Milk Lake is a lake in California, near Nevada County.
Milk Lake is a lake in Nevada County, California and covers about 12.3 acres, reaches about 17.7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 87.1 acre-feet.
The small size of Milk Lake makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Milk Lake include Brook Trout, Brown Bullhead, and Rainbow Trout.
For brown bullhead on Milk Lake, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light.
The first rainbow trout pass on Milk Lake should cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
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; fish the first useful drop, then change retrieve speed before changing lures.
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; start where bait gathers, 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; use a moving lure to search; keep a bottom rig ready for low light, then pause longer when cold water slows the bite.
Record the wind, water color, depth that gave up a fish, 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; keep a bottom rig ready for low light, then make one pass close to bottom.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.