Lake Berryessa Fishing Report
Report Updated Jan. 1, 2012
GOOD TROUT FISHING CONTINUES!
The fishing here continues to be good, with 1- to 3-pound rainbows taking top billing for trollers toplining with Rapalas, nightcrawlers and spoons in the Narrows and Spanish Flat. Guide JD Richey who said that there are kings and bass also to be caught on spoons if you can fish the baitfish schools.
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About Lake Berryessa
Perched in the hills between the Napa Valley and Central Valley, Lake Berryessa is a multi-faceted fishery that offers up quality angling for folks of all tastes. Got a 250 HP motor strapped to a 17-foot slab of low-sided fiberglass? If so, you’ll love the lake’s variety — you can catch some big largemouth here, along with smallies and spotts. If coldwater species are your bag, Berryessa is home to some nice king salmon and rainbow trout fishing, though it’s rapidly becoming known as one of the Golden State’s top kokanee producers. Of course, there are cats and panfish here as well if you get the urge…
Species of Lake Berryessa

Kokanee Salmon
Spring-Fall

King Salmon
Fall-Spring

Rainbow Trout
Fall-Spring

Spotted Bass
Spring-Fall

Smallmouth Bass
Spring-Fall

Largemouth Bass
Spring-Fall

Catfish
Year-Round

Panfish
Spring-Fall
Photos from LakeBerryessa:

Trolling is a popular pastime here!

The rainbows here are nice...but many have ugly copepods on them.

Fish on in a back cove!
