A L Chaffin Dam is a lake in Butte County, California.
A L Chaffin Dam is a lake in Butte County, California and covers about 22.3 acres.
One weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity; keep one slow bait ready.
Fish listed for A L Chaffin Dam include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hardhead, Largemouth Bass, Prickly Sculpin, Sacramento Blackfish, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, Rainbow Trout, and Threespine Stickleback.
For black crappie, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
For largemouth bass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
For channel catfish, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Other targets listed here include Rainbow Trout, and Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
Make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break; separate open water from cover.
Shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move; repeat the first clean pattern.
A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.
Record the wind, water color, depth of the best pass, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.