Lake Arthur is a reservoir in California, near Placer County.
Lake Arthur is a reservoir in Placer County, California and covers about 5.8 acres, reaches about 19.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 87 acre-feet.
Lake Arthur is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Lake Arthur include Hardhead, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, and Rainbow Trout.
A useful rainbow trout plan on Lake Arthur is to 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; start near the best mix of cover, then write down the depth that works.
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; try the first deep shelf after the bank, then separate open-water fish from bank fish.
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; save the heaviest tackle for deep cover; check the clean side of wind, then keep line light around small clear-water fish.
Record the wind, water color, depth that held fish, 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; look for a clean edge beside cover, then fish the edge from top to bottom.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.