Garvey Reservoir is a reservoir in California, near Los Angeles County.
Garvey Reservoir is a reservoir in Los Angeles County, California and covers about 28.4 acres, reaches about 30.1 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1,610 acre-feet.
Garvey Reservoir is compact enough to fish slowly, but a change in weeds or bottom can still split it into separate patterns.
Fish listed for Garvey Reservoir include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Redear Sunfish, and Rainbow Trout.
When black crappie are the target on Garvey Reservoir, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
For bluegill on Garvey Reservoir, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
While looking for largemouth bass on Garvey Reservoir, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
The first channel catfish pass on Garvey Reservoir should 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; work from shallow to deep, then make the next cast parallel to the edge.
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; fish the first useful drop, then give low-light water a slower bottom pass.
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 coolest inflow, then work each small drop before going deeper.
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; separate open water from cover; work a creek turn before a flat bank, then return to productive water when light changes.
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; let wind choose the first bank, then slow the bait when a good edge appears.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.