Jenks Lake is a lake in California, near San Bernardino County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Jenks Lake is a lake in San Bernardino County, California and covers about 8.8 acres.
The small size of Jenks Lake makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Jenks Lake include Arroyo Chub, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
A useful bluegill plan on Jenks Lake is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
The first largemouth bass pass on Jenks Lake should work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
One direct channel catfish tactic on Jenks Lake is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Start the common carp search on Jenks Lake by trying to place corn or a dough bait on the bottom along a shallow flat.
Rainbow Trout have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch; slow the bait when a good edge appears.
Use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket; start with the cover closest to deep water, then use stronger line beside wood and sharp rock.
Early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again; check the downwind corner for food, then let a light jig fall beside the break.
A medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle; test the quiet side before the windy side, then keep the bait above soft bottom.
Record the wind, water color, depth that produced twice, 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; work from shallow to deep, then keep line light around small clear-water fish.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.