Lily Lake is a lake in California, near Modoc 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.
Lily Lake in Modoc County is a lake in California and covers about 5.6 acres.
The small size of this water makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle; try deeper shade during summer afternoons, then work the bottom where the bank turns steep.
The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; use a light bait when the water is clear, then make short moves after each pass.
Begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water; follow any bait found near the surface, then give shaded water a separate pass.
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; begin near moving water, then keep the bait near useful cover.
Start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it; cast across the break instead of along it, then try a brighter bait when the water is dirty.
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; look along a shallow shelf, then change lure speed before moving.
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; follow any bait found near the surface, then return to productive water when light changes.
Record the wind, water color, depth near the strongest 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; follow the old channel through the lake, then work each small drop before going deeper.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.