Lake Cleone is a lake in California, near Mendocino County.
Lake Cleone is a lake in Mendocino County, California and covers about 14 acres.
The small size of Lake Cleone makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Lake Cleone include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Prickly Sculpin, and Rainbow Trout.
The first black crappie pass on Lake Cleone should fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
To begin with bluegill on Lake Cleone, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
Start the largemouth bass search on Lake Cleone by trying to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
While looking for channel catfish on Lake Cleone, 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; pause the bait on each small drop, then add vibration in stained 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; keep the first pass close to structure, then use the same depth on the next similar feature.
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; start with the cover closest to deep water, then keep line light around small clear-water 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; separate open water from cover; work an old channel turn, then keep the bait near useful cover.
Record the wind, water color, depth of the first good pass, 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; use a light bait when the water is clear, then fish the same shape nearby.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.