Dales Lake is a lake in California, near Tehama County.
Dales Lake is a lake in Tehama County, California and covers about 12.1 acres, reaches about 17.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 85.3 acre-feet.
Dales Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Dales Lake include Hardhead, Prickly Sculpin, Sacramento Blackfish, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, Speckled Dace, Rainbow Trout, and Threespine Stickleback.
When rainbow trout are the target on Dales Lake, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
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; let wind choose the first bank, then separate open-water fish from bank fish.
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; check the clearest edge before moving, then add vibration in stained water.
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; use one moving lure and one slow bait; fish isolated cover before a long empty edge.
Record the wind, water color, depth of the first good 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; keep the presentation close to useful cover.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.