McClure Lake is a reservoir in California, near Madera County.
McClure Lake is a reservoir in Madera County, California and covers about 20.3 acres, reaches about 27.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 239.7 acre-feet.
One weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity; try the first deep shelf after the bank, then add vibration in stained water.
Fish listed for McClure Lake include Brook Trout, Golden Trout, and Rainbow Trout.
While looking for rainbow trout on McClure Lake, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool 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; try deeper shade during summer afternoons, then let a light jig fall beside the break.
Shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move; work a creek turn before a flat 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; work the bottom where the bank turns steep; work from shallow to deep, then make one pass close to bottom.
Record the wind, water color, depth where the bait worked, 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; check the downwind corner for food, then give shaded water a separate pass.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.