Fountaingrove Lake is a reservoir in California, near Sonoma County.
Fountaingrove Lake is a reservoir in Sonoma County, California and covers about 31 acres, reaches about 30.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 427 acre-feet.
Fountaingrove Lake is compact enough to fish slowly, but a change in weeds or bottom can still split it into separate patterns.
Fish listed for Fountaingrove Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Prickly Sculpin, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, and Rainbow Trout.
While looking for black crappie on Fountaingrove Lake, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
The first bluegill pass on Fountaingrove Lake should use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
The first largemouth bass pass on Fountaingrove Lake should work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
To begin with channel catfish on Fountaingrove Lake, 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; check a rocky edge, then keep the bait above soft bottom.
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; use a small lure when bites are scarce, then fish the same shape nearby.
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; work from shallow to deep, then give low-light water a slower bottom 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; fish the same shape nearby; keep the first pass close to structure, then keep line light around small clear-water fish.
Record the wind, water color, depth along the best drop, 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; try firm bottom before soft silt, then use wind to narrow the search.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.