Blodgett Reservoir is a reservoir in California, near Sacramento County.
Blodgett Reservoir is a reservoir in Sacramento County, California and covers about 47.7 acres, reaches about 34.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 374 acre-feet.
Blodgett Reservoir can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.
Fish listed for Blodgett Reservoir include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hardhead, Hitch, Largemouth Bass, Prickly Sculpin, Sacramento Blackfish, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, Rainbow Trout, and Threespine Stickleback.
While looking for black crappie on Blodgett Reservoir, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
The first bluegill pass on Blodgett Reservoir should use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
Start the largemouth bass search on Blodgett Reservoir by trying to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
One direct channel catfish tactic on Blodgett Reservoir 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; move only after checking the nearby drop.
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; cast across the point tip, then try a natural color before a loud pattern.
Spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search; try the windblown bank, then keep the first route short.
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; look for a second bite before leaving.
Record the wind, water color, depth where fish were holding, 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; give low-light water a slower bottom pass.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.