Lough Lake

Lough Lake is a lake in Siskiyou County, California and covers about 0.4 acres, reaches about 7.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.3 acre-feet.

Lough Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Lough Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; try deeper shade during summer afternoons, then change lure speed before moving.

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; check the coolest inflow, then separate open water from cover.

How to Read the 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; test a shaded bank, then fish the edge from top to bottom.

Season by Season

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; check a protected pocket, then use stronger line beside wood and sharp rock.

A Simple Tackle Plan

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 the outside weed line, then keep a worm ready for a slower check.

Record the wind, water color, depth of the working lure, 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; change depth before changing the whole spot, then use a moving lure to search.