surface. We used a fly pole and floating fly line and a popper called a Loyd’s Lucky lure..you could get it directly from Loyd or at Bob’s bait shop…I had a 2 1/2 pound bluegill that was mounted and in Bob’s window. I seen a 40 pound catfish caught and on the shore. Now remember this was over 40 years ago.

By: Rudy Hernandez

Rudy Hernandez — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:13:05 +0000

It’s hard to find a good fishing hole. I’m going to try my luck at Diamond Valley. I’ve heard a lot of good things about that lake, let’s give it the test. I will be reporting back!

By: sam w

sam w — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:24:06 +0000

i fished it for a little while before i got orders to virginia, for trout (which are often slabs) ive found that fishing the coves and inlets with rooster tails, spoons, and powerbait are effective, even through the summer months.

By: Hans

Hans — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:43:51 +0000

I’ve been fishing the Almanor on 4th July for 4 years now and it never disappointed me. Plenty of Rainbows, Browns, bass, and Salmons. Almanor is definetly my #1 pick.
Diamond Valley Lake is new to me but the closest one out those 5. Any tips how to fish it?

By: Tom Sorenson

Tom Sorenson — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:17:09 +0000

Sounds like I need to take a road trip and visit all five! I’ll have to agree with the Tahoe scenery – although who would disagree?! I worked out of Gardenerville, Nevada for a few months a couple years ago and loved visiting Tahoe just to be there – and with great fishing to boot – it’s a tough one to beat!