Lake Success is a reservoir in California, near Tulare County.
Lake Success is a reservoir in Tulare County, California and covers about 2,471.3 acres, reaches about 100.4 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 230,000 acre-feet.
Lake Success is big water, and a useful pattern in one arm may not carry to the far end of the lake. Deep water at Lake Success gives fish room to move away from shore as summer heat and bright light build.
Fish listed for Lake Success include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Sacramento Sucker, Rainbow Trout, and Threadfin Shad.
For black crappie, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; use a light bait when the water is clear, then test the drop before leaving.
For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; keep the first route short.
For largemouth bass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover; keep one slow bait ready.
For channel catfish, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat; work an old channel turn, then let two bites set the useful depth.
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; test a shaded bank, then give shaded water a separate pass.
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; begin over firm bottom, then let two bites set the useful depth.
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 a protected pocket, then try a brighter bait when the water is dirty.
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; keep line light around small clear-water fish; keep the presentation close to useful cover.
Record the wind, water color, depth where fish were holding, 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; start beside deeper water, then keep a worm ready for a slower check.
Fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; look for a clean edge beside cover, then match lure size to the fish.
Treat 100.4 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.
Move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite; check the downwind corner for food, then fish the same shape nearby.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.