Anza Lagoon is a lake in California, near San Mateo County.
Anza Lagoon is a lake in San Mateo County, California and covers about 10.1 acres.
One weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity; fish the warmest edge early in spring, then keep the first route short.
Fish listed for Anza Lagoon include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hitch, Largemouth Bass, Prickly Sculpin, Sacramento Blackfish, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, and Rainbow Trout.
When black crappie are the target on Anza Lagoon, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
Start the bluegill search on Anza Lagoon by trying to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
A useful largemouth bass plan on Anza Lagoon is to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
One direct channel catfish tactic on Anza Lagoon is to 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; keep line light around small clear-water fish.
Do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself; fish the windy and calm sides differently.
In spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace; make short moves after each pass.
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; check the first shelf outside shallow cover; make one pass close to bottom.
Record the wind, water color, depth where the school held, 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; match lure size to the fish.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.