Kinney Lakes is a lake in California, near Alpine County.
Kinney Lakes is a lake in Alpine County, California.
The recorded size of Kinney Lakes is missing; fish one short bank carefully before deciding whether a wider search makes sense.
Fish listed for Kinney Lakes include Cutthroat Trout, Lahontan Redside, Speckled Dace, Rainbow Trout, and Tahoe Sucker.
To begin with rainbow trout on Kinney Lakes, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
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; check rock and weeds as separate patterns, then give shaded water a separate pass.
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; follow the old channel through the lake, then note the exact cover that gives a bite.
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; compare shallow and deeper water; work from shallow to deep, then make short moves after each pass.
Record the wind, water color, depth beside the useful cover, 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; begin beside green weeds, then fish isolated cover before a long empty edge.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.