New Hogan Lake is a reservoir in California, near Calaveras County.
New Hogan Lake is a reservoir in Calaveras County, California and covers about 3,197.3 acres, reaches about 107.7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 348,598 acre-feet.
New Hogan Lake is big water, and a useful pattern in one arm may not carry to the far end of the lake. Deep water at New Hogan Lake gives fish room to move away from shore as summer heat and bright light build.
Fish listed for New Hogan Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hitch, Largemouth Bass, Redear Sunfish, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Threadfin Shad.
For black crappie, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; fish a small bottom change, then keep the bait above soft bottom.
For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; pause the bait on each small drop, then use the old channel as a guide.
For smallmouth bass, drag a tube or Ned rig across rock and the hard edge of a point; match lure size to the fish.
For largemouth bass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover; try the strongest cover, then try a brighter bait when the water is dirty.
Other targets listed here include Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, and Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig; save the heaviest tackle for deep cover.
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; try the windblown bank, then separate open water from cover.
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; change depth before changing the whole spot, then check the first shelf outside shallow cover.
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; make the next cast parallel to the edge; follow any bait found near the surface, then return to productive water when light changes.
Record the wind, water color, depth that produced twice, 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 clean side of wind, then follow bait before changing areas.
Fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; cast across the break instead of along it, then keep one slow bait ready.
Treat 107.7 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; separate open water from cover.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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